The Zing Out now! Listen Here
Mad House Creations’ new single, The Zing, recently signed by LVLD Music, captures an electrifying, spontaneous energy that would fill any club dancefloor, crafted entirely in the artist’s home studio on Logic Pro X. With no templates in sight, each element was built from scratch, giving the track an organic, mood-driven quality. Reflecting MHC’s knack for producing uplifting, energetic beats, The Zing takes listeners on an imaginative journey aboard a ‘futuristic spacecraft propelled by mysterious forces.’ Its zingy plucks, cinematic “Hans Zimmer on acid” style leads, and rich layers create an immersive soundscape, blending intensity with an intriguing hint of emotion. As a solo project, The Zing, made possible by LFTD Global, shows MHC’s versatile and immense skill set, perfectly setting the stage for future collaborations to bring even more dimensions to his music.
Mad House Creations, also known as MHC, was founded in 2014 when a lifelong love for trance and house music sparked the desire to dive into music production. Inspired by the legendary BBC Radio 1 Trance shows of the 2000s with Judge Jules, MHC’s journey began in the modest setting of a bedroom studio in “The Mad House” – a lively, family home that became the namesake for this creative project. Starting from scratch, MHC self-taught himself, quickly building momentum with a first release on a small Swiss label in 2015. By 2017, MHC had produced a steady stream of 16 releases, gaining traction across digital platforms and developing a diverse discography. The breakthrough year was 2020, when Dynamo dropped on MHC’s birthday, racking up over 34,000 plays on Spotify and an impressive 380,000 streams on other platforms. The most recent release, Trancendence, launched in 2022 with Mojoheadz Records, showcasing MHC’s evolving style across trance, progressive house, and techno – certainly not an artist to miss out on for any house fan.
Getting to know Mad House Creations
Introduce yourself and your project
Hey all, I’m Mad House Creations, I started creating music about 10 years ago which eventually turned into a hobby. The Mad House Creations Project was started in a family home back in early 2014, which
gave the brand its name. I now operate a bedroom studio on the Isle of Wight, UK. I released my first
track a year later on a small record label known as 5howtime Music in Switzerland along with 10 further
releases on their sub label Matrix Music Records for 3 consecutive years. I then hit the road as an
independent artist from that point, and started releasing music myself. Dynamo, my most recent success,
had stacked up the most plays in our history. Our earlier release Trancendence was released on
Mojoheadz Records in 2022.
The Zing released on LVLD Music on behalf of LFTD Global is a different composition to what we have
transformed into over the years, as have been writing a lot of trance music recently. This was the end goal
for Mad House Creations overall. I feel the release follows suit of my older compositions which were very
pluck intensive, the difference is the quality and clarity of the track itself, which shows how far we have
progressed.
Explain what musical genre fits you best?
As an artist, I tend to aim for trance as my main genre, however there are times when I compose on an
out of the box experimental basis. Some of these genres can be a mixture or as a single genre of any of
the following: Trance, House, Progressive House and/or Techno. This shows out diversity in sound and
genre.
Were you connected with music from a young age and did anyone inspire you?
From a young age, I was into rock music, although have always liked a huge diverse range of music,
including classical. I took keyboard lessons at school and turned into quite the pianist. Later on my focus
on music transformed, and started to listen to the Legendary BBC1 show where Judge Jules would play
the best in Trance and Techno every Friday Night. This was a turning point and is probably why I love
some EDM genres today.
What kickstarted your music career?
I will be honest here, It was just a random idea which I didn’t think would take off. In 2014, I was listening
to some trance one day, and the idea just popped into my head. So I got a DAW, and started learning
from scratch, watched tutorials on You Tube and started to create some music. Sometimes these random
ideas, can be a godsend. Well, this one was as I am still making music 10 years later.
Tell us more about your sound and how it’s evolved over time.
I would say I tend to try and keep my compositions as energetic and uplifting as possible with a hint of
emotion. But overall I’ve tried to concentrate on the quality and clarity of my sound, which has gotten
much better over the years.
Any words you want to share to encourage other artists or producers?
