HiJinx Festival Exclusive Q&A : MitiS

HiJinx Festival Exclusive Q&A : MitiS

by | Dec 27, 2022 | Exclusive

There is no better way to ring in the New Year than raging with your homies and celebrating great vibes at HiJinx Festival 2022. Taking place at the Philadelphia Convention Center on December 29th and 30th, there is definitely something for everyone to enjoy over these two days. With artists such as Flume, Eprom, Rezz, and more, there will be no shortage of incredible acts to grace the stage over the course of the weekend.

As we continue to gear up for HiJinx over the next 3 days, we caught up with incredible artist and producer, MitiS, who is playing his debut HiJinx set this year. There seems to be much in store from this artist as he continues to prepare to play out an iconic set of melodic but hype dubstep that we have all come to love. Make sure you do not sleep on this set taking place Day 1 (12/29) from 7:05-8:00 because MitiS is going to bring the house down! Let’ take a deeper dive with MitiS about what is to come from him at his debut HiJinx Music Festival set.

Diving Deep w/ MitiS

1. What are you most excited about playing at HiJinx 2022?

I’m most excited to just play to a hometown crowd, have family and friends come out, and also the time of year for this festival.

2. What do you do to prepare for a bigger set such as the one you are going to be playing at HiJinx?

 I’ll be making a bunch of more edits, finish some unreleased songs for the set, and just overall make the set a unique one. This one’s going to be special! 

3. What can attendees expect from your set at HiJinx?

Uplifting but a hype set for this set. I know philly goes hard!

4. What else are you excited about experiencing during your time at HiJinx this year?

Being around friends and family at the festival in the hometown city. Always hits different.

 

“Philly! Couldn’t be more stoked to debut my first HiJinx. Have heard such amazing things about this fest, let’s go💪🏼“

 

  

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5 Reasons To Attend HiJiNX Festival This Year

5 Reasons To Attend HiJiNX Festival This Year

by | Dec 27, 2022 | Exclusive

For those who are familiar with the absolute madness that is HiJinx Music Festival, know that it is the place to be to ring in each and every new year. For those unfamiliar, there are countless reasons why Philadelphia, PA should always be you celebration spot December 29th and 30th. With an absolutely massive lineup, an awesome venue and some of the best vibes, this is definitely up top as one of our favorite events of the year. Not convinced yet? Well don’t worry, we’ve narrowed things down to our top 5 reasons why you should not miss this festival this year!

 

1. The entire festival is indoors

Located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center every year, HiJinx Music Festival is a completely indoor experience. That means no waiting in the cold, raving in the heat or praying for good weather because the entire event takes place inside. With one central stage, vendors, food, bars and more located in one huge warehouse-like area, there is also no need to travel more than a few hundred feet to find all the amenties you need in one place. This also means clean bathrooms and plenty of space to sit and chill during the event.

2. All of the artist play on ONE STAGE

It seems like with every festival there is some sort of conflict in times between some of our favorite artists. While this is inevitable with most other festivals, HiJinx has all of their artist on one stage eliminating the need to pick and choose who you want to see during your time there. With artists playing one right after the other in one place, it creates a non-stop party from start to finish, and allows attendees to enjoy each and every set with ease.

3. There is something for everyone to enjoy

No matter if you love mainstream dubstep, downtempo or something in between, there is an artist for each and every EDM lover on this years lineup. With artists such as Flume, Eprom and Troyboi, everyone can find their groove during their time at HiJinx. Not only are there incredible solo acts but this year there are also some amazing B2Bs as such as Griz b2b Zeds Dead and Gigantic Nghtmare (Big Gigantic b2b Nghtmare). With so many options all on one stage, you can catch everyone you love and experience other new and exciting artists all in one place!

4. The food, bars and vendors are only steps away from the main stage area

Most of us face the challenge of find time to eat, get another drink from the bar or get some shopping down all while not missing any of the set at a festival. HiJinx, however, has eliminated this issue. With the vendors, food and bars (and even the bathrooms) within steps from the main stage, there is no missing any of the action while getting out of the crowd to explore. Being able to rage while filling up your water is not something you get to do at most places, making it a unique feature to HiJinx Music Festival.

5. The best vibes throughout the whole weekend

HiJinx Music Festival has hands down been the home for some of the best festival vibes year after year. With staff and personnel as excited to be at the festival as attendees, there is an overall sense of community that flows throughout the entire two day event. From the moment anyone steps foot in the venue, there are people waiting to spread the hype and get everyone ready to have an absolute blast each day! There is truly a magical feeling and tons of great energy from start to finish.

