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How does producing and writing for other artists compare to your own music, and how do you decide what you’ll be keeping to release for yourself? It’s a different process if you know you’re doing a production for an existing song and it’s for another artist, you still get fully into it but the emotional connection is different – if it’s my single there’s much more riding on it for me and I’m conscious more of how it will perform globally and if kids in Brazil or Asia will be able to sing the chorus.
Sometimes I’ve had songs at the end of the session I think it’s definitely something for me, but as time goes on I write other songs that feel better or more relevant for me so my team and I start to think about which other artists that song could be relevant for - maybe it’s another dance act and I’ll stay part of the release as we did with Ritual (Tiesto & Rita Ora) or Back & Forth (MK & Becky Hill) – they were both songs I wrote for me, but in the end it made more sense to do them as collaboration releases.
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Your latest single ‘Billboard’ featuring Chinese singer, Tifa Chen – how important do you think it is to work with a diverse range of artists and to support upcoming talent? I’ve always championed up and coming talent, I think the power of a great vocal performance from an exciting new artist can hold more weight than an average performance from a bigger artist, so yes, it’s absolutely important for me to work with new talent and a diverse range of international acts, too. My music has always had a big global reach, and I’m always thinking about what’s relevant to the global fans and how to connect with them more. Tifa’s vocal is amazing regardless of which language she’s singing in, I just really connected with her voice and Billboard was a great fit for the collaboration. There’s some other global artists on my album, Jhay Cortez for instance was a new Latin rapper who hadn’t done a huge amount when he featured on my album and he’s since gone on to become one of the biggest new rappers coming out of Latin America, so the quest for new talent is also a global thing for me.
You’ll be heading off on a headline tour in March, are you excited to be getting back on the road? Yeah, I’m having a break at the moment, which has been amazing. It’s quite strange getting used to not travelling and just being at home, but the headline tour in March is going to be really special. It’s a bit of a live / DJ combo, we have some great musicians and singers joining the tour, and the stage production is looking amazing; it’s just really special for me to be doing my own headline shows. We have a great crew who are also friends coming on the tour so I do anticipate a lot of fun to be had on the road too.
What is your favourite thing about touring? Any on-the-road rituals? It’s got to be the energy and vibe you get from a great crowd and how it makes you feel seeing them sing your songs back to you, you just can’t beat that feeling. Rituals I have are nothing crazy, I like to be prepared with my tour manager before the set and make sure everything is all set for me to hit the stage, then after the show, I love to meet the fans. You can generally see the super fans
at the front of a show and I know it can mean a lot to them to get a photo and meet me, so I try and take the time to do that as those real fans are what it’s really all about; they’re the reason I get to do what I do. Afterwards I generally keep it very chilled and go back to the hotel and have a cup of tea and watch Only Fools and Horses – very English, it grounds me back into normality a bit!
You’ve played festivals all over the world, including Tomorrowland, We Are, SW4, Lollapalooza and even had a summer Ibiza residency at Hi – do you prefer playing festivals/outdoor shows compared to smaller, intimate shows? There’s pros and cons to both really. You can’t beat a big festival like Tomorrowland main stage, but sometimes you wanna get an intimate vibe in a club and really be connected with the crowd and not feel the pressure to play in a certain way and keep it a bit more underground.
What have you got planned for the rest of 2020? Music-wise I can’t wait for you all to hear what’s coming! I already have the main releases for the year clearly mapped out and it’s some
of the best music I’ve ever released. I have some amazing shows in the schedule, lots of activity in Asia and some extensive time in the U.S. Of course, Ibiza is always a key part of the summer schedule, which I love, as Ibiza really inspired the start of Jonas Blue!
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