- Hi, Deep Zone Project & DJ Balthazar, and our congratulations for being selected Bulgarian representatives at Eurovision 2008! How do you feel now, being a Eurovision participants?
- Thank you very much! We are very very excited to represent our country this year, because it is a great honour and a huge challenge. Eurovision is the biggest musical contest in the world, so this is a big responsibility for all of us.

- What were your first thoughts when you were announced as winner of preselection?
- It was a big surprise for all of us when we were announced as winners, we didn’t really expect this. First we couldn’t believe it, but then we realized it’s true. We were so happy and excited that we can’t remember our first thoughts at that moment.

- Was it difficult to succeed at the national final, were there other strong competitors, whom have you regarded as your main rivals?
- It was definitely difficult, the competition was huge! The bulgarian national TV organized the national song selection in the format of a big reality music show, which continued for 4 months. There were more than 100 contestants total, so you can imagine how hard it was.

- Was it originally scheduled for you to perform together with DJ Balthazar and how this idea has appeared?
- Yes, DJ Balthazar was part of the creation process from the beginning. We are working together for more than one year now. We produced together a few other tracks + we did 3 really successful national club tours. DJ Balthazar is the most popular and respected bulgarian dj/producer and he helped a lot with new ideas.

- What will be your aim in Eurovision 2008, are you aiming for a win there?
- We will try our best – that’s for sure. However, our main aim is to represent our country at the best possible way.

- How can you describe your song in one phrase?
- Dynamic and breath taking.

- Was this song written specially for Eurovision contest, can you tell shortly the story of it’s creation?
- The song was written and produced specially for ESC. We wanted to do something different on purpose, a non-usual Eurovision entry, which would stand out on stage and people would remember it. We wanted also the song to be club friendly, that’s why we did several remixes as well.

- So, what exactly, on your opinion, may help it to catch European public?
- We believe that music has evolved a lot, especially in the past few years. That's why we are always looking for new dimensions. Our song includes a mixture of pop dance, breakbeat, house and reggae. It features a faster and a slower part, we believe this tempo change would attract people’s attention. Of course, we are also preparing a very spectacular stage show, that would surely make a difference.

- Are you usually following the Eurovision contest itself? Any memories connected with it?
- To be honest we don’t follow Eurovision contest regularly.

- Are you planning some promotional tour in Europe? Do you think in general that precontest promotion is important for the contest success?
- Of course, we’ll do an european promo tour before ESC. We’ll also send a lot of promotional CD’s to many tv/radio stations across Europe. Few days ago we came back from our first tour destination – Ukraine. We did there more than 25 interviews for all the biggest local TV and radio stations. In april we’ll visit also Malta, England, Portugal and Croatia. We believe that touring is an essential part for the the contest success.

- Can you tell us more about music video for your entry?
- Our video is quite excentric, it features our lead singer Joanna wearing nothing but body paint. The only lady of the group performs the vocal part painted like an exotic flower by professional body paint artists. The clip was directed by Kiril Bozhinov.

- Are you preparing changes to the way song will be presented on Belgrade stage, or presentation will be basically same as in Bulgarian final?
- At the moment we're preparing our performance for Belgrade and there will be quite a few changes. We will have a brand new styling, better choreography and many new elements. We will use again our unique musical instrument - the laser harp, which was made specially for us and our live performances. The harp projects 20 green laser beams, which are controlled by a midi protocol. When you touch a beam with your hand then a sound is produced and you can play the harp like a real synthesizer. In Serbia we will even allow the journalists at the press conferences to try the harp for themselfes.

Now I can also reveal the newest addition to our stage show. We will use and present - for the first time in the world - the revolutionary product of the japanese company Vestax, a turntable in the shape of a guitar. It will allow us (the 2 DJs) to go out of the dj booth and scracth live like a guitar player. It was really hard to get these instruments, because they are still prototypes and not for sale. We are also very happy to work with one of the best break dancer’s in the world, who won a lot of international contests – Peter from Electric Force crew.

- What do you think is more important for Eurovision success: song, performer or the show?
- All things are equally important. You can’t have a good song without a good show or performer, you also can’t have a good show without a good song or performer.

- Eurovision is sometimes labeled as political contest. Do you think of it as political event?
- No. The only thing we’re interested in is music.

