Perry Twins: Millions of people have danced to your songs all over the world and you've worked with some of clubland's biggest producers like Danny Tenaglia and Johnny Vicious, how did you first start recording music?Lula: I WAS NEVER EVER THINKING ANYTHING LIKE RECORDING MY VOCALS FOR A TRACK, I NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT, IT NEVER EVER CROSSED MY MIND, I DONT THINK IT CROSSED DANNY´S MIND EITHER.... THIS MEMORABLE NIGHT IN NEW YORK I ONLY WENT TO THE STUDIO TO MEET THE GUYS OF THE USL, VIBE AND RUI (SINCE I WAS SUCH A BIG FAN OF THEM AND DANNY WAS WORKING ON A TRACK WITH THEM). ALL OF A SUDDEN DANNY SAID THAT I SHOULD GET BEHIND THE MIC AND WE STARTED TALKING.... THAT'S HOW "GOOSEBUMPS" CAME ABOUT. AND EVERY OTHER TRACK JUST FOLLOWED. I OWE IT TO DANNYS CREATIVITY AND HIS EXPERIMENTAL MIND THAT HE LET ME TALK ABOUT MY FEELINGS AND THAT HE EVEN PUT IT ON A TRACK, AND I ALSO OWE EVERYTHING TO JOHNNY VICIOUS. WITHOUT HIS UNBELIEVALBLE MUSHROOM REMIX I WOULDN'T BE KNOWN SO WELL, I BELIEVE.
Perry Twins: We always had a vision of you live on stage performing Ecstasy, it had such a great feel to it! How did the recording process of Ecstasy go? Did you have set lyrics before you started recording or did you come up with some of the ideas while recording it?
Lula: OH, MY... YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS THE CRAZIEST, COOLEST TIME IN MY LIFE SO FAR WHEN I WAS DOING THESE SHOWS IN THE NIGHTCLUBS WITH MY DANCERS AND MY ROADMANAGER......I LOVED IT ALL. AND THE AUDIENCE SEEMED TO LOVE OUR SHOWS, TOO. SOME CLUBS EVEN BOOKED US 2 OR 3 TIMES ALWAYS WITH THE SAME TRACK. YEAH, THE ECSTASY RECORDING NIGHT WAS ANOTHER MEMORABLE NIGHT. THAT TIME IN JOHNNYS WALK IN CLOSET. BETWEEN ALL HIS CLOTHES. THATS WHERE HE PUT THE MIC. AND ME.(IT WAS THE BEST SOUND IN THERE...) SAME THING, I HAVENT HAD ANYTHING WRITTEN DOWN, HE JUST STARTED TALKING TO ME OVER SOME BEAT AND I ANSWERED OR REPEATED WHAT HE TOLD ME TO SAY. SOMETIMES I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHAT I WAS REALLY SAYING AND WHY HE WAS LAUGHING ALL THE TIME, LIKE THE "URANUS" STUFF.... THATS TYPICAL JOHNNY. HE´S SO FUNNY.
Perry Twins: We still get requests for that song when we DJ and it seems everyone loves it, even our parents. When you were recording it, did you have any idea about how big of a hit it would become?
Lula: YOU MUST HAVE SOME COOL PARENTS! CONGRATULATIONS! WELL, I DONT REALLY THINK MUCH IN ADVANCE IF A TRACK WILL BE A SUCCESS OR NOT. I CAN NEVER TELL. I KNEW WHAT A GREAT PRODUCER JOHNNY WAS, THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO BE REALLY EXCITED TO RECORD VOCALS FOR HIM. BUT REALLY, THIS TRACK WAS AN AMAZING SUCCESS. IT WAS EVEN IN THE BILLBOARD CHARTS! I WAS ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS. UNBELIEVABLE... NO. 4 OR 6. I FORGOT. AND ONE FRIDAY NIGHT I WAS IN A CAB IN NY GOING TO VINYL FOR DANNY AND THEY PLAYED IT ON THE RADIO. WHAT A FEELING! MY VOICE IN THE NY RADIO.... WHAT A DREAM.
Perry Twins: Yeah, our parents are very cool, we love them! Your hot new release with Alan T, There Is Only One, is accompanied by an eye-popping video with tons of cool visuals. Where did you shoot the video and did you have fun working on it?
Lula: OF COURSE THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN WITH ALAN T. AND HIS ENERGY ???? YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE. WE SHOT IT IN A MANHATTAN FOTOSTUDIO, SOMEWHERE AROUND UNION SQUARE. THEY ALMOST KILLED ME BECAUSE I COULDNT LIP SINC.... BUT I NEVER DID THAT IN MY LIFE, WHAT CAN I DO....???? I DID ALL MY SHOWS LIVE....BUT I SURVIVED HIS ATTACKS WITH THE MEGAPHONE. (HE GOT THAT FROM PUFF DADDY.... CRAZY) BUT THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS VIDEO PLAYED THE TALENTED GUY WHO ACTUALLY MADE THE VIDEO. ADD-TV HE CALLS HIMSELF. WITHOUT HIM IT WOULDNT LOOK THAT COOL.
