Chris James delivers the You EP as his debut release on Qwerk! This release takes us through a journey, with 3 unique house tracks from the experimental "You", to the groovy "Spell on U", and ending with the emotional "Green Stone".
Artist QWERKS!
1. When did you start making music?
2018, At first I wanted to DJ a party I was throwing, then it turned into me wanting to make a track to play at that party, then it turned into a side project where i made a few previous aliases and released music, and now i'm at a point where I can make this a career, every part of that journey has been amazing
2. What makes YOU qwerky?
I'm semi-ambidextrous. I grew up playing ice hockey right handed, throwing a baseball left-handed, playing lacrosse right handed, kicking a soccer ball with my left foot, can eat with either hand, write right handed, play golf left handed and right handed, use a mouse with my right hand, and i run with both feet ;)
3. If you were a cartoon character, who would you be?
Goku, it'd be nice to instant transmission across the world and see as many djs as possible in 24 hours. kinda create my own festival out of a day in different places throughout the world. A close second is one-punch man, because one-punch mannnn
4. What’s your favorite sound?
running water, ocean waves crashing, there's something beautiful, connected, and grounding about hearing water flow
5. You’re making dinner at your house… what’s on the menu?
Salmon (Thomas Keller style), Chicken tortilla soup (Max & Erma's Style), Arizona Ranch Hotwings (w/side of ranch), Spinach, and Choco Tacos for desert
6. Who are 3 people you’d invite? (from any time period)
My brothers - with me being across the country, any moment I get to spend with them nowadays is special. We've become so much closer as we get older. I hope they move to LA one day :)
Skrillex - He's why I started becoming interested in electronic music and i feel like his attitude, outlook on life, and values spread through his music. We're lucky to have a producer like this during our time, he's the guy we all look up to!
My best friend - we started music production together, he's inspired me to keep going with music when we both started together. He's listened to all of my tracks and gives the best, most honest feedback
A shifting collage of ambient layers and bright melodies that resists convention from a member of New Zealand's underground house scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 9, 2023