When it comes to music, creating the perfect visual experience through sound is a goal most artists have when putting forth new music. Whether a track is supposed to transport a listener to a new dimension, make them think of a particularly happy memory, or illustrate a concept or feeling the artist might have been inspired by while writing the music, music’s goal is to allow the mind and imagination to run wild. Many electronic artists take this into account when they create the visuals, helping guide the listeners through the journey they have created or just enhancing the track itself. Within the world of EDM, no matter the subgenre, the visuals are just as important in representing artists and their music as the actual tracks themselves.
These ideas are exactly what bass wizard, Tripp St., took into account when teaming up with ZiP Visuals to curate the perfect experience to bring forth numerous unreleased tracks in the new Tripp Street mix. Featuring numerous elements to tell the music’s story, ZiP Visuals truly took Tripp St.’s artistic vision and made it a reality, while also incorporating tons of fun and exciting elements along the way. From a Bop it to hippos to pigeons, this A/V experience is playful and fun while also enhancing the slew of unreleased tunes through this mix.
“Making this mix felt really good while going back through all the music I’ve made in the past year. My mixes are my creative safe space where I can do or play anything I want. You hear an extension of whatever I’m feeling at the time throughout the mix.”-Tripp St.
Overall, this mix will have listeners on their feet and bouncing around to the beat from the first beat to the last. Packed full of never before heard Tripp St. tunes, this mix will definitely have fans far and wide gearing up for the announcement of his new and upcoming albums. Do not sleep on checking out this mix via Youtube (or with the link below) and our exclusive interview to gain more insight into how this mix was created, the inspirations behind the music and more!
Diving Deep w/ Tripp St.
1. You use your mixes and live sets to curate a cinematic experience through sound for your listeners. When writing new music or creating these sets, what is your creative process? Are there certain elements you include in this to heighten the overall auditory experience of these?
Tripp St.: I like to think of my mixes as a timestamp for my inspiration and where my mind is at that given time. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of movie soundtracks, 70’s soul & funk, and of course 90’s hip hop. Creating new music is by far my favorite part of being a Producer/DJ and seeing how far I can push myself to keep progressing. Once I’ve emptied the creative tank I put my focus into how I’m going to put it all together in a mix. I don’t have much of a plan or secret formula to the mixes besides going with what feels good to me. At the end of the day that’s what this whole project is about – going with my gut and making something I’m passionate about. I know that if I love it then someone else will too.
2. The Tripp Street mix is a compilation of tons of unreleased music from your upcoming unreleased albums. What can listeners expect from these forthcoming releases? Will there be any special surprises fans have to look forward to?
Tripp St.: We have some special things planned for the next album for sure. I’ll be touring off this record in the Fall and I’m really excited to hit the road with enough music to do something different every night. We’ll have some special merch components including vinyl and other select merchandise. That’s all I can say for now but stay tuned for more info soon.
3. This mix is also very special in the fact that you collaborated with ZiP Visuals to not only create an auditory journey, but a visual one as well. What were your inspirations behind these visuals? How did you work with ZiP Visuals to create the overall experience to accompany the Tripp Street Mix?
Tripp St.: I’m a big fan of the visual arts scene and I’m honored to get to work with some of the best in the game. ZiP and I first worked together at Sound Haven 2021 which ended up being one of my favorite sets to this day. I always wanted to reconnect and I’m glad we got to do this together. We’ve become friends over the years and he really took everything he knew about me and mashed it up with his style for this visual mix. For someone like ZiP you just let them do their thing knowing it’s going to come out dope. There’s a lot of new animations , over an hour of material and tons of effort put into this by ZiP. Massive love and thanks to him for all the hard work!
4. You have numerous festivals and live sets coming up such as Cascade Equinox and Champagne and friends. What can fans look forward to in attending these live festival and show sets?
Tripp St.: Cascade Equinox is going to be a special one. I’m planning my vibiest set yet and I’m going to debut a ton of new music there. I don’t get out to the West Coast for festivals that much so I want to do something really special for this one. I’m also hitting up the PNW for a couple of headline shows in Seattle and Portland on 6/29 and 6/30 so be sure to come out to those for an early taste of this new music!
5. What is up next for the Tripp St. project? Alongside the upcoming album releases, what do you and your team have planned for your project in the near future?
Tripp St.: Before the next album there is still 1 more EP i’m planning to release very soon with SSKWAN. Shoutout to Martin and the team for showing so much love. Then we’ll be back in album mode!! In addition to that, there are some things we’re working on that I can’t quite share yet, so stay tuned 😉
WATCH TRIPP STREET MIX W/ ZiP Visuals HERE
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