Tristan Benoit Interview What do you think is overrated in the music Where do I find inspiration now? Going on trips. industry? Cool. Where do you find inspiration now?
About three weeks ago I went up to Scotland because of my- well the job that my dad does. He gets to travel around the country so I tend to go with him. I’ve been to loads of places all over the UK and I always take pictures. What I see through my eyes inspires me to make music
Could you take us through your beat making process? Ermmmmmm… (thinks),….NO
Do you think you will be doing a DJ Khaled any time soon, lets say like getting artists to feature on your instrumentals.
What do I think is overrated in the music industry? Number one...Number one rapping and singing. I mean, like…do you understand, like it’s like a lot of people do that. You think like it’s the boom to be able to rap and sing at the same time. That I think is overrated because everyone jumps on that wave. Second, you got all these mainstream beats that are coming through, like you’ve got your Rita Oras and your Calvin Harris and stuff like that. Thes- that sort of music coming I think that’s very overrated, I think we should concentrate a bit more on originality and authenticity.
Who or what influences you the most?
Erm my mum, because I have quite a strong bond with my mum. qui- were pretty close. Just seeing Erm yeah, me myself I wouldn’t compare myself her day in day out and being with her everyday is to him but ermm yeah. Similar sort of thing I my inspiration to make music. Kind of really just mean I’m planning, I’m planning to kind of obviheart felt music you know. She’s my inspiration. ously do the instrumental mix tape thing. I also want to get a couple tracks vocaled as well. Which I feel that. Do you have any big plans for the shouldn’t be problem you know, but in terms of rest of the year? (sighs) I mean I don’t know how to approach it. I want to just be me then but I also want to get Big plans for the rest of the yea- well I plan to... some features on the mix tape as well and erm I’m planning to actually work at juvenile records you know I work with that other producer as well with tony and just hopefully get some stuff out so…we work hard and you know its about time there. Some of my music and get you know – I’m it started paying off. So yeah we’ll probably get – I mean – in terms of big plans what I would want to do is really push it all out this year. like make some singers in…to vocal something, definite. as much music as I can for as much people and hopefully you know the more – the more shoots If you could work with anyone in the indusyou fire the more likely you are to hit something try right now who would it be? so – you know, we’ll see how that goes. Right now? If I could work with someone in the industry right now who would it be? Erm… What advice would you give to someone id probably have to say... I would really like to work with, just UK producers and beat makers. starting out? You know like…im sort of making the transi- Erm d- there’s only – my most important advice tions with the underground, To trying to make that I can give to someone starting out now makthe more mainstream stuff but still with my own ing music, is to just stick to it. There will be many twist to it. If I could work with someone right times where you feel like you don’t want to do now it would probably have to be someone like it any more, or you feel let down, or you wont a…some one who is in the charts or someone get any ideas. Or you feel like your ideas are rewho is in the industry. There is so many people dundant and stuff like that. I would say definiteI want to work with. Probably crystal castles, be- ly stick to It because It’s not worth stopping. If cause i think they reflect my music a lot through you’re really talented at making music you should definitely stick to it. theirs so…
Could you recommend a film? Could I rec? Could I recommend a film? Of all time or this year? All time? Sighs, ermm that’s a, that’s a, Memento by Chris Nolan.