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Ok we know you are only a young
guy at present, but tell us the story
of how you got into the music and
how did you learn and build the skills
you so clearly have now?
I was mirroring my Dad from being 2yrs old
playing on a pretend set up made from cushions and old
CD’s. When I was 3yrs old I used to stand at the side of the
decks with my Dad watching for hours. I then started to
learn at 3yrs old. When I was 5 my Dad started to cover up
the screens on the CDJs to train my ears. At 6yrs old I was
begging my Dad to teach me vinyl. He started to teach me
vinyl at 7yrs old and by the time I was 8yrs old we were
playing together on vinyl in our home mainly playing
Trance & Hardhouse.
Tell us about your normal life. School,
home, friends. Plans for the future.
What other things do you like to do?
I go to normal mainstream high school I am
halfway through my first year but I am looking at going to
Engineering College when im 13yrs old. I enjoy building
and creating things so I think I will enjoy Engineering
school. I live at home with my older brother and my Dad
and my Stepmom lives an hour away from us. I love BMX
biking and I love fixing and mending bikes and scooters. I
like playing Minecraft and other games on the Xbox and
Playstation. I enjoy going to the park with my friends. I
love collecting Prime bottles and I really enjoy clothes
shopping.
Vinyl, CD or Digital, or a mix, and
why?
A mixture ……. Sometimes I like playing vinyl
because I enjoy the challenge of it but I really enjoy
playing digital too because I can be much more creative
making loops & cuts.
If you use digital or CDJ’s, do you use
the sync button? If you do or do not,
tell us why?
I have never used the sync button I think it’s
cheating. I don’t understand why you would use it.
My first adult gig was at Air Superclub for Wax
Format in Birmingham when I was 10yrs old. I played a
B2B vinyl gig with my Dad but I kicked him off the decks
after the first 20 mins, that was a pretty special gig for me.
I also won the Tidy Weekender competition and I got to
play at the sold out Tidy Weekender which was pretty
awesome because I have been listening to Tidy Trax since I
was little.
Tell us about the clubs you will be
playing in 2024 and beyond.
I am playing for the Hard Trance Europe
Weekender On The Pier, Al-Dente Soundsystem (Techno)
Rave Kids in Doncaster in July & for them again in Grimsby
in August. Higher Frequency, Classix, and the Madhouse so
far. I am also doing my first International gigs which I am
very excited about in Germany. I am performing for
Solarstorm Festival. I have also been selected along some
other talented kids from around the world to represent the
Kids Rave Official brand from Germany. As part of the Kids
Rave Official we are hosting a charity event in Germany in
July to raise money for Rave The Planet (Berlin Love
Parade) And there are a few more which I cant announce
yet.
What style are you most into and
why?
Techno because from a mixing point of view I can
be more technical with loops & cuts and I find it really fun
to mix especially Hard Techno. However I listen too and
love all types of music.
Do you play other style gigs, like
house, etc…?
I love listening to lots of different music. I like
Michael Jackson my favourite track of his is They don’t care
about us. I also love listening to Hardhouse, sometimes
Trance, Bassline, German Trance, D&B I also like some
bands like 21 Pilots. I have played different gigs ranging
from Trance to Hardhouse, D&B and different types of
Techno.
Tell us about the worst gig and what
happened?
I havent really had a bad gig. I have played on a
few dodgy sound systems and set ups but it’s all part of
learning how to manage things and get round them.
Tell us about the clubs you have
played in and what was your
favourite so far and why?
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