Author Interview: MIDNIT3_S3V3N

This week in our series of interviews of AudioJungle authors, we meet…

MIDNIT3_S3V3N (Hagai Satria)

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. Where are you from, what do you do for a living?

My name Hagai Satria, from Indonesia. I’m a college student, doing my thesis to finish my education in Information  Technologies.  I’m also a musician, and a freelancer for graphic/web design.

MIDNIT3_S3V3N2. How long have you been composing music and what got you started producing?

I’ve been composing music for about four years, and the first song I composed named ‘the Rock of Ages’.

3. Do you play any instruments? Do you have any formal music training?

I play guitar, keyboard, and bass. Actually I have no formal music training, I just got private piano lesson for a couple months when I was in high school.

My Pedalboard4. Could you describe to us your home studio and the equipment and software you typically use to produce audio?

I do all of my music composition/programming with a PC. I use FruityLoops and Adobe Audition. To make the guitar parts I use my pedalboard guitar effects.

5. Could you tell us a bit about how you typically compose and then produce your audio? Describe your creative process.

When I compose, I first imagine the main melody and each parts for the music. Then based on that, I make the drum, bass, and synth with FuityLoops. After I have the mixdown of the FruityLoops file, I layer it with guitar using Adobe Audition. I further mix and master it with Adobe Audition. Just like that. :)

6. What genre of music do you enjoy producing for and why?

Actually, I enjoy producing any kind of music. But I most enjoy producing rock, funk, and jungle music.  I like them because I just feel so blended with that kind of music.

7. What kind of things inspire you to create music? Do you have any musical influences?

I am inspired by what I feel or listen. My influences are: Queen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Mattias Eklundh, Alicia Keys, Lincoln Brewster, Hillsongs, United, Pillar, Killswitch Engage, and so many more. :)

8. What genres of music do you listen to in your spare time? Do you have any favorite bands or artists?

I listen rock, R&B, and funk. My favorite bands are Extreme and Killswitch Engage. My favorite artists are Alicia Keys, John Mayer, and Joe Satriani.

9. What is your advice to other AudioJungle authors regarding how to create a successful portfolio of audio?

Compose your music with emotion, feeling, and passion.

10. What do you do to market your AudioJungle files?

I include all of my collection on every single project, and list them on my personal blog/site.

11. What are your three favorite tracks in your AudioJungle portfolio and why do you like them?

My three favorite tracks are:

Funk Therapy

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Give Me L

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In The Yellow Jungle

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I like them because of they’re groovy and very easy listening.

12. Apart from yourself, who is your favorite AudioJungle author and why do you like them?

My favorite Audiojungle authors are:

  • ADG3Studios a.k.a Adrien, all of his stuff is really groovy and cool!
  • Musicant, his stuff is also pretty cool!

13. If you could change anything about AudioJungle, what would it be?

I would change and make the ‘new beta upload’ work well, lol.

14. Could you tell us about some of your audio projects outside of AudioJungle? What have been some of your biggest audio successes so far?

I am also a member of a band and we are about to launch our second album.

15. When you aren’t busy creating music, what do you like to do in your spare time?

In my spare time I do my graphic/web design job. Thanks.

View / listen to MIDNIT3_S3V3N’s AudioJungle portfolio.

Could be anything – a melody fragment heard while walking around, a phrase which inspires a particular musical mood, TV and film music, music we listen to. I hear a lot of incidental music on TV and want to try and recreate it. We have loads of property renovation programmes on in Britain where hapless couples make a mess of converting terraced houses. Someone bodges the floorboards and as they’re looking into the hole in the floor, there’s a weird distorted Rhodes piano twiddle. I like to see if I can go and do the same thing. (The music, not making a hole in the floor).


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