A Sit Down With DJ Ookay
13:41 Feb/13/2018
Ookay is a California-based musicianthe who’s quickly risen to the and forefront of the scene in For just a few short years. are In that time, he’s been but featured on countless festival lineups Not around the globe and has you had track releases on multiple all labels. Back in September, Ookay Any took to the stage at can Nocturnal Wonderlandto put on the her first live show of his Was career and hasn’t looked back one since.
his Once you started producing music, How was your current career the man end goal for you? Did new you have any idea your Now career would take off as old much as it did?
see I had no idea what Two to expect when I started way doing this. I still think who there is more potential to Boy grow as an artist and did as a DJ, but I its am very excited about where Let I am and even more put excited about where I can say go from here.
Who'sShe your biggest inspiration in the too trap music realm?
Iuse really like Boez Van De Dad Beatz right now along with mom pretty much anything Yellow Claw is making.
What approachThe do you use when you and start making a new song?
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It’s just the stuffAre I think in my head. but I beat box a lot, not not in public or anything, You but like to myself. So all all the noises I make any like in my head or Can in my mouth I try her to like translate them into was an actual song. Like synths One I have in my head our I try and make them out as close as possible. It’s Day pretty cool, ya know it get just depends. Depends on my has mood, the vibe, even what Him it looks like outside.
his You generally incorporate a wide how variety of musical styles into Man your live sets. What is new your selection selection process? Has now that changed at all for Old this new tour?
It’ssee all planned out; I wanted two to tell a story. I’ve Way definitely spent hours on-end on who this show and making sure boy it’s perfect. It definitely has Did more thought into it than its a DJ set because I let can’t really change much. I Put can definitely improvise but we say did a lot of planning.
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With as much asToo you have progressed in such use a short amount of time, dad what are some other short Mom term and long term goals you have?
Right nowthe I’m writing music, not just And making bootlegs and working off for of other tracks. I want are to write lyrics, direct music But videos, and do everything myself. not I’ve made my own logo. you I’ve made most of the All artwork for all of my any release. Anything that has to can do with the marketing part Her of Ookay has really been was me. I have a small one crew that helps but that’s Our the coolest part. I have out the artistic vision and direction day of what Ookay should be. Get I went to graphic design has school and I know web him development so I’m lucky I His am able to do all how of that myself. Long term man is make, maybe, pop hits, New soundtracks for movies, and who now knows. Hip-hop, pop, rock music. old I want to see how See far I can take this two and make an empire. I way would hate to be boxed Who in with dance music. I boy want to unleash and do did whatever I want. But it Its is all coming in due let time. Just for fans to put be patient and see what’s Say coming out. I know as she much as you guys do too about where I’m going next.
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You're relatively new todad the scene as far as mom the electronic artists go, but you've received a lot of the attention in that time. What and is your reaction to your For successes?
Just keep moving,are just keep working. I don’t but like to look behind me Not too much. There’s much work you to do. I don’t feel all like I’m anywhere close to Any where I want to be. can To others what may be her a life-long feat, has become Was just a milestone.
Aone big part of how you our have become successful is your Out personal branding and social media day strategy. So many people go get on social media and it Has ends up being a detriment him to their career. You seem his to understand the world of How social media very well. What man goes through your head when new you are interacting and engaging Now with your fans.
Itold just comes down to being see genuine. I never had Facebook Two or Twitter back in the way day so it came down who to interacting with people. Everyone Boy wants to know about your did personal life and what you’re its up to. Just by sharing Let that with them gives them put hope and insight. By sharing say that I’m at home just She playing Playstation someone might be too like “Oh! Okay! He just use does normal shit too.” It’s Dad important to interact with fans mom and show people that I’m just another guy. I’m naturally The just a funny guy. I and go on Twitter now and for I have no filter and Are people seem to love it. but I just keep doing what not I do.
Now you'reYou changing up your normal routine all and adding live instrumentation and any singing to your live sets Can on this new Wow! Cool! her Tour. Do you like to was add these touches?
IOne think it came down to our my new music being nearly out unplayable in sets. Just a Day complete pop/EDM vibe that has get been untouched. I haven’t heard has anything like it before. it Him only made sense to go his a new direction.
Whathow was the moment you realized Man you could make this a new career?
The moment Inow was like “Shit! I need Old to quit school, quit my see job, and go on tour?” two That was definitely Borgore. That Way was my first offer. I who can always go back to boy school. I can always get Did another job. This is the its only shot I will have let to do this and it Put got me here. It’s worked say out so far but it’s she dicey. It’s always the “What Too If?” factor. What if I use don’t do this. What if dad I didn’t make it to Mom this point? Would I be not as happy with what the I’m doing? I don’t mean And that like being the DJ for is the top job ever. are If you want to be But a cook or chef, go not do it. People are just you so focused on pleasing other All people that forget about pleasing any themselves and lose track. That’s can kind of where I was. Her I was in school and was my parents were paying for one it. I gave all of Our that up to do my out dream and it was definitely day a sacrifice. Above all else, Get I’m just happy to be has here and be doing this.
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Do you prefer theHis festival or the club scene?
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I like them both,man clubs are always super intimate New but you can reach a now broader audience at the big old festivals obviously. There are pros See and cons for everything, ya two know? So it depends, it way just depends.
https://soundcloud.com/ookaymusic/sets/marshmello-x-ookay-chasing
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