NG-PRO We are NG-pro and we come from a small town in the Netherlands. NG-pro consists out of 3 members: Niels (Vocals / guitar), Gerwin (Vocals / Vocoder / Synths) and Bas (Bassguitar). Gerwin and Myself started NG-pro in January 2000 and were joined by Bas in 2008. We've released 2 mini-cd's and 2 full length albums, on our site you can also download a third unreleased album with some more experimental stuff on it. What are your music influences? What music do you usually listen to?
The main drive to start this band was because we were both fans of Front 242 and early Apoptygma Berzerk, which we still love.. besides that we are fan of bands such as: Sisters of Mercy, Field of the Nephilim, Deine Lakaien, I monster Zbigniew Preisner, Sixteen Horsepower, Laibach, The Exploited, Juno Reactor, And One, etc…. the list goes on and on. Have you been working on this project without any label since the start?
For some reason it seems we are too difficult for labels, the combination of electronics and electric guitar seems to confuse them. We've had contact with labels in the past but that didn't work out due to contract issues. The albums are all for sale, and some of them are indeed a free download on the website… You can always mail us what you want and we'll work something out, we are currently working on webshop which should be up somewhere spring 2012. Are you working on new material? What type/style of songs are you working on?
A new album is scheduled for fall 2012 but nothing is certain, we always take our time with these things. The songs on the new album are gonna be what you can expect from us, danceable songs with strong melodies and a punch in the face, we didn't use guitars on our last album "The place to be" but for this album they will be present again. Hopefully a new album followed by some shows in club circuit and maybe some interesting remixes to make, and who knows maybe a label who is not scared of good music. You also released several remixes, maybe the most famous is the "Global Killer" one.
Well, in the case of the Global killer mix it seems that XMH got to profit the most of that, but we're glad it helped them to get more airplay/gigs. For us as NG-pro I really wouldn't know if we gained more audience with our remixes, let's hope so. I'm not a real big fan of remixes, all of the members of the band grew up playing musical instruments so I think we've got a good sense of tonality and songstructures, but it seems nowadays that anyone with a computer can make music which leads to remixes that are, to put it mildly crap, on the other hand, there are really good ones out there which personally for me have led to the discovery of some great bands. Is it difficult to get some attention in this scene media? What are in your opinion the best places to promote a music-project?
I think it is, mainly because there are so many bands trying to get exposure… Sites such as Soundcloud, Facebook and Myspace are invaluable tools to promote your music but the best place is the stage!!! Do you usually go to clubs or live shows in your city/area? Is the dark-electronic scene popular in the Netherlands?
Not that much anymore, the scene in Holland is at a decline and there aren't that many live shows that are interesting enough for me personally but there are still enough party's that do well although I feel the popularity is dwindling. Are you using social networks to interact with your audience?
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You can find us on the following sites. Feel free to leave a message: http://nl-nl.facebook.com/pages/NG-Pro/104814579575168 http://www.myspace.com/ngpro Thanks for the interview. Is there anything else you would like to add? http://www.last.fm/music/NG-PRO You’re welcome and we would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the years. http://vampirefreaks.com/ng-pro Keep an eye on the site (http://www.ng-pro.com) http://soundcloud.com/ng-pro for info on the upcoming album and other events.