No, we are only focusing on an original Seeb record right now but we like to change up stuff from time to time so of course, we might produce for other artists again in the future. Have these hit remixes led to just remixing work, or are you producing for other artists as well? We also love unique and characteristic voices, so we are always looking out for interesting people to work with, famous or not. But we are collaborating on several records now with people we never thought we would be able to work with so it's all a bit unreal. McIntyre: Who else would you love to remix or produce for? Of course, hard work can be needed but if you are feeling energy and positivity while you work on your song, chances are a lot of other people will tune into that as well. If something gives you too much resistance or struggle it may be you are trying to make something that is not meant to be, like trying to press a square through a circle. It’s something we learned through the years of producing. It changes from record to record but the one thing they all have in common is that we focus on having fun making them. McIntyre: What's your process for reworking these songs, which were made to be hits in the first place? He seems to be very hands on and we like working with people like that. He let us more or less do what we wanted but had some very important input towards the end of the process. Yes! It was a really great time working on that one! Chris Martin is very involved in Coldplay’s music, he is a great listener too and we were in touch early on. McIntyre: How was it to work with Coldplay? Any feedback from them on the remix you did of "Hymn For The Weekend”? We feel really good about where we're heading at the moment. Our main focus though has been on creating original Seeb songs and working with different people. A few more are in the pipeline but we can’t get into details on those yet. Coldplay and “Hymn For The Weekend” was one we started out a while back and it's now done amazingly well, hitting the top 20 worldwide on Spotify and spreading everywhere. You know, we have gotten a lot of exciting remix requests this last year from a lot of great people, but we have tried to focus on those that we think we could work into something cool and still have great fun making them. McIntyre: Since your remix of Mike Posner's "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" blew up, what other offers have come in? Anyone in particular stand out? There is something nice about hearing a well-crafted radio hit, but sometimes things need a bit of grit and weirdness to connect with people on a different level. We try to make our remixes into something entirely different than the original, but at the same time, we try to imagine a harmony that would make the original melody sound even better.Īlso, as we started to do this from the viewpoint of just having fun with songs instead of “producing” them into something that everybody expects to hear, like a formatted radio record for instance. Seeb: Maybe it's because as producers for a long time we try to focus on the song itself and not so much the individual sounds or elements. McIntyre: What do you think makes your remixes hit such a nerve with the public? The last year has been a lot of work, but standing on this stage and doing our DJ set, that’s when it really dawned on us how crazy it has been. Just one year later we found ourselves playing in front of 30,000 to 40,000 at Tomorrowland with people singing along to our music. You kn ow, we used to work as producers in the studio with mainly Scandinavian artists.
Seeb: It has been a wonderful and crazy ride. Not even having Beyoncé featured in the background and in the music video could do what this Norwegian team managed: put Coldplay back into the top 40. The duo followed up that success and proved that they could be counted on to turn any tune into a hit with Coldplay’s “Hymn For The Weekend,” which is currently at a new peak of No. That number swells to well over the one billion play mark when taking into account YouTube, Apple Music and radio services. and which has so far been streamed an incredible 637 million times on Spotify alone. Seeb broke out in a major way thanks to their inventive remix of Mike Posner’s “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” which eventually peaked at No.
Seeb, a Norwegian pair of producers composed of Simen Eriksrud and Espen Berg, has helped create some of the biggest hits of the past year, though the public isn’t yet familiar with their faces and names. In the past year, one musical duo has emerged as the most successful and sought-after team when it comes to remixing songs from big names and helping them reach their potential.