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1. Why did you choose to become an artist?
 
“I first discovered going to raves and parties when I was around 16-18 and I always remember being amazed and Intrigued about how electronic music is made and played out live. I got my first copy of Reason 3 over 10 years ago and started teaching myself how to make music, it started out as a hobby but over the years the idea of becoming a professional artist became more serious to the point where it has become my main focus and passion.”
 
2. What do you do to get into a creative state?
 
“I like to go to the gym usually in the morning, normally it clears my mind and I find exercise in general releases endorphins which helps calm your brain before doing anything creative. When It comes to writing music I normally spend the first couple of hours just exploring sample packs, playing with software or hardware synths, drum machines etc. Sometimes this process can be quick and I find myself in a creative state almost straight away, sometimes it takes a long time until that creative burst strikes. Once it does I have to capitalize on it. Apparently separating Lego blocks into different color piles helps too (I saw that on a documentary once but can’t say I’ve ever tried it haha) Regular breaks and plenty of caffeine always helps too!”
 
3. Where do you get your inspiration from?
 
“Everywhere really, I mainly listen to Electronic music and will always find little sounds or elements in tracks that inspire me and there’s a lot of great artists out there that inspire me in general. However, I also get inspiration from movies, games, nature, science documentaries about cosmology etc. Even if I’m not inspired musically, I can appreciate different forms of art and sometimes I can translate that into a different form through music.”
 
4. What, for you, is the purpose of art?
 
“To express emotion, personality and meaning through one artistic form or another.”
 
5. What do you want to express with your music?
 
“I always try my best to create original music that’s true to me. I sometimes like to make dark, weird sounds that people haven’t heard before which always draws your attention from generic music. I often like to express emotion in my tracks as I think it’s important to be able to feel something when listening to music. The combination of driving techno with a lot of energy mixed with captivating melody’s and big basslines seems to do it for me!”
 
6. In which ways could the scene improve in the future?
 
“Well there isn’t a huge techno scene from where I am from in Manchester but it is starting to change, hopefully there will be more people attending techno events in the near future. In terms of the global scene, I think less politics with labels and artists would be nice to see. Music is about bringing people together at the end of the day, sometimes big egos can get in the way and make other people feel inferior which isn’t cool.”
 
7. What do you love most about being an artist?
 
“I really love producing music and always have. I like to think of myself as a pretty versatile artist with a fairly wide range to my sound. This is the way I can fully express myself without creative limitations. There’s also no better feeling than dropping one of your own tracks at a gig and seeing the crowd go crazy for it!”
 
8. Most profound insight you had since you started this career?
 
“I think I found that when you try and make tracks fit for a certain label, you are instantly limiting yourself creatively. I would say my biggest insight is to just make tracks and worry about labels later.”
 
9. Most exciting club moment?
 
“Probably headlining Watergate for Stil Vor Talent doing a 2 and a half hour peak time set to a packed out club until the sun came up, was a very proud moment!”

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