Porter Robinson on DJing and the state of EDM

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10 жыл бұрын

Porter Robinson on moving away from big-room EDM, his thoughts on DJing and why he feels the future of electronic music is bright.
"I think that the reason I love soul samples is because of the Daft Punk Discovery album, which remains my favorite album of all time," explained Robinson to Radio.com. "So when I heard the same style of records in a hip-hop context I was really, really in love when I was younger.”
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@twipsblipsy 8 жыл бұрын

4:45 - before people said future bass

@pizzapowwow5848 8 жыл бұрын

+kyle mclean lmao

@samuelhan6093 8 жыл бұрын

THIS^

@Coinpease 8 жыл бұрын

this whole time explaining what future bass has been tough and then you hear it described without naming it was kinda surreal.

@Jef_ 4 жыл бұрын

But the time future bass is emotional, it is so great..

@TheOfficialAzion 10 жыл бұрын

Porter likes flume, thats becuase they are both legends rather then being in it for the money!

@deejaybmar 9 жыл бұрын

Porter Robinson, you sir, are a fucking saint.

@IanConnel 10 жыл бұрын

First electronic album this year that hasn't bored me to tears. Really great work.

@joshlee6445 8 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed by this guy. His honesty and sincerity about and towards the electronic culture is a breath of fresh air. I've just recently heard some of his older dubstep stuff and honestly didn't care too much for it. It really puts to light the music he's been putting out lately, the complextro style he has really does feel sincere to his personality.

@Daveseight 10 жыл бұрын

True musician, there aren't much of them nowadays

@AlexGrtner 10 жыл бұрын

Daft Punk - RAM < Porter Robinson - Worlds... fuck it. Porter Robinson - Worlds > Everything ever...

@MrMaf00 10 жыл бұрын

If you're going to pick a Daft Punk album to compare it to, pick a good one.

@AlexGrtner 10 жыл бұрын

MrMaf00 i was comparing a relevant/recent album... madeon compared this album to RAM... so yeah.

@SecondUniverse101 9 жыл бұрын

1.Daft Punk-RAM 2.deadmau5-while (1

@SecondUniverse101 9 жыл бұрын

***** i expected a childish reaction like that..listen to the last album from deadmau5 and u will understand.. i mean i love porters music and the album he did now but u can not hear as much pioneer work as in while 1 is less than 2 or random access memories..but yea maybe its the most beautiful one of the 3

@AlexGrtner 9 жыл бұрын

Second Universe (While 1>2) is probably deadmau5' worst album though. [Album Title Goes Here], 4x4=12, Random Album Title... pretty much flawless.

@00pirs 3 жыл бұрын

YOOOO I RECOGNIZE THAT GIRL ON HIS SHIRT. Thats Aiko from 'Oyasumi Punpun'.

@AWildPotato-kp6ub 4 жыл бұрын

3:50 virtual self in a nutshell

@jadedpotato1574 7 жыл бұрын

mid-2017 and still listening to Worlds on repeat! Porter's music is so amazing

@eliagranchi1059 4 жыл бұрын

late 2019 same thing

@nyunno 4 жыл бұрын

@@eliagranchi1059 yesss

@bachouvenn430 4 жыл бұрын

Mid 2020 now lol

@jadedpotato1574 4 жыл бұрын

THE SUBJECT porter & his secret sky acts are keeping me aliiiive

@WhateverIsTrue01 9 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed - what an articulate young man!

@pizzapowwow5848 8 жыл бұрын

adorable little nerd wearing a punpun shirt

@safe4547 7 жыл бұрын

Jaden :3 actually it's the girl

@ritualelf 7 жыл бұрын

Porter is a legend tbh. I'm kind of glad that a lot of people don't obsess over him because his music isn't commercialized... it's his.

@HermanAndersen0 3 жыл бұрын

so cool coming back to this seeing that porter hasnt really changed so much after all! He is just more honest with everything!

@yuGtahT 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Porter Robinson. In a musical world of " #turnt ," you are one of the few that understands the novelty of not having a drop. That is all that I have to say on this.

@dnswvs 9 жыл бұрын

Just found this guy today and he's wearing a shirt from my favorite story of all time. Best. Such a respectable and humble dude too.

