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Vigor Interview: Gabberfest 2016

Hard work, dedication, agility, persistence, potency, or in other words, VIGOR! He is a native of Los Angeles whose history in the early 90’s shines through in his productions; towering rawstyle combined with jumpstyle and US hard house influences present a new sound and experience that is making this artist’s rise through the hard dance scene a swift one!

Representing Los Angeles, CA, and his new home on Nutty Traxx UK, this is our very own, VIGOR!

Vigor will be bringing his own Rawstyle flavor to Gabberfest 2016!
Vigor will be bringing his own Rawstyle flavor to Gabberfest 2016!

How did you decide on your stage name?
I first started out by the name of DJ Intense. During the early 90s, I was a pioneer in the jumpstyle and US hard house scene. But it was in the late 2000’s, I discovered rawstyle and decided that’s the direction I wanted to take my music, so it was time to be reborn. My sound is vigorous and full of energy, that’s why I decided to change my name to Vigor, to combine my previous sound with today’s modern energy standard.

How did you start producing/DJ’ing?
I used to have a friend back in the days whose brother was a DJ, and from there I just ran with the passion. I wanted to start working right away to save money for my own setup! I started doing work for some audio rental companies, hooking up their systems for events and such. Eventually, it lead to my partnership investing in an event organization called Highlight Entertainment. That’s when I started playing on massive stages at big name venues such as Florentine Gardens. From there, I decided the next step was making my own music. I bought my first studio setup and was introduced to a producer name Mr. Goodbar who was on Up and Down Records. That landed me a release on the local record label Fuze Records based out of Montebello.

How did you get interested in the harder styles?

It started when I first heard the classic Zany sound in 2003. Ever since then, it has grown and mutated and has become more aggressive and I love the infection! I love that this music is challenging compared to other genres; it’s something that takes dedication and passion just to do the simplest things!

What changes have you noticed in your local rave/hard dance scene since you started?
I can honestly say the changes in my local rave scene seem to be about isolation. A lot of producers in America are very isolated; we need to work as a group so our scene can grow and if companies were to partner up (instead of working against each other, we could have bigger organizations/artists possibly visit our country. A lot has changed from the beginning routes in my opinion but the scene is growing every year so I’m hopeful, still!

What do you think about the current state of harder styles in America?
You have different levels and quality: some people have a certain format that they prefer over others and some of that creativity has been lost because of “industry” standards, being told what is good and what is not what; happened to the days when people would put on a track and it would be very different and fresh? I think it was like that during early times because there was no pressure. You can’t even put a track out without some type of criticism, where’s the love of the music? Production quality is a big factor but I think the music and the story is more important. So I think that people should go back to being able to make music for a more party feel then just a generic sound. It’s all about pushing boundaries and I think that’s the reason why some people that attend events have lost interest including some top artists who have switched over onto a different path, they didn’t feel that spark anymore this happens because cookie cutter tracks are not cutting it. Originality and unique styles are overlooked; everybody wants to sound like another person instead of just creating their own vision. Get back to the originality, try something new and different. Stand out!

Is there a message behind your music?
I’m just trying to make music for people to have a good time to. I’m just trying to be different and unique, not following the cookie-cutter ways the industry standard. If it makes my head bob while I’m in the studio, more than likely that will also occur at a live performance. From my past experience, I’m trying to combine some of those elements into my sound for today, trying to keep my roots true. The learning curve is my drive; it’s what keeps me interested and motivated because it is not easy to be a part of this musical revolution unless you have dedication and passion and that’s what I’m all about. Proving to all of those that hard work really does pay off.

What can we expect to hear from Vigor this year at Gabberfest?
I’m planning on a lot of fresh tracks from artists all over the world including collaboration tracks that will be released soon. My goal this year is to push boundaries and hope that everyone enjoys my vision of hardstyle.

Is there anything you want to say that we haven’t asked you about yet? Do you have any upcoming projects or tours to promote, or anything special or shout outs you want to say?


