The are a number of female artists on the rise in the electronic music scene that has continuously blown listeners out of the water with each and every track they have released. One of these incredible artists is none other than bass queen, Redrum, who has continuously blown minds and entranced ears with her unique 140 sound. Today, we have the absolute pleasure of premiering her latest track “Colors”, off her forthcoming EP Butterfly Effect. This track is paramount to the wide variety of amazing sounds Redrum can produce, showing her range and love of deep dubstep. Taking influence from early 2000s deep dubstep, “Colors” truly encapsulates her distinct production techniques by fusing these influences into a sound all her own. There is no doubt that we’ll be playing this track on repeat for the foreseeable future. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Colors”, a certified bop.
“‘Colors’ was inspired by the deep dubstep sound from the mid 2000’s – 2010’s that got me into bass music so many years ago. I wanted to put my spin on that style and fuse nostalgic sounds with modern production techniques.” – Redrum
Diving Deep w/ Redrum
1. How did you decide to get into making 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?
A number of things inspired me to pursue music as a career, though that didn’t happen till way later in my life. I grew up playing instruments and dancing so music had always been apart of my life, and my dad was a musician as well, but until I was 24 I had never even thought about trying to make music. At that time I was at a really low point in my life and going to shows was really the only thing keeping me going, and I had a realization that I wanted to give that feeling to other people. I needed a way to process everything I had dealt with in my life and writing music became that for me, turning trauma into art.
2. What has been the biggest challenge you’ve faced being an up-and-coming female DJ in the scene? Is there anything you would change within the scene in regard to this?
I would say the biggest challenge as a female artist is the amount of sexism that is still so prevalent in the industry. I’ve had multiple experiences of being yelled at for being backstage, not being believed by male staff when I say I’m an artist, I’ve been talked down to during soundchecks, the list goes on. I’ve been asked this question multiple times and to be honest I’m not sure how we change this. It’s 2023 and the fact that we still have to deal with the disrespect and blatant sexism in our industry is ridiculous to me. I think we have established women are quite capable of creating art and being in leadership roles but for some reason there’s still a gross imbalance in the industry.
3. As an artist, you can experience a number of roadblocks along the way to achieving your goals. What motivates you to continue to be creative and make music even when times get tough?
Sometimes, it’s really hard! I deal with bipolar disorder and go through manic episodes where I’m writing really great music, and then on the flip side there are long periods of depression where it’s hard to even get out of bed. Because I feel things so intensely that’s where I draw a lot of my inspiration from, especially during the depressive episodes. I try to write something that people who are feeling the same feelings I am are going to relate to and resonate with.
This year I’m really focused on creating as much as possible, collaborating with other artists and evolving my sound. I feel like there’s a lot of pressure on artists to constantly be putting out new music, especially if you’re an up-and-coming artist. I want to write music that is timeless, and that people are still going to resonate with 10 years after it’s been released. So this year my goal is to write as much as possible and push myself creatively to really grow as an artist.
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