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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nFor Berlin frontwoman Terri Nunn, there\u2019s a fine line between the band\u2019s \u201980s new-wave hits and the current electronic dance music craze. \u201cEDM acts use so many of the sounds and instruments we\u2019ve used in our past music that I didn\u2019t have to think, \u2018Will my audience like this?\u2019\u201d Nunn says of the EDM influence on the band\u2019s latest album, Animal<\/i>.<\/p>\n
It has been eight years since the Southern California-based synth-pop group released an album, and far more since its 1986 megasmash \u201cTake My Breath Away\u201d from Top Gun<\/i> won an Oscar. During that time, musical trends have changed, along with the band\u2019s lineup, which now includes guitarist Carlton Bost, keyboardist Dave Schulz and drummer Chris Olivas.<\/p>\n
While initial songwriting for Animal<\/i> began in 2008, it wasn\u2019t until Nunn started DJing for L.A. radio station KCSN four years later that the album began to take shape. \u201cThat\u2019s where the inspiration came from,\u201d she says, citing Skrillex, Armin van Buuren and Robyn as influences. \u201cI decided there was a place for Berlin in the EDM space. But I\u2019m not a music writer, I\u2019m a lyric writer, so I needed a composer\u00a0to inspire me.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it comes to writing, Nunn tends to be \u201ca reactor,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019ll write down a line or phrase and then throw it in a drawer, and all those ideas will sit there until I hear a piece of music that inspires me. Then I\u2019ll go through the drawer and marry my\u00a0words to the music.\u201d<\/p>\n
After penning a few songs with various writers, including John King of the\u00a0Dust Brothers, she found the spark she was looking for when she met Derek Cannavo. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe the connection we had,\u201d she says. \u201cI chained him to my desk in my office and we spent three solid\u00a0months writing together.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the process of going into the studio was far less appealing to Nunn. \u201cI hate the recording studio\u2014it\u2019s an airless space with no windows,\u201d she says. But thanks to technological advancements, Nunn was able to record most of her vocals in her home office. \u201cIt was wonderful,\u201d she says. \u201cEverything is so portable now, you can record anywhere and still have\u00a0state-of-the-art sound.\u201d<\/p>\n
The recording process is a means to an end for Nunn, who\u2019s looking forward to taking Berlin\u2019s music\u2014new and old\u2014on the road. \u201cIt\u2019s so awesome to start a song and watch people go crazy. I get off on watching them get off on the music. It\u00a0never gets old to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013Katy Kroll<\/p>\n
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Berlin EDM strikes a familiar chord for these innovative synth-pop veterans \u00a0 For Berlin frontwoman Terri Nunn, there\u2019s a fine line between the band\u2019s \u201980s new-wave hits and the current electronic dance music craze. \u201cEDM acts use so many of the sounds and instruments we\u2019ve used in our past music that I didn\u2019t have to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[7304,7299,10156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11316,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11314\/revisions\/11316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}