His incredibly catchy blend of dance pop has lit up charts and dance floors globally and with 10 million worldwide sales, 3.5 billion audio streams, over 1 billion video views and eight UK top 10 singles, you could say that Sigala – aka UK artist and producer Bruce Fielder – must be doing something right. And he also knows how to tackle our 15 questions, dishing out some of the best tech advice ever…

If you ever want your music to be a global phenomenon – and, let’s face it, who wouldn’t want a slice of that – then you could do better than taking a leaf out of Sigala’s notebook. Luckily, we have several leaves of it right here as he gives some of the best answers to our 15 Questions ever.

Sigala got his first breakthrough when he grabbed a Jackson 5 sample and made a worldwide smash out of it with Easy Love in 2015. Since then it’s been punch after punch in the chart hit stakes, with his debut album Brighter Days spawning no fewer than 10 singles, eight of which hit the UK top 10, not to mention the many collaborations with artists including John Newman, Paloma Faith, KATO, Craig David, Sean Paul, James Arthur, Becky Hill and The Vamps. Forget all that, though, because we know that you want to know the answer to just one question: “What’s your favourite EQ Bruce?”

XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color – Bruce’s favourite plugin “by far” for its enlivening effect

1 How did you get successful?

Sigala: “When I signed my record deal to Ministry of Sound in 2015. I had just made Easy Love… and I could finally pay my rent. That was a success to me!”

2 What is your production philosophy?

S: “If it feels good making it, it will feel good hearing it!”

3 When did you discover the computer music route to music production?

S: “I downloaded some software called Cool Edit Pro, and learned to make music on that through watching Youtube tutorials. I didn’t know anyone who produced music so I had to learn everything from those videos and a lot of trial and error.”