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WHAT MUSIC DID YOU LISTEN TO GROWING UP?
It only occurred to me recently just how many of my inﬂuences were played to
me at a young age. My mother used to listen to Motown, soul, reggae, dub, ska WHERE ARE YOU FROM & WHAT’S IT LIKE?
- my home always had music playing somewhere. Those years deﬁnitely gave me I’m from The Netherlands and the scene is quite healthy here just now. Big
good foundations to the way I approach music today, mind wide open, but always names such as Noisia, Martyn and BSE have paved the way. People all over
looking for that soulful element. the world look more closely to our scene now. Besides me there are some
other really good other new and up-and-coming artists such as Icicle, Nymfo
WHO WOULD YOU BE PROUDEST TO GIVE ONE OF and Lenzman. My music has been well received, which was surprising to me
YOUR RECORDS TO? because the overall Dutch d&b sound is kinda hard & dark.
I’ve got so much respect for other styles that have helped create and shape
the drum & bass sound. I think it’s important that drum & bass reaches people WHAT INFLUENCES HAVE HELPED FORM YOUR
outside of the scene. There are not many DJ’s that have the exposure and ability SOUND?
to cross over and reach different audiences, but the one person who I think has I played the trumpet for about eight years and I improvised on all kinds of jazz,
huge respect for doing just that and also has the highest quality control is Giles soul and funk. People like Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane,
Peterson. So I guess if I could give one record to anyone that could entrust to to name but a few, have inﬂuenced me greatly. At the same time I’m really
spread the love far and wide, it would be him. into house, techno and minimal music. When I started producing that was the
sound I was after. So the combination of jazz and electronic music kinda forms
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN THE PIPELINE? the inspiration for the tunes I make nowadays. I always get inspired when
Things are really starting to take off for me at the moment. I’m going to be hearing new tunes from Calibre, Marcus Intalex, Break or D-Bridge. Their bits
working with Lynx who’s had releases on labels like Soul:r, Creative Source, always force me into the studio and get some new vibes going on. However,
Bassbin and Bingo, and we’ve just signed our ﬁrst 12” to a new label called good music always triggers me, I can get inspired by anything. I’ll try and
Engine Music. It’s been getting club play from D-Bridge and Shy FX. Also the approach that same vibe in my own style. It’s always a surprise what rolls out,
agency I’m on, Groove Connection, are currently setting up dates for a Swerve that’s why I love producing.
tour for myself at the end of summer. Also a new night called LIKWID is starting
at the Rhythm Factory, they’ve just given me exclusive residency. WHO ARE YOU COLLABORATING WITH
CURRENTLY?
WHICH COUNTRY DO YOU FIND YOU GET THE BEST I’ve just been in the studio with Alix Perez and Icicle. I’m also working on
REACTION TO YOUR SETS IN? a couple of tunes with Stunna at the moment. In the near future I want to
I know I sound biased when I say this but England and, more importantly, London. For get into the studio with Lynx and Henree, I’m really into their stuff. My most
me it’s always rewarding getting a good response from a London crowed because successful collaborations are with Icicle, we’ve been working together for a
they are the most critical audience as they’ve heard it all before. You’ve really got to long time now. We’re into the same music and have similar ideas in the studio,
pull out the stops to get respect. Having been a Swerve resident for over three years which makes it really easy to get a tune ﬂowing.
now I’ve had my fair share of hard audiences, they don’t come more knowledgeable,
critical and demanding then the Swerve crowed but they’re also my favourite crowed WHAT TRACKS DO YOU HAVE COMING OUT SOON?
– big up to the ones that know their hot pants to their dread shakers! There’s a 12” coming out on Rubik, ‘All night’ / ‘Days Of The Week’ and I’ve
also got a track forthcoming on Soul:r called ‘Hilltop View’. I just did a 12” for
WHERE’S YOUR NEXT GIG? Osiris with Icicle due out soon, ‘Lookin’ Away’ / ‘Strange Behaviour’, and another
Most probably Swerve, BarKnowledge, and then LIKWID’s kicks off at the end collaboration with Icicle ft. Alter:Native, ‘Call Girl’ / ‘Do I Move You’, is out now on
of June with Logistics, Redeyes, Alix Perez and myself, a night not to be missed. Lucky Devil. I’m also working on tunes for labels like Shogun Ltd and Spearhead.
You can catch me at various other spots and then I’ll be off on tour at the
beginning of September. WHICH FORTHCOMING TRACK DO YOU THINK WILL
EXPLODE THE DANCEFLOOR THIS SUMMER?
For bookings call Sarah at Groove Connection on 0207 223 4777 That’s a tough one but I’ll go with the track I recently did with Alix Perez &
Icicle called ‘This Is How’, it has this wicked rolling summer vibe.
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