Today we’d like to introduce you to Dj Smith.
Dj Smith, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I would say my story probably started when I turned eight years old. I always liked listening to music when I was a kid, but I wanted to start learning how to play musical instruments. My parents signed me up for both drum lessons and piano lessons when I turned eight. Over the next two years, I went through these lessons on a biweekly basis. I’ll be honest I got really bored with piano, and still am to this day, but piano lessons taught me a lot of basic theory that I wouldn’t know otherwise.
When I was ten, my uncle bought me a Korg MIDI controller, and a new copy of Reason 3 so that I could play keyboard on the computer, but it didn’t take long for me to figure out that I could use it for much more than just playing a keyboard. I started messing around with different synthesizers and using the only drum machine at the time (Redrum) to make my own music. I was really excited but also very bad at production. My friends and family were nothing but supportive to me throughout my journey, but I quickly figured out that my music could be better, and through the years I have spent time fine tuning my production and finding my sound.
I don’t think it was ever about trying to be a ‘famous’ musician for me, I just wanted to make music that came from my heart…but also make that music sound good.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I create electronic music, mainly Dubstep. I’ve messed around with different genres (Techno, Hardstyle, Drum and Bass) but Dubstep just clicked for me. I love feeling the dynamics, and the different ways other producers can build/drop in their tracks and it always makes me hype.
To me, Dubstep is like a release. There is so much energy put into my songs, and I want others to feel that energy and feel like they can relate to some aspect of my music.
How do you think about success, as an artist, and what do quality do you feel is most helpful?
I alluded to this in my story, but to me, success has never been about making a lot of money or being super famous. The goal with art in my eyes has always been to give someone something they can relate to. I don’t want people to listen to my music, I want people to feel my music because my music is how I feel. If at the end of the day I can impact one person’s life with my music, then that to me is a success.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
Right now I have one EP on Spotify/Itunes/etc. that people can listen to for free (Real Space Boys) which was released in 2018. Pretty much everything else goes on my Soundcloud page (https://soundcloud.com/monster-infested). I check that pretty frequently, so if anyone leaves a comment or sends me a message I tend to be as responsive as I can. I also have most of my music available for free download as well.
Contact Info:
- Email: monsterinfested@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monsterinfestedofficial/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MonsterInfested/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonsterInfested
- Other: https://soundcloud.com/monster-infested
Image Credit:
Lisa Smith
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