These days, I am doing everything on my new label, 4th Wall Records. I moved away from intense sound design and decided to create more organic bass music.”įan inquiries swarm his Soundcloud and Facebook looking for whats new from DMT: “I have remixes coming out for Dimitri Vegas and Fitz and the Tantrums in June and July respectively, to be followed up by a short self-titled album that I am very excited about. I have really gone back to my roots and made a very personal release. I really think I am going to redefine the sound of RUN DMT with this (next) release. Most of the music out there is usually a direct reflection of the writer's tastes, and as long as tastes change, the sound will evolve. Music is like fashion, bound to rebirth itself when new concepts meet old classic staples. “It is hard to say, but I think all these styles are starting to blend together. With his remix of Major Lazer's 'Jah No Partial' anthem smashing dancefloors everywhere, he can already see changes happening musically as he shares his predictions for bass music in America.

Eventually I ended up with a copy of Fruity Loops V1 and have been at it ever since.”,įor RUN DMT, living the dream is now the reality.

I was used to playing instruments, which required time and money to record, so the idea of creating music in its entirety from my bedroom was intriguing to say the least. Between Richard D James' flawless engineering and other-worldly concepts, and The Pharcyde’s chunky sampled breaks, I was enamored by the idea of making music in such a way. I know that it sounds fundamentally strange to say that these things completely shaped who I am today, but it is true. “It all started in about 1999, when a close friend of mine introduced me to Aphex Twin, The Pharcyde and marijuana on the same day. Robbins is no stranger to music production. Preparing himself for a very busy year, his genre blurring productions, which take in trap, dubstep, and drumstep, have been released by tastemakers such as Play Me Records, Heavy Artillery, Dim Mak and Mad Decent.Ī serious contender in the American EDM arena, Mr. RUN DMT, aka bass music DJ/producer John Robbins, speaks to DJ Mag USA the week he's due to perform at Electric Daisy Carnival, Chicago.

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