I’ve been waiting to announce this for a while now,

Nutty Traxx UK is the new home for Vigor!
Nutty Traxx UK is the new home for Vigor!

and I figured the Hard Data would be the best way of letting you all know that I just recently got signed to a new record label! I will be releasing music under Nutty Traxx Records  based out of the UK. I will also be participating in a label tour that will be hitting the states soon! It’s called the DECADE OF DARKNESS TOUR, celebrating ten years of Nutty Traxx Records! Featuring Vigor and other artists signed to the label. I’m also doing collabs with artists Dishonored, Nutty T, Next level, Adroit, JACKO, Hybrid Code, and previews of these tracks will be online soon!

 

Follow Vigor on social media!

http://facebook.com/VigorHardstyle
http://www.mixcloud.com/Vigormusic1/

Twitter: @VigorMusic1
Instagram: @VigorMusic1

System Malfunction Interview: Gabberfest 2016

We are nearly two weeks away from one of THE biggest hardcore parties of the year! Next up on our #RoadtoGabbermania series of interviews is, in this writer’s opinion, the single most incredible spectacle (and very good friend) that American hardcore has ever been graced with. Providing us with one of the breakfast sets (potentially) at GABBERFEST this year is none other than Las Vegas native, and he hardly needs an introduction (we all know who this man is), SYSTEM MALFUNCTION!

System Malfunction at Gabberfest 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, EDC Weekend
System Malfunction: the rowdiest mother fucker in the American Hardcore game! You don’t want to miss his thrilling performance at Gabberfest!

How did you decide on your stage name?

Made it up one day.

How did you start producing/DJ’ing?

Experienced hard dance music for the first time in 2012 and I wanted to share the incredible feeling with others!

And how did that all come about?

Q-Dance had a stage at EDC 2012, I had never heard hardstyle (or hardcore) before that, and that was the best electronic music I had ever heard. I started in hardstyle, because what it offered (a harder, more abrasive sound) was enticing to me… then I found hardcore and it was game over.

What changes have you noticed in your local rave/hard dance scene since you started?

A lot more people, and in my scene, not many ass-hats to deal with. The mainstream stuff has been overwhelmed with the exact people I, and others like me, absolutely despise.

What do you think about the current state of harder styles in America?

Still too small, and no growth currently. Basscon has sold 5k tickets to the same venue, across multiple instances, for the last 18 months, very little improvement/increase (maybe 200-300 more tickets sold year over year).  Apocalypto, same amount of tickets sold year after year… There’s just no growth. Something big has to happen, or it will stay about as big as it is, which is a shame, because these parties should be larger.  My preference of course is hardcore, and for that, there is even a smaller target audience.

What is your goal with your music overall?

My goal is to entertain the audience while still playing music I enjoy. To be fully honest, my main goal in DJing, besides reaching people with music that can change their lives, is to build a scene large enough where I don’t have to be the one playing hardcore on the stage, but instead can be in the crowd enjoying myself.

What can we expect from you at Gabberfest this year?

I’m usually asked to open Gabberfest, and that time slot fits well for modern mainstream hardcore. I have a fetish for the Italian stuff, so expect a lot of Brutale, Hardcore Italia, and Next Cyclone.

Anything else you would like to say? Do you have any upcoming projects or tours to promote, or anything special or shout outs you want to say?

Shout out to everyone working in the hard dance scene. You could throw house/trap/generic parties and make a lot more money, but you do this for the love. Mad respect to that.

System Malfunction at Gabberfest 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, EDC Weekend
System Malfunction, part of RVLTN & SDK Events, on board for the third year of America’s Hardest!

Stay up to date with System Malfunction as he is literally EVERYWHERE hard dance music is throughout America on his Facebook page!

En3rgy Interview: Gabberfest 2016

Here is a jam packed and raw interview with an artist/promoter/raver/teddy bear that has literally been with hardcore since its uprising in the United States. All of California has witnessed this man’s work in some from or another, and to have this kind of energy grace us at this year’s edition of GABBERFEST: AMERICA’S Hardest (June 18th-19th in Las Vegas, Nevada, EDC Weekend) is not only necessary, but a true lesson in hardcore for a lot of us (this man is a literal history book on the scene).

