ALBERTA - LOCAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
We like to start these artist spotlights off with a little background, tell us about
your journey through electronic music, how exactly did all this begin?
I got really interested in electronic music at a really young age. A family friend was bouncing
nightclubs in Calgary at the time and he would always hook me up with music to check out. A lot of it
was progressive and techno but it led me to the dance community. When I got into high school I found
and fell in love with drum and bass. I would go hit the record store every week to start collecting
vinyls of all the stuff I loved and wanted to play when I ?nally bought turntables. Once I got them, I
started making mixes and passing them out, which eventually got me booked to play venues and local
DnB nights around the city. I started dabbling with production at the same kinda time, but I didn’t
start taking it seriously until 2008 or 2009. From there it led me to where I am now.
Electronic music has exploded in Alberta over the last few short years, how
does a veteran like yourself feel about all the new artists arriving in the scene.
I think its dope. It’s a lot easier now to ?nd your artistic niche with advancements in technology.
Getting your creative ideas out isn’t as troublesome with as it used to be with music. It helps create a
community of people who can inspire each other artistically, and a healthy arts scene is always good
on maxing out big vibes.
Which local artists have had signi?cant in?uence on your career?
Musically I grew up listening to a lot of locals DJs who were catering to the drum and bass crowd.
It sparked my interest to get into the DJ side of things. When I decided to take the next step into
production I was surrounded by a lot of other Canadians who were doing the same kinda thing. The
Rottun camp is a big inspiration for sure. They had always pushed the envelope with sound design and
that was a big reason of why I wanted to make music.
If you could travel back in time to when all this began and offer yourself one tip
for the future, what would it be?
Not to be so hard on myself. I am my own destroyer.
We want to put you on the spot for a moment and challenge you to commit
yourself to 1 speci?c ambitious goal for 2014. We’ll check back with you in a
year from now and see how you’ve made out. What will be ?
To keep progressing and evolving my craft.
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