Growing Up
I think I was lucky enough to grow up in the ’80s and ’90s when there was so much good music all around. All of my family kept up to date on everything in the charts back when I was 5 – 13, then as I got to 14 – 16 I just loved the sound of the electronic side of music and started to explore it.
Inspirations
It can vary from world music, to dance, to the Beatles and Rolling Stones and cinematic soundtracks by Hanz Zimmer, all are welcome. But as far as dance music the obvious choices are The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Underworld, Astrix, J00F, Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox and Leftfield. I was a part of the ’90s in full swing so that comes through in what I do.
Your Crew
I write my own music, play DJ or live sets and also hire my studio to up-and-comers, whoever may need tutorials and advice. I find it rewarding to help people achieve as well as do my own music.
The Music You Make
I am mainly booked for high energy club music as that’s what my name is known for. I would also love to do experimental breaks and chill out sets and I love cinematic music, but it’s rare that people will ask for those sets. At Earthcore you will find me playing to the environment. Outdoors is different to club sets and I think you can stretch it out and play with the crowd more rather than just nail out hits. I will be playing some new material I have written and some roof raising psy. This music will go best outdoors and it will have surprises in there, some tech and some breaks to keep it interesting.
Music, Right Here, Right Now
I think the music scene is really strong and there is a lot of talent out there, but I think the art of making an album has been lost a bit in most places, which is sad as I loved the anticipation of a new CD coming out when I was a teenager. I prefer the act of buying hard copies than hunting on download sites really, but it’s just the way it’s gone. Having said that there is a lot of new talent out there and if you dig deep enough there is a wide variety of new music to play all the time. The industry has changed and the new generation keep you on your toes so you have to keep adapting, which I think is a good thing.
