Electronic/dance music artist, Nut-K!
Where did you grow up? As a kid, I was living with my mom in the eastern part of Copenhagen. We moved to the suburbs when I was about to start school.
What influenced you to get into being a DJ? Even as a kid, I was fascinated with the 80's funk and Hip-Hop scenes. In my early teens, I developed a taste for the Acid scene as well. DJ'ing just seemed to me like such a logical part of the movement at the time.
What year did you start creating music? It must have been around the mid 90's, I am somewhat unsure exactly when I caught the bug.
What other acts have influenced you? The list is immense and holds names ranging from The Afrika Bambaataa, Marrs, KLF & The Prodigy over Jungle Brothers, Eric B. & Rakim, Dr. Dre to Bonobo, Elka and Key103.
How do you approach your music production process? One beat at a time 🙂...It's actually not something I pay a lot of attention to, but It will often start as some kind of loop in my head. In turn, I'll usually try to jot down a quick sketch in Ableton Live, but I almost always end up In Pro Tools at some point. The software instruments in there are just so superior to the choices in most other DAWs
Did you start using vinyl as a DJ early on? To be honest, I haven't DJ'ed too much in recent years, but when I do It's always on vinyl. I grew up DJ'ing with vinyl, and even though It's mostly time code, vinyl is still the only way that feels like second nature to me.
Do you perform live often? I have not been playing many gigs in the past, but I'm trying to step up the ratio.
What are some of the struggles you have encountered within the music industry? It is not always so straightforward to balance a full-time job, a family and fitting in music rehearsal, touring, promotion, and cranking out the occasional new tune.
Tell us about your latest project. I am angling to go back to my roots a little bit, so my focus right now is a little more hip-hop like than what I've been doing for the past few years.
What can we expect from you in the future? I'm always working on something, but a lot of it is still in the early stages. My goal is to have a few tracks coming out this fall so keep an eye out for that.