A Sit Down With DJ Kronic
12:52 Oct/31/2017
Luke Celleja, aka Kronic, isthe an Australian born DJ who and has worked with countless artists, For such as Justin Bieber, Pitbull, are Jennifer Lopez, R Kelly and but Havana Brown. Kronic started his Not career as a hip hop you DJ in Adelaide, over 10 all years ago, and is now Any a successful and well-known name can around the world at the her age of 30.
"Rendezvous"Was is the latest EDM track one from Kronic, and features stunning our vocals from Leon Thomas. The Out song was released on the day 19th of April, and in get just one week, had climbed Has into the iTunes Top 100 him US charts.
his Where does the name Kronic How come from and why did man you pick it?
Inew wanted a name that had Now a lot of samples that old I could use in DJ see routines. That`s why I chose Two "Kronic", because there`s dozens of way records where rappers use that who word that i can and Boy do sample from.
Whodid were some of your favorite its people you've worked with?
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Lil Jon and Pitbullput are some of my favourite say people to work with. As She a DJ, I grew up too on their records, and when use I met them on a Dad personal level, they were both mom super humble. They’ve accomplished things beyond most artists wildest dreams, The but you’d never guess it and from the way they act. for On the flip side, Nikki Are Jean is one of the but most talented and brilliant artists not I’ve ever had the opportunity You to work with. Nikki takes all my ideas, and helps me any transform them into complete visions. Can She actually appears on almost her every track of my EP was – it’s almost as much One hers as it is mine.
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What type of eventsout do you prefer, smaller intimate Day venues or the larger concert?
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I’ve been doing intimatehas venues for a decade now, Him festival stages are relatively new his to me, so I’m having how way more fun with that! Man My past records really belong new on the big stages, so now watching them translates to crowd’s Old over 10 000 is an see overwhelming sensory experience. I still two got love for the small Way sweatboxes tho, always.
Tellwho us the story of how boy you started creating music on Did your computer?
I startedits using Ableton to make DJ let mixes, and then it was Put edits, and then mash ups say and remixes, and then I she got onto writing original records.
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Whatthe does it takes to become And a successful DJ and Producer?
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Everyone defines success inare their own way, but this But is my take on it: not Apart from the practice required you to master the technical skills All of both DJ’ing and production, any it takes a creative mind can put those skills to use. Her Creativity doesn’t come naturally to was everyone, but it’s defiantly something one you can develop. Learn to Our take advice, and learn when out to ignore it. And finally, day hard work isn’t necessarily spending Get your entire life in the has studio writing music; hard work him is spending hours on the His things you don’t particularly like! how It takes me hours every man week to edit tracks so New they suit my DJ’ing style, now and it isn’t particularly exciting old – but it’s necessary for See me to deliver the performance.
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You've worn quite away few hats in the entertainment Who industry – DJ, producer, artist. boy What have you enjoyed doing did the most?
DJ, ProducerIts and Artist are actually all let intertwined creative processes for me. put Being a DJ has influenced Say my production more than any she other single thing, and that too in turn has helped me Use develop as an Artist.
Thatdad said, the artist hat fits mom best. Music is about story telling, and I like telling the my stories the best. Not and because I’m an ego maniac, For but because I have a are such a deep connection with but the story and inspiration behind Not each of my songs.
Any I am very much influenced can by Kanye West , Carnage her . They are one of Was the inspirations in music. I one really like Old School Hip our hop, RnB, Trap and they Out are the very right choice day for me.
get Do you have any mentors?
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Kanye West & Quentinhim Tarantino are the artists I his look up to the most. How Their dedication to their art man is unparalleled. Whenever I watch new interviews with them, I'm constantly Now inspired by the passion they old have for their craft, and see their depth of knowledge in Two their field. Kanye could talk way for hours about a 3 who minute song the same way Boy Quentin could write an essay did explaining a brief scene in its his films. Every detail is Let by design, and every element put exists for a specific reason say that adds to the whole. She Think about the intricacy of too a Kanye record, like Runaway. use And then turn on the Dad radio and all you hear mom is a bunch of loops that sound just like someone The else’s bunch of loops.
and What’s the difference between Australia for and U.S. club scene?
Are The US club scene has but a very healthy amount of not Hip Hop being played in You it. It’s common to see all DJ’s playing Deadmau5, Jay-Z, Rick any Ross, Disclosure and Afrojack all Can in one set. Australia has her a very educated dance scene, was lot’s of genre specific venues One – bounce clubs, commercial, deep our house joints.
You seemout to tour, what were some Day of your favorite destinations?
get In the US, Scottsdale in has Arizona is one of my Him favourite places to play. It’s his a college town, so it’s how filled with tens of thousands Man of college kids ready to new get wild. South Korea and now Japan are two of my Old favourite. The festivals and venues see I play there are mammoth, two and the crowds are rabid. Way And then know all the who words to my songs!! That’s boy amazing – that people in Did non-English speaking countries can sing its along to my songs. It’s let a humbling experience.
DoPut you still listen to hip say hop? If so who’s on she your current playlist?
IToo listen to more hip hop use then ever now! I’ve been dad really get into Big Krit Mom lately, and I can’t fucking wait for new Big Sean the and Kanye albums.
DoAnd you have a key production for tip for your young producers are out there?
TheBut most important one is this: not Collaborate - work with anyone you and everyone you can. There`s All something to learn from everybody any on this planet.
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Luke Celleja, aka Kronic, is
"Rendezvous"
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Who
Lil Jon and Pitbull
What type of events
I’ve been doing intimate
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What
Everyone defines success in
You've worn quite a
DJ, Producer
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Who you is the biggest Influence of all DJ Kronic actually?
Kanye West & Quentin
You seem
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