Martin Solveig on that notorious track leak
When Madonna took to social media earlier this month to beg fans to stop posting a leaked track from her upcoming album, no one was more troubled than French producer Martin Solveig.
We had a terrible leak … and everyone is very upset about what happened, said Solveig, who is one of an elite few producers working on the massive Madonna 2012 release.
The flap unfolded two weeks ago when a demo version of the Solveig-Madonna track Give Me All Your Love hit the blogosphere, much to Madge’s chagrin.
The Material Girl tweeted that real fans wouldn’t have leaked her music before it was finished. The dance-pop track allegedly also will feature M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, but Solveig, who plays Royale on Friday in his first-ever Boston show, said he can’t talk about the track.
But he did say working with Madonna is a dream come true.
I would have considered this as impossible, he told the Herald from a tour stop in Miami. People ask who you would dream to work with. To me working with Madonna was not really something I could do. When I got the call, first I thought it was a joke. And then when I realized it wasn’t, I was real-ly overwhelmed. The collaboration has been an enormous joy and an enormous surprise.
Solveig, 35, is the latest Euro-pean DJ to cross over into the U.S. pop world, joining the likes of David Guetta, Afrojack, Avicii and other top dance-music artists. In addition to his work with Madonna, Solveig (born Martin Picandet) had a hit last year with Hello, one of three tracks with indie darlings Dragonette on his latest full-length release Smash. The disc first dropped this summer in Europe.
The album Smash’ is finished and ready to be released in the U.S. I’m also working on some different versions, some remixes, he said. I’m touring the whole U.S. … which is overwhelming and great. There is a whole expectation (here) of electronic music and myself. The U.S. crowds appear to be a very, very good crowd. It’s great fun.
While Solveig has benefited handsomely from the blogosphere and the press over the Madonna leak, at the end of the day, he says dance music is all about the live performance.
The interesting part is, always to come to the show because there’s surprises, he said. And there’s dancing, which is something you don’t have on the Internet.
From the Boston Herald website. Thanks to our Team member Tonybecks.