Terminal V Podcast 095 || SHFTR

I think social media has completely changed the DJ scene for the better and worse. But I have tried to make videos like other DJ’s but it is not truly me. At the minute I am finding my content just like how a dj finds their sound. My aim is to connect with my fans on the same level you would with a close friend.

What’s your take on hardgroove, what do you hope is your signature style, what about your sounds make them yours, do you think? Is there one aspect that’s key for you, be that the drums, bass, sound designs etc?

So my sound is formed from many genres. I have always listened to a lot of house music ever since I was a teenager. I will always have a serious passion for it. But in the club I prefer to dance to groovy faster techno. My aim: create music that fits right in the middle and that other people like me can connect with because I know a lot of people at these raves also love house music, because how can you not. The 90s house stabs grooving with 909 drums and a low groovy bassline with a housey vocal shadowing over the mix really defines my idea of a TUNE.

What’s more important, the first record of your set or the last, and why? Have you got any current go-tos for either?

So I think that the first track is there to warm up the crowd for what you’re about to do to them therefore it will be more minimalistic and lower energy. Whereas the closing track is the ultimate feel good track to identify the true climax of the mix and to make the most impact on someone’s experience on the dancefloor, like a signature on the end of a note. I care more about the ending track as this is what is going to leave a trademark in the listeners soul. Yes I do have a playlist of ending tracks and no I am not going to share them with you, you will just have to stay till the end 🙂

You played Terminal V at Halloween last year. What are your memories? What was it like? What tunes were big? 

This was honestly the pinnacle of my dj career so far. The staff could not do enough for me, I had friends and family there to witness my first festival, I really have no words to describe that experience and I am truly grateful for being brought down. After seeing countless videos of other DJ’s, I got to play one of my biggest tracks “Feel The Stab” on huge speakers and I had goosebumps on every inch of my body, and the crowd were enjoying it just as much

Tell us about your mix, the aim you had with it, and what you wanted it to say.

I came to a hard techno renown event, as a groove DJ. My aim was to introduce these ravers that there was more to techno than distorted kicks and screeches. I tried to take them on a path from just drums to groovy basslines and even some speed garage and house music. I wanted to warm them up for their intense night with music that doesn’t just make you feel good, but allows you to loosen every muscle up.

What are you working on for the rest of the year?