What still challenges or motivates you musically?

Everything really! This industry is one of the hardest to make it in - it’s constantly evolving, doors are always jammed, you have to ram them open at every turn. That makes it tiring, to constantly have to prove, pitch, face rejection. Sometimes a simpler job might have been kinder on the soul but also - the dream, to create music people love, to perform and be heard, to do it all with an bold artistic edge - that still motivates me every day. Challenges - knowing where best to place valuable time. Motivation - Just give me the hit - it’s close.

⁠Which producers or musicians do you collaborate with often, or hope to work with in the future?

There are certain producers I love to create with and we have come together over the years to re explore what we create together. The most obvious is Marsh where I find both beauty and punch in melodic house. Together we find moments to capture poignancy and then to let it rip! Sometimes we have slightly different ideas but the outcome has always hit the nail bang on. I also have made some of my best records with Villem - If I’m feeling a DnB tune, he’s the first person I hit up. Together we’ve found a soulful Drum and Bass that’s both anthemic and honestly warm. Artists I’d love to work with looking into the future or the dream:

Prosper, Gorgon City, Chase & Status, Pola & Bryson, Vintage Culture, Oppidan, Disclosure, SubFocus, Disclosure - I could go on!

⁠ ⁠Is there a project or moment in your career that you consider a turning point?

A turning point in my career is probably less about one single release and more about the moment I shifted from being a contributor to being an artist in my own right with a direction and vision for my own ‘brand’. When I started to trust the opinions I had, and have true added value into all the processes of production. When I had a few bigger releases under my belt that collaborators really started to listen to my opinions and I could really start bringing my own creative stamp to records and knowing that had legit value. A turning point is also when you go out and actively seek to work with particular artists and not just see what comes knocking - to take ownership of the process.

Are there new areas where you want to push your music, blending genres, visual projects, film scoring, etc.?

I’m massively diving into the live space with a vision to really expand into visuals, creating a real show where I get to play with the drama and lighting and making a full experience. I have to get my foot there first, but I’ve got a lot of ideas niggling to get out! A big thing for me is to bring more live elements back into the club circuit, to give the audience something awesome to