- Hey TATE SEDAR! Glad to have you here to talk with you about your latest release ‘Coming Home (I.M.U)’.
Yeah, great to be here and thanks for having me! EDMNOMAD felt let like the perfect place for “Coming Home (I.M.U)” – with the title and everything.
- Can you please tell us more details about ‘Coming Home (I.M.U)’? How did it come to life and when?
“Coming Home” is a heartfelt one, paying a little respect to what home means and a snippet of my life over the last year. In 2023, I was doing a lot of shows – the most I’d done in a year. I was producing quite a bit on the side, but only released one track that year. This let me to reflect on what I wanted to do next and what the next chapter looked like – I had a whole year ahead of me.
And after playing a lot in LA, I realized I wasn’t that much into the stuff I used to mix: electro and progressive house from 2010-2017 or inspired by that time (what the Internet now calls the “golden age of EDM).” I’ve been grateful in my time to cross paths or develop relationships with those from this era: Wolfgang Gartner, Deniz Koyu and Dubvision (teenage dreams truly fulfilled). But even with a love still for what these guys developed, my production yearned for more. I’m still deeply influenced by what I grew up on outside of dance music, and I could never find a place for that: R&B, disco, hip-hop, rock or even radio pop. That summer – the chord progression and skeleton for “Coming Home” was born,, but I left it on hold for a bit. I have to think what I wanted to do long-term and if there was a way I could still invest other sounds of my life into my productions, something that really I’d been desiring even since college in 2013.
In 2024, I embarked on a rebrand into “post-EDM:” what I define as a progressive style of electronic dance [music] that blends analog and digital sounds with inspiration from electronica and EDM of the 2010s. Everything that I wanted to incorporate sound-wise from my youth – I could now put into my own beat of house music. In part, Illusion of Depth (2020) by Mat Zo, basically an analog take at electronic music – was also what allowed me to realize the potential of my vision in the last 4 years.
This year, I put out multiple “post-EDM” records incorporating genres of the past and that I still listen to: “San Francisco” with disco/funk, “Emotions” with hip-hop and “Our Goodbye” with electropop. For a while though, “Coming Home” was a bit of an anomaly nor nor had a vocal that really tied it together. After a third [vocal] take, the song came alive – the message complimented the chord progression reminiscent of the rolling hills and biophilic aesthetics of SF. Bells, guitars, piano, violins and mandolins fused it altogether and this post-EDM production, with both nostalgia in that big 80s stab chord but also progressive instrumentation, was finally complete. It’s not the first track named after my home, but it also was something atypical of progressive house and ultimately eclipsed everything I’ve been going for with my sound & vision.
- What sets ‘Coming Home (I.M.U)’ apart from your previous work, and why should listeners tune in?
It’s probably one I’d describe as more euphoric as well as progressive house-leaning. However, the catchy vocal and wide instrumentation makes it accessible to both dance music lovers and pop listeners. Also, I think blogs and listeners are finding the message the most relatable yet.
- How would you describe your sound?
The sound is dynamic but harmonic, borne out of electro house with some pop familiarities, and intrinsically – a reflection of myself. “Post-EDM” is an electroacoustic bridge between the past and present. Coming from electro house and electropop styles, I incorporate everything digital and more into that – taking what I’ve learned from both electronic and pop music. Whether its Motown, Bay Area rock & hip-hop or pop from my time in the US and UK, it all trickles down into my signature of [post-EDM] house music. Some contemporary artists that could be associated with my sound are NOTD, Zedd on his recent hybrid, Grammy-nominated album “Telos” and Cheat Codes.
- Who is TATE SEDAR and why music? At what age did you get into music and how?
TATE SEDAR is me (my real name) and I just want to make an impact and touch peoples lives through music. Believe it or not – I used to sing when I was a kid and wanted to be on American Idol or an entertainer of sorts. But my voice changed a lot even before I was a teenager. I picked up a couple instruments since I was 8, but had no full medium to transmit all of my creativity. I found myself going into Apple stores and fiddling around with Garageband at 10. Soon after, I got my own copy of it and you can hear what happened next.
- Do you remember the name of the first song that made you love electronic music?
I was looking through my parents CD collection when I discovered this CD called “Ultimate Dance” – kind of like a “Now That’s What I Call Music” compilation for electronic music. There, it had “One More Time” by Daft Punk and the rest is history.
- Who or what has been your biggest inspiration throughout your music journey?
I’m inspired a lot by the genres that shaped me and my past. A lot of samplism got me intro electronica, but it was really the first years of golden age EDM (2010-13) that kicked me into gear and when I started to advance production; I am also inspired as well by what has been coined by the Internet as “Recession pop” (look that up). I also tend to associate music with visuals and the sensations they spawn together, so of course I am still drawn to the beauty of San Francisco and creating music reminiscent of that.
- What’s the one activity you love doing in your free time when not making music?
A lot of my free time is dedicated to cultivating my career as a full-time artist. My second major skill is graphic design, which I utilize but still enjoy in my work. Other than that, I really enjoy going out in the LA underground to hear new music, catching a movie at the architectural monument that is the TCL Chinese Theater down the street from me in Hollywood, drowning the end of the day out with some Adult Swim and when I have a chance to exercise – rollerskating.
- Can you tell us more about your dream and future collaboration and what do you hope to achieve in the next 2 years in your professional career?
A dream collaboration would be honestly artists like Afrojack or David Gueta that came into the mainstream via the “golden age of EDM,” electro house artists such as Zedd and Mat Zo, and any artist from the “Recession Pop” era. I would also love to work with any contemporary artist that embrace dance music like Ava Max or akin to her.
In two years, I really hope to be able to expand my audience where I can see myself touring – even if small shows – across the US. I would also love to ‘come home’ and do some big shows in San Francisco, which has seen some major development in live music and nightlife since the pandemic.
- This is all for now. Thank you for your time answering our questions. Where can our community find out more about your music and your future releases?
And thanks for having me, EDMNOMAD! You can listen to the music on pretty much any online listening platforms as well as find me on all major social media. Take care and have a Happy New Year!
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