Time and time again, HiJinx stands out against the crowd with its amazing amenities, convenience and overall stellar vibes. There are so many reasons why everyone should make this a yearly NYE destination, and take the trek to Philadelphia Convention Center for two days of absolute madness. They never fail to create the best memories, and help each and every headbanger start off the new year right! We can’t wait to welcome 2023 with you all at HiJinx!

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Shatter x Ginseng Go Berserk w/ New Heater “Fight the Struggle”

Shatter x Ginseng Go Berserk w/ New Heater “Fight the Struggle”

by | Dec 21, 2022 | PREMIERE

There is no doubt that collaborations between bass artists bring out the best of both artist’s sounds. Here today to meld their sound design into one heater of a halftime track is bass wizards, Shatter and Ginseng, who have come out absolutely swinging with their latest track “Fight the Struggle”. From start to finish, this stomper not only perfectly combines what we love from both of these projects, but in teaming up brings forth a new an exciting soundscape that is not to be missed. With its whompy bass lines, and an incredible drum and bass switch up, this track will definitely get any listener up on their feet. Both of these artists are definitely on the rise to the forefront of the freeform bass scene, and this track definitely has left us eager to see more. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Fight the Struggle”, a certified bop.

“Fight The Struggle” is an upbeat halftime to drum and bass banger that references in the vocal’s how we are faced with struggles and things holding us down day to day. With the power behind the track, this is meant to be a force to inspire you to fight your struggles and push through hard times.” -Shatter

“Shatter and I have spent the last 2 years fine tuning and exploring sound design to finalize this track! It means a lot to us considering through this time we were personally finding ways to address our struggles in life. We are super stoked to finally share this with you all, thank you for listening.” -Ginseng

Diving Deep w/ Shatter & Ginseng

1. How did you decide to get into music? Was there a certain event in your childhood/life that made you stop and realize that you wanted to pursue a career in music?

“I was very fortunate to grow up surrounded by music because of my parents. They were huge phish heads and took me to shows my whole life! They always encouraged me to explore my own tastes and go to shows on my own. I remember going to early electronic shows like adventure club at the Orange Peel in Asheville by myself when I was 12 or 13. When I transitioned into a wheelchair around that age I decided it was something that helped me give my life purpose and have been chasing it ever since!” – Ginseng

2. It can be very hard sometimes separating music from day to day life when it’s a huge part of your life. How do you personally separate your artist life from your everyday life, and have you faced any challenges doing so?

“It definitely is hard. Having separate socials for my personal life is very refreshing and helps. I find it important to separate yourself from your project so you can grow as a person. Music does teach you a lot of lessons but so does life. Something I enjoy to keep them separate is having a day job. Financial freedom really helps push the project for new gear, lessons, opportunities, plug-ins, etc. It feels nice to not have to worry about music all the time. It is important not to burn yourself out on something, especially art.” – Shatter

3. As an artist, you can experience a number of road blocks along the way to achieving your goals. What motivates you to continue to be creative and make music even when times get tough?

“Teaching has been something that’s helped me so much, I’ve found that everytime I sit down to explain how things work I end up challenging myself and what I know which sends me into huge creative spirals! You don’t always have to stay maxing out your productivity, talk with your friends and experiment. People that are JUST starting music have shown me perspectives and tricks I never would’ve thought to try and as producers we have to raise a village together.” -Ginseng

4. What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned since you started making music? Do you have any words of wisdom for aspiring producers hoping to follow in your footsteps?

“You should not be so hard on yourself. Time and time again I find myself in my own head. As you progress as an artist, you learn more and more about perfecting your craft. You find yourself focusing on technical things that are very small and miss the big picture. Art is most fun when you don’t worry about the outcome. Let it flow. I try to remember what it was like when I first got into producing and how fun it was because I didn’t care what others would think, I was just happy to be making music.” -Shatter

Ghost Lotus x Zurglin Make a Scene w/ New Track “Big Man Chune”

Ghost Lotus x Zurglin Make a Scene w/ New Track “Big Man Chune”

by | Dec 19, 2022 | PREMIERE

When some of our favorite artists team up to create track, the end result is always incredible bangers, beautiful vibrant downtempo track, and all around solid production. Today we have the pleasure of premiering another absolutely insane collaboration brought to you by bass wizards Ghost Lotus and Zurglin. Their latest release together, “Big Man Chune” is a stomper, bringing in classic UK dubstep sounds with their own unique flair. This track brings the heat from start to finish with its high energy sound design and booming bass line. We are definitely going to be blasting this one for the foreseeable future. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Big Man Chune”, a certified bop.

