We’re each 22, and we’ve been producing collectively for nearly a decade now. Besides music we're huge FIFA gamers, or we used to be, earlier than fortnite took over. Recent Netflix binges embrace: The Good Place and Stranger Things, though the all-time favorite has bought to be neighborhood. Oh and we’re nonetheless gutted England didn’t win the World Cup. We actually thought it was coming dwelling…

I perceive you’re a duo. How did you guys meet, and what’s it like working with one another?

We truly ‘met’ earlier than we had been born, as a result of our dad and mom knew each-other. We’ve kind been in and round one another’s lives ever since. We went to the identical main college, though we correctly grew to become buddies after we found we had been each into producing music as a passion. We began producing collectively in about 2008, so our working relationship is admittedly good, as a result of after so lengthy we will comfortably give each-other suggestions on sounds and concepts with out worrying about hurting anybody’s emotions. Also, usually being in a duo is cool as a result of there’s at all times somebody to bounce issues f, or to cross issues on to if you happen to’re not feeling impressed.

You guys will probably be supporting Zeds Dead on their Deadbeats present at Ministry Of Sound London. How did that come about?

We’ve been working with Deadbeats for just a few months now, since we launched Tusk with them in March. We’ve additionally bought an EP popping out with them quickly. Knowing we're UK based mostly, they invited us alongside to play on the Deadbeats present at Ministry Sound. It’s fairly loopy to have our UK debut at such an iconic venue and we’re very excited!

Inspirations

I observed Duke & Jones produce rather a lot unique content material, with some deep lyrics and distinctive drops. (Personally, I like them. And the drops are even more durable) Where do you get your creativity from? What different producers/djs/ artist encourage you guys?

In phrases inventive course of, we get pleasure from taking issues sideways from different genres into our personal music – for example, utilizing silence/dropping out the instrumental to create hype, which we’ve been doing rather a lot recently and is a way principally taken from mumble rappers. We additionally ten use cinematic soundscape-y ambiences and textures initially tracks to assist create a vibe after which attempt to think about how the monitor would ‘look’ if it was a spot. 

Musically, we’re impressed rather a lot by the blokes within the Danish entice scene, particularly Snavs and Fabian Mazur. Pretty a lot something that will get put out on Bitbird can also be inspiring, in that they launch issues that have a tendency to not sound like different issues, and it makes you consider how you would push your individual boundaries. We’re additionally huge followers the best way DJ Snake has diversified his sound and constructed his model in order that he can launch pop songs and onerous entice and not using a fan backlash. In phrases the type music we’ve been making just lately, individuals like TYNAN, sumthin sumthin, Rome in Silver and Watgood have been influential.

Dream Collabs

Do you will have any dream collabs?

Apart from everybody we’ve listed as inspirations, we’d like to get a hook or one thing f some UK grime legends like Skepta or P Money, or get the Migos to do three minutes ad-libs to fiddle with. Vocalists like MØ, ASHE and Nevve can be cool too. Oh and Ariana Grande.

What’s the remaining your yr seem like?

We’ve bought the Zeds Dead present, after which our EP on Deadbeats in October which we’re very enthusiastic about – it’s in all probability our most cohesive physique work so far and a few the tracks have been getting juicy early ‘ID’ help! We even have lots extra tracks popping out within the subsequent few months – presently sitting on some our private favourite tracks so we’re excited to indicate you what we’ve been engaged on!