Perry Twins: What are you most proud of in your career and in your life in general?
Lula: WOW.... WHAT A QUESTION.... THATS HARD FOR ME TO ANSWER.... MUSIC WISE, I FEEL RATHER BLESSED, LUCKY, HAPPY AND AMAZED ABOUT EVERYTHING WHAT HAD HAPPENED SINCE THAT "GOOSEBUMP" NIGHT. ACTUALLY SINCE I´VE MET DANNY AT TWILO. I´M STILL SPEECHLESS WHEN CERTAIN PRODUCERS ARE OFFERING TO WORK WITH ME, LIKE DJ PIERRE OR RALPH FALCON FOR EXAMPLE. JUST TO TALK TO THESE GUYS IS STILL UNBELIEVABLE FOR ME. BUT WHAT I´M REALLY PROUD OF IS MY 8 YEAR OLD SON. HOW HE TURNED OUT TO BE, HOW SWEET HE IS, HOW CREATIVE, HOW TALENTED AND SMART. YEAH, I´M PROUD OF MYSELF THAT I´M HIS MOTHER. NOT THE BEST IN THE WORLD,I´M SURE, BUT I CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE AROUND TO DO WHATS BEST FOR MY CHILD AND TO BE THE BEST MOTHER I CAN BE. THAT INCLUDES NOT BEING IN FRONT OF MY LOVELY SPEAKER TOO OFTEN, NOT TO DO SHOWS ANYMORE, NOT TO LIVE IN NY ANYMORE..... ALL THAT.
Perry Twins: You recently had a birthday. What did you do to celebrate this year?
Lula: I HAD SOME OF MY BEST VIENNESE FRIENDS OVER, MAYBE 12 PEOPLE OR SO, MOST OF THEM I HAVE KNOWN FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS. (AIRMALE WAS HERE, TOO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A COLLABORATION). WE WERE ALL EATING ITALIAN FOOD, TALKING, DRINKING, LAUGHING, LISTENING TO MUSIC. IT WAS COOL. ONE OF THE
HAPPIEST TIMES IS WHEN I´M SPENDING TIME WITH MY BEST FRIENDS.Perry Twins: What projects are you currently working on?
Lula: THE NEXT RELEASE WILL BE MY FIRST FULL LENGTH ALBUM "THE UNDERGROUND SOUNDS OF PORTUGAL AND ME" AT END OF MAY. WE ARE STILL FINISHING THE LAST TRACKS. THAT IS SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, ACTUALLY SINCE I HEARD ALL THESE GREAT PORTUGESE TRACKS AT THE OLD SF AND TWILO. IT´S AN ALBUM STRICTLY WITH THE PORTUGESE SOUND. I LOVE THAT SOUND SO MUCH. AND WHAT GREAT TRACKS I HAVE ON THIS ALBUM. SOME OF THE BEST PORTUGESE PRODUCERS COLLABORATED WITH ME. I LOVE THESE GUYS. RUI DA SILVA, KULT OF KRAMERIA, CARLOS FAUVRELLE, JIGGY, CARLOS MANACA AND SOME NEWCOMERS, TOO. THAT ALBUM I'M REALLY PROUD OF. YEAH, NOW I KNOW WHAT I´M PROUD OF. THIS ALBUM. THANKS! THIS INTERVIEW IS LIKE A THERAPIE SESSION FOR ME. AND SOON I WILL START WORKING ON SOME NEW TRACKS. ONE MIGHT BE WITH DJ CHUS, ONE WITH THE ONE AND ONLY FRANKLIN FUENTES. (WHAT AN HONOUR! THAT´S SOOOOOO EXCITING FOR ME! AND WHAT A SWEETHEART FRANKLIN IS.)
Perry Twins: Are you still dancing in your favorite spot, right in front of the speaker?
Lula: NOT AS OFTEN AS I WANTED TO. AND ANYWAY I´M PRETTY SPOILED AFTER ALL THESE GREAT NIGHTS AT THE OLD SOUND FACTORY, AT TWILO AND VINYL....CAN´T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.... IT´S VERY HARD FOR ME TO FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE IN A CLUB AND TO GET REALLY EXCITED. MOSTLY THE CLUBS ARE TOO BRIGHT NOWADAYS, THATS THE WORST... AND THE SPEAKERS ARE UP THERE IN THE AIR. I HATE THAT. BUT I HAD SOME GREAT NIGHTS IN PORTUGAL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH VIBE AND FAUVRELLE. THEY STILL HAVE SOME BIG, BLACK SPEAKERS THAT STAND ON THE GROUND OVER THERE.
Perry Twins: Good luck with the new single, we love it! Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions.
Lula: THANKS, I´M GLAD YOU LIKE IT. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME TO DO THIS INTERVIEW. I APPRECIATE IT. I LOVED YOUR QUESTIONS. LOVE TO YOU 2! YOU ARE THE BEST.
This Sunday night, May 4, we will be spinning Click at dek23 in Miami to celebrate the record and video release of Lula vs Alan T "There Is Only One." You can pick up a copy at www.perfectbeat.com and be sure to visit www.myspace.com/lulainthespeaker
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