Hello everyone, we had the chance to interview xKore. If you are a fan of Dubstep/Drumstep you most likely already heard of him. Most of his tracks have landed in the tops on Beatport.
He just released an EP called "Stabs" on Inspected Records. xKore will be touring with Datsik for his Firepower tour.
xKore Biography:
xKore (Real name: Matt Cavender) is a young but extremely talented house/trance/drum & bass producer from Kent in the UK.
In his own words: “My name is xKore and I make dubstep, drumstep, moombahton, electro, and basically all things bass music. I’ve been producing for around four years, started when I was 14 . Only really got into it seriously for about six to nine months now, and it has kind of taken off recently.”
His first tracks were released on Newgrounds, and, with his unique style, he’s managed to gain a lot of support from the dubstep community, and has been featured on UKF. He’s also made guest appearances on Skream and Benga.
Presently, xKore is both a composer and a DJ; he has mixed his own music with that of other artists, and has generally received favorable feedback from doing so.
A big thanks to xKore for taking the time to answer our questions!
Q: What other producers, songwriters and/or artist do you see as your primary inspirations?
A: Knife Party, Sub Focus, Redlight, Congorock and Bart B More at the moment, but it's always changing and I often take alot of inspiration off random tracks by random people.
Q: Did you first started producing music or Djing?
A: I started producing first and DJing became neccesary after popular demand, and it's quickly become my favourite aspect of being a producer.
Q: Where & what venue was your favorite performance?
A: I played Toulouse earlier this year alongside Captain Crunch, Engine Earz, Emalkay and the local DJs, it was around 1500 people and the first time I had played to so many people. Everything was good about the night, the venue had perfect sound and the crowd was awesome. Ended up crowd surfing a few too many times.
A: I use FL studio, mainly with Massive, Sylenth1, the Waves, SPL and Sonnox kits. I'm pretty much totally software based in my Desktop at home. I use Dre Beats Pro headphones aswell. They're pretty dope for production.
A: Freddie Mercury
Q: We see that your latest EP has been getting a lot of great feedbacks, how did you get in contact with Inspected Records?
A: They picked me up after I got my track 'Hello' uploaded to UKF for free release. We worked on the EP for about 8 months all together.
A: Produce for the sake of enjoying producing. If you go into the mindset of doing it just to be a super successful producer, you will find yourself getting impatient with how long it actually takes to get good.
Also, producing to a standard is only the first step, having your own vision is what is going to set you apart from being a normal small to mid size producer.
Q: What can we expect from xKore for the rest of 2012?
A: We have some pretty big things lined up for the rest of the year. I'm doing the Firepower tour alongside Datsik, Terravita and Getter on the West coast of the US, then an Australian tour at the end of the year. Both of which are in perfect time to build up to my next EP release which we are hoping is going to take me to the next level, forthcoming around November/December.
Make sure to check out his social networks and beatport page!
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xKoreOfficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xKore
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/xkore
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