Representing California on the main stage this year, and representing TopDawg SF, CKM Records, and Kids of the Core: DJ EN3RGY!

How did you decide on your stage name?
At my first rave in 1990 I was introduced to the scene at a large desert gathering. I remember the sheer excitement of being inside this new place and losing track of time which turned out to be days just running on the adrenaline in my body. On the third day of the gathering I was asked if I was tired yet. When I told them no, one said I had too much energy. At that moment of the three who brought me said “That’s perfect, we’ll name you that.” So I ran around introducing myself as “Energy”. About 10 years later we added the “3” to dispute multiple identical names and “En3rgy” was born while I was with the production company NeoSapiens. I would later be known as the artist who would also include 3 styles of hardcore into his sets. And the rest is history. No really, it’s history.

How did you start producing/DJ’ing?
During the early 90’s urban music, dance, and breaking was still very popular. And DJ’ing was still a craze. I used to be a b-boy and with some friends. I used to practice with them and they would have me play a record and switch over the track during performances where the DJ, who also danced, would jump in. Soon after I started my own party crew and we started doing events. I met a DJ who used to rent us out his system and asked if he would teach me how to mix. For months I begged until one day I eventually got a shot. Within two weeks he dropped me and told me that I should just give up and that he found a better protégé. So after finding a job, I bought my own turntables and began practicing everyday. Eventually I would become a self taught turntablist developing my own style and technique still not seen today. As far as producing goes, when I got into that I had done everything there was to do with just DJ’ing. Though I haven’t been signed to a major label I still produce original works and fun remixes of US hardcore. I push the style of US hardcore because of where we are from and it still various in style. It’s just about pushing things to the next level.

How did you get interested in the harder styles?
I remember listening to certain styles that set the ground roots for me such as techno and early house. But along the way I made friends and had one in particular who would travel with his family to Europe and the UK and would pick up mix tapes from artists out there and bring them back for me. So growing up I had a ton of tapes that were of the harder genres. Then locally I discovered a distributor that sells these tapes. I bet not many knew some of the mellow artists now used to rock out hard back in the day. I was lucky to pick up hardcore tapes as well and since then I’ve been hooked. I still remember the early days of hardcore and was introduced to the faster stuff before I really got into the happier stuff. People like Speed Freak, The Hammer Bros., Buzz Fuzz, DJ Paul Elstak, Tron, Delta 9, Delirium, DJ Bike etc. Ever since then I’ve been hardcore. And I mean truly hardcore. I eat, breath and live the physical being of hardcore.

What changes have you noticed in your local rave/hard dance scene since you started?
In all honesty a lot has changed. Now I know most people won’t want to hear the truth but lets be honest. I never gave a crap about what anyone ever thought if they didn’t lift a finger to help me get where I am today. So to lay it out, the politics have entered the scene again. People only playing favorites while others drunk with power try to stop others from doing what they do even before they got there. Before there were a lot of DJ’s, and I mean a lot. You had to earn your spot, but that’s no longer the case. People think that they deserve to be there without putting in work or effort only because of “who” they know and the few hours they spent playing in their rooms or for friends. The long time tradition of respect is missing again as well as honor among artists. Add that everyone has some gimmick or tries to live off someone else’s hard work or style and it dilutes what used to be whole and p

En3rgy from last year's edition of Gabberfest.
En3rgy, representing California at the 2016 edition of the American Gabberfest!

