{"id":675,"date":"2025-01-15T13:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evansvilleschools.org\/?p=675"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:20:28","slug":"apashes-symphony-how-new-philharmonic-orchestra-shows-bring-his-true-vision-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evansvilleschools.org\/index.php\/2025\/01\/15\/apashes-symphony-how-new-philharmonic-orchestra-shows-bring-his-true-vision-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Apashe&#039;s Symphony: How New Philharmonic Orchestra Shows Bring His True Vision to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edm.com\/tag\/apashe\">Apashe<\/a> is putting the finishing touches on his latest masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>On the &#8220;Antagonist 2.0 Tour,&#8221; he will be flanked by a philharmonic orchestra for two ambitious concerts. The performances make a bold statement but, more importantly, bring fans closer than ever to his vision.<\/p>\n<p>Apashe\u2019s unique electronic blend introduces under-appreciated classical music to new listeners. Furthering that mission is the driving force for his upcoming shows. He&#8217;s set to perform with the philharmonic orchestra at Seattle\u2019s Wamu Theatre on January 24th and Paris\u2019 Zenith on February 8th.<\/p>\n<p>The scale is impressive, certainly, but it\u2019s about more than pageantry. Working with a philharmonic orchestra allows Apashe to communicate the beauty of classical music still lost in translation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely another step, another level\u2026 The goal is to bring live on stage something closer to the recordings of how the music is made,&#8221; Apashe tells <em>EDM.com<\/em>.\u00a0&#8220;Both of my previous albums were symphonic recordings that were then mixed with electronic music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wanted to bring that part of the making of that music to the stage. Now that we\u2019re playing with a full philharmonic, it\u2019s definitely closer to the source of those recordings. You get all these musicians. You get the real sound and the mix that is destroyed with the electronics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apashe: CRAZY Lost Lands Lightsaber Battle, Busta Rhymes Collab, &amp; New Orchestra Concert | EDM.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r0v3h0bPHqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The scale of Apashe\u2019s philharmonic orchestral show is unlike anything the musician has attempted before. He admits it\u2019s a difficult mountain to conquer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cProportionally, it\u2019s becoming such a complicated thing to logistically put together,\u201d Apashe admits. \u201cIt started as a dream. Now that it\u2019s a reality, no one in my team or I expected this to be so complicated or so expensive. It\u2019s very intense but I\u2019m glad it\u2019s working out really well. Everyone is happy. But let\u2019s just say it\u2019s different than coming on stage with a USB and doing a DJ set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DJing is not a flawless act. For every time you\u2019ve caught a DJ blundering, there are countless times they\u2019ve pivoted without raising suspicion. Apashe is more than capable of adjusting on the fly, but the nature of his orchestral shows leaves little room for error. Surgical precision is required for this unique undertaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince I\u2019m launching all the clips and structure, I can\u2019t skip measures,\u201d Apashe explains. \u201cIf I trigger the wrong part, the musicians will be lost from the music sheets. Everything is fairly well-timed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re playing with very professional musicians. They\u2019re able to play anything in front of them if the music sheets are well-written. It\u2019s really important once the set is decided that we make those sheets and it\u2019s very clear for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.evansvilleschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/kc__6191-enhanced-nr-84.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karelchladek.com\/\">Karel Chladek<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apashe\u2019s special blend of electronic and classical music resonates with millions. His growing success\u2014highlighted by the scale of his upcoming philharmonic orchestra shows\u2014is remarkable when you learn that he didn\u2019t envision this life. <\/p>\n<p>Before Apashe\u2019s full-time music career, John De Buck was a sound designer producing music as a hobby. He worked in sound design for AAA video game franchises like <em>Assassin\u2019s Creed<\/em>, <em>Far Cry<\/em> and <em>Watch Dogs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d work nine to five sound design, then stay after five\u2014sometimes way to late\u2014to work on my music,&#8221;\u00a0De Buck\u00a0says. But I did it for fun\u2026 The fact that it was fun for me, and not stressful, really helped me not get sick of it, and a pleasure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to mention that it was a hobby for me. I never saw it as a real career path necessarily. I was always putting myself in a situation where I wasn\u2019t closing any doors. It\u2019s different for everyone. For me, I needed to feel secure so I wouldn\u2019t be stressed. Feeling good made it easy for me to spend time doing my hobby because I knew I had a stable job that was close to music.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Every artist\u2019s motivation is different. Many pursue a music career as an all-or-nothing venture. For Apashe, music needed to always remain a labor of love. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day I switched from one to the other was because I had no choice,\u201d he recalls. \u201cI was starting to tour during the weekend. I started asking for extra days off so I could leave on Thursday instead of Saturday. At some point, I had a full tour where I had to take three months off. That\u2019s when I jumped in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s different for everyone. I needed that stability and I probably should\u2019ve quit way before to only do music. But I knew my mindset would be stressed and the outcome of the music wouldn\u2019t have been as good. But other people are different.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" height=\"800\" width=\"645\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.evansvilleschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/apashe-by-xavier-cyr.jpg\"><figcaption>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xaviercyr\/?hl=en\">Xavier Cyr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apashe acknowledges that different artists require different motivators to push their creativity. One concept the \u201cMajesty\u201d producer struggles with, however, is why any musician would sacrifice art\u2019s joy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen to yourself but keep it fun,\u201d he recommends. \u201cI don\u2019t see why you would do that if it\u2019s not fun. If it\u2019s not a hobby. I never quite understood people who stopped making music or playing an instrument once it\u2019s not for the job anymore. That means you were just doing it for the money or dreaming of having a famous career or whatever? They have to do what they want but I never related to that personally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe day that I quit music, if that happens, I\u2019m never going to fully quit. I\u2019m still going to make music. My dad built a studio in his basement. He\u2019s 60-something. He\u2019s never had a job in music. He just loves music and that\u2019s something I relate to, that he probably shared with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for Apashe\u2019s fans, there&#8217;s no end in sight. You can purchase tickets to his philharmonic orchestra shows in Seattle and Paris, plus other dates on the &#8220;Antagonist 2.0 Tour&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apashemusic.com\/tour\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Follow Apashe:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>X:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apashe_Music\">x.com\/apashe_music<\/a><br \/><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/apashe\/\">instagram.com\/apashe<\/a><br \/><strong>TikTok: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tiktok.com\/@apashemusic\">tiktok.com\/@apashemusic<\/a><br \/><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Apashe.Official\">facebook.com\/apashe.official<\/a><br \/><strong>Spotify:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/2CSiT5C\">spoti.fi\/2CSiT5C<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apashe is putting the finishing touches on his latest masterpiece. On the &#8220;Antagonist 2.0 Tour,&#8221; he will be flanked by a philharmonic orchestra for two ambitious concerts. The performances make a bold statement but, more importantly, bring fans closer than ever to his vision. Apashe\u2019s unique electronic blend introduces under-appreciated classical music to new listeners. 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