@08adamm 10 жыл бұрын

Just listened to "Breathe" by Michelle Branch and fuckin loved it. Thanks for the reminder of that gem PR. I love you and have been replaying Worlds nonstop since it's release. It's the only electronic album of late that I've loved from start to finish.

@niirceollae2 Жыл бұрын

And yet... he's the best DJ in my opinión.

@kevin933 7 жыл бұрын

I still love his EDM style dj sets. He was one of the best at it.

@jacintaliddell4718 9 жыл бұрын

Fuck I love that his wearing an Oyasumi Punpun T-shirt

@EvanJordon 3 жыл бұрын

Enter Nurture

@minkeymouce 7 күн бұрын

Enter Smile! :D

@SteliosMusic 9 жыл бұрын

An honest, genuine artist. Keep it up, Porter.

@christinabenavides7325 9 жыл бұрын

So well spoken and knowledgable!

@biancap.9774 10 жыл бұрын

I love this interview

@Shotcalm 10 жыл бұрын

much respect! real producer.

@calumbrown2825 8 жыл бұрын

2:20 - Truer words haven't ever been spoken than Porter Robinson on the state of drops in EDM

@fannys941 6 жыл бұрын

Love your music Porter!

@emeraldiscool9783 8 жыл бұрын

porter is great. ive only heard so far, fellow feeling (has an amazing bass drop), goodbye to a world, and sad machine. i think that if i hear more of his songs, hell be my favorite EDM artist

@lolhi4906 7 жыл бұрын

Trust me, I bought the entire Worlds album and now he is my favorite artist by far.

@xheadrulez 10 жыл бұрын

oyasumi punpun

@manmohitsingh5218 4 жыл бұрын

I could hear Avicii speaking through him (since he did face same issues)

@bobsmith-ty5pp 8 жыл бұрын

respect! please continue to keep the feels alive in EDM especially if that's what is true to your heart. feels in my opinion is needed to make the best of the experience, but has become much less prominent in the music these days

@thomasjackson3582 9 жыл бұрын

Watched a burning man hula video featuring Language and got hooked on the tune used... had to find out more. Very cool back story. Spot on re: pointless buildups and drops.

@wizkid9404 9 жыл бұрын

He is wise beyond his years. Good going Porter. Proud of you.... Saw you with Tiesto in Norfolk, VA. I was impressed with the chances you took

@lawlsitsmatt 10 жыл бұрын

I went to the Worlds show in LA and i can honestly say that it was the best rave/concert I have ever been to. Yes I know Porter's show isn't supposed to be a rave but Los Angeles couldn't help but get hyped as fuck.

@HWAITINGOPPA 10 жыл бұрын

i love his shirt!

@laurakaletka2210 10 жыл бұрын

love him

@Shaolin-Jesus 9 жыл бұрын

where can i get that shirt tho ?

@cartyboy9423 9 жыл бұрын

You're awesome Porter, stay humble and shit. Love your attitude, and I loved your set at Frequency. You truly changed the way I see music. I used to hate EDM and all that stuff, until my friends started bringing me to events, which were still meh. But when I saw you do a live set, you blew my fucking mind, and showed me that electronic music is more than just noise. You and Haywyre both.

@myyzi2279 6 жыл бұрын

Sincerity goes a long way. Don't walk on other peoples footsteps, make your own path!

@SlimboTDS 8 жыл бұрын

Mad respect to Porter, although I don't necessarily agree that everything should be generalized as one big buildup to a climax because there are a lot of emotionally captivating shows that buildup and climax. Looooove that he mentioned Wave Racer because that guy is a legend in the making. Very knowledgeable fellow!

@SlimboTDS 8 жыл бұрын

Shows/songs

@Choinkus 5 жыл бұрын

Plus, Porter himself makes pretty sick buildups. Flicker and Language are good examples from his "modern style" stuff

@sugamin4553 9 жыл бұрын

He is PERFECT!!!