retty much flawless. I’ve seen long time artists, great artists get replaced by untalented hacks who are friends with promoters and just retired never to share their sounds again. I’ve encountered promoters low-ball the hardcore rooms for other stages even more or cut them completely because they don’t want to fork out the money or they do not have it to begin with because they are only in it to make money. I’ve seen people steal personas and looks from eras they weren’t even really around in. I’ve seen people call themselves “Emcees [MC’s]” yet they couldn’t wrap a present let alone a verse. Now I’m not naming names in particular and people can read it how they choose to. But it’s the truth. People are afraid of competition and proving themselves as deserving. Competition truly never hurt anyone. In fact it’s what made me a better man and a better artist. Because in life you cannot learn how to win, until you learn how to accept defeat. And that’s the truth. There truly is a lot wrong with things today vs how things were in the past for good reason. Because deny it as people must, there was a time when hardcore flourished more underground than commercially here. And we all did our part for the music if we got along or not. A lot has changed, but there are still signs of hope. Some promoters put their everything into the events to give people great shows. That’s how I built my company. I didn’t have much or at times anything at all and I would risk it all to have great shows so people could enjoy themselves. I say this as an artist/promoter/raver. I have a pretty good balance on watching the scene closely
for over 26 years.

What do you think about the current state of harder styles in America?
I think currently there are ups and downs. Now is it at it’s highest it’s ever been? No, far from it. I think it did have a short bounce back but not withouts ome disasters here and there. I do however believe it did get a bit of notice but if you really pay attention it’s kind of lost in the shuffle of the mainstream and in the underground too hidden from the ones who need to listen to it. Also there needs to be an influx of artists to change things without having to worry about politics. The headliners who grace the stages are already there but the ones below need to be shuffled more before it becomes stagnant and stale. Currently we’re experiencing a slow period and has happened before. Again it’s because of the never changing line ups, the people who choose it’s “who you know” or “how you look” vs talent and hard work. Even with the digital age it still seems like it’s not being utilized correctly in a manner that would make the scene whole again. Very few companies have the right formula while others refuse to change it only to add to the problems. One company I will give credit to is American Gabberfest out in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are doing something that needed to be done and that is unite all national artists and veterans and show the masses what the true harder styles are. With the overtaking of massives and festivals, you have people unaware of various sounds in North America or they just clump them together in one failed acronym. By throwing a show that showcases the harder sounds new fans ears are opened up and the music can continue to flourish. But by just having a personal interpretation like other groups, you really don’t do anything other than throw just another party. This is where I question a lot and see the difference and why more artists are pickier with their events. Most of us still love the music more than anything.

En3rgy from last year's edition of Gabberfest.
Great Scott! It’s almost time for GABBERFEST!

Will you be attending both Gabberfest and EDC this year?
I will only be attending Gabberfest honestly.  It’s a fun place with music I enjoy who are actual fans of the genres. Gabberfest is North America’s catalyst for bigger things every year as it grows. Like most things it’s most important point is the beginning. The best times are the early years. It’s like a plant, first you plant the seeds, then you water it and watch it grow into something great. I know from first hand experience with the shows I’ve done. I’ve created name brands and event brands with my company and family. So watching something grow from the beginning while letting it flourish not only benefits the community but also expands it.

In brutal honesty, Insomniac hasn’t really done anything even with a Basscon stage. Sure their events are packed with party goers and big name artists. But they are the main reason why the smaller promoters and communities have taken huge hits. They do nothing to expand the music among people really. The music is flooded in between generic terms like EDM and hard dance. Community artists who have paved the way for others are pushed out or deemed unworthy to just wave their hands around and pose for cameras. They cram various styles into one area which confuses people. For a million dollar company, they focus more on this imaginary image, stolen ideas and concepts and how to make themselves appeal as part of the people. However you know for a fact they’ve never been in the pit or on the speakers with the rest of us. For the hard dance community to grow, the underground needs to rise again. The veterans need their true moments to shine and the smaller long time supporters should be supported fully not selectively. Only then will things be as they were in the early years and only then with the community united will hard dance be as dominant as it was at its highest point. To coexist with the past, present, and future has always been the key to any great community. It’s the true meaning of unity and is the only way to truly expand the sounds that we love.

