1.Growing Up
We grew up in a very musical household: mum forced us all to play a musical instrument growing up. I started on piano and later moved onto guitar. However, I ended up dropping both instruments when I started producing music and DJing. I really regret that, as it would have really helped in my production today.
2.Inspirations
I’m really into Flying Lotus. The first track I heard from him was a Mr Oizo remix he did called ‘$tunt$’. I remember hearing that back when I was 14 and being like, “What is this?” He’s amazing to watch live too: I managed to catch him play in Japan at the Electraglide festival. Other artists like Carl Craig, Kerri Chandler, Jeff Mills and Kenny Larkin, all of whom have been in the game for so many years, motivate us to keep it fresh.
3.Your Crew
I started getting into dance music when I was 13 through my best friend. He showed me his brother’s 2006 mixtape which had all those French electro tunes like Justice’s ‘Phantom’ – it got us hooked. We started making beats from 14 onward but parted ways after school. Now Blake and I make music together as Human Movement and it’s going great. We still have to keep our day jobs on the side. I’m working in childcare during the week which is good because it’s flexible and still allows us to work on music.
4.The Music You Make And Play
I guess you could say we make a mix of house and techno. It’s hard to pinpoint a specific genre, especially when a lot of our releases have slightly varied in genre and style. Our next release is quite different to its predecessors – it’s more light and fun.
5.Music, Right Here, Right Now
The local music scene right now is interesting. As a result of the lockouts, people are moving towards warehouse parties, which is fascinating because it brings a whole new vibe to what we have been doing for the last three years or so. We have amazing local DJs playing at these events, week in week out, creating some of the best parties I’ve been to.
The Stoney Roads Guinness World Record attempt is part of MoVement Sydney, and happens at 107 Projects, Friday October 21.