My advice would be, don’t give up after the first sign of rejection, keep creating music, keep sending
demo’s, get your music heard. The more you push your music to labels, blogs, playlisters, etc., the more
likely you will get these contacts to accept your submissions. But most importantly, create good music.
How do you nurture your industry relationships?
I try to engage with fans, most of my contact with fans is through Sound Cloud, although I do have a
small social media following, The trouble I find, is when releases go live is getting ideas for content. I
do however have contacts I’m in constant contact with on a music perspective.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank that’s been crucial to your journey?
I would like to thank a friend of mine that has been advising me on how to improve my productions
further, he has been a great help and as a result, the sound today is improving astronomically.
Name 3 songs you love and what they mean to you.
Sean Tyas & Darren Porter – The Potion (Extended Mix) FSOE
The reason I love this track is that it is very powerful. It has a diverse sound range and portrays a huge array of emotions. I find this to be a very motivational track.
Driftmoon – Waves (Extended Mix) Black Hole Rec
This track was one of the best tracks of 2016, it showed a vast improvement in trance as a whole. Its peak-time rifts were captivating to say the least.
Martin Garix & MOTi – Virus (How About Now)
Now one track I love in the Progressive House Scene from back in the day is: Martin Garirix & MOTi – Virus (How About Now) Spinnin’ Records – I found this track rather catchy back in the day, is more of one of them “make you feel better tracks” as things are not as bad as they seem sometimes.
What’s your favourite piece of studio equipment or software?
I tend to use Logic Pro X as my base DAW however I do have a few VST synths and plugins. I think my
favourite plugins are from the Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate Collectors Edition. Ive been
using NI Massive and NI Kontakt more these days, as found the diversity in sound is much more than
what I had with Sylenth1.
Name your favourite club or festival and how it makes you feel.
Ive only really been to one real club, and thats the Iconic Minerstry of Sound: Gallery Club in London.
Although I used to work for a small Nightclub on the Isle of Wight called The Balcony. I love the Gallery
club, its atmosphere is warm and its well presented.
Name an outlandish rider request?
My outlandish rider request would be directions to the nearest AA Meeting (so I can get a dose of
recovery before a show), no caffeine to be available back stage or in sight, and a steak dinner ready for
me on arrival served blue with mustard and spicy peppercorn sauce and a dollop of BBQ Sauce served in
a large ornate bowl.
Favourite clubbing memory and who or what did it involve?
I think my favourite memory was when I went up to London to support a former friend doing a set at the
Gallery Club. His DJ name was Trancelucid.
What famous quote represents you best?
As Winston Churchill once said “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that
counts”
If you could play at any venue, where would it be and why?
I would have to still stick with The Gallery on this one, as haven’t really ventured out to other venues yet.
Although would settle for a smaller venue.
Music is….. (explain more)
Music is a journey of emotion. It can portray many emotions and make you feel sad, happy or fit a certain
mood you’re looking for. For me music is my life, I have no commitments at the moment, so is a better
way to be spending my time putting creativity to use.
One song you really couldn’t live without and why?
To be honest I’m not sure I have a track that I cannot live without as tend to like most music in a genre
context. However I would probably say Everlight – Renegade Bass or Dominant Space – XTC are
tracks close to this classification.
Namedrop your favourite 5 artists or DJs (past or present)
Sean Tyas
Greg Downey
John Askew
Armin Van Buuren
Cosmic Gate
What was your first music memory and how did it fuel your fire?
My first memory of music which I can remember was System F – Out of The Blue. I found that this track
was the starting point to my EDM journey, and allowed me to explore further within the genre. I was quite
a latecomer when it came to exploring music, however I adapted fast to the changing trends quickly.
Tell us more about your plans for the future.
I am Currently working with another Label to get my next release down for pre-release. This will hopefully
mean a 2 track EP will be on its way out soonish. Trance Project 61 is practically finished and will be forwarding this for demo soon. And many more unreleased tracks are nearing completion. Not sure I’m
ready for touring yet, but will continue to put mixes up on Mixcloud as much as I can.
Any worldly advice you’d like to share?
Don’t let yourself get consumed by the party. Being in recovery, I have learned that the hard way. Drugs
and Alcohol eventually leads to addiction, addiction destroys careers and interpersonal relationships.
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