Cyprian is half of the duo Tenishia, electronic dance producers who are signed to Armin Van Buuren’s, the world’s No.1 DJ label. Tenishia have produced tracks with singers like Kirsty Hawkshaw, Jan Johnston, Tiff Lacey and many others, which are released on Armada. Their tunes have been on major compilations like Ministry of Sound, Gatecrasher and Armin Van Buuren’s A State of Trance 2007 topping the progressive trance charts all around the globe. They are supported by top names like Armin van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk, Tiesto, Pete Tong and Markus Schulz. It all began when Cyprian was 10 years old and his father took him to the trade fair because he wanted to buy a remote controlled boat. They did not find the boat he wanted but he still wanted to bring something home, so when he saw the flashing lights on a syntheziser he wanted to buy it. He started taking lessons and after a year he bought an acoustic piano and took lessons for that too, while also studying the guitar. When he was 16, he started to frequent club music and was amazed by the sound and melodies which some of the artists produced at that time and wanted to create music like that himself. He got hold of a little computer programme and started to experiment with it for hours on end. At the time he thought he was creating the best tracks in the world, even if they weren’t. At the age of 18 he started to buy equipment for his first studio and after a while he met his partner in crime Joven at a bar. They immediately clicked and started to make music together as Tenishia. It was frustrating because they had no one to teach them how to do anything and so they would spend hours on something, which takes them mere minutes today. But they were a determined duo, and sheer determination pushed them forward. They look back and wonder at the way things change. In those days they never imagined that they would have their tracks played “by the biggest DJ’s on the planet” and that their name would mean something outside of Malta.

How old are you? Star sign and date of birth?

24, Leo, 15 August 1983.

What would you like to be doing in 10 years’ time?

Continue to do production and Djing with my pal Joven.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

I think you can never have perfect happiness, one always wants more!

What is your favourite occupation?

Producing music.

Significant other?

My girlfriend Michelle (Misshy).

What is your greatest fear?

Not being able to hear.

What is it that you most value in your friends?

Support.

How would you like to die?

Old and surrounded by friends and family in my bed... ermm… obviously… it’s going to be painless.

What is your greatest

extravagance?

Building the studio that we work in.

What is your greatest regret?

Can’t think of one at the moment. Perhaps I’m a little too young for regrets!

What is your most treasured possession?

My studio.

Which talent would you most like to have apart from the ones you already have?

Don’t know... singing wouldn’t hurt I guess.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Being alone with no one to talk to.

Where would you like to live?

Right here in Malta, but obviously while

touring the world playing gigs.

What is your most marked characteristic?

I panic a lot.

Who are your heroes/heroines in real life?

My parents, they help me a lot with what I do, especially my dad. He’s great!

What is it that you most

dislike?

Not being respected as much as we should be here in Malta.

What is your motto?

If you can’t do it the first time... just try it again. Never give up.