Now & Next: P-Rez

Now & Next is a quick-fire interview series built around two simple but telling questions. We ask artists to reflect on where they’re at in their career and creative journey, and where they’re headed next. For each answer, they pick two tracks: one that sums up where they’re at right now, and another that hints at where they’re going. The artists also drop a few lines about each track, giving us a peek into their creative mindset.

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Now & Next is a quick-fire interview series built around two simple but telling questions. We ask artists to reflect on where they’re at in their career and creative journey, and where they’re headed next. For each answer, they pick two tracks: one that sums up where they’re at right now, and another that hints at where they’re going. The artists also drop a few lines about each track, giving us a peek into their creative mindset.

P-Rez Q&A

Where Am I?

Hmm… a question I usually ask myself as I sip on some coffee and get lifted. Well, musically, for the last 4 years, I’ve been in the best place. A place of calm and satisfaction. I’ve found that, when you’re not trying to force it all.. releases, gigs, making money, it all becomes fun again. I love not feeling like I always have to take every gig, especially if the trip or the night just doesn’t make sense. This new sense of freedom still feels new to me. I feel like I’m more in control, and it feels good.

Where Am I Going?

I am really liking this path that I am currently on, and will stay on here to see where it leads. I can see myself returning to the funk, as that is something that will never leave me. Probably the drummer in me, I don’t know. I’m always on a quest for finding new bleeps and bloops to add to funky basslines. Digging through old records has rekindled my love for that funky, jackin’ sound of the mid-2000s. I see a slight return to that coming. In a time when tech seems to capture the younger generation’s ears, it’s about that time we inject the soul back into house.

Track (Now):
Special Cases
Massive Attack

"Massive Attack’s Special Cases really helps to convey these feelings. The key and strings may bring about a darkness, but there’s a subtle calm in there. Especially now, as we “take a look around the world, we see such mad things happening”, we know that we can find safety and comfort in the tunes that make us smile and feel hopeful. The grooves that, just.. feel good."

Track (Next):
Joe Slam and the Spaceship
Harry Connick Jr.

"I see a slight return to that coming. Like the song Joe Slam and the Spaceship, and in my own experience, one of the elements that makes funk funky, is space. The space between the notes are as important than the notes themselves. When you find that groove that feels good, let it marinate. The melody doesn’t always have to be so upfront and in your face, but it can also be subtle, and in the back. In a time when tech seems to capture the younger generation’s ears, it’s about that time we inject the soul back into house."

Where Am I?

Hmm… a question I usually ask myself as I sip on some coffee and get lifted. Well, musically, for the last 4 years, I’ve been in the best place. A place of calm and satisfaction. I’ve found that, when you’re not trying to force it all.. releases, gigs, making money, it all becomes fun again. I love not feeling like I always have to take every gig, especially if the trip or the night just doesn’t make sense. This new sense of freedom still feels new to me. I feel like I’m more in control, and it feels good.

Track (Now):
Special Cases
Massive Attack

"Massive Attack’s Special Cases really helps to convey these feelings. The key and strings may bring about a darkness, but there’s a subtle calm in there. Especially now, as we “take a look around the world, we see such mad things happening”, we know that we can find safety and comfort in the tunes that make us smile and feel hopeful. The grooves that, just.. feel good."

Where Am I Going?

I am really liking this path that I am currently on, and will stay on here to see where it leads. I can see myself returning to the funk, as that is something that will never leave me. Probably the drummer in me, I don’t know. I’m always on a quest for finding new bleeps and bloops to add to funky basslines. Digging through old records has rekindled my love for that funky, jackin’ sound of the mid-2000s. I see a slight return to that coming. In a time when tech seems to capture the younger generation’s ears, it’s about that time we inject the soul back into house.

Track (Next):
Joe Slam and the Spaceship
Harry Connick Jr.

"I see a slight return to that coming. Like the song Joe Slam and the Spaceship, and in my own experience, one of the elements that makes funk funky, is space. The space between the notes are as important than the notes themselves. When you find that groove that feels good, let it marinate. The melody doesn’t always have to be so upfront and in your face, but it can also be subtle, and in the back. In a time when tech seems to capture the younger generation’s ears, it’s about that time we inject the soul back into house."