The Miller x Beatport team closed the summer season with a special event this year. The headliner of the exclusive event held at Eiffel Udvar was Nora En Pure, with whom we had the opportunity to chat before her DJ set. Nora En Pure has become one of the most distinctive voices in deep house, blending melodic elegance with organic sounds. With her unique style and global following, she continues to shape the electronic music scene in unforgettable ways.

How was your journey here, will you have time to spend in our capital now?

Yes, everything went smoothly, we arrived on an early flight. Unfortunately, I won’t have any time for sightseeing at all, since today’s schedule is very hectic and tight. Besides the interviews and shows, I also need to take care of other various projects with urgent deadlines. I hope there will be an opportunity next time.

The current venue is less nature-oriented, more of an industrial environment. Do you take this into consideration when selecting music?

Yes, I generally I play softer and more melodic sounds at nature-oriented venues with more breaks and rather cinematic interludes that make you feel like you’re part of nature too. However, I must tell you that I find this environment amazingly appealing because it has character despite its industrial nature. I will naturally also observe the audience’s reactions and adjust the musical journey accordingly.

You were last with us in 2022. Looking back to then, has your path gone in the direction you envisioned at that time?

I think so, yes, but I never plan that far ahead. I don’t have such goals about where I want to be three years from now. I simply live my everyday life and focus on what makes me happy in the here and now. 

Do you have a fixed schedule for studio work, or when inspiration strikes, do you immediately drop everything and focus only on that?

It’s usually quite precisely determined when I can work in the studio, because on one hand I’m not often at home – when I’m touring I don’t have much time to spend in the studio or even get into that headspace. Moreover, I always work together with a bunch of people. So it’s quite precisely planned, and once I’m in the studio, I have to come up with something. But naturally, along the way I sometimes write down ideas, quickly record something.. These can be ideas from another track I heard somewhere or a random chord progression that comes to mind. Or with the more scheduled studio sessions you start with a vocal, and then build the song around the vocal – so this process is always different.

Nowadays many performers include fan-created compositions in their sets. Do you give followers the opportunity to send their works, and is there anything you play?

Yes, 100%. On the Purified Records website we have a promo and demo submission page where people send tons of music, and naturally we later sign some demos to release them as part of the label. I rarely receive edits of my own tracks that I would play. For a track to be included in the live set, it has to fit very, very well, because I think my sound is very specific and has a certain energy that I don’t find in many other records.

Are there artists who have achieved success in the scene through this?

Naturally, some of our artists are beautifully growing, such as Corren Cavini, Paradoks or Jack Emery from the United States, who achieves good success in this field. They are some of our main artists, they all have built quite a history with us, their music is frequently played in the radio shows, they play our events. I love listening to their sets and the guests really enjoy them too – for me this is a wonderful sight, of organic and so much deserved growth. Regardless, my frequent experience is unfortunately that they still don’t receive the platform they’d deserve, but these small steps must be taken and are developed organically and beautifully.

I read in a previous interview that film scores also inspire you? Could you name 1-2 films that have inspired you recently?

I haven’t watched TV or movies for a long time. I really enjoyed the HBO series Succession. And ultimately, sometimes it’s more the mood that inspires, not a specific film score. But it’s funny that when I released the track „Sign of the Times” a few years ago, someone said I had watched too much Succession. I was like: „What?” I listened to it again and realized that yes, I see how they made the connection between the track and the film score, but that’s not actually what inspired me. Sometimes it’s just the mood in a really good film or series that captures you. I love when listeners feel like they’re completely carried away by the music and placed in a scene that’s so captivating they can fully experience the music. Not just listen to it.

Your connection with the natural world is reflected in your music and covers. What’s your latest favorite spot?

During tours I always try to make time for hiking or excursions and scout where there are good opportunities at the given location. In those moments, it doesn’t matter how tired I am, I go because this is what truly motivates, recharges and inspires me. The most recent such place was for example Hawaii with its morning sunrise.

I’m glad you made time for us and I wish you a good time in our little country.

I’m also glad and thank you for the interview.