EPISODE 2.

New music alert this week from Solardo & Eli Brown, Fisher, Claptone & Mylo, Calvin Harris & Digital Remedy. Country Victoria brings the goods with a current ARIA chart topper for The Aussie Banger of the week & The Face Melter is thrown in as well.

This week I’ve kept the heavy vibes coming with the feature artist. Doe is a Brisbane born taste maker and powerhouse club/brand establisher, now Melbourne based. Doe has cemented herself in the Bass Music scene. Regularly throwing down a unique blend of everything from Dispatch to Deep, Dark and Dangerous, she’s become a regular on club and Bass festival lineups both here at home and overseas. Be sure to tune for her guest-mix on Monday’s show. To get to know Doe a bit more check the full interview below.

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Q. Where did things start for you as Doe and what is your quest?
A. I first started DJing at house parties when I was in High School about 10-11 years ago, I
ended up falling in love with Drum & Bass during my first club residency at Family in
Brisbane not long after. I just want to make people feel something, whether it’s my own
tunes or others, that’s the only quest.

Q. What single night out has been the most memorable for you? As a DJ and as an
attendee?
A. As a DJ it’s probably a three-way tie between my first ever club set (I gave myself a black
eye the night before), my first ever DnB support set where I ended up supporting The
Upbeats or when I got to play on the UKF stage at Stereo back in the day. As a punter
honestly too many to count, up there would be the opening ceremony of Outlook 2018 or
Dekmantel last year, lineups/10

Q. Do you have any tips for DJ’s that are in isolation?
A. Just keep busy. If you leave this timeout without learning something or creating
something, you’ve fucked up.

Q. What is one subgenre you think doesn’t get the attention it deserves?
A. I’m a huge fan of that breaky, Bristol-style Techno that’s having a bit of a resurgence at
the moment. It’s like 130-140, kinda Dubstep, Global Bass, kinda not with a hint of rave
Jungle. Shouts to artists like Pinch and Madam X fighting the good fight, shit’s always been
large.

Q. What do you try to communicate to the audience through your productions and live
sets?
A. Well, music is deeply subjective. That being said, if I can get people to feel something and
ultimately enjoy themselves, that’s the only thing worth communicating.

Q. What is your favourite non electronic music song and why?
A. It’s super hard to pin down a singular song. I can’t even tell you what my favourite
electronic music song is. What I will say is I’m having a huge Hardcore renaissance at the
minute, guaranteed almost every Jungle or Techno queen was a sad little Emo girl at one
stage.

Q. Which dial/button do you think you use the most when playing live?
A. I try to keep things relatively simple when I’m mixing effects-wise, I’m a layering, filter
and EQ kinda gal.

Q. What’s your Favourite animal and why?
A. How much time do you got hahaha

Q. What is the one thing that you love the most about your scene?

A. I love the way it connects people. I went through a huge rough patch and upheaval in my
personal life last year, that ultimately lead to me quitting Promoting and ending up in
Melbourne. What blew me away was people I’ve worked with, that you wouldn’t expect
really reached out to me. Having people you’ve admired and befriended over years check to
see how you were and offer advice, I’m definitely blessed to be included in a network of
people that look out for each other across timezones and boarders.

Q. You run gigs, what is one mistake you see a lot of up and coming DJs/Producers making?
What advice would you give to them?
A. When I was running gigs, ego was definitely a huge mistake. I’ve had the blessing of
working with some of the biggest artists in the game, their attitude and how humble they’ve
remained as always blown me away. If you’re an arrogant asshole you don’t last long.

Q. How many tattoos do you have and what’s your favourite?
A. I have seven tattoos in a growing collection. It’s currently a two-way tie between my
Moving Shadow logo some script I got on my ribs in Budapest last year. I love them all,
however.

Q. How do you see the scene after this whole Covid-19 shit goes away?
A. I think for a period of time, it’s going to be very underground and the way we consume
and create music is going to be altered. That being said, I’m certain we’ll bounce back.