"It was definitely an interesting style of music, I was hooked from the get-go," he said.

"I went to a few local events that were running around town - Roger Brown's Underground Sound, Our House, stuff like that.

"I was always into electronic music in general, and thought I'd check these out and found them pretty cool."

Pillai, from Launceston, completed a course and started producing his own music using Ableton software - joining a small handful of people in Tasmania making techno, a unique form of electronica that flows to create a continuous DJ set.

"I start off by making the kick and the bass as a building block for the rest of the track and go from there, adding synths and melodies and stuff," Pillai said.

"I get lots of inspiration from a lot of the music I hear. I spend a lot of my time listening to techno.

"It's more about flow. Everything just kind of sounds like cohesive tracks, nothing sounds out of place."

It's a niche sound - not something you will hear on the radio, but at specific events at festivals and nightclubs. The genre has a huge following in capital cities on the mainland.

Techno has existed in Tasmania for some time, but those producing it have had limited opportunities to play locally.

They needed a scene to be created.

Liam Spicer has been a huge techno fan and a producer for years, and would regularly hear about touring international acts playing in Sydney and Melbourne.

His dream of starting a techno scene in Tasmania lead to the creation of SPICYMUSIC with his partner Katie McKenna in 2016, putting on events at Tasmanian nightclubs every few months and giving touring acts the opportunity to play more "intimate" shows for a developing crowd.

"It's definitely growing here. About three years ago there was no solid techno scene at all, so it's taken a lot of hard work and dedication," Spicer said.

"We've got a nice little crew where we can build things slowly, bring down some acts, and we're starting to make it a lot more regular.

"It's good to be able to get to the point now where we can do an outdoor event.

"It will be primarily techno. It's a pretty niche sound, that's why it's taken a few years to get to where it is today."

Royal Park will have never seen or heard anything like Obsidian Music and Arts Festival.

Set in the top end of the park bordered by the concrete steps and the river, organisers are hoping for 200 to 300 people to come along, creating an intimate and collective experience for festival goers. It will also feature installations from Tasmanian artists and local food stalls.

Spicer, McKenna and Pillai will be among the Tasmanian DJ’s featuring as part of Obsidian.

Spicer designed the festival to be a flowing exploration of techno from start to finish, helping people to build their experience during the day before it moves to Bakers Lane later at night.

"We’ve branded the event as a Part 1 and Part 2 experience. So we really want people to come to the outdoor event during the day, and then your festival ticket gets entry to this event and also the Part 2 at Bakers Lane," he said.

"We’ve co-ordinated the lineup so it’s progressing from more slower, groovy techno throughout the day, then it gets harder at night. Once you go into Part 2 of the experience, it’s a bit harder and more abstract and unique, so that’s why we’re wanting everyone to enjoy that whole journey."

The day session - starting at 11.45am - is called "cleanse, reflect", and begins with acts from Launceston and Hobart, then a duo from Melbourne who play at some of Australia's biggest festivals.

After another DJ from Melbourne, the two international acts perform to round out the open air portion of the festival: Dasha Rush from Russia, and Perc from the United Kingdom.

They will be in Melbourne for Pitch Festival on the same weekend before heading down to Launceston for Sunday.

Liam said international artists often enjoy not just playing at the larger festivals but also love the chance to play to smaller crowds - and the developing scene in Tasmania gives them that chance.

"There are times when we've been at other festivals on the mainland and being in that big outdoor atmosphere with thousands and thousands of people - it's not for everyone," he said.

"A lot of comments have been made by people who attend our events, and a lot of the DJs too, that they like how intimate it is. You know everyone, you connect with everyone on that level.

"You can pretty much go through the crowd and know every second person. It's got a real comfortable, family sort of vibe."

The night session - at Bakers Lane from 11pm - is called "recharge, grow" and features two DJs from Sydney and three more Tasmanian acts.

When it comes to debates over music genres, few are as fierce as the definitions under the electronica umbrella.

The Examiner has turned to an article from Deep House Amsterdam by Jack Dolan for some assistance.

Techno started in the 1980s in Detroit as a "more serious" genre than house, which itself came from a reinterpretation of disco in the ghettos of Chicago in the 1970s.

Like all music genres, they evolved over time after spreading across the world.

Dolan says techno is "based around a dark futuristic vision of the world" and technically has a faster beat than house - although not always.

Techno usually has a low bass and a heavy beat giving it a darker sound, while house has lighter sounds.

Some also argue techno is a more underground sound than house and is not as commercial or accessible.

In layman's terms: techno is a deep, driving beat often interspersed with synths and melodies - just as Pillai describes.

There are plenty of grey areas, and that is before we even get into electronic dance music (EDM), drum 'n' bass, trance and dubstep.

You just need to listen to find out.

WHAT: Obsidian Music and Arts Festival

WHEN: Sunday-Monday, March 10-11

WHERE: Royal Park (11.45am to 11pm), Bakers Lane (11pm to 5am)

TICKETS: events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/obsidian-music-arts-festival

HOW MUCH: $100