![]() I move back and forth between my decks while playing 2 different setups of electronic drums and I also like to bring people up on stage, or just do some fun stuff with the crowd to involve them in the performance. ![]() “I try to make my shows feel almost like you are watching a band more so than a DJ. When people go to see a RUMPUS set, what will their experience be like? Sum it up for someone who may not have seen you perform before. I’m currently on tour in Australia right now for the first time which is a huge highlight too because it’s crazy when I think that my music has brought me this far across the world.” “Yeah this has definitely been the busiest year of my career to date and I ended up playing about 20 festivals this summer so it’s hard to pick just a few! Burning Man is always a crazy time, I think I played like 12 sets during the week and one of them was on a new Art Car called Titanic’s End which I’ve been told is the most expensive art car ever built! Shambhala was epic as always and Basscoast Festival was probably my favourite set I played this year. What have been some of your highlights from touring this year? You’re just about wrapping up your festival tour for this season, which saw you play at the likes of Burning Man and Shambhala. It brought a whole different level of energy and uniqueness to the show that people really resonated with.” I wasn’t sure how it would be received, but after the first time trying it live, it really changed the dynamic of my shows in a great way. After evolving from punk rock into electric music I figured why not try and use my drumming skills to add into the mix. “I started drumming at the age of 12 and grew up playing in punk bands. Talking about the performance side of things, your sets are certainly different than your average DJ set, with the live drumming. ![]() I just like to make sure I keep it consistent with good energy, hi-vibe, bass heavy-house music.” At my live shows when I introduce the live drums my sets can have a very global feel to them and some people describe it as slightly tribal house vibes as well. “I like to try and pull elements from a diversity of cultures and genres and think of my sound as fusing tech house and bass house, with hints of funk. For those just getting into your music, how would you describe your style? It’s some of these tracks that have earned you millions of listeners on Spotify alone. I’ve also always been a huge fan of Cazztek’s music and he ended up doing an official remix of ‘You Better’ for us which turned out awesome.” ![]() A couple of my favourite collabs have been ‘You Better’ with Nicky Genesis and ‘Movimiento’ with Broken Future & Stund. “Yeah it’s been a busy year for sure! Including remixes there have been 10 so far with 2 more still more scheduled before the end of the year. Can you talk us through some of your favourite releases and collaborations you’ve put out so far this year? I want people to dance and feel free to have a good time like we did when we were kids so when I’m on stage I always imagine that scene from the movie.”Ģ022 has been very busy for you. I do live drumming at my shows and the dictionary definition of RUMPUS is: a commotion or a noisy disturbance, so I like to bring that idea of fun and chaos to my live show. There is a part where the kid becomes king and gets asked what his first order of business is, and the kid yells “Let the wild Rumpus start!’ Then all the little monsters start dancing and partying and banging on drums. “Hey thanks for having me! So the original idea behind the name RUMPUS came from the children’s book/movie ‘Where The Wild Things Are’. ![]() Firstly, for those not familiar, tell us where the name RUMPUS came from and how you started your musical career. So, when a thumbnail image needs to be generated, the Rumpus server hands the job off to the the Rumpus application, which uses OS X system services to actually create the thumbnail image JPEG. 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