So, explain to us the moment you received Your first album Nothing to Do with contact from Mr Joel Zimmerman

AKA Relaxation comes out in the upcoming Deadmau5? weeks ahead; do you feel as if its M: It was surreal. At first we thought it was a completed? joke, one of those fake emails you get from M: We are currently going through final con websites. We received it on our joined checks and adjustments and the set date for email for Akari Projects YouTube page so release is being finalised this week. The aim is most of the messages we get arent read, but to get it out by the end of the month, and if I am sure glad we read this one! Luke was all the finishing touches go to plan, this the one who opened it, I knew something should easily happen. Being our first album was odd because he simply went silent and I weve been very nervous and have been couldnt getting into the studio as much as possible to handed over the laptop, and hes never believe go over each track multiple times perfecting silent! what I them one by one. L: Yeah, its a moment I can still feel so was strongly, I couldnt believe what I was L: I feel the album is just about ready to be reading. An email from Deadmau5 to say reading classed as finished but Im a perfectionist so hes been watching our videos over the past knowing this album could be our make or couple of months and would be interested in break into the world of house music makes having a chat and seeing if he could help us me even worse. Weve spent as much time as out. After reading we must have sat there for we can in the studio making sure every little at least 15 minutes in silence. I still cant sound is perfect. I feel honoured to be under believe it now! How did we, two 17 year olds the same management as the likes of from Leicester, get ourselves noticed by Deadmau5, Calvin Harris and Nero so I really Deadmau5 himself? Amazing. want this album to make our name proud as Many aspiring singers take to YouTube in the modern Where did it go from the first email to now? express our background and talent we have M: Everythings been so rushed and exciting to be alongside these amazing artists. day to showcase their talents in the hope that they will Im still trying to take it all in. We emailed As well as your album, we understand be noticed, and for the new electronic duo AKARI back straight away attempting to be youre following Deadmau5 on his tour professional, but it was so clear the shock we dates to showcase some of the new songs? PROJECT this is exactly what happened. Starting in were feeling even through a message. After M: Yes, we are! Were going to be performing their bedrooms together as school teen friends, Millie that several more emails were passed back alongside the likes of Armin Van Buuren, and forth which eventually ended up with us Porter Robison, Chase and Status and and Luke, both 17, thought theyd never get further having to create a set of 10 pieces followed obviously Joel/Deadmau5 from 25th February then amateur videos posted onto their account, little by meeting him in Three Six Zero Groups until the 13th of March, for the Future Music London Office. Yes, Roc Nations Three Six Festival. Its going to be our chance to show did they know in a couple of weeks time they were Zero Group! We played out set in front of of the new songs, work alongside some of the going to be tracked down by progressive-house music Joel and several other important looking best artists out there and really show off who produced and performer Deadmau5, following with a men, and were amazed with the response. we are as a group. I cannot wait! Its all a blur! L: We are going to several different places for possible management deal by Roc Nations Three Six L: It all followed quickly after playing in the the Future Music Festival including many Zero. The Leicester duo came in for their first exclusive London Office, with several meetings with parts of Australia such as RNA Showgrounds, both Joel and the important looking men Arena Joondalup and Royal Randwick interview to talk about their upcoming album Nothing that we later were asked to sign with. It Racecourse. Having never been to Australia I to Do with Relaxation and the tour thats going to seemed to be the busiest two months of our cannot wait to go there, let alone knowing Ill lives but looking now, it was probably the be performing at such a large festival with so change everything. easiest part. many amazing and talented artists.