DJ J-STYLES – SINGAPORE
HOW THE HELL DO YOU DO IT?I’ve been shaking up the art of Djing since the late 1990s. With my unconventional approach to both subject matter and artistic production. The passion and love for music in me makes me a curious person to make it a reality for me to be part of the industry. [...]
A+D – SAN FRANCISCO
TELL US ABOUT THE BOOTIE VIBE?We’ve always believed in creating a scene and a community around mashup culture, based upon sharing the music and ideas in a very open manner – for example, by sharing the music via free CDs and MP3 downloads, and creating a party where everyone, no matter who or what they [...]
CHUCK – PHILIPPINES
HOW DO YOU RIDE BOTH THE ARTISTIC AND COMMERCIAL WORLD?Keep making things, keep creating. Even within a commercial context there are rare opportunities of inspired, unadulterated creativity. You just keep a lookout for them. TELL US ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU MEET?I love people but I’m actually really shy. It’s inspiring when you meet someone and [...]
PAUL BARBERA – AUSTRALIA
CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE US A BRIEF HISTORY OF YOU & HOW YOU GOT INTO PHOTOGRAPHY? An Australian-born photographer, Paul Barbera divides his time between Australia and Europe. Working on a range of advertising and editorial commissions, Barbera also has a number of self-initiated projects, or ‘studies’, in perpetual motion. With the varied aspects of [...]
HONG – SINGAPORE
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?Anything and everything that turns me on, from jazz to techno to indie. WHAT IS YOUR SCENE AND HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT?I’ve been clubbing at Zouk since day 1. I was a hardcore Zoukee back then, clubbing every weekend without fail. It was like going [...]
VIJAY – SINGAPORE
WHAT’S YOUR ATTITUDE ?My attitude is “lift yourself, by yourself” . This is a very important slice of philosophy taken from the seminal Hindu text, Bhagavad Gita. To simplify, it is the idea of DIY applied to every aspect of life, a non-dependence and non-attachment to anything. Ultimately none of these things that we relate [...]
KEVIN LESTER – SINGAPORE
STARING BLANKLY AT THE SCREEN?Time management is one of the toughest battles any aspiring musician goes through, especially if you try to fit in a personal life as well. I’m very determined to reach my goals, sometimes just to keep writing and improving, I’ll just sit in front of the computer hoping for some sort [...]
KAMIKAZE – SHANGHAI
WHAT’S YOUR GENERATION?We were the first to write emails…. Our parents put pressure on us which we can’t front sometimes… and many of us are still with one foot in the «analog world» that causes friction for one or the other… WHAT WOULD YOU DO ABOUT THIS?Nothing, i think its all good the way it [...]
KID FRESH – HONG KONG
“Hailing from Germany and currently residing in Hong Kong, Kid Fresh is the mastermind/organizer/promoter/resident DJ behind the event series HYPE NASTY at Hong Kong’s superclub VOLAR, his monthly night got voted Hong Kong’s best new club night of the year by Time Out magazine in 2009.“ YOU’VE MANAGED TO STRADDLE BOTH THE ARTISTIC AND COMMERCIAL [...]
