RB Exclusive Interview: WHIPPED CREAM & NOSTALGIX Talk Confidence, Genre Blending, & Dream Collaborators (Part 2)

What else can you tell me about playing Shambhala? Are there Arts there as well?

WHIPPED CREAM: “Yeah, I would say there’s lots of other things you can do. There’s a beautiful river there and there’s lots of vendors and stuff, but it’s not like. It’s not like Burning Man. It’s not like, like, big arts thing. It’s more just music. Right, Nostalgix?”

NOSTALGIX: “Yeah, I feel like it’s very. I guess the best way to describe family based. Like, family oriented. I feel like everyone that goes to The Farm (that’s what they call it) always goes, like, every year. It’s a very big deal and everyone looks forward to it, where they’ll go for the week and set up their tents and, like, just go to all the stages, see the local artists, be there for the pre party, and float down the river. So it’s just a very, like. It’s an experience, almost, that everyone looks forward to. TOTALLY!”

I discussed my eagerness to attend Shambhala after hearing about it from so many patrons and artists.

What inspired you to incorporate rap and hip-hop into your production styles? Is it challenging to mesh these genres with electronic music? 

NOSTALGIX: “I can jump in on that. So I make a genre called Bass House, which I feel like the reason I’m so drawn to bass house is it’s a genre where you can really do anything within the set rules or not rules of the genre, like, within the sound of bass house. There’s just so much that you can do. You can make a song, like, if you wanted to, you could make a country bass house song. You could make an emotional bass house song. You could really do anything with it. And I feel like there’s no limitations. And as someone that loves, like, all genres of music, I’m very drawn to the fact that I can play around with my sound and do what I want, where I can make a song that’s heavier or I can incorporate rap or hip hop, or I can make a more emotional song. So I feel like, for me, I’ve really been enjoying, personally, just making songs that incorporate hip hop, rap, and bass house just because I think those, those sounds just blend together so well. And I’ve also loved playing around with my own vocals as well, where I rap on the songs as well, not on all my productions, but on some of them. So I think that it just has a very unique sound.”

WHIPPED CREAM: “Totally. Yeah, no, I I definitely agree. What’s really cool about NOSTALGIX’s project for me is she’s really stuck to her sound but evolved it, and it’s like, you know what you’re going to, and that’s what’s really cool about your project because you’re sticking with the sound, but you’re evolving that sound and you’re, like, the forefront female of that sound. So I think that’s, like, something to really, like, pay respect to. And, like, it’s. It’s simply just amazing that she’s doing that for, for Bass House and House Music in general, you know? Um, yeah. As for myself, I really find it difficult to incorporate rap, hip hop, or r and b on, on my records just because a lot of these rappers and hip hop artists, they want to experiment right now. And so it’s an exciting time for me as a producer.”

What inspires the confident and self-assured tone of your music? And how does it impact you as artists? 

NOSTALGIX: “Thank you. I appreciate you saying that. I think for me, I used to be very shy. I used to be very quiet. I used to be very, like, afraid to speak up and be in a position of power. So over the years, as I’ve been in music and as I’ve been a producer, it’s really gotten me to come out of my shell and to actually step into my power and step into being the best version of myself and being in my highest power. So I feel like through this journey of me becoming the best version of myself, I’ve learned a lot. And I want to be able to empower other people in the same way, to be the best version of themselves and be loud and be outgoing and go after what they want in life. So I think for me, that’s just a very important message and thing that you can see throughout my music, throughout, like, the content that I’ll post on social media and through everything, you see the under layer of everything is that because I just really, I just really believe in the message and something that has a really big impact on my life and I want to be able to share that with people.”

Are there any artists that you want to collaborate with who you have yet to work with?

NOSTALGIX: “I feel like I would love to work with DJ Snake or Tiësto. I feel like they, their music just inspires me a lot. And then the energy that they have on stage is honestly just so empowering and crazy. So I think it’d be really cool to make music with them one day.“

WHIPPED CREAM: “DJ Snake would be crazy for sure. For me, it would be Kanye West. That’s probably my dream collab for sure. I mean, I have, like, a list of 50 I could go over, but he’s definitely, like, the number one. Like, the highest I would want. Growing up with a mother who also had bipolar, I do see the genius and how they think and how they work. And I think for me, like, even before I started making music, I was so inspired by the way he thought, the way he dressed, the way he made his visions come to reality, and his overall just sonics. There’s no one that’s done it like him. Everyone’s inspired by him. I’m inspired by him. And I think that, you know, like, a Kanye dance album would just go absolutely insane and it’s bound to happen. So I think: Why not me?”

NOSTAGLIX: “That would go HARD! That would go CRAZY!”

WHIPPED CREAM: “It be pretty crazy for sure. Um, yeah. He’s, he’s the goat and I’m totally inspired by him. And I would be honored and privileged to work with the guy. I think he’s a genius.“

How did you get involved with Monstercat? And What is it like being part of such a notable label?

WHIPPED CREAM: “I got involved because they are based in Vancouver. I think they started in Toronto and moved to Vancouver. I could be wrong, but I was signed to Atlantic Records a couple years ago and I was on their sister label, Big Beats. And during that time, I learned so much. It was an amazing experience. But when I got out of that, the first label that put their arms out to me was Monstercat. And I’m just so, so grateful for every single person that has had any kind of part in my project. The last couple years over there, they genuinely run with passion. They’re intentful. They do it for the music and they want to make, you know, they want to make artists, which I really like. I think a lot of EDM has lost the storytelling artist, to be honest with you, for a little while there, and I think it’s coming back right now. People want artists. They want a story, they want real life. They want soul. They don’t want just the best sound design right now. So I think Monstercat does a really good job building and helping work with artists who have a vision.”

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