“Zurglin and I linked up for the first time with our latest song “Big Man Chune”.  It was such an amazing experience working with Zurglin.  This song features a perfect blend of both of our styles, giving listeners bone crushing sound design, and heavy hitting drums to blow up sound systems.  Keep in the look out for our collab EP dropping in 2023!” – Ghost Lotus

Diving Deep w/ Ghost Lotus

1. How did you decide to get into music? Was there a certain event in your childhood/life that made you stop and realize that you wanted to pursue a career in music?

When I was 16 years old living the “rebel ” lifestyle, I hit up every hard-core punk show locally. My favourite band at the time “Kali” threw down the gnarlyest show, breaking down a condemned house. It was in that moment I knew music was everything. 

2. It can be very hard sometimes separating music from day to day life when it’s a huge part of your life. How do you personally separate your artist life from your everyday life, and have you faced any challenges doing so?

 At first, this was difficult, but the biggest game changer for me was scheduling and time management! Writing lists of my goals with life and music then checking them off makes you feel accomplished. 

3. As an artist, you can experience a number of road blocks along the way to achieving your goals. What motivates you to continue to be creative and make music even when times get tough?

There’s been many blocks, emotionally and creatively in life but as of recent my fiancée led me into guided meditation, seriously helps wonders just ask LSDREAM. 

4. What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned since you started making music? Do you have any words of wisdom for aspiring producers hoping to follow in your footsteps?

Great question! Definitely keeping those who you cherish in my life feeling loved and wanted. Music is my passion and my life, but never forget those who helped get there. I’d also like to add growing a very intimate circle of like minded people.

Torbjørn Brings The Energy w/ New Track “Wanna Go ft. Nurries”

Torbjørn Brings The Energy w/ New Track “Wanna Go ft. Nurries”

by | Dec 16, 2022 | PREMIERE

No matter what genre of music you are listening to, there is always an influx of incredible new talent to discover each and every day. Being able to explore there world of up and coming artists is always an adventure and boy do we have a treat with today’s premiere. Coming to you live and direct is none other than bass producer Torbjørn as he teams up with Nurries to bring forth an absolute heater of a track. “Wanna Go” is packed with super sonic sound, creating both an uplifting and heavy hitting soundscape that is not to be beat. With Nurries vocals combined with Torbjørn’s gritty bass sounds this track is one we are going to have on repeat for a long time. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Wanna Go”, a certified bop.

“Wanna Go” is an uplifting, hard-hitting take on how to put a little vacation in everydaylife. Tropical sounding flutes and choir sounds are juxtaposed against gritty bass synthsand trap drums. With Hawaiian emcee Nurries on vocals and Torbjørn’s high-energysound design, “Wanna Go” gives both rap fans and bass music fans a reason to puttheir hands up. Life’s a vacation and we travel there like all the time.

Diving Deep w/ Torbjørn

1. How did you decide to get into music? Was there a certain event in your childhood/life that made you stop and realize that you wanted to pursue a career in music?

I started music really young, as an orchestra kid. My grandmother set the tone in our family a long time ago, that all her kids and grandkids had to try and learn an instrument. Myself and a few cousins got pretty good, but ultimately the poignant moment was in my teens when I started becoming aware of recording technology. I worked my way up to first chair/concertmaster violinist in my youth orchestra, so dedicating time and effort to doing something at a high level has kind of always been in my blood. From being a solo artists, to a producer/engineer, or a DJ or you name it… I’ve just stayed consistent and driven to try and do my best, and luckly now I get to say that I work in music full time. (And thanks to a lot of help along the way.)

2. It can be very hard sometimes separating music from day to day life when it’s a huge part of your life. How do you personally separate your artist life from your everyday life, and have you faced any challenges doing so?

Meditation, focusing on gratitude, exercise, and reaching out to friends with conversations that aren’t about music. I really believe in yoga, though I’m not practicing as consistently as I’d like to currently. I have a good streak going with my wim hof breathing exercises, which is SO crucial in clearing my head between studio sessions and normal life. I try to play basketball a few times a week to stay fit, and I hit people up on social media / texting basically non-stop.
3. As an artist, you can experience a number of road blocks along the way to achieving your goals. What motivates you to continue to be creative and make music even when times get tough?
You’re either winning, or learning. I’m fortunate to have had a lot of cool opportunities throughout my career, but life hasn’t been perfect… When a record bombs or a show gets cancelled, or when two months go by and I haven’t written a new song, it’s important to use moments like that as a lesson or motivation to be better down the line. I feel like I don’t get discouraged very often, though. Sure there’s moments of impostor syndrome, or inadequacy, that anyone in their right mind will experience now and again, but on the whole I just feel compelled to work on art all the time and at any cost. For better or for worse!