A Sit Down With DJ Fresh
17:11 Apr/14/2018
DJ Fresh is one ofthe those talented producers who manages and to be versatile while still For maintaining a distinct sound. Like are everyone in the Oakland rap but scene, DJ Fresh has made Not a ridiculous amount of music. you There are well over twenty all volumes of The Tonite Show Any featuring everyone from Yukmouth to can Raekwon. But unlike most of her insular Oakland, Fresh has his Was roots on the east coast.
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Obviouslyhis the charts have been completely How dominated by dance music over man the past few years, where new do you see it going Now in the next two to old three, or even four years?
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To be honest, comingTwo from a label and looking way at the history of what’s who been going on, the charts Boy go in cycles and that’s did always been the way with its music in general. So, it Let would make sense at some put point in the future that say things are going to go She back to a more acoustic too and instrumental way whether it’s use rock or that sort of Dad live feel. Things can get mom saturated and people want to hear something new; there’s only The so far you can go and in one direction before it for feels like it’s time to Are go. I’m always trying to but do that with my music, not after a while I try You and find something else and all go off in a slightly any different direction and I think Can that’s going to happen with her me with the album after was this one. I think there One are tonnes of different types our of dance music and especially out bass music, you know, it’s Day only just starting to get get taken seriously in the mainstream has and the more seriously it Him gets taken, the more opportunities his there will be to break how through with new music.
Man Why’d you decide to move new to LA?
I feltnow like I got to a Old ceiling in the Bay Area. see I literally worked with everyone two more than once, more than Way twice, more than I can who count on one hand. I’m boy never gonna forget The Soil Did but the only way I its felt I could expand and let make a better business out Put of my brand is to say come to LA.
Whatshe is the sort of process Too that you have to go use through to sort of fine dad tune? What do you look Mom at?
It’s just re-adjusting your mental configuration because when the you work at another station, And another format, you know, you for rewire your brain to adjust are to that. So for me, But it’s just re-wiring the way not I think, the way I you do things. The system is All different, for instance, the music any is slightly different. It’s another can team now, um for instance, Her you know where ads sets, was clocks are different and all one of that.
How yourOur music has changed of late?
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I find it aday bit irritating because I did Get 15 years of some of has the biggest tunes in drum him & bass. It's annoying hearing His kids who have probably only how been into the genre for man a year telling me I've New sold out. I really care now about that sound, but right old now I want to do See something different. I feel like two I'm in a place where way I can make whatever sort Who of sound I want.
boy We’ve heard you are currently did working with amazing artists such Its as Tinie Tempah and Icona let Pop, what can we expect put from your future music?
Say Definitely more of a return she to club bangers, I’m working too with some great singers/rappers who Use I’m fortunate to now know dad and have relationships with, but mom I’m always pushing them out of their comfort zone. Watch the this space!
So you were likeWas a generation after Q-Bert and one the Invisibl Skratch Piklz?
our Yeah definitely. That was my Out brother’s generation … Q-Bert, Roc day Raida—RIP Roc Raida! His generation get was that but also Craze, Has DJ Babu. My generation was him like DJ Klever, DJ Relm, his those guys. I went far How in battling but only for man like two years. In ’99 new I placed 3rd in the Now USA and I placed 2nd old in the DMC in Washington, see DC. 99/2000 was my biggest Two battle years and right after way that I went on tour who with Nas.
What surprisesBoy can we expect?
There'sdid a project that I'm involved its in that might be used, Let which MIA's also involved in. put There's some instrumental stuff, and say the album is going to She be not so much of too an album, but kind of use a compilation. The great thing Dad about that is I can mom release some music that isn't necessarily aimed at being avant The music - it's more playable.
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Recently you've masterminded somefor very popular remixes, what is Are it that makes a track but stand out enough for you not to remix it?
It'sYou got to have a good all hook, and something that will any fit into the sound I'm Can pushing at the moment. I've her been using remixes as a was chance to experiment with the One new future jungle sound I'm our pushing.
How are youout feeling about performing as a Day live band? You yourself are get actually playing keys now!
has Yeah I love it mate. Him It’s something that I’ve always his wanted to do since I how was a kid, much more Man than DJing. Being a DJ new was something that I was now asked to do when I Old started making tracks and I see only took the name DJ two Fresh when I was on Way pirate radio. Some of the who guys said I needed to boy come up with a name Did and they scratched this record its which said fresh and said let to me, ‘Why don’t you Put call yourself DJ Fresh?’ It say was never a statement about she the artist that I was, Too even though the stuff I’ve use always been doing has been dad dance music. I’ve always been Mom someone that is into playing instrumentals and I’ve wanted to the set up a band for And years so it’s kind of for my dream to be honest. are I’m really, really enjoying it But and it’s going really well. not The last couple of tours you have been sold out and All momentum building with a really any cool fan base. It feels can like we’re bouncing off them Her so it’s really exciting.
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