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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
Hi ! My name is MXG and I am a 20yr old DJ from Antwerp, Belgium. I've been playing drum 'n bass since I was 14, and it still is my passion till this day. I have played all across Belgium at some of the bigger events and also played abroad some times. I didn't get to producing yet but it's surely in my plans for the near future!
Apart from that I organize my own event about two times a year, called 'Stoked', where I invite young talents in the drum 'n bass genre to come and showcase their talents.
I do it all for the love and the music, money or fame doesn't intrest me at all!
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
I started DJ'ing when I was thirteen, at that time I still played as Maxy G and I played all genres that are popular here in Belgium (from house to harder styles to dubstep…). I decided it wasn't fun for me anymore because I didn't like the music I was playing at bookings.
At fourteen I fully got into dnb, my favourite artists back then were our Belgian proud Netsky, Camo & Krooked, Stan SB, Sigma, Calyx & Teebee, Danny Byrd and many more… I played at smaller parties that covered all genres back then.
When I was sixteen I got to know the subgenre Jump-Up. It was pretty unknown and underground back then, so I didn't believe that it was going to be the next big thing.
I decided to change my name to MXG after some comments of Maxy G sounding to much like Macky Gee, although I had never heard of him when I started my career. When I got into jump-up my heroes were Dub Berzerka, DJ Alpha, Guv, Hazard, Nu elementz and many many more. Jump-up became a real hype in Belgium and I started to gain bookings, what made me to the DJ I am today.
Now that I've been in the game for some time I've get to know some good friends who influence me from a small distance. Fellow Belgians and good friends Used, Basstripper and Licid are doing it for me at the time.
What´s new right now?
I'm quite low on bookings for 2018, only 5 are in my agenda. This is mostly because of the many jump-up DJ's available her in Belgium, and ofcourse my lack of own productions or releases.
The next edition of Stoked is on it's way and will happen somewhere around May. We'll bring a young UK-headliner to Belgium, along with big Belgian talents. It's gonna be sick!
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
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How do you personally discover new music?
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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http://www.facebook.com/mxgdnb
http://www.soundcloud.com/mxgdnb
http://www.facebook.com/mxgdnb
http://www.facebook.com/stokeddnb
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