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done a remix package a few days before I had asked. It wasn’t official but we got the all clear from them to do a proper free release, which was nice. I didn’t get any feedback from Sam but just because it didn’t have that official tick of approval for official release. Hopefully he heard it though.

WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES YOUR MUSIC DIFFERENT TO WHAT IS ALREADY OUT THERE? For me, I think being able to play the guitar and being able to have a live instrument in the background is probably the most important thing. Like I said before, with the market becoming so saturated and the access to music making programs being so easy, it is so easy to just start typing things into the computer and make music, no matter how basic or complex it might be.

So, I think being able to incorporate the live stuff has made the process a lot different to a lot of other people. Just being able to have a jam is something that is really important in today’s industry. Otherwise it is really easy to just get lost in button-pushing or a computer, which is how a lot of people work.

The guitar gives me a lot of freedom in that aspect. I’m a hummer too and I’m always humming something so when I can transfer what’s in my head to the guitar, rather than just having to push a button, it has made it different for me.

YOU’VE GOT A PODCAST UP AND RUNNING CALLED ‘DIRTY DISCO’. I’VE LISTENED TO IT AND IT’S GREAT! IS THAT THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WE CAN EXPECT TO HEAR WHEN AN EP COMES OUT? I think so. I mean my music is all over the place at the moment. I released ‘Push Up’ and thats really sort of hip-hoppy, disco sort of thing. But I think my live show will be a lot of funk sort of stuff and a lot of bigger tracks. More festival tracks and more chilled out groovy stuff like my Sam Smith remix. So probably everything from the Sam Smith remix to my remix of ‘You Make Me’, which is not bigger but more electro and hard-hitting is where my set is heading at the moment. But ideally for me, it would be amazing if I could have almost entirely my content. The plan for me is to just write and write for the next three months.

Hopefully, I can come up with about 10 tracks, that are ready for release, so I can debut some of them at Future. Hopefully put them on guitar and do some live stuff with them as well.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY PRODUCING MORE; 20-30 SONG MASH-UPS OR YOUR OWN ORIGINAL TRACKS? Both are tough. I think I do get the most out of my original stuff though.

There’s just something about making something from nothing. It is incredibly satisfying. I feel like any artist can relate to that. It is just such a surreal feeling.

Starting off with absolutely nothing and maybe a couple of days later, you’ve got something ready for radio. It is just a weird process. It’s the same as any art form. Being able to finish something that didn’t exist before is the best thing for me. I mean, the mash-ups are awesome and a lot of fun. They can often be really inspiring and I learn a lot from those. But definitely doing the original stuff, being able to manipulate what’s in my head is the best. Being able to share that with others is what I enjoy most about it.

IF YOU BUMPED INTO THE FUTURE YOU, WHAT IS THE FIRST QUESTION YOU WOULD ASK AND WHY? Oh wow. Ummm, probably, ‘Have I met Justin Timberlake yet?’ [laughs]. He’s my idol and he has been for like 10 years. So hopefully, one day I meet him.

LAST SONG OR ALBUM YOU DOWNLOADED OR BOUGHT? Blind Heart by Cazzette. Oh, it is soooo good!

THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THROTTLE? Dirty disco music.

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