What is your earliest memory of music as a child?Īpparently my mother put on a lot of Bach while I was still in the womb! Other than that the first memories I’d have would be my father singing EWF’s ‘September’ anytime it came on, on the radio.Īt what age did electronic music first enter your radar? I grew up with them only having the ‘oldies’ station on, so from there I was introduced to a lot of instrumentalist idols like Bill Withers, Billy Joel and Miles Davis who have had a profound impact on my approach to writing and instrumental accompaniment. I requested for piano lessons at an early age and they were happy to oblige – then after, they did everything they could to cultivate and preserve the musical discipline it required to learn an instrument. My parents never played instruments and were not intense music heads themselves, but they realized the importance of music in raising children. Tell us about your childhood, do you hail from a musical family Well let’s rewind for a moment and find out how this musical journey began. The main take away from that conversation was that a job needed to be done and I couldn’t be happier doing it. A month after the Mad Decent EP, I met Diplo for the first time at the Djakarta Warehouse Project in Jakarta and we talked about the state of Asian dance music.
To create priceless memories for thousands of people you don’t know personally – I think that’s the most rewarding job in the world. Had you any idea just what an incredible twelve months lay ahead for you, it’s been a dream ride with support from the likes of Diplo, The Chainsmokers and Major Lazer…?Ī younger version of me would have probably freaked out, but today I’m just thankful I get to do this for a living. You exploded as an artist in the latter stages of 2015 via your debut EP for Mad Decent. I had a few friends roll through to do dj sets (fzpz from Darker Than Wax, KRSTN from Attagirl), they played what they liked – it went from house and UK grime one hour to dirty trap the next, and everyone there loved it. My first show there hit capacity really early, and the whole night was surreal. It was easy to see why it’s ranked #6 in the world – amazing management, staff, and vibes are always guaranteed. I grew up going to Zouk every other month, I couldn’t imagine that one day I’d have a show there. One of Asia’s first nights is your own Audible Visions party at Zouk in Singapore, one of the best clubs on the planet. It’s the only time I’ve heard crowds sing along to synth drops. There’s so much energy bubbling under the surface in Asia! Every date so far has just knocked it out of the park.īoombox Cartel & Quix – Supernatural (feat. A month ago I played my biggest hometown gig to date, a headline slot on the Live stage at Ultra Singapore. I started off with eating week-old goat cheese and riding camels in Mongolia to playing parties from Vietnam to Indonesia.
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Where have some of the highlights been on this stunning series of dates…? You are now rounding up your South East Asia Tour with dates in Thailand and Singapore swinging our way in November. Fast forward several months later I felt that it had been tucked away in my hard drive for too long so I decided to release it. It was intended to be a tiny 1-minute DJ tool but I admit I got a little carried away.
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It started out 4 months ago, when Benzi, king of edits and professional dot connector (also 1/2 of TWRK) hit me up with the R.Kelly acapella, asking me to do a quick mash/flip of the tune for GIRL TRAPZ 10. So exciting times for you sir with the release of your new track, a homage to a classic! Please talk us through the heavily R.Kelly sampled ‘Ignition’… The best piece of new music you have heard today?Ĭoastal – Money Isn’t Everything – hot tip from RL Grime’s Halloween V. Headed off to play a cruise ship festival, which leaves from here in a few days. Singaporean maestro MYRNE is back with his creatively charge spin of ‘Ignition’, a bass heavy masterpiece with an undeniable groove… Interview by Dan Princeĭude a huge welcome to DMCWORLD, where in the world are you right now?
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