RB Exclusive Interview: WHIPPED CREAM & NOSTALGIX Discuss ‘I Am A God,’ Personal Challenges, & the Canadian Music Scene (Part 1)

NOSTALGIX and WHIPPED CREAM are two dynamic female producers/DJs who have been making international waves with their confident, high-energy tracks and one-of-a-kind personalities. NOSTALGIX spent her early life in Iran, relocated to Vancouver, Canada and now resides in Los Angeles, California. WHIPPED CREAM resides on Vancouver Island and was a competitive ice skater before diving into full-time music production. They recently joined forces to create “I Am A God,” a magnificent Monstercat collaboration that effectively combines their talents and strengths. “I Am A God” features NOSTALGIX’s self-assured delivery and ethereal oooh’s, courtesy of WHIPPED CREAM over a SICK techno backdrop. A dream collaboration that is easily one of my favorite releases of the year. I had the esteemed privilege of chatting with them via Google Meets and am proud to present a Relentless Beats exclusive interview with NOSTLAGIX and WHIPPED CREAM, brought to you by MONSTERCAT.

“I Am A God” is a dream collaboration with some serious energy behind it. Can you dive into the creative process behind this track and what inspired you to work together?

WHIPPED CREAM: “Well, I’ve always been a fan of NOSTALGIX. We kind of grew up in the same area in BC, Canada. So I was aware of her for quite some time in Vancouver. What I really love about NOSTALGIX is that she is just so positive. She leaves a very positive message online through her content and her dj sets and her music. I think that it’s really nice to see women in the same field as me that, you know, just spreads a lot of positivity. So that’s kind of what attracted me to doing this collaboration with her.”

The press release for “I Am A God” mentions that both of you have you overcome obstacles to get where you are today. What were some of those obstacles and how did you overcome them? 

NOSTALGIX: “Okay, I’ll hop on on this one. I think that being a woman in such a male dominated industry comes with a set of challenges that you don’t experience unless you are a woman. And I feel like being in the music industry and being an artist and being a woman that is in power, I feel like you do go through a lot of hurdles and obstacles and really have to learn to fend for yourself and just have a very strong backbone to be able to be at the forefront and be in that position of power. I feel like that’s actually something that’s, like, really drawn me to whipped cream, is when I was starting out in the scene in Vancouver, she was always someone that I saw as, like, a very, just powerful woman in the industry because she just knows what she wants and she goes after it. And she’s so talented and artistic, and I think it’s just really beautiful and really cool to see and celebrate.”

WHIPPED CREAM: “WHIPPED CREAM, every day is a challenge for WHIPPED CREAM. I mean, I’ve been doing this for some time. I mean, I’ve been making music for. This year will be ten years. So that’s when I kind of started when I first started producing, I didn’t really know any, any women producers at the time. I obviously grew up on this little island. There’s, like, where I live, like, 80,000 people. So ten years ago, there’s a lot less women producing music. So to see, I really. I mean, new challenges come up and surface, surface every single day. But it’s just like, as you. You jump into this in more depth and you put more hours in, it’s kind of a beautiful experience, because at the end of the day, you know, people can not really believe what you’re doing or whatever they want to perceive you as. But at the end of the day, none of that matters. At the end of day, I get to inspire people every day through what I love to do. And most of the time, I’d say. I’d say now, 85% to 90% of the time, there are more women doing this now, too, which is amazing. I see every day I learn about new female producers in the, in the industry, and that’s a beautiful thing. But I think, for me, it’s like, yeah, a lot of things happen that are unfair when you’re female doing music production in particular, in my opinion. However, I don’t willow in it too long. I just kind of be like, hmm, that’s interesting. And then I just, like, jump back into my work or my project or whatever I’m meant to do, and then it’s like full circle.

Eventually, the work speaks for itself. So, whenever I kind of want to say something that’s hurt me, just kind of bite my tongue and create a little space of bubble safety, and then I’ll just go make the music again. It doesn’t really impact me as much as it used to just being in this so long. You learn if you let all of the kind of crap that people perceive you as whatever is not the truth, you kind of will owe in not the truth of you when the truth of you is what you are. So that’s kind of to sum it up like, yeah, don’t get me wrong. Women. Women absolutely face a lot of different obstacles than men, but I think, as a woman, to get through that is to kind of just focus on what you are and what you do and, you know your truth. That’s how I would sum it up.”

I responded to this thoughtful answer discussing how a majority of my favorite DJ’s are women and the music has EVERYTHING to do with it and how it is beautiful to see so many women thriving in music. NOSTALGIX discussed what it was like playing the main stage at EDC, an accomplishment that only a few women in the EDM scene have done.

NOSTALGIX: “I’ve gotten to perform main stage, which was honestly, like, a really big honor because I feel like just being such a big fan of dance music and the culture and everything of it, to get to share, like, a stage of so many legends and so many people that you’ve looked at, looked up to perform on, I think it is very cool, but I think it’s just a very, like, breathtaking moment and a moment where you can kind of just stand there and be like, wow. Like, I’ve worked so hard for this all the time, all the hours. Everything that I’ve done is now just kind of put into this moment where I get to share myself with all these people that are here in such a big and beautiful way. So I think it just feels very. I guess the best way to say is, like, a big, like, pat on the back to be like, I did it, you know, my work really showed through.”

What is the music scene like in Canada? And how does it compare/contrast with the music scene in America? Was it hard to break through in America?

WHIPPED CREAM: “Personally, for me, it wasn’t just because when I started ten years ago, Soundcloud just, like, kind of popped me off. And then I went and got my own visa and I went to LA and played a show, and that’s where I found my agent at the time. I got. I think I got pretty lucky. There’s not a vast difference between the electronics scene in Canada and in the States, in my opinion. I do think that British Columbia, where we’re from, has one of the best music festivals in the world. I wouldn’t even put it in a category next to, I’d say majority. So that’s a cool thing. I think NOSTALGIX could probably attest the Shambhala being pretty incredible. Do you find any vast differences between Canada and in the states when you’re touring?”

NOSTALGIX: “I feel like the only thing I would have to say is I feel like the scene in Canada is a little bit smaller with the amount of producers and DJ’s out there. But I also feel like the cool thing about it is everybody is so good at what they do and so unique to themselves. There’s so many incredible artists based in BC specifically. Like Felix Cartel, Jewels, No Thanks. So there’s a lot of, like, really great talent out there, even though it is a little bit smaller than America, because America is just massive.”

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