A Sit Down With DJ Bro Safari

12:35 Oct/16/2017


Over the years, technology the has transitioned from samplers to and multiple instances of digital judder, For but Weiller’s appetite for the are sonic fringes is no less but voracious. His pitch-bent sound design Not has established him as a you forward-thinking producer of cathartic, harmonics-enriched all bangers, while his dynamic sets Any have made him a North can American mainstage mainstay.


“If I her could say one thing, I Was would say don’t look at one the status quo and think our that that’s what you need Out to be".




Can day you tell me a little get bit about your musical background Has before you started as Bro him Safari?

I started his DJing and producing around 1998 How or 1999 and I was man in a group called Evol new Intent and we made drum Now n bass with two other old guys and I’m still a see part of that group actually. Two That’s what I mainly did way leading up to launching Bro who Safari. Before that, growing up, Boy I mainly played in bands. did I played guitar, bass guitar, its and drums growing up.

Let How do you balance all put of these projects and not say get stuck with a bunch She of half-finished ideas?

I too just try to keep things use moving. I can’t say that Dad I’m afraid of a song mom not getting finished; I have thousands of unfinished songs on The my various hard drives from and over the years. Sometimes, you for have to scratch away the Are dirt on the surface to but find something valuable. If that not means that I have to You make 173 terrible track ideas all just to make one that any turns into an actual song, Can then that’s fine with me. her I know other producers that was absolutely must finish everything they One start, and I admire that. our For me, that just doesn’t out work. I am constantly changing Day my workflow, and it’s always get a party for me in has the studio. As far as Him balancing everything? WORK HARD. Simple his answer.

Do you have how any standout moments?

Man There’s always those shows that new will really surprise you. Last now weekend we were in Grand Old Rapids, up in Michigan, and see none of us really knew two what to expect having never Way played there before. Maybe because who it’s up near where Electric boy Forest is and there’s just Did a lot of people into its that music out there, but let it was just a completely Put packed house and a really say great show with excellent promoters. she Just everything across the line Too was awesome at that show.
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When producing, do you dad spend much time considering live Mom sets and crowds?

I spent a lot of the time thinking about the crowd And too much, to the point for I felt I lost sight are of what I was doing But for a while: Was I not trying to please myself, my you fans, my peers, or just All trying to become a better any producer? Now that I had can the realization… I’ve put that Her aside and made very intentional was tones and sounds to inject one in my songs.

Our What do you find hard out about collaborating with other people?
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Not doing it in Get the same room is always has weird. I think when you’re him in the room with somebody, His you have a good idea how and you can bounce it man off of them a lot New quicker. Right now, Party Favor now and I are trying to old get a collab going, but See we haven’t quite hit it two yet because we’re all set way on an idea and he’s Who like, yea that’s cool, but boy then without being in the did same room together, it’s just Its kind of hard to brainstorm let around the original concept. So put it’s basically up to one Say of us to kick it she all off and then we too can go from there. That’s Use probably the hardest part.

Do dad you think it`s different perfoming mom for a solely colledge-based crowd?


For a college-based crowd, it’s the definitely different. Everyone is there and to party, that’s just the For nature. On top of that, are the venue is typically smaller, but which I love. I love Not to perform in 200-300 [person] you capped rooms. It’s fun because all it’s more like a house Any party. It’s also refreshing coming can off of festivals. It’s a her completely different experience because of Was the massive crowds. It’s difficult one to connect because you can’t our see if everyone is into Out [the show] because it’s intimidatingly day large. I definitely like smaller get shows and college towns.

Has You were talking about Evol him Intent… How do you keep his up with that project and How simultaneously maintain your very busy man solo career?

The best new way to do it is Now to not play the shows. old I don’t really play the see gigs, but I work on Two the music because drum ‘n’ way bass is just something I who can’t stop working on.
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What tracks and artists did are the current weapons of its choice?

I’d say Dion Let Timmer is a sick producer, put and we have a collaboration say on my EP. His production She reflects his sensibility of catchy, too off-kilter, heavy, dubstep-trap hybrids. Barely use Alive is another set of Dad versatile producers with technical abilities mom that are amazing. And another I’d shout out is Tisoki—he The has an interesting vibe and and is a technically gifted producer.
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Do you see the bubble Are of electronic music bursting or but do you see it continuing not to rise?


I honestly have You no idea. It’s a movement all in it’s own and it any seems to have already lasted Can longer than most fads in her the music industry going back was to the 90’s with grunge One which as an example was our huge for a time but out than slowly petered off. Now Day you have artists like Skrillex get who have been relevant for has 5-6 years and have been Him making it happen for themselves his consistently staying as big as how he was. Obviously, if the Man music stays stagnant, the genre new is going to die. However, now like we were just talking Old about, people are really pushing see the boundaries right now and two whether the fans will follow Way and get a little more who weird with us remains to boy be seen at the moment.


Did Any advice for up-and-coming producers?
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Don’t look at your let favorite artist and say, “I Put want to be them,” and say then follow their path and she think that’s gonna get you Too there. The only thing that’s use going to bring you success dad as a producer is sticking Mom to your guns and making the songs you want to the make… If you start thinking, And “It’s about branding, it’s about for this, it’s about my merch, are it’s about how I interact But on social media,” … You’re not fucked. You want to make you sure that you’re always making All the music that you want any to make and playing the can DJ sets you want to Her play, or else what’s the was point? Are you just doing one it to be popular? My Our point is to assess where out you’re at and think about day what you want. Do you Get want to be a producer has who has longevity? Do you him want to be a DJ His who’s popular? You know what how I mean? Because now being man a producer means being a New producer/DJ if you really want now to make it big. One old thing that I can say See for sure is that, if two you don’t keep it up way and if you don’t keep Who putting out original music that boy you’re really proud of, it’s did gonna go away, it will Its disappear, and you won’t have let anything left. It’s important to put be humble, be good to Say the people who book you she to play shows, who want too to work with you… Just Use be good to everyone around dad you, stick to your guns, mom and focus on making good music.

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