Vindata

Southern California’s reigning remix champs are at it again. Vindata keeps amping up some of the hottest tracks from all genres with their dirty bass-lines and grimy synths. Branden “Apollo” Ratcliff and Jared “Ark Angel” Poythress branched out from the group RELIGION to form Vindata and are making quite the name for themselves right out of the gate. Staying true to the original song, and meshing the lyrics with their brand of electro is their signature, and they are pulling it off as well as anybody in the game right now. With four absolutely BANGIN’ remixes already out and an album in the works, Vindata is sending ripples through the electro scene that will soon turn into a tidal wave.  Apollo & Ark Angel were cool enough to send us their remixes of Will.I.Am and Usher’s colabo OMG as well as the remix they did of the Band Of Skulls single Fires. Both mixes are excellent examples of what this talented duo brings to the table, so check them out for yourself!!

Usher feat. Will.I.Am – OMG (Vindata Remix)

Band Of Skulls – Fires (Vindata Remix)

Bangerzonly.com caught up with Vindata and found out a bit more about this SoCal duo, the music they are producing and more!!For additional information, music and updates, make sure to stop by their MySpace page and show some love!!

Have you guys lived in southern california all your life? What influence has SoCal had on your sound?

Well Jared (Ark Angel) is from Colorado but has lived in California for the last 5 years, and Branden (Apollo) has lived in Southern California his entire life. Fortunately Dance music is a fun, lively genre that actually complements life in California. It’s a “feel good” sound. We think if we made deeper, sad, emotional music California would definitely influence us in a different way.

How did you guys join together to form vindata? What was your musical background before vindata?

Vindata was born out of the electronic band “Religion”. Basically we (Branden Ratcliff, Jared Poythress, Nick Dew, and Kevin Stewart) rallied behind the Religion project and promoted it to get our name out. But we also wanted to release different forms and styles of electronic music, and we knew some styles would clash with what Religion has already established. So Vindata was launched to show the world we can do it all. All of us come from a very eclectic background ranging from Hip Hop to Punk to Classical to Indie and even Experimental. Various genres helped shape our sound.

Describe your style for us in one sentence.

Melodic energy contrasted with a rough core.

We noticed you are rocking the m-audio axiom in some of your pics. What does your production setup consist of? What vst’s are you using and what DAW are you sequencing your music with?

Well, the VSTs are trade secrets, sorry. But we actually use both VSTs and Hardware Synthesizers in conjunction. As for DAWs we mostly use Pro Tools and occasionally use Ableton.

Your remixes have been making a lot of noise on the internet and beyond. are any of them official remixes? Do you have any official remixes planned?

The only official remix we have right now is Master Shorties- Bringing it Back (Vindata Remix). He’s an amazing UK Rapper that digs our music and is really open to new ideas , so we were really excited to work with him. This remix should be released on Itunes this June.

You guys have remixed some of the top pop tracks into electro BANGERZ!! What does it take for a track to make you say “I’ve gotta remix this” ?

The first thing we look at are Vocals. What are the vocals saying, what do they mean, and can we see people dancing to this. Some tracks have amazing vocals and we love the original song, but they just aren’t dance worthy. We don’t want to compromise the integrity and hard work of another artist. When we do a remix we always adhere to the responsibility and respect we have for the original artist.

Will Vindata be touring outside of Southern California anytime soon?

Touring isn’t set in stone yet. There has been talks about an Australian mini tour and also a Europe tour. But we really want to focus on production first, then tour so that our fanbase is strong and we have great music that people want to pay money to come hear.

Ya’ll have some pretty unique alias’ …. (Apollo & Ark Angel) where did they come from and whats the meaning behind the names?

Apollo is a name that coincides with the Religion theme. Coincidentally, Ark Angel was already using that name under various productions and it meshed well with our theme.

Where will Vindata be 1 year from today?

One year from today Vindata we be touring off their debut album, still working hard in the studio, and enjoying the flourishing world of electronic music.