@Glitchkase 3 жыл бұрын

6 years later i am here

@pgandersson94 10 жыл бұрын

good for porter! :)

@aeiis9412 5 жыл бұрын

I’m really happy language worked well, because we most likely wouldn’t have got worlds without it working out well

@donaldkizer4109 10 жыл бұрын

I like this guy. I support anyone who has the balls to stand up for what they believe in. I love #edmmusic but at the same time, you're an artist first. Artists HAVE to evolve themselves and the music that they do, or you might as well just take the same 5 tracks, sample them forever, and just get new people to sing over them. EDM's structure is very important and artist need to recognize this and not totally abandon the culture, but still, artists by nature are disobedient. If we weren't, there'd be no EDM.

@fleckx 9 жыл бұрын

This kid blows my fuckin mind.

@JoshFlorii 5 жыл бұрын

ok cameraman calm down

@hectormherrerar3134 9 жыл бұрын

He never was into big-room.

@ethang3143 9 жыл бұрын

I live in North Carolina

@Vraibass6rap 9 жыл бұрын

The genre he's talking about has artists like Josh Pan, luca lush, y//2//k, oshi, misoji

@cartyboy9423 9 жыл бұрын

Luca Lush is so sick.

@Vraibass6rap 9 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah man my Fav sound engineer is Josh Pan, Fav genre smasher y//2//k, Luca is so sensitive he knows exactly what to put on -- oshi is just fkin insane

@cartyboy9423 9 жыл бұрын

Word yo! Have you heard Luca's mix of Hold on We're Going Home yet?? It was released last week on trapped planet or something.

@Vraibass6rap 9 жыл бұрын

Hahah yeah man that's a dope ass track -- I listen to all of my music on soundcloud coz I produce too

@Swizzilous 9 жыл бұрын

I have two other Punpun shirts from where Porter got his. o:

@theededdneddytvshow 6 жыл бұрын

That shirt OMG

@aznpeter 8 жыл бұрын

what does he mean from @5:10 when he says he doesn't use black keys, and epic emotional atmosphere? he even uses michelle branch - breathe as an example but i cant pin point what it is that is being specified

@AnUndeadHobo 7 жыл бұрын

He doesn't use the black keys on a piano/Keyboard. He writes most of his music in C Major. Only using white keys

@casperbaars5282 6 жыл бұрын

where can you buy that shirt???

@dbowles1771 9 жыл бұрын

Who is the artist that Porter mentions at the end of the video? I want to give his stuff a listen to!

@slyrider44 9 жыл бұрын

Derek Bowles Wave Racer!

@koyangtsai 6 жыл бұрын

6:59 what about now?

@Unic3039 9 жыл бұрын

what song was he talking about in terms of "track of the summer"? :)

@melissaong1479 9 жыл бұрын

Flume's remix of Tennis Court by Lorde.

@billypurdy8581 5 жыл бұрын

I love his brain 🧠

@jackwresledabearonce 9 жыл бұрын

the soundcloud rabbithole is real

@crashtestbunny6649 9 жыл бұрын

his punpun shirt omg

@spark300c 10 жыл бұрын

yep ddm is the new disco. pain electric music more board of umbrella. for me I experimenting mix electric sound with rock and like chip tunes a lot because is chip tunes are raw. a lot of the fancy electric sound fit certain only certain genres.

@DaTurdburglar 9 жыл бұрын

This guys a weeb. But hes a great weeb.

@chinquecfro44 9 жыл бұрын

Yo he mentioned J Dilla

@joshlee6445 8 жыл бұрын

As a Detroit native, I very much appreciated that name drop.

@bernardibrahim 9 жыл бұрын

did he say M sixty-four? c'mon! nevertheless, what a great artist, hearing his thoughts just makes me likes him even more, the guy have principles

@Inflake 4 жыл бұрын

Porter inspired me to grow out my hair

@WCKFJK1 9 жыл бұрын

Is the girl on his shirt from punpun??

@jacintaliddell4718 9 жыл бұрын

+WCKFJK1 FUCKING YES

@btje1999 10 жыл бұрын

I like his hair hahaa

@llamaguy1199 8 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the song he made that got good on beatport?

@Narutoloverboy872 8 жыл бұрын

+Llamaguy11 If not "Language", then it's probably "Unison".

@QStealth 8 жыл бұрын

+Llamaguy11 Its called Say My Name

@AloeHahh 8 жыл бұрын

+Llamaguy11 Say My Name

@akbarbukhari 10 жыл бұрын

your live stream edm is amazing, why go to vocal and ambient music.

