Artist Stories: FloFilz on New Album Close Distance, His Musical Journey, and the Beat Scene

In the new episode of our Artist Stories segment we have the absolute honor & pleasure to welcome the legendary beatmaker Florian Meiers, or FloFilz. He’s been making music since 2013 and we’ve been following his journey since the early Stereofox years. Flo has collaborated with outstanding artists like Alfa Mist, Blu, K, Le Maestro, Barney Artist, Blue Lab Beats, Ivan Ave, and just released his new album Close Distance via our friends at Melting Pot Music He dropped by for a chat to share some details about it and also share some stories about his musical background & his view on the contemporary beat scene. Links » FloFilz (@flofilz) » Melting Pot Music (@melting_pot_music) » Stereofox (@wearestereofox) » host (@atanas.kutsev) » Join our Discord Server Show Notes [02:11] On where the name FloFilz comes from [04:14] On how his musical journey started [07:27] On his debut album Duplex (2013) & on Cenario (2016) [13:35] On the pandemic, the beginning of Close Distance & the title meaning [16:08] On the diverse collaborations on the album [17:56] On the song titles [20:49] On working with Alfa Mist [22:44] On the visual identity of the album [25:36] On the collaboration with Jerome Thomas & the music video for “Sensitive” [27:47] On working with vocalists [29:49] On the collaboration with Summers Sons & C.Tappin [31:53] On the vinyl of Close Distance [34:58] On remixing Tom Misch & Laura Misch’s “Follow” [37:47] On playing the violin [39:05] On live shows for Close Distance [41:16] On his view on the beat scene nowadays [51:05] On his music/production equipment [55:43] On his advice to up-and-coming producers