Up close and personal with "The Duke"
posted by digs | Thursday, November 29, 2007 | 3:44 PM | info@trashbags.net.au

Who were you listening to when you decided ‘Hey, I could do this DJing business’?

There has never been a song that has made me think, I want to stand infront of a crowd of thousands, and wave my hands, like some scandanvian trance dj with a god-esq ego complex..But songs like "Solid Groove-This Is Sick", and the the "Modeselektor-Hello Mom" album, inspired me to work harder on production..

I never set out a goal to be a DJ..I learnt the basic skills when I was around 14, when i got my first decks and mixer, but i caught the bug for production, and predomentlly studied that aspect..I love music, so production and djing is just an extension of that to me, which formed into a job..DJing is my strongest tool when producing music, as a producer you need to see what works, and what gets a reaction..Mix this up with your personal approach to writing music, and there you have it..


You seem to love deep, pulsating bass. Were you the kind of kid who put stuff on speakers and watch it bounce off?

Haha..Kind of..I'm still the same...There is certain frequencies in music, that can only force people but move..Combine this with a groove, and your half way there...When I produce, i know im hiting the right frequency when my speakers act like an air-conditioner, and you can feel the speakers breathing :)


Your released your first EP on Tiga’s Turbo label and your upcoming EP will be through Switch’s label Dubsided. How have you hooked up with these guys?

Being pretty new to the game, my primary intention was to set up camp with my favourite labels, being Dubsided, and Turbo..Turbo got in touch with me about putting the first record out, and with the Dubsided collective it was quite a natural meeting, as I've dj'ed with a few of the guys a few times, and a few of us live quite locally, and we are into similar music..

I didnt want to have to go through the headache of negoiating every release i make,with a different label.. My goal is to release a high number of quality orginal tracks, J-Dilla esq. So now everything is in place, I can concentrate on producing..2008 will be a busy year..Im looking forward to it..


So tell a little about your EP? Can we expect any previously released material on it…will there be any remixes or will it be completely new material?

All brand spanking new original material...No remixes, all me...Very exclusive, no one has heard it...The only people who have it is myself, Dave (Switch) and Graeme (Sinden)..I wasn't happy with the Turbo release being leaked, and the least I can do to someone who buys my record, is making sure they have it before it hits the blogs..

Your remix of Mekon’s Yes Yes Y’all is one bad-ass track. But so is the original. Is it a song you have always wanted to remix? Has Mekon heard your version?

Yep of course Mekon has heard it..He had to accept it in order for it to feature as a remix on the record..It was a great remix to be comissioned as a debut remix..Roxanne Shante was on the vocals!!!! But for me that was so long ago, that I cant even remember making it..I feel I've come a long way since then, to the new EP coming out on Dubsided..

What are you looking forward to the most about your upcoming Australian tour?

Hot weather (its winter here), pretty girls, and playing some music..

I did an exclusive interview with the duke, up close and personal for "the kids from"

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