With his rhythmic vocal chops and romantic builds, is establishing a reputation for himself within the melodic digital scene. If you’re an avid listener of , or , then Super Duper is true in your neighborhood of music.
Drawing inspiration from hip-hop, 80’s, and 90’s music, Super Duper generates a brand new wave of future bass. His newest EP, appropriately titled: embraces these eras of music and cohesively bridges these kinds collectively. The five-song assortment is an instrumental piece produced with out lyrics. VHS says a lot with out saying something in any respect. Super Duper carries an emotional contact inside these songs that can evoke emotions of heat, love, misplaced, and hope. Already he’s launched quite a few singles, two EP’s, and simply wrapped a tour with French prodigy . We’re very excited to see what’s subsequent for Super Duper.
Listen to Super Duper’s current stirring single, “Vessels to You” as you get pleasure from our unique interview after his present in Los Angeles on the Fonda.
Welcome to Los Angeles! I do know you’re visiting from Nashville, are you initially from there?
I’m from Tennessee, initially east Tennessee. I’ve been in Nashville for about 6 years, so I declare it as dwelling. It’s an excellent place to have a chill regular life. Still has a music hub. Country will all the time be king there, however I'm from a small little group of individuals desirous to do something however nation. You know pop/digital music in Nashville. And it's beginning to occur, must develop just a little bit extra. But, it’s type of good to be a giant fish in a small pond.
Yes, undoubtedly. I used to be simply going to say the genres in Nashville appear to be predominately rock/nation. So do you may have any digital venues or spots that you simply wish to go to in Nashville?
There was a couple of digital venues that closed sadly. So now, the venues are type of generic, they’re going to host something and every thing. Which is type of good, so the larger rooms which are largely reserved for rock or nation at the moment are going to do edm reveals and pop reveals. It is type of a pleasant combined bag wherever you go.
Do you may have any particular locations in thoughts?
Probably my favourite venue in Nashville is . It’s a small room but it surely’s good as a result of it’s intimate, and you're feeling like it's packed out. Also love Exit/In; it’s type of like a traditional venue. Tons of comedians have gone by means of there. There’s additionally all these bands’ names on the wall. So it has lots of historical past to it.
OK, lets discuss your music! How did you get entangled with producing music? Who or what impressed you to create a futuristic/melodic type?
I didn’t begin off in music producing. I began writing music for commercials, and did that for about 7 years. I used to be understanding of a music home in New York and simply cranking out tracks like each single day. I beloved it, and it actually taught me lots about audio manufacturing. But I needed a artistic outlet that was particular to me and what I used to be into; not simply one thing the consumer needs.
So I began the Super Duper factor. At first I didn’t take it very severely; it was simply beats primarily. But then I found the Soundcloud world and fell in love with that. I noticed so many individuals taking their instrumental music severely, and it actually impressed me. I believe a particular turning level was after I heard the TNGHT EP with Lunice and Hudson Mohawke. Heard that, and was like “wow that is so compelling, I like this.” I additionally grew up taking part in in bands with some extra indie-rock type of lanes. I’ve all the time been a fan of , , and . So I believed it’d be actually cool to take TNGHT, like have actually superior beats, drums and mix it with one thing extra emotional. I attempted to seek out my very own lane with that bizarre mix.
Really cool. Do you play any devices?
I can play piano, however I'd by no means be like ‘I'm a keys man.’ But I can write rather well. So I'd say the pc is my instrument. I do know that's type of cliche, however that's the fact. You know, I can play keys, I can play guitar simply sufficient.
So are you making melodies from the keys or the guitar, or what's your artistic course of like? What applications do you utilize?
I take advantage of Logic to jot down, however my artistic course of adjustments. For essentially the most half, I'm sitting down looking for a sound that conjures up me after which I'm going from there. So often I'm going by means of vocals samples, then I discover a synth, after which I’m like “okay that’s the place this could go subsequent.” I simply want a place to begin, then I react and write round that.
Got it! So after releasing quite a few singles, and VHS being your second EP; how would you describe this document? What kind of emotions would you like listeners to remove from it?
