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I wanted to make experimental music out of pop.
I've been dedicating my life to doing remixes and sample based music. Whether you're into it or not I'm going to continue to pump it out.
I typically get around to most major cities at least once a year. I think people see that as their chance to go nuts for the year if they're into the style of music.
In 2008 it's easy to get huge before you have an album out with the Internet. I think that's great and you see a lot of artists like that. It seems like it's becoming rarer to find a band that has been touring for six years, doing small shows and then breaking out.
A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliation and horrible shows I've played.
When people come to my shows they know there is a distinct beginning and end. It's difficult for me to play for much more than an hour, so people kind of come out and treat it like a rock show. They're fiending and ready to dance.
I guess people naturally try to find meaning in music.
You can write very obtuse and abstract lyrics, and if they want to, people are going to find something amazing that you're saying.
My music should fall under fair use because it's transformative, it's becoming its own entity, and it's not negatively impacting anyone's sales.
People see me on stage and sometimes they think, "Who's this hotdog thinking that he's the best." They miss the point that what I'm doing now comes from a whole different world of doing it for no one with nobody caring.
The traditional DJ world isn't a world that I come from.
I'm interested in branching out and seeing where my music goes.
I've been approached about doing some live performance collaborations with DJ's. That is something I'd be interested in getting into down the line, but I've worked very hard to distinguish myself as a laptop artist.
I guess in a way I try to avoid being labeled as a traditional DJ.
I'm interested in anyone cutting up music and doing remixes. I just don't think it would work in a live setting right now to do shows with a traditional DJ, but it's something that might happen eventually.
I think collaborating with a DJ could be interesting musically and it's something that I'd like to get into down the road, but I think on the live show tip I'm sticking to my guns for right now.
Samples are kind of my instrument of choice.
A lot of times people have issues with me because they don't understand where I'm coming from and haven't seen the years and years of hard work and shows I've played.
I want to make something that's fun to listen to but still challenging and unique.
The primary goal isn't a financial gain; it's to put out interesting music.
When someone is buying a sample-based album, they are investing in the concept of that album. If they really like the original source material, they can go buy it.
In the past, hearing music had more value.
Nowadays when you buy music its like you're donating to that cause, because you most likely could hear it in some capacity for free.
In 1990 if you heard a song on the radio and you really wanted to hear it again you'd have to buy it on tape or CD. Hearing music doesn't hold that kind of value anymore because anyone can hear it. It's going to become even easier.