What are you trying to convey through your music? Are there any themes or ideas that are important to you?
For me this is something I can’t put into words. When I play I’m connecting with everyone on the dance floor. Whether it’s 1 person or 10,000. When I get on the decks I speak to the audience in hopes they hear the happiness/feeling in my soul. I’ve never been about themes or gimmicks. When I play, I step onto the decks and just let myself be free. It’s the moment I’m able to escape the madness, the reality of life, the things we deal with everyday. The only mission I have is to represent my heart, the music and to have everyone join me on a journey into the deepest, happiest part of your soul. It’s one of those things you have to see live in order to understand. It’s the closest thing I can compare to paradise in your brain.

Do you have anything special planned for Gabberfest? Any surprises this time around?
There wouldn’t be any surprises if I told you! But I will definitely be bringing out some fun tracks, possibly some original works and more. Who knows maybe I can get a few strippers! But know I’ll be bringing out the heat during my set, even the sun is going to have to catch up to me on this one. The hardcore will rise this day for sure!

Anything else you’d like to say to the readers? Any events coming up in the summer?
Currently my booking calendar is open and I have nothing else really planned except for a few events later this year and will be organizing the “Rise Of The Hardcore Tour”, so if people are interested they can book me through my sites or email at kidsofthecore@yahoo.com. As far as everything else is concerned I will be hitting the studio working on new projects and mixes so my mix pages will be getting an influx of stuff. I also will be posting more videos on my YouTube pages including tour videos, paranormal investigations and music previews. I’m focusing more on making music these days but love performing and when I have new events I’ll definitely be adding them to my calendar.

And how about shout-outs?
I want to give shout outs to my family for always believing in me, my Kids of the Core family for always working hard. My production partner and sister Natalie aka Squirt for not only being my number one fan with mum, but also for continuing to believe in me and being there even at my roughest points. My best friends JayJay, Robin & Scott. I don’t see you often but you guys are always there. To my TopDawg San Francisco family (Scooby & Glow). To Tiffany, you keep me going and thank you for pushing me and making me smile. There really is too much to name off but you know who you guys are that helped all this “En3rgy” truly flourish. And as I say it can not be created nor destroyed, you all carry “En3rgy” on forever. I hope we
continue this journey in the next phase and show them just exactly how we do it. So live happy, live true, live hardcore. – En3rgy

Kids of the Core, founded and operated by DJ En3rgy!
Kids of the Core, founded and operated by DJ En3rgy

You can stay up-to-date with all the “En3rgy” on his social media:

www.djen3rgy.com
www.hearthis.at/en3rgy
www.facebook.com/DjEn3rgyOfficial
www.twitter.com/Dj_En3rgy
www.instagram.com/djen3rgy21
www.youtube.com/djen3rgy21

HellNegative Interview: Gabberfest 2016

Back from the dead, it seems! Anthony Alonso, drum and bass connoisseur from Las Vegas, Nevada, has been out of commission for the last three years taking care of business (literally) only to come back to his beloved scene with the same amount of force and ruthlessness he had when he first departed! HellNegative is back on the decks and is ALREADY playing all over the west coast (read up on his comeback show in San Bernardino, CA HERE!) and is making his first appearance this year at America’s hardest: GABBERFEST, June 18th-19th (EDC Weekend)!

Founder of Dead Kaos, and co-founder of Bassline Syndicate Records, representing Nevada, this is HellNegative!

How did you decide on your stage name?

My religion is the empty space between sounds. The way those spaces are placed creates music. When I produce, I imagine what my heaven would be like through sound. Thus leading to the development of the name HellNegative. It makes sense when you take the phrase literally.

How did you start producing/DJ’ing?

My older brother was listening to electronic music at a young age, so this introduced me to it at an even younger age! I fell in love with his hard house and DNB mixtapes. I decided at the ripe old age of 13 to get my hands on an Electribe ER1 and an EA1. It was all downhill from there.

How did you get interested in the harder styles?

