Louie Austen is a really unique and incomparable artist. Having many exciting life experiences and a rich artistic background, he worked for years as a crooner singer in some of the world’s top hotels and casinos. Being just a crooner singer of other people songs and an impersonator of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra at some point got boring for Louie and at the end of the 20th century, he made an impressive twist in his life and career. The turning point happened when Louie focused on modern electronic music and made the song “Hoping”, that was produced by famous German producer Patrick Pulsinger. After the UK’s electronic wizard Matthew Herbert added his remix touch to it, “Hoping” became a huge international hit that stormed the charts and dancefloors all over the world. Louie realized that he had found a perfect recipe. This mix of old and new; charismatic crooners singing plus contemporary electronic music became the trademark and the quintessence of his music.
It could be described as elegant retrofuturism. A man in his later years, looking like a typical hero of American noir movies of the 50’s, always in a perfect white suit and fancy hat, sings in an old-school style, over well made and danceable electronic beats. This looks really unusual and always brings fun and positive energy to any type of audience. Finding this unique style made Louie Austen a true international star, an artist with a massive number of top hits and a really packed touring schedule.
Finally, we got a chance to talk with this great artist. We found him in a great mood, full of creative ideas on his farm near Viena, where he spends most of his time between tours and studio sessions. Louie Austen was kind enough to have an interesting talk with All Andorra about his way of living in which he combines the life of an artist and a farmer. He spoke about his previous life of a hotel and casino crooner singer, plans for his new album and of course, about his views on Andorra and on the option of performing here.
Interview by Dmitry Tolkunov
Hi Louie, thank you for finding time to talk with us. How was your summer? What’s happening for you at the moment – do you have many gigs, some new projects and releases?
Yes still busy as always. Also, I have spent a lot of time on my farm near Viena. It is just 20 minutes by car from the city. I have a fish pond, horses and geese there, and I really enjoy this farmer style of life. I bought it 8 years ago for my wife and she is running an ecological school for children there, where they are taught to ride horses and to take care of the animals.
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