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I really have to apologize for being soooo slow with sorting out the interview with Dubchild and publishing it together with his exclusive mix he did for KIEVBASS. Earlier this year (March, 2010) Dubchild played at KIEVBASS night and totally killed it there! That party became one of the best nights we’ve ever done. Two days of proper laugh, warm communication and heavy partying made me become even bigger fan of Dubchild then I used to be. So… enjoy Dubchild’s interesting answers and 1 hr. mix of tasty bass heavy madness!

KIEVBASS: Introduce yourself in several sentences for those who might be not familiar with you yet.

DUBCHILD: I go by the name of Dubchild. I have been producing for a while now, I produce Breakstep, Dubstep, Grime, and Dubfunkie, anything with a dirty bass really.

I have Released material on 100% Records (sister label to formation records) Storming Productions, Heavy Artillery and I am know releasing material on DPR owned by Noodles (Groove Chronicles).

KB: Tell us about your music and cultural background. What made you become YOU? (Music, books, movies, comics, subcultures, etc.

D: I come from a very strong musical background I have been brought up listening to artist such as Dennis Brown, Gregory, Isaacs, steel pulse, also Chaka Khan, Jimi Hendrix,Police,George Benson, Pink Floyd a lot of 80’s Funk and Soul Electro Hip-Hop..

My Dad is a lead guitar player and has played in many different bands from funk to dub reggae, so I have always been surrounded by music. I was taught to play the drums from the age of six by the time I was twelve I was playing drums for the steel band and orchestra at my school, that was around the age I started getting more into electronic production.

My elder brother who got me into electronic production was introduced to a program called Octamed a sequencing program for the Amiga 500 by his friend who was already producing on his Amiga. The thing about this program was that you was able to add your own samples and back then people had to use outboard samplers so to me this was heaven, before we had the program we used to make beats using two tracks samples on the left channel drums on the right channel hahaha!.

That was also the time I got really serious about Hip-Hop early 90’s the best time for hip hop well for me anyway I started to listen to how samples were chopped up and breaks were looped inspired by producers such as Pete Rock, Premier, Marley Marl and Rza.
My brother used to buy break beat sample records Simon Harris etc so we started to understand more on how beats were arranged. also when I started collecting records I used to read where the artist sampled the original tunes from and try to buy them from record fairs and second hand record shops and try to recreate what  the other artist were doing which opened my eyes to the world of sampling. I was finding different loops and learning techniques on how to chop drums using different kicks and snares from different records and putting them together, I was hooked I had to do it every day just to get better.

When the Jungle movement started to form I realized I already had the breaks that other producers were using so I messed about with few ideas I used to play my beats to family and close friends most of them were Djs or musicians as I was a bit weary to let people hear my tunes  but I was getting positive feedback.

A particular friend introduced me to UK Garage or Speed Garage as it was called then he used to give me mixed tapes with people like Ramsey and fen Tuff jam, mj cole, Groove chronicles, Todd Edwards, labels like well built, prolific, nice and ripe. It was a fresh sound it was soulful U.S house beats with dirty jungle basslines.
After moving on to Cubase and a Akai S20 sampler I started making 4×4 speed garage which opened the door to different techniques and manipulation of sound, my friend past a tape over to Dj-SS who liked my sound and brought me into the formation camp so it really took off from there.

KB: Your favorite gig of the year so far?

D: Of course it has to be keivbass good club good vibes and good people had a wicked back to back session with Valta, we kept the place rocking all night that’s the kind of gigs I like. Big up to Minikin and Valta they are both working hard for the scene…

KB: Favorite tune of the year so far?

D: Synkro and Indigo- Heaven

Feeling some of Synkro’s 2step styles it’s nice to hear to an up-to-date 2step tune

KB: What does your studio setup looks like atm?

D: I used to use a lot of outboard stuff but sold most of it all internal stuff really.
Fast PC, Pair of Behringer Truths and M-audio monitor’s usb keyboard I’m a Cubase man been using it way before the VST’s from the old Atari day’s lol!!

KB: What projects are you currently working on? Plans for the near future?

D: Getting some material together for my album “CHILD’s PLAY” no date releases at yet still getting the tracks together but it will be very different I guarantee… other than that releasing material on DPR  keeping the flow going.

KB: What producers are you rating/inspired by atm?

D: I like jay electronica, synkro, chimpo,wr1ng, I really don’t have favorites its what catches my ear the arrangement and feel of the tunes is what counts but I’m always inspired by what’s out there always something different going on so I try and incorporate what I hear

KB: What’s your current DJ-top 10?

D: Chimpo- Dead
Dubchild -Roll dat shit (remix)
Reso – Technetium
Synkro -don’t know
Rob sparx- casino
Bar9 -distance Roots
EL-B -dirty dirty
Dubchild vs Drake- it’s over Remix
Doctor P- Neon
RSD – Jah Rain (RSD remix)

KB: What’s your current home/iPod listening top 10?

D: The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana
EPMD so whatcha sayin
Busta Rhymes ft old dirty bastard where’s my money
Chaka Khan aint nobody
Capelton in her heart
Phuturistix matrix Remix
Shy fx wolf dillinja remix
Masta ace sittin on chrome
Mj cole sincere
Wu-tang proteck ya neck

KB: Where do you get your inspiration / motivation from?

D: I used to just make tunes, to just make tunes, now I make something to get released I always vision the audience that I am making the tune for and try on go one what causes the most reaction. That gives me my motivation seeing people react to what you made that same night it’s a good feeling.

KB: Did your life turned out to be what you expected from it? If not the music, what could you dedicate your life to?

D: I can’t see myself doing anything else other than this I hate the whole 9-5 system I’m a rebel at times “I will not conform” lol!! I don’t think life ever turns out the way you expect but I’m glad I’m here to be able to see and enjoy it…

KB: Do you do any other job except the music? If yes, would you like your music to be the only and enough income?

D: Sometimes I do a bit of IT when I need to but I’m gradually living off the music.

KB: Would you like to do some commercial production? If yes, what kind of music/sound design/etc. could it be?

D: I’ve done a few bits not really to commercial but its catchy enough to actually be called commercial, I like the more funky electro house styles so I would go more in that direction.

KB: What are your impressions from your KIEVBASS gig and Ukraine itself?

D: Yeah Ukraine was nice it would have been good to have been able to stay there a bit longer to catch the sites a bit more. Everybody made me feel welcome and I heard it’s nicer in the summer as there are lot more things going on, such as outdoor festivals and stuff that I would like to have checked out. The club was ideal it was in an old war bunker coverted into a night club with thick walls ideal to drop some dirty bass… Good sound too would definitely go back again.

KB: Few words for our readers?

D: Respect for all the support and watch out for more dirty riddims!!!!

Guidance.

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