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Published June 27, 2014
Kronic is an Australian DJ/producer who was recently signed to Ultra Music and some of his tracks include hits such as “Bend Ova”, “Fire in The Sky”, and “Hey Ho”, and he was recently featured as a Jump-Off Mix guest DJ on Los Angeles’ powerhouse radio station Power 106. We got the opportunity to sit down and talk with him about his career, working with Lil Jon, how he gets his inspiration for his tracks, and what it takes to be a successful DJ and producer.
Congratulations on your success and recent signing with Ultra. How did you get started as a DJ/Producer?
Thanks! I started as a Hip Hop DJ before I ever dabbled in production. The more shows I played and the more I become exposed to different genres, the more ideas I had of my own, and production became my outlet.
Melbourne Bounce is huge and it’s influenced many producers to make these bounce-type tracks, are there any other music trends or genres you are feeling at the moment?
Club based Hip Hop has seen a massive return, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it! I’m also a huge fan of the big-room bounce that has been emerging this year.
There are many talented guys coming out of Australia (Will Sparks, Uberjak’d, J-Trick, Joel Fletcher, Krunk!), is there anyone else we should be on the lookout for?
My boy Dimatik is someone you should be paying attention to. SCNDL, Reece Low and Chardy are doing great things too – don’t sleep!
Your new track “Bend Ova” with Lil Jon and Tyga has been big. What was it like working with them?
Fucking surreal, and kinda daunting!. Working with Jon had been a goal of mine since I started producing – when he first emailed me for ideas I was almost as nervous as I was excited. Jon surprised me with that Tyga verse tho – he just emailed it to me out the blue, like “what you think of this?” This probably won’t be the last time you see me working with both Jon and Tyga.
You’ve done some collaborations with some talented artists, is there anyone you would like to work with in the future?
Kanye West, and oddly enough, The Ying Yang Twins! I know those are two completely different artists, but I’ve got ideas for both of em. I just wanna soak up Kanye’s “fuck everything let’s just be brilliant” attitude.
“Hey Ho” and “Fire In The Sky” have been huge hits for you, where do you get your inspiration and creativity to make your tracks?
They’re two very different songs with two different answers – With ‘Hey Ho’, Krunk! and I spent last summer in Miami, and we were inspired by the atmosphere of the city to make something fun that captured the party vibe. The ‘Heyyyyy, hoooo’ chant is a staple of hip hop live shows, and something I’d be doing in my sets for a while.
“Fire In The Sky” was a very different process. One of my favorite aspects of making music is writing interesting chord progressions, and when I came up with those, I knew it had to sound big enough for festival arenas. I love doing vocal tracks; I’m working on a few “Fire In The Sky” follow-ups as we speak.
What artists or tracks are you currently listening to right now?
I know this is a cliché answer, but I’m so busy in the studio that I’ve only really got time to listen to stuff I’m working on. If you ask me that any other time, you’d catch me listening to Kanye, Deorro, Diplo, and Riff Raff.
Where is one place you’ve always wanted to play?
Vegas! I haven’t had the chance just yet, but I KNOW I could tear that place apart. Vegas club goers are treated to the biggest DJ’s on the planet any given day – I want to give them an experience to rival anything they’ve had before.
What’s the difference between Australia and U.S. music/club scene?
The US club scene has a very healthy amount of Hip Hop being played in it. It’s common to see DJ’s playing Deadmau5, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Disclosure and Afrojack all in one set. Australia has a very educated dance scene, lot’s of genre specific venues – bounce clubs, commercial, deep house joints.
Can you tell us something most people don’t know about you?
Before I was a DJ, I used to drive forklifts for a living. That shit sucked, I’m not going back.
What’s in your DJ bag?
Two laptops – one for DJ’ing, one for producing, a stack of stickers to give out every show, some Advil for the next morning and a piece of paper telling me what city I’m flying to tomorrow. Life’s good.
What does it takes to become a successful DJ and Producer?
Everyone defines success in their own way, but this is my take on it: Apart from the practice required to master the technical skills of both DJ’ing and production, it takes a creative mind put those skills to use. Creativity doesn’t come naturally to everyone, but it’s defiantly something you can develop. Learn to take advice, and learn when to ignore it. And finally, hard work isn’t necessarily spending your entire life in the studio writing music; hard work is spending hours on the things you don’t particularly like! It takes me hours every week to edit tracks so they suit my DJ’ing style, and it isn’t particularly exciting – but it’s necessary for me to deliver the performance I want.
Where do you see yourself five years from now?
DJ’ing my own house party in the Hollywood Hills, celebrating the new crib I just bought from Avicii.
Any last words to your fans?
You’re all fucking legends, and I’ve got some free giveaways coming for you guys soon!
Follow Kronic (Australia)
Website: djkronic.com.au
Facebook: facebook.com/djkronicfanpage
Twitter: @djkronic
Instagram: @instagram
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/dj_kronic
