Tim, it’s been a long time coming, but looks like the people are finally gonna get a taste of your violence! You’re playing at the Brooklyn, NY stop of Trauma’s Harder Styles Tour on February 27, 2016. Tell me what this show means to you:
A long time indeed! I must say it feels so good to be able to announce such an awesome show. The moment I saw the announcement I truly couldn’t believe my eyes, and I can’t wait to be apart of it! This tour is going to be a HUGE step for American Hardcore and I can’t thank Trauma enough for hosting me in New York City, where my whole career started!
What can the people expect from a Tim Shopp set?
The best way I can explain it is “No boundaries”. I know some artists have these little bubbles of speed or styles they enjoy staying in (nothing wrong with that), but I like to do things a little differently. My two main production styles are Uptempo Hardcore and Terror, but I also dabble in Speedcore and Extratone (1000+ bpm). So I may start my set at 200+ bpm and by the end we’re around 2,000 bpm if I’m feeling it.
Tell me about the #BookTimShopp campaign:
Hahaha, oh goodness where, do I begin?! That was all the DHD (Denver Hard Dance) guys. As American artists, we are constantly supporting one another and always putting in good words for each other with promoters and such, and this is living proof. Truly it started as a joke, but then more and more people began to get behind it as a serious thing. Now every QSA post or hardcore post I see always has someone posting “#BookTimShopp” to try and get me into their city for a show. It’s pretty awesome now to see so much support from all over!
Tell me about where some of your inspiration comes from, and how it has influenced your work:
Everything has its own little inspirational “push” on me, from listening to live sets and getting an idea, or even getting out of the house and walking down near the beaches and just relaxing. My main source I will say though is my Death Metal roots. I have always had a taste for rough and insane music, so now I like to try and push that from within my own music to truly give people music that will make them go insane!
Any DJ’s you’re particularly looking forward to working alongside for Trauma?
Oh the whole tour! It’s going to be amazing to stand next to all these legends, but the most near and dear to my heart are without a doubt SRB, Dr. Peacock, and Lenny Dee! SRB and Dr. Peacock have had a constant inspirational push for me, and Lenny is a true legend amongst the NYC Hardcore scene as well; it’ll be my pleasure to even be in the same room with the man who basically started it all for the NYC Hardcore scene.
Anything coming up personally or professionally for you that you would like to share with everyone?
Oh there is so much… but I can only say so much right now, haha! Main thing is my first release coming soon on Fucking Bastards! My track Terror Squad is going to hit hardtunes.com and that in itself is a dream come true! Fucking Bastards is, in my opinion, the top dog for my type of music, and it also has signed a lot of my friends so it’s a huge honor to be releasing with them! I can also promise it won’t be my only time.
Lastly, (I can’t say a lot yet about this) but I would just like to let all my West Coast fans know I’m coming for a visit in 2016… stay tuned!
Thanks for your time Tim, we look forward to catching you at the Brooklyn, NY stop of the Trauma Harder Styles Tour!
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