your mentality. Europeans must learn about
the culture whereas, for
Caribbean soundboys,
it comes from a natural
confident ease. When
it comes to clashing,
European sounds tend
to be a bit more organised and prepared since
sometimes you might be
going up against a sound
from the Caribbean with
an extensive dub-box
with every artist imaginable. When you don’t
have this luxury, a well
thought out plan is necessary. Again, this is not
always the case but it is a
characteristic of European sounds.
You are a MC of
the sound, how
imporant is this
job in the overall success of the
sound? How do
you know what
the crowd needs
to have a good
time?
The MC is seen as the
front man of the sound
and the person the public identifies with. I love
my role in Herbalize-it
because I have a great
supporting team each
and every time I step
onto that stage. A sound
cannot survive without
a good MC. It’s just not
possible and that’s due to
the DNA of a soundsystem and the nature of
clashing if winning is on
your agenda. In Herbalize-it knowing what the
crowd needs is the least
of my worries with a selector like D-One on the
turntables. There are of
course moments when
I suggest a tune or two
but basically my job is
to make sure that every
tune gets delivered with
the right energy. Being
aware of the massive is
key for us and after doing this for so long you
just know how to optimize and get the most
out of your performance.
The younger team of
Carlito (selector) and
Dave (MC) are growing
with this same blue-print
to make sure and hold
up our title of “Europe’s
Party Machine”.