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BUSHKIN
What have you been up to? I’ ve been in the studio with lots of different artists. I ' ve just finished a track with Egypt, called ' Don’ t Wanna Be ', that should launch around springtime. I featured on a track with a great artist called Mils, we released a track back end of last year with New Money Recordings. We have a remix with Bramma from Jamaica in the works which also is looking good.
Why the remix? I just think it gives you a two for one. We take different artists and mix it up, people like the original and we add a twist. MC Shizzle from the grime days is involved. Izzy Gibbs is on that remix too. Remixes give value for money plus it makes sure we ' re covering all the bases, from Jamaica to the UK, with Grime and Bashment influences on it.
Tell us the difference between the UK and Worldwide scene? The UK is representing right now, its really kicking off, the spotlight is on us! America is watching us, Jamaica is watching us and right now it’ s all about UK music. We have finally caught up to the international standard. Our music can be played alongside anybody, from anywhere and sound just as good, if not better!( Laughs).
How do you mean? The finished product is cleaner! The quality of the tracks is sharper and ready for main stream airplay, in terms of the finished product. The internet has played a big part in that, for the mere fact that you can hear what the rest of the world is doing, everything is so accessible. You can hear when your stuff is falling short. Big up all the producers in the UK, because they have really upped their game. They are setting levels and the pace and to be honest, we ' ve always had a vibe but we just didn’ t know how to execute it. Now when we get the finished product, its sounds finished.
You’ ve been on the road a lot, where are some of the places you’ ve performed this year( 2016)? I just came back from Amsterdam, I went for Garage Nation at club AIR. I’ ve been to Amsterdam many time ' s before but this was the first time Garage Nation has and it was absolutely sick, they sold out both days, it was sold out and extra!( Laughs) It was like sardines in there man, but it had that old school vibe, like 2000 / 2001. You can smoke in the clubs in Amsterdam, you can smoke pretty much whatever you want still, which you can’ t here in the UK. It was that electric vibe, everyone’ s smoking … It was hype. Excellent! Brilliant, brilliant event!
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