I had always enjoyed rocking out to Delta 9 and DJ Tron, but it wasn’t until my first visit to Dr. Freecloud’s in Los Angeles that the addiction began. Living in Ohio at the time, there was no access to a decent record shop. Of course I dug out some Underground Construction and Nervous Rekkids, but it was the speedcore that I loved the most. I picked up pretty much every Industrial Strength and Drop Bass record they had in the store.

You said that when you returned from your hiatus that you returned to a “scene that was in shambles”. Can you elaborate on this?

Well when I left, things were small, but the only real drama was between sounds of the underground and area170 (which sadly closed its doors). Multi genre parties were still a thing. Although every crew had their differences, we all worked together as a family. When I came back, the DNB scene had grown greatly. I was excited for that, but it seemed to drown out everything else. There’s this separation between the DNB scene and the 4×4 scene. I never see any of the 4×4 promoters at the DNB events and vice versa.

So, what changes have you noticed in your local rave/hard dance scene since you started? How do you feel upon your return?

Hard dance and hardcore have not gotten enough love in Vegas. The unfortunate reality of permit issues and the club scene have made it hard for the smaller promoters to put together successful events. Things have been slowly changing this year, though. 2016 is going to see a huge underground revival. Even as I write this sitting in the dirt at Further Future two strangers have commented positively on the breakcore blasting from my phone.

HellNegative, representing Nevada at Gabberfest 2016!
HellNegative making his first appearance after a three year absence at March Madhouse, San Bernardino, CA.

What do you think about the current state of harder styles in America?

With Drum N Bass becoming so mainstream as of late, the harder sounds are starting to become the real sound of the underground.

What are you trying to convey through your music? Are there any themes or ideas that are important to you?

I think setting boundaries and rules limits yourself. My production has one main focus. That is to create something I can rock out to in my living room, bedroom, car, and venue. There is way more meaning to enjoying music with others because it’s something you truly enjoy.

Do you have anything special planned for the event?

I’ve been spending a lot of time producing a set for Gabberfest. Every tune will either be produced or remixed by myself. All styles of core will be represented, but the focus will be on speedcore, breakcore, and industrial hardcore.

What can we expect from HellNegative in the future?

Between DNB and Hardcore, I’ve been super busy in the studio and less focused on bookings. To the Vegas family, keep your eyes out. We will be working to grow the hard dance and hardcore scenes. Remember to always enjoy the music you listen to not because it’s popular, trending, fashion, or you’re afraid to say you like something else. Listen to it because you love it. Never be afraid to express your love!

You can catch HellNegative at The Bradley in Vegas on May 28th for Propaganda! Be sure to follow him everywhere else you go and look out for the DNB heat at GABBERFEST!

http://www.hellnegative.gq

http://www.deadkaos.gq

http://www.facebook.com/TheHellNegative

MC Sik-Wit-It: The Interview

MC Sik-Wit-It is shaping up to become the future voice of American hardstyle. Having already done songs with international sensations Nightfall, Coone, The Pitcher, Mekanikal and Drone, being an MC isn’t just about the voice, it’s about the message that they can convey to us that we may not be able to convey ourselves. Sik-With-It was brought in to Vegas for the Apocalypto show and I had the honor of sitting down with him briefly before he had to rush on stage to work his magic during Frontliner’s set.

It’s great that we’re able to bring out so many hard artists in general for the American scene, but rarely do we get to actually focus on the MCs themselves. What brought you into MCing? What made you decide that this is your thing?

I used to work on hip hop a lot of my teenage years into my twenties. When I moved back out [to Los Angeles], I didn’t really know anybody to work on music with, so I dropped it for a little bit. My friends, Bass Breakers, they’re local to L.A. introduced me to hardstyle. I started doing it more and more and started to come up with vocals and stuff and they just put me on. After we parted our ways, I got in contact with The Pitcher. From there, it’s just been a gradual, if not a swift, build.

MC-Sik-Wit-It right before his performance at Apocalypto.
MC-Sik-Wit-It right before his performance at Apocalypto.

