Gyula Ivanics, also known as Deep Colors, a talented techno and house artist, started his career in Dunaújváros, Hungary, and became one of the most promising young Hungarian DJs. He also began producing music, and in 2018, he and Shabaam (UNCAGE, JAM, KD RAW) launched their own label, Rawflex Music. The label will celebrate its 33rd release at the end of this year, featuring artists from the beginning like Andre Kronert, Thomas Hoffknecht, Rudy Ripani, and Aladarus.

 

Hi Deep Colors! Thanks for taking the time to speak with us. How are you?

Hi, thanks for reaching out! Everything is fine, thank you. My son turned six months old today, so I’m spending a lot of time with him now.

 

For anyone encountering the name Deep Colors for the first time, what’s the story behind Gyula Ivanics becoming Deep Colors, and how did growing up in Dunaújváros, Hungary shape the path toward DJing and producing?

-Actually, I grew up in a small village not far from Dunaújváros. Dunaújváros has been a kind of “base” in my life since I started my party series there called Forge Events. After that, my family and I also moved here. 

 

You launched Rawflex Music in 2018 alongside Shabaam, and the label is approaching its 33rd release. Looking back at that journey, what was the original vision for Rawflex, and how has that vision changed as the catalog has grown?

The vision of Rawflex Music has never been complicated; we have always focused on quality and refined techno sounds, giving space to both emerging and more established artists. Perhaps the only change in recent times is that we try to bring fewer, but even higher-quality events from time to time.

 

Some of the artists connected to Rawflex have been part of the label since its earliest days. What makes you decide that someone belongs in that Rawflex circle, and how do you and Shabaam approach A&R when discovering or supporting artists?

At the beginning, artists came to us mainly by invitation until the “cycle” started, but today we receive a lot of demos, which we gladly listen to and carefully select from. 

 

Your new single “Trippin” lands on Junior Jack’s Adesso Music. When that opportunity came up, what made this release the right one to step outside your own label ecosystem and debut there?

At the beginning of my career, like everyone, I spent a long time finding my way among different musical styles. House music has always been on my radar. When I started producing more seriously, techno came to me naturally, from the heart, and it made sense for me to build my career around it. Lately, I’ve felt the need for renewal, and I’ve been drawn again to looser basslines and melodies, so I ended up writing a few house tracks. 

 

 

As someone who DJs, produces, and runs a label at the same time, how do those three roles influence each other when you are working on a new track like “Trippin”?

I believe this gives me a comprehensive perspective, and it allows me to try to create music more "consciously," for example, if I want to get a release on a label. 

 

Thanks again for speaking with us. Is there anything else you would like to add?

Thanks again for reaching out! I hope we’ll be in touch again. Enjoy listening to my mix!

 

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