We recently connected with György Ujvári-Pintér and have shared our conversation below.

György, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Have you been able to earn a full-time living from your creative work? If so, can you walk us through your journey and how you made it happen? Was it like that from day one? If not, what were some of the major steps and milestones and do you think you could have sped up the process somehow knowing what you know now?

When I finished the music production school in Budapest, Hungary back in 2013 (at the excellent ImPro School), I started to accept less and less commissions of my regular profession. As I was dj’ing for quite a while already, I tried to get more gigs so that one day I can live only from my devotion to music. Over the time, me and my partner (who was an artist too) got to the point that we could hardly pay the bills but I had to accept more and more dj gigs where I couldn’t really play what I really loved. So, I got to the conclusion that living from your passion to whatever cost is not worth and all and that it’s better to have a regular job if that lets you live more for your dream. At the end of the day, we all have to work way too much but if work hinders you from practising your “dream profession” the way you want, you better spend more time on it while keeping it the way that it can remain a jewel for you. In brief: quality over quantity.

György, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I’m a music producer and DJ (Legars) from Budapest, Hungary. I’ve started composing music as a teenager but my university studies pushed back my musician side for a while. When I started dj’ing 10 years later, I realised that I had left something important behind (music production), so I got familiar with the new technologies and returned to composing music. In the last 10 years, I’ve produced two albums and various ep’s alone or with friends, and I’ve composed music for contemporary dance pieces in Budapest. Nowadays I live in Barcelona, Spain, where I keep participating in music project. For instance in March a 7-track EP in collaboration with Edu Libra (from Las Bajas Pasiones) will be released through the label Deliric.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

Finding a channel through which you can communicate a) with yourself, and b) with other people, is priceless. Through art I can express myself and find a way to get closer not only to others but also to understand myself much better. Writing lyrics is very important for me for instance, and I give a big deal to their content. Sometimes I understand a deeper layer of meaning once I finished them, and I realise that I’ve been dealing with a question that’s boiling deep down inside of me without being completely aware of it. Better understanding myself is better understanding the world, and expressing this understanding may help others to getting closer to their own truth too, the same way other people’s art helps me get closer to understanding the world and myself. Isn’t that beautiful? More we’re clear about ourselves, more we’re able to make this World better – which is an imminent need in our disruptive times.

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

Between my teenage years and the beginning of my 30’s, a tremendous technological shift happened in dj’ing and music production. In my 20’s I was mainly interested in literature, so I didn’t witness that shift. I wish I could follow better the changes so that I get more inspired for music creation also in the beginning of my 20’s.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @legars_sound
• Facebook: facebook.com/legarsface
• Other: Spotify: Legars soundcloud.com/legars mixcloud.com/legars

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Endre Fazekas Dasa Vaskova