Hi! Just wanted to say I’m buzzing to be a part of the label so thanks for having me! The creation of “Do You Like To Party?” came from playing about with a new synth I’d bought on Ableton. When I am creating a new track, I like to get the main groove down with the drums and a bassline and build it from there. I’d been listening to a lot of donk at the time that I wrote “Do You Like To Party?” and I think that manifested itself in the bassline. I think in terms of my style as an artist, I like to create music that makes people want to dance and have; I don’t necessarily try to channel any kind of emotion into my tracks. Making music is a fun process for me and so the music I make is in itself very fun. I think a lot of techno can be overly serious, I just like to make music that is upbeat and makes you want to bop along to it.

I had the main bones of the track quite early on in the process but felt like it needed an extra element to tie it all together. I wrote this nice acid line which I liked and plugged it into the TD-3. I played about with the cutoff and the resonance to create some movement in the build-up and that completed the sound I wanted and brought the track together.

When I’m creating music, I like to create songs that I think will make a dancefloor move and put a smile on people’s face. With “Do You Like To Party?”, I wanted to write a song that was upbeat and fun, a song that is reminiscent of having a great time at raves with your friends, something that you’d stick on at the pre party to get you super excited to go out. I hope that “Do You Like To Party?” is one of those songs that comes on in a rave that makes you turn to your friend with a massive smile on your face.

I’ve been putting a lot of time recently into my event company and we are launching our debut party in the UK. I’m super excited about it. It’s in one of the best clubs in England (Wire Club in Leeds) and all the profits are going to local foodbanks in an effort to support my local community. I think there’s a lot of potential for dance music scene to be used as a tool to help those who are struggling. I like to make music to let off steam and forget about the worries of day to day life, and I think this aligns with my visions as an artist. Fans can expect a rowdy night full of hard tunes and a great experience.

Getting this release is a massive achievement for me. I started producing around three years ago and always knew that I wanted to release my music on a label. At first, I was producing tech house, but this progressed to the faster and bouncier music that I produce now. I’d like to turn music production into a fulltime job but I’m still a student so my studying is taking up more time than my music at the moment. I’d love to be in a position where I can use my music as a tool to give back to my community and make a positive difference in people’s lives and this is something that inspires me whilst I am in the studio.

One artist I would love to work with is Kinnerman, a tech house producer from Liverpool. Funny story… I’ve known James for years as his mum has been my mum’s hairdresser since before I was born and he is the one who got me started with. He showed me the ropes and I’ve always looked up to him as an artist and as a person, so I’d love to collaborate with him in the future if we could find a way to merge our styles together. Another artist I’d love to collab with is Fionn Curran from Ireland. He makes makina music and makina is a genre I fell in love with whilst I was living in Barcelona. It is a style of music that I have been experimenting with a lot recently, and I would love to be able to learn from him and observe his creative process.

Ohhh tough question as there are lots of fictional universes that I’d love to be a part of. I am an avid reader although I mostly read non-fiction books. I think if was to choose one, it would be The Man With No Name from The Good The Bad, and The Ugly. I am a huge fan of spaghetti westerns and love Clint Eastwood’s films, so I’d love to live the life that his character lives. I think the freedom of the cowboy lifestyle looks so liberating, just exploring the wild west on horseback and encountering the mad situations that they find themselves in.

I am currently in the final year of my linguistics degree and I am absolutely fascinated by the way in which language works. This is something I try to take inspiration from when I am creating music, whether this be thinking of ways to incorporate ideas from abstract theories or analysing the ways in which language can complete a dance music track. People often don’t realise the power of language and the message it can convey, and this is especially true in the types of music that I experiment with, even if the words don’t seem to have a deeper meaning on first listen.