Interview with Black Phoenix Music
Black Phoenix Music is a trailer and soundtrack music company founded by a Germano-Austrian duo, Michael Maas and Christoph Allerstorfer. Their first album, The Resistance, is due out soon and will feature the talented vocalist Julie Elven, known for her work with Ivan Torrent.
Trailer Music News: What is Black Phoenix Music ?
Michael Maas and Christoph Allerstorfer : We are two composers who teamed up to create music for trailers but also for films and games.
TMN: Who is part of the team?
MM and CA: Most of our music is written by ourselves, but sometimes we do collaborations with other composers or musicians as well.
Michael Maas and Christoph Allerstorfer
TMN: Your first album will be entitled The Resistance. Why this name? What genre(s) of music can we expect?
MM and CA: We came up with this idea during the creation of our promo video done by Rain Ventsel. Awesome work from him by the way! We thought that scenes from Terminator Salvation would work very well with our music and we really liked the mood of this post-apocalyptic world. So the idea was to make an album with songs about destruction and chaos but also about new hope and winning back freedom.
You can expect some massive tracks with lots of energy but also some more quiet, emotional songs.
Here’s the promo video featuring excerpts from “A New Dawn”, “Dangerous Ground”, “Elven´s Dawn”, “Revenge of The Earth” and “Everything Must End”. Edited by Rain Ventsel.
And a “A New Dawn”, in its entirety:
TMN: Who took part to the creation of The Resistance?
MM and CA: We´re still working on it and hopefully can announce some very interesting collaborations soon!
TMN: Was your music recorded live, or did you also use synths?
MM and CA: We are using many different sample libraries and software synths but we try to use live recorded instruments as often as possible. Sometimes it really helps the songs if you record just a simple shaker line for example.
TMN: Will you release your music to the public as well?
MM and CA: We plan to release the album also to the public but we can’t say yet when it will be available.
TMN: You will be interviewed by Nick Murray for TrailerSound on May, 2. Are you excited about this?
MM and CA: Yes, we’re very excited about it! Nick is creating something very unique here and we were really pleased when he asked us to join him in his awesome show!
TMN: Do you have particular plans for the future?
MM and CA: We’re planning to release albums in different styles and moods. But first, we’re trying to make The Resistance as good as we can!
Here’s another preview track from The Resistance – “Dangerous Ground”:
TMN: Anything else you would like to share with us?
MM and CA: Thanks to Trailer Music News for this interview and the all the people who support us.
TMN: Thanks. Keep up the good work!
Black Phoenix’s music is currently not available to the public for purchase. For licensing information, contact them. You can find them on Facebook, SoundCloud and Youtube.
Black Phoenix Music will be interviewed by TrailerSound on May, 2 at 12:00 PST (08:00 PM GMT). The show, hosted by Nick Murray, will be broadcasted live on Ustream; don’t miss it, as it will be a great opportunity to learn more about the company. Furthermore, a new piece, entitled “Elven’s Dawn” and featuring Julie Elven, will be revealed to the public on this occasion.
