‘Delay’ massive new collab with Moby smashing The Buzz Chart to pieces
Interview : Dan Prince
Jordan welcome to DMCWORLD, where in the world are you right now?
“”Hey Dan. I’m currently driving with my girlfriend and dog up to Tahoe to go snowboarding! It’s nice to have the weekend off.”
An absolute monster of a tune smashing into The Buzz Chart this week, your monster festival smash ‘Delay’ that you have created with Moby. Tell us the story of this future anthem…
“Many people don’t know this but ‘Delay’ (appropriately named) has been in the making for almost two years. We’ve gone through many different versions and Moby and I are both very excited to share the final product with everyone!”
Everyone has been saying what a joy it is to have Moby back in the ‘rave’ scene…what are his thoughts on electronic dance music in his home country in 2014, he must have been watching this explosion with a wry smile…?
“It’s very exciting to see Moby experimenting with new types of music for the rave scene. Moby is one of the most versatile musicians of all time and I’m excited to see what he has coming next.”
What are YOUR thoughts on your EDM scene at the moment in the States, it seems to be going in so many directions which is wonderful…
“It’\s amazing to see to the exponential growth of dance music culture in the United States over the past few years. Seems like only yesterday I was attending illegal warehouse parties in the Bay Area. I’m excited to share my passion with so many new listeners and I’m interested to see what new sounds will come next.”
So you’ve ditched Serato and are now back on the USB…what brought on that big decision…?
“I started off DJing on CDs so it’s nice to go back to what I learned on. To be honest the thing I’m most exited about is I no longer have to bring my laptop to my gigs.”
What is the current top 10 you are spinning…
DJ Snake and Mercer – Lunatic (Original Mix)
MakJ Ft. Lil John – Lets Get Fucked Up (Original Mix)
Snails & Botnek – KRMT (Original Mix)
Merk & Kreymont – Zunami (Original Mix)
Brillz & Teddy Tuxedo – Rvtchet Bitch (Milo & Otis Remix)
Thomas Newson – Polaroid (Original Mix)
Axwell & Sick Individuals – I Am feat. Taylr Renee (Deorro Remix)
Pegboard Nerds – Bassline Kicken (Original Mix)
Benny Benassi- Satisfaction (Jewelz & Scott Sparks Remix)
Tritonal, Paris Blohm, Sterling Fox – Colors (Original Mix)
You have worked with Zedd in the past, you must be made up for his current success?
“Zedd is one of the first friends I made in the industry. His success is not only inspiring but it also gives me an immense amount of joy.”
You moved to Chicago for college, one of the greatest musical city’s the dance world has ever seen. You were into the whole electronic sound by then, the Windy City is now renowned for that! So what was it like with all that Chicago House music all around you?
“Before I moved to Chicago the only type of electronic dance music I knew was fidget house. Chicago introduced me to house, deep house, progressive house, tech house, techno, and juke. All of these genres inspired me to become the producer I am today. Traveling around the Windy City exploring new clubs and new types of music are some of my fondest memories.”
Your first love though was Hip Hop. You were the cats that you were nodding your head to back in the day?
“I loved Bay Area hip hop. In high school I listened to Mac Dre, Keak Da Sneak, E- 40 and Mistah Fab.”
When was the last time you dropped a Hip Hop tune in a set?
“Last weekend! I try to play a little hip hop in all of my sets.”
Miami is around the corner, what are your plans this time around…
“I’m going to be playing quite a few parties down there includin one at Juicy Beach and a party with my friend R3hab. Excited to see old friends and meet new people!”
Away from dance music, who are some of the artists you are into at the moment?
“Portugal. The Man, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey, and Little Dragon…”
You took the name Lucky Date because of something your brother said, claiming the numbers 7 and 11 were lucky. So, the obvious question…when you go to a casino what numbers do you play at Roulette?
“I’m actually a pretty horrible roulette player so I usually bet on the numbers my manager bets on haha.”
Not many people know this, but Jordan Atkins-Loria is really good at…
“Gardening is a huge passion of mine!”
What is coming out next from you studio wise?
“I have a ton of collabs and a few originals of my own lined up which we are currently shopping to labels. Hopefully will have a handful of tracks out by Summer.”
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