What makes an MC significant? What role are you playing in the hard dance scene?

At the risk of sounding corny, I like speaking to people. I’m a person with words. I feel that other people, whether sometimes when you’re drunk and you’re trying to tell your friend how much you love a song or how much you love an artist, you just can’t find the words. I feel like I try in my best way to find the words that people are trying to say, especially with the song I did with Coone. I wrote that when I first started listening to hardstyle because it gave me a feeling that no other music had. I was absolutely in love with hip hop. I heard hardstyle and once it got to my heart, it never left. It’s been a solid rock ever since. I really think that me doing what I can do, I can help others feel the same way or be able to express themselves in the same way.

How did you get your stage name?

I got it after my first time trying to glove! Afterwards the guy said, “That was sick with it.”, and it stuck. It was later that I adapted better spelling for it.

What is the best experience, what is the best show rather, that you have participated in so far?

The first two Apocalypto shows, and also Nocturnal because it was a huge crowd, and I had a huge amount of interaction. I love performing with Lady Faith. She’s such an amazing person, DJ, artist, everything. The first Apocalypto I performed with her [Lady Faith], The Pitcher, and Darksiderz. The second one was Adrenalize and Tuneboy. Me and Adrenalize did a sit down. It was my first sit down I’ve ever done as an MC. It went off without a hitch. It was so much fun. I’m actually glad to be performing here as well with Ravealation Black. It makes me feel so welcome. It is such a cool feeling to actually have a place where I know I can go back to and perform.

What do you feel is going on in the American scene right now that’s prevalent? Why are we significant in terms of the hard dance scene? What are the biggest things that you see in our scene right now that actually makes us recognizable, that makes us significant in the hard dance scene?

I think it’s the hunger and the drive, for the most part. Some artists, they do still have that European flavor, but they also bring a new flavor. There’s a lot of trap, there’s a lot of dubstep, house, hard house, what not. A lot of them incorporate that in it, whether it is the BPM or the sounds. We’re giving, in my opinion a brand new flavor to it all. It may not be acceptable to the world, but it’s our own for sure; we’re not trying to copy it, we’re trying to embrace it.

Being involved in the European scene and the American scene respectively, how do you feel that the American hard dance scene needs to progress themselves in order to become anywhere close to our counterparts? What are the differences that you see that needs to be taken care of for us to progress further in our scene?

Well, just like a good friend of mine, Leo Corson just said in an interview recently; he finally said something that I think literally everybody in America’s wanted to say, and it’s that we need to stop fighting and being little bitches about everything. I’ve wanted to say it for a long time and I’ve been known to be a shit talker myself. I try to hold back in certain situations so people don’t get easily offended, which everybody in the world is at this time. We all just need to actually be friends. You don’t even have to be friends. You just need to be cordial enough to understand that somebody enjoys something just as much as you do. It may not be the same type of something, but it’s still the same something. I’m guilty myself. I’ve talked plenty of shit throughout the past, even when I wasn’t making music. Being guilty of it, I finally see it as I get older. We need to stop complaining. To me, this is why other countries look at us like we’re spoiled little kids. Especially in California where I’m from, we get everything but we still cry and bitch about what we get. Supporting U.S. acts at this point is what’s more important. I do support foreign, but we need to support local acts just as much.

What’s next for MC Sik-Wit-It? Do you have any upcoming collaborations?

TNT did a little preview video with Zatox and the iPod, when he fell on his face (laughs), that’s the next track of mine coming out with them and Dave Revan.

Is there anything you want to say in your own words to the fans/readers?

Thank you so so much for all the love and support you all have given me. Hardstyle fans are such dedicated and energetic people and I can’t imagine anything that even comes close to performing for all of you. I’m where I’m at, not only because of the artists that have given me the chance, but also because of all of you. I’m forever grateful for every one of you. And be on the lookout for some huge collaborations and Sik-Wit-It merchandise in the not so distant future!

MC Sik-Wit-It and Lady Faith
MC Sik-Wit-It and Lady Faith