{"id":11776,"date":"2017-01-06T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=11776"},"modified":"2017-01-06T15:47:35","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T15:47:35","slug":"routenote-interviews-alex-doan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/routenote-interviews-alex-doan\/","title":{"rendered":"RouteNote Interviews: Alex Doan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Doan\u00a0is a 20 year old German composer who has built himself a massive audience from his fantastic, orchestral compositions that take inspiration from Soundtrack legends like Hans Zimmer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With tens-of-thousands of fans and hundreds-of-thousands of plays across SoundCloud and streaming services Alex Doan is a name to watch out for in the future. As his popularity continues to grow with no signs of slowing we wanted to talk to Alex about finding\u00a0his passion in music, how he’s made it this far and what’s next for the talented composer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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How did you first discover that you enjoyed creating music?<\/span><\/h5>\n

Uhm, let me think about it. It was like 6-7 years ago. I started playing piano when I\u00a0was 6 years old and when i was 13, I\u00a0composed a few piano songs and played them live in school.<\/p>\n

My teacher at this time thought that I\u00a0will have success in the future and he believed all the time in me and helped me a lot with writing down my stuff in DAWs (digital audio workstation) and on paper.<\/p>\n

Where do you find inspiration for the sprawling soundscapes you create in your tracks?<\/span><\/h5>\n

Most of my inspirations comes from watching movies, listening to other composers or writing some pieces in a totally new genre. But the nature has also a big impact on my creations. I love to visit new places, I\u00a0prefer places where are not that much people, places where I\u00a0can enjoy the silence itself.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also a huge fan of the universe. I\u2019m reading through different articles, watching documentaries about space and thinking a lot about it.<\/p>\n

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Alex Doan in the studio at Tonstudio-Mannheim Schraubfabrik<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Who have been your biggest influences along the way and how have they impacted your music?<\/span><\/h5>\n

My biggest influences are definitely Hans Zimmer and\u00a0James Horner. They changed my life massively. The first time I\u00a0got deeper into composition and analyzing stuff was when the movie ‘Avatar’ was released back in 2009. I was completely blown away.<\/p>\n

The music matched perfectly with the movie and I\u00a0immediately bought the piano notes because I\u00a0wanted to learn how to create those beautiful chord progression and melodies. I think that was the hidden start of Alex Doan! But also don\u2019t forget Hans Zimmer, his music is godlike!<\/p>\n

When the movie ‘Interstellar’ was released and I\u00a0heard the music, it was clear for me that my goal is to become someone to be recognized in the soundtrack scene. I can\u2019t describe the OST of Interstellar in words, it just changed my life 100%!<\/p>\n

But my goal is not to copy any of those composers, each composer should have their own style, you can use it as an inspiration but never copy them. My goal is to get inspired by them and try to create a new world of music, my music \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

If you were stuck on a desert island and could only take 2 tracks and one possession what would they be?<\/span><\/h4>\n

Hm, that\u2019s a hard question.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0think the first track would be Cornfield Chase by Hans Zimmer<\/strong><\/p>\n