Drum & Bass has been on the rise to the forefront of the EDM scene, gaining more and more traction as this classic UK subgenre finds its way overseas and more and more into the US bass culture. With this surge of DNB music into our local airways, there has also been a wave of new and exciting DNB artists all trying to make their mark as well. One shining star within this genre, already climbing his way into the bass music spotlight is none other than DC-based artist Shreztah, who has already begun turning heads left and right with his music. Today, we have the absolute pleasure of teaming up with our friends over at The Gradient Perspective to premier his latest track “Reaper”, which is a DNB stomper unlike any we have ever heard. This one will definitely get those finger guns going, with its rolling bass, and catchy melody that will have any dancefloor up and moving. There is no doubt that we are going to start hearing this one being rinsed out all over the place this festival season. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling this stomper “Reaper”, a certified bop.
“I had a lot of fun working on this track. It’s been in the vault for a while. ‘Reaper’ combines my love of dark atmospheres with my two favorite styles of dnb; jungle and rollers. It always gets a crazy reaction when I play it in my sets and I’m excited to finally release it”
Diving Deep w/ Shreztah
1. How did you decide to get into making music? Was there a particular event in your childhood/life that made you stop and realize that you wanted to pursue a career in music?
I have always been a pretty musically inclined person from a young age. I’ve played guitar and piano on and off throughout my life but I am by no means a classically trained musician. I always just played music for fun! I discovered electronic music through YouTube in elementary school and I would listen to Deadmau5 in my room in the dark because I just loved the vibe of a dark room and strange music that still holds true to this day. My best friend in middle school Jared introduced me to dubstep in 2010 and my life changed trajectory from then. I was absolutely blown away by how it pushed the boundaries of everything I knew about music at that point and knew I wanted to find out more about it and where it came from, eventually leading up to me going to my first dubstep show in 2016. This was the night I decided I wanted to continue doing that for the rest of my life. A little while after that night and a couple of other events I decided I to buy my first dj controller and eventually Ableton which has led me to where I am today.
2. 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?
What motivates me to continue to be creative and make music is the love and support from the beautiful people I have met through this scene as-well as my goal to give people the same experiences and feelings that I have received through bass music. A sense of community around a shared love of underground electronic music is what is most important to me and that is what I want to provide in this lifetime.
3. Being an artist in the spotlight, you have a continuously growing impact on your fanbase and the scene. Due to the nature of this, have you had any fan interactions that have particularly hit home for you as an artist, and why?
Whenever people I have never met before come up to me in a crowd or at an event and tell me how much they enjoy my music it warms my heart so much that I am able to have an impact on someone through something that I created. Before I got involved in the electronic music community I barely had any direction in life. Through this community, I was able to find who I am and who I want to be. I’ve made something of myself for myself and others to be proud of.
4. What’s next for your project? What plans do you have in the near future that you hope to accomplish as “Shreztah“?
What’s coming up next so far for me is my self-release old school rave/ breaks inspired 3 track EP “The Sound Culture Rave-a-thon” dropping next week on Wednesday, May 3rd. Hopefully, you can catch me spinning a couple of festivals and events this summer :). I will also be continuing to work with “District.wav” a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. striving to tackle community wellness through peer-to-peer harm reduction support and raising awareness to behavioral health topics including but not limited to, substance use/education, sexual education/health, & mental health.
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