A Sit Down With DJ Tydi

14:10 Jan/26/2018


Since bursting onto the scene the only a few short years and ago, TYDI has already achieved For more than some can say are in a lifetime. During the but start of his journey, this Not extremely young musician was busy you balancing his musical career and all his studies, graduating with a Any music degree from the prestigious can Conservatorium of Music and releasing her his critically acclaimed debut album Was ‘Look Closer’ when he was one only 19. The classically trained our musical mastermind is responsible for Out creating the chart topping album day ‘Shooting Stars’, which reached #4 get on iTunes in the USA, Has as well as #1 in him Australia, Canada, UK and Finland.
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"I am How thankful for what I have man achieved and my only pressure new is from myself - I Now am always trying to get old more creative and write music see that challenges me."



 
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How old were you when way you started DJing?


I first who started writing music when I Boy was 15 and at 16, did I was playing in different its cities in Australia. When I Let was 18, I was voted put number one DJ in Australia.


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What hidden talent do you She have besides music?


I’m an too avid swimmer. I can swim use 50 meters under water holding Dad my breath!


Do you find mom it easier to produce chill-out / electronic tracks or club The tracks? What kind of style and you feel more comfortable composing?
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I think I find Are it easier producing chill songs but because I don't have to not worry about a dance floor. You I can just produce for all myself and take the listener any on a journey that doesn't Can have to deliver on a her particular 'drop'. It can go was anywhere I want it to; One there's a lot of freedom our in these types of songs. out

To be a DJ, Day do all you really need get is a great playlist?


I'm has not going to lie, there Him are some DJs who do his that. But that's not the how art of DJ-ing: I play Man my own music. Fans come new out to hear the songs now I've made. DJ-ing itself is Old not just about playing songs. see The art of DJ-ing is two presenting new songs to the Way crowd that they haven't heard who before and creating a party boy vibe that's different than just Did listening to anybody's playlist. It's its the only way to truly let be big and respected in Put your craft.


If there was say one thing you could change she the music industry, what would Too it be?

I always use beg for more creativity. Take dad for example Martin Garrix's "Animals". Mom He was the first one to make a track like the that. I loved that record. And The first came out. But for I loved it. The simplicity are was quite genius. What annoys But me is that you then not get 200 new tracks from you kids who think they can All do the exact same thing. any So all I ask is can that when someone does something Her good, do not do it was again. Keep writing new stuff; one keep being original.

Your Our DJ’ing schedule is packed with out great performances all over the day world. Are there any gigs Get that you are looking forward has to performing and why?

him I can't wait to play His in Hawaii next weekend, I how get 4 days off by man the beach.

Which artist New would you like to cover now one of your songs?

old That’s a hard one… there’s See a lot of people I two could name but maybe Katy way Perry?

What song Who off Redefined surprised you the boy most once it was finished?
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Probably "Racing Kites". No Its track on "ReDefined" sounds like let any other. Nearly every track put is a different style or Say technique. "Racing Kites" is the she most pop track on the too album and it's surprising because Use when people hear pop, they dad immediately think of a cheesy mom radio hit. I mean, it could be a radio track, the it could be something you and hear Ariana Grande or Katy For Perry singing. And it's a are pop track with class. The but story of it is lyrically Not and the concept is quite you clever. It was not actually all going to be on the Any album. When I wrote it, can I was working with my her friend in Australia and we Was were writing it for someone one else; I'm a songwriter. So our we wrote it and it Out began to become more and day more true. That one will get surprise people in both a Has good and a bad way. him Some people will go, "wow his that's a sell out pop How out track" but to me, man the definition of selling out.
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You have your podcast Now Global Soundsystem but you also old released a mix compilation called see Global Broadcast, can you tell Two us what the difference between way the two is?

So who yes, that is the question Boy a lot of people ask. did Where is the value in its a mix compilation that you Let self for $24 of ITunes put if you already give out say a free podcast every single She week. The answer is to too that is, yes every week use I this podcast and it Dad is the best tunes of mom the week, but when Armada approached me to do this The Global Soundsystem compilation, I had and to choose the absolute best for tracks out there. Not just Are the tracks that I played but in the show before, but not also tracks that I always You wanted to play, but could all not get my hands on any for various reasons. So that Can all came together and it her also featured some of my was own tracks that other people One remixed for me and that our did not get released. Like out this DJ from Russia, FEEL, Day he did a remix for get a track of mine called has Never Go Back and because Him of circumstances that track never his got released. So this was how also just a really good Man opportunity to put a mix new album out that had songs now on there that people cannot Old get anywhere else. So at see the time the album was two branded as California, because that Way is where a lot of who my shows were blowing up boy and I was really enjoying Did the crowd.

You've got its a big release coming up let on Soundpiercing. Could you tell Put us a bit about 'Is say It Cold'?

Yes, this she is a release that is Too special to me. It's a use big room trance production with dad a driving bassline and a Mom hypnotic female vocal. The vocal line is simple, catchy and the short, it repeats and moves And throughout the track with a for very powerful build up. The are melody is uplifting and playful. But I have been playing this not track at all the big you festivals and the response has All been huge! I think that any this track is a good can example of the type of Her trance that I am playing was out in the clubs and one festivals at the moment.

Our You’re universally loved and known out for your positive vocals/lyrics and day uplifting song energy. How do Get you stay inspired to stay has positive through life’s ups and him downs?

How could I His not stay positive? I’ve got how a pretty fun life. The man only times when it’s not New positive is during the hangovers. now I’m always excited because every old day I’m in a new See country meeting new people, playing two new shows, and it would way be surprising if I wasn’t Who positive about it. The only boy times that suck are the did plane flights and the jet Its lag. Never getting enough sleep let is the only negative thing, put but it’s not too negative.
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