@grimchain 9 жыл бұрын

are you listening to the interview at all?

@ronpaulrevered 7 жыл бұрын

AND he is a Voluntaryist. WOMP WOMP THE STATE

@KrzysztofBoris 9 жыл бұрын

Does EDM have anything to do with EDMODO? Serious question.

@valentinustheo6755 9 жыл бұрын

yes. i'm serious.

@sadmachine84 9 жыл бұрын

true music producer one of my favorites next to ZEDD :D

@S3FreaKzY 3 жыл бұрын

did he just shoutout J dilla? sheesh

@churisu4314 6 жыл бұрын

uses only white keys can't play sad machine on my keyboard without *black keys*

@cristianromero2214 4 жыл бұрын

flede actually if you play shelter (which is all on white keys) you can play sad machine. You just have to play it in c major

@samwu1836 5 жыл бұрын

Basically, this can be applied to humanity as a whole. Sure, everyone starts out working at McDonalds as a part timer, as a student, but eventually they'll have to do more and let the next generation do the same. I think artists have to 'graduate' from each phase of their career. Perhaps that's why musicians from Spinnin's golden age of big room are dying out! Acts like Jay Hardway, Moti, Quintino etc. are all shadows of their former selves...

@akinkunmicook2977 7 жыл бұрын

I don't know this guy but I think he speaks the truth!

@breydonbeggs7371 3 жыл бұрын

lowk looks like illenium

@AndrewT34pot 4 жыл бұрын

Never have I held an opinion with someone with so much overlap

@Nakaberil 7 жыл бұрын

martin garrix? is he a peanut candy? He doesn't compare to Porter who is a Lollipop candy wkwkwk haha

@Bombshocked 7 жыл бұрын

lol, "The State"

@MauricioArevalo 8 жыл бұрын

I think Porter's story is very interesting. I respect him a lot for the decisions he made and how he wants to stay true to himself. However, I kind of feel like he's generalizing all music with big energy and a "drum buildup" to be cheesy and unoriginal, which is really not true at all. There's some great artists out there that make great pumped up house tracks. But If you judge EDM from the Beatport Top 10 and music festivals then yeah, you'll find a load of bullshit. There was nothing wrong with his old music, and personally, I liked his older stuff way more. I loved his Electro House sound, and then Language came along. I don't really like his new sound, but still, he's a respectable guy.

@joshlee6445 8 жыл бұрын

I feel this was Porter being polite and politically correct, instead of name dropping or bashing genres. But a lot of what he said was very true about the genre being limited and having to stay in a certain confine to be accepted or appreciate.

@ethank5681 5 жыл бұрын

EdM pIonEEr

@AlexGrtner 10 жыл бұрын

Porter: I just use white keys... Course you do, you're scared the black keys might steal your bike... Or rob you... Dats racist...

@AlexGrtner 10 жыл бұрын

fun9killer3 Well you live up to your name...

@YYOSHYY_YYOSHYY 10 жыл бұрын

Not racist but it made me laugh... I love porter robinson. Im sure he didnt say it in that way. Buy racist jokes always make people laugh.

@AlexGrtner 10 жыл бұрын

josue grajeda It was sarcasmness....

@N0Zpower 9 жыл бұрын

fun9killer3 that was a joke dude xD

@YYOSHYY_YYOSHYY 9 жыл бұрын

Thats what makes it funny Alex Gærtner no harm intended

@phobod1 5 жыл бұрын

The real question is... what happened to the big cheeto?

@ledboy94 9 жыл бұрын

woahhhhh it wasn't hard for you to learn to be a DJ?! Tell me mooooore!

@xx6burton6xx 9 жыл бұрын

Bernard Sabag no one ever said it was hard to dj, the difficult part is producing

@devondorr8212 4 жыл бұрын

WEEB

@Bbookinn 9 жыл бұрын

Lol Porter is such a weeb xD Nice

@balderoine 10 жыл бұрын

Porter has a decent vocabulary

@ThelmaThais1 6 жыл бұрын

So he was asked to Dj and he never pursued a big dj/music producer career, wow... really??? LOL...

10 жыл бұрын

I think his album wasn't that good as the show around of it