- Let's speak briefly on your career. What each one of you consider as the main highlight in it?
- Deep Zone: probably the main highlight of our career is when we did a remix of Madonna’s Ray of Light.
DJ Balthazar: during the years I earned the acknowledgement of the fans, and a huge respect from club owners, promoters, and even the competition. 

- Have you taken part in other music competitions? Do you like competing in general?
- Not really, that’s the first competition for all of us. We find it interesting to compete.

- You’ve been known as creators of a lot of remixes for Eurovision entries from different countries, including Belarus last year. Can you tell us more about this?
- We were in contact with Philip Kirkorov for quite some time, and we were flattered when he asked us to remix his artist Koldun. We did a faster dance version of the song which was very fresh and worked well in the clubs. Our remix was included in Koldun’s official Eurovision promo CD last year.

- Can you name us your favourite world singers, and those who mostly influenced your music?
- Really hard to say, there are so many different artists and singers that influenced every one of us.

- And our usual question - can you name us any singers you know coming from ex-USSR, Russia , Ukraine ?
- First names that come to our mind: Alla Pugachova, Philip Kirkorov, Ani Lorak.

- Finally, if you wish to leave any message to the visitors of our site you can do it now.
- We hope this year they will vote for something fresh and different.

- Thank you for the interview, good luck with your preparations and see you in Belgrade!
- Thanks and hope to see you in Belgrade!

- Вы готовите какие-то изменения в выступление по сравнению с тем, что было на болгарском финале?
- Мы готовим значительные изменения. Будет абсолютно новый стиль одежды, новая хореография, много новых элементов. Мы по-прежнему будем использовать наш уникальный музыкальный инструмент - лазерную арфу, которая была сделана специально для нас и наших живых выступлений. Она проецирует 20 зеленых лазерных лучей, которые контролируются миди протоколом. Когда ты касаешься луча рукой, создается звук и на арфе можно играть как на настоящем синтезаторе. В Сербии мы даже разрешим журналистам самим на пресс-конференции попробовать на ней поиграть.

Мы можем рассказать и об одной новинке, которая будет использована в нашем шоу - впервые в мире будет использован революционный продукт компании Vestax, проигрыватель в форме гитары. Это позволит нам (двум диджеям) играть на диске как на гитаре. Было очень тяжело достать эти инструменты - поскольку это прототипы и они пока не продаются. Мы также рады работать с одним из лучших брейк-танцоров в мире, победителем множества конкурсов - Петером из Electric Force.

- Что вы считаете более важным для успеха на конкурсе Евровидение: песню, исполнителя, или шоу?
- Все важно. Не бывает хорошей песни без шоу или исполнителя, также не бывает хорошего шоу без песни или исполнителя.

- Иногда о Евровидении говорят, что это политический конкурс. Вы согласны с этим?
- Нет, единственное что нас интересует - это музыка.

- Давайте поговорим вкратце о вашей карьере. Что вы считаете ее основным моментом?
- Deep Zone: наверное это ремикс для Мадонны на песню Ray of Light.
DJ Balthazar: за много лет работы я получил признание фанатов и уважение от владельцев клубов, промоутеров и даже конкурентов.

- Вы любите принимать участие в конкурсах? Вы участвовали в каких-то еще музыкальных соревнованиях?
- Нет, для нас это первый конкурс, но состязаться нам нравится.

- Вы известны как создатели множества ремиксов на Евровидение на песни разных стран, включая Белорусские в прошлом году. Расскажите об этом?
- Мы уже давно знакомы с Филиппом Киркоровым и были польщены, когда он попросил нас создать ремиксы для его подопечного - Колдуна. Мы сделали быструю танцевальную версию, которая была очень хорошо воспринята в клубах. Наши ремиксы вошли в официальный промо диск Колдуна в прошлом году.

- Можете назвать ваших любимых мировых исполнителей?
- Тяжело ответить, каждому из нас нравится слишком много исполнителей.

- Наш обычный вопрос, можете ли вы назвать нам имена исполнителей из стран СНГ, которых вы знаете?
- Первые имена которые приходят на ум: Алла Пугачева, Филипп Киркоров, Ани Лорак.

- И, наконец, если вы хотите сказать что-то посетителям нашего сайта, вы можете это сделать сейчас.
- Мы надеемся, что в этом году вы проголосуете за что-то свежее и непохожее на остальное.

- Спасибо за интервью, удачи в подготовке и увидимся в Белграде!
- Спасибо и вам.