Say hello to Mr. Pinque. A cheeky chappy hailing from Texas, USA!
ELEPHANT: So you're a pretty dope dubstep producer, how did this all come about?
MR. PINQUE: Well thank you! How did it come about...? Well it popped into my head earlier this year. The movement had caught my attention before, but I never really made the connection that that's where i'd feel most comfortable. The smashing blend of Reggae, tech sounds, Hip Hop... it was everything I needed. So, it felt natural.
ELEPHANT: Sounds like a cocktail of success. But i'm sure, like all of us, our love for dubstep originated from another genre, it says in your bio that you loved Trance! That sounds amazing, do they have trance raves in Texas?
MR. PINQUE: No. Well not in large numbers. I saw that scene explode up north while I was between military schools. Corn field raves, warehouse cluster... it was amazing, but yes, my trance production really got pushed around for a great while because of this.
ELEPHANT: That indeed sounds brilliant. So who would you say were your influences then? Do you have producers that you jump up and down like a baby kanagroo for?
MR. PINQUE: Good old Deadmau5, of course.
ELEPHANT: Ah deadamau5 is an OG, I love him.
MR. PINQUE: Same here... innovative... he's really inspired me, that's for sure.
ELEPHANT: Definitely. It does seem though that some producers are becoming too mainstream and a little wet, well, when I say mainstream, I probably mean too commercial. How do you feel about this? Would you agree?
MR. PINQUE: Well with any music movement, there's always those rough run ins. When it comes to an underground scene "going commercial" is it a bad thing? not exactly. It's reciporications are bad in the community... there's always those who want the close-knit feeling that underground music retains and that's part of the beauty of it - in its current state.
But to be completely honest - Dubstep hasn't fully evolved into a marketable type of music...in a commercial sense, just like rock and roll did, like rap, techno... just takes time and evolution. I like that it's "underground" at the moment... it gives listeners the feeling that they can reach out and touch any of the current superstar producers and DJ's.
ELEPHANT: Wow, a deep one there! But rant away! So tell me more about DAM (Dub Ass Music).
MR. PINQUE: Well, DAM is a collaborative production effort between myself, and Jacob Fleming aka Skuzzy... and we're the shit...haha... just kidding.
ELEPHANT: Hah! I'm sure that you are. So whats the rave scene like where you live?
MR. PINQUE: Loud, fast, sweaty... sexy GLOWSTICKS...
ELEPHANT: Hell yeah!
MR. PINQUE: Yes... and of course, there's the candy. But that's a given.
ELEPHANT: Edible candy, or eye candy?
MR PINQUE: Well the eye candy, yeah hahaha.
ELEPHANT: Obviously! Can you give us an insight on an US based prducders who are (in your eyes) brilliant?
MR. PINQUE: ... No, hah, at the moment, I mean there's 1) not all that many US Producers because 2) no one knows what the hell dubstep is! hahaha! Probably 60% of the people here are just coming down off the techno movements and take dubstep as just "another obnoxious european style", which it is obnoxious...LOVE IT!
ELEPHANT: No doubt there son. The majority of Dubstep DJ's are obnoxious, but that's why we love them... The ones in the UK anyway.
MR. PINQUE: Absolutely! Myself and Skuzzy fit right in!! Hahah!
ELEPHANT: Hahahah, you seem like the exception!
MR. PINQUE: I personally would hand it to the Canadians, at the moment like Datsik, Excision... they've done quite a bit for Dub in a short amount of time.
ELEPHANT: I agree with you there. Well, finally because I do think you have won us over, describe your style in 1 word
MR. PINQUE: You wanna know why people dont fuck with shaq? cuz he's big as hell... China? BIG. So, BIG.
ELEPHANT: Awesome.
Check out his soundcloud here for some Dub Ass Music.
This was fun!! Thanks!
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