For the VHS EP I needed individuals to really feel nostalgic. I really feel like that time period is thrown round lots however I needed it to be particular to me. So I like 80’s music however I additionally actually love 90’s music. So if I might type of push the needle ahead just a little bit and convey that music into it, that felt actually contemporary and galvanizing.
I actually needed options on the songs. I needed to get some vocalists but it surely simply by no means labored. So now it feels extra like a cohesive bundle with all these songs collectively. It’s extra mellow, there’s not massive drops which are going to work in a membership setting. It’s extra like headphone music, however for me that's what I resonate with. That’s what I hearken to every day. So it was type of a mission for me, I assume? But I’m glad it's resonating with somebody.
Yes, undoubtedly it resonates with me and the remainder of your followers. I do know there aren’t any vocals however the music already makes you're feeling one thing routinely. Sometimes you don’t want lyrics. So we simply acquired to see you carry out dwell. Is there something you’d wish to share to your followers, that haven’t seen you reside, about your performances?
Thank you, I admire that. If you haven’t seen me dwell, I assume I'd describe it like this: I do some bit on stage so far as musicianship. I attempt to have a drummer with me, so should you’re searching for ‘hey you higher impress me’, then watch the drummer. But should you’re there to have an excellent time, then watch me dance round and get into it. I can’t truly assist it; taking part in on an enormous system, it's arduous to restrain myself. Haha.
I attempt to play a couple of synth leads, and set off some vocal samples that blend out and in of songs to have it sound extra like a DJ set. But I’m taking part in all originals. So, I’m attempting to make it my very own distinctive factor.
That’s cool. I might already really feel the vitality from you. It was very receptive forwards and backwards between you and the group. So going off that, how did you get to be aside of Petit Biscuit’s tour?
Honestly, I believe it’s simply mutual followers of one another’s music. You know he’s all the way in which over in France however that's the superb half about Soundcloud. You join with individuals you by no means even met earlier than however Soundcloud type of introduced everybody collectively on this neighborhood of digital music. So yea, he was a giant fan of considered one of my songs, it was time to tour, and it labored out.
That’s superior. Are there any artists proper now that you simply wish to probably collaborate with?
Yes this man, he goes by . Really, actually cool. Again I hear some 80’s/90’s influenced in his music. He has a monitor with , however for some purpose not a ton of individuals have heard of him but. He continues to be beneath the radar. But he's superb.
And then I all the time would like to work with , she’s superb. Her melodies, her high strains are unbelievable. Yea these two individuals could be my best choice, for positive.
Cool, nicely I hope we get to see one thing like that, later down the road. And lastly the final query is how did you provide you with the identify Super Duper?
Yes, so in school. I used to be in a small school city: Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I needed to throw a celebration for Halloween, however didn’t desire a bunch of people singer-songwriters. I like singer-songwriters, but it surely’s not likely a celebration vibe. So I knew a rapper, my roommate was a drummer, and I made beats. So I used to be like guys lets provide you with a hip-hop group. Just for enjoyable for the get together, simply to verify all people has an excellent time. So we put it collectively in per week. We wrote 5 songs, rehearsed them in per week. Then I used to be making a flyer and was like “oh yea, we don’t have a reputation, Super Duper, cool lets go.” So we did it, and it was a ton of enjoyable.
Afterwards, I used to be like guys we should always completely do it. We ought to make this an actual factor, however nobody was into it. So after that I used to be like ‘alright,’ then I type of revitalized it a couple of years later. It’s simply me, type of the identical strategy. I all the time needed to take M83, hip-hop beats, and mix them. And in order that’s what I did. But yea, it's type of a goofy identify. Either you hate it, otherwise you adore it. I type of like being in that polarizing place as an alternative of similar to forgettable. So for now it really works.
It was a pleasure assembly with Super Duper and getting an opportunity to get contained in the thoughts and coronary heart of a real expertise. Show him some love by following him on social media handles linked earlier than.
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Collaborative Editorial With Miggs Rosales and Frankie Spinosi.