1st Interview with Mr. Wonk

Here's the first installment of my interviews from local dj/producers to the most well known around the globe.

First interview is with Mr. Wonk. enjoy!

Nick Douglas - Ill Shit (Mr. Micro Wonk's Mini Mask Mix)



R: How long have you been producing?
W:Ive been producing for about 3 years already, I began right about this time of the year 3 years ago. Time has gone by fast! Its been one fucked up confusing but great journey!


R: Why do you call your green macbook 'geanie'?
W:It all began as an inside joke with a couple of my homeboys, Geanie is actually the name of a little Chihuahua dog shes quite a diva.


R: I see you remixed Deadmau5. How did you react when you got a chance remix the great mau5?
W:I was very thankful and excited! Deadmau5 has become one of the biggest acts in Electronic Music Im glad I was given the opportunity to remix him, not just once but twice! Just finished remixing his track "Attention Whore" and I was also asked to remix "Dr. Funkenstein" I'll be starting on that one soon.


R: Who is your biggest influence in electronic music?
W:Ive got a handful of producers and djs that are a big influence, but I guess Armand Van Helden would be it. Hes just so fresh and innovative hes always doing his own thing and its been working for years. And obviously Daft Punk as well!


R:Your Wonky Sessions have doing great with awesome djs. Who else is coming up on the list?
W: I've not really kept up with Wonky Sessions the past couple of months but I should get back on it soon. There are some great djs coming up like Bass Weazal, Marius Modal, Rey Aguilar, A1 Bassline, Kelevra and some others.


R: Your first gig in McAllen, Texas next week at club Element. How do you feel about it?
W:This party is going to be insane! Im all about hyped up edgy shows and this is exactly what party will be like. The promoter is putting in a lot of effort and creativity on everything from promotion to decoration. I will be debuting my Mr. Micro Wonk project so were starting off deep and building it up to my main alias.


R: I've seen you've travelled to Los Angeles, New York and Denver. Which city was your favorite to dj at?
W:My favorite city has been Los Angeles, the scene their is huge and people really know how to party, I was there the whole weekend so I got to do a bit of sight seeing and relaxing instead of flying in playing and flying out.

R: What are your future projects? What new releases are coming up next?
W:I had been somewhat hesitant to put out my own original singles and eps, I first wanted to get some big remixes under my belt so now that its all coming together I'm finally ready to bust out tons of original material. Ive got a project I'll be working on with my homeboy Marius Modal, also doing a lot of collaborations with Melleefresh, and more remixes!


R: I see you use a different setup then most dj's around. Describe what equipment you have and what you do into your sets.
W:Yes I'm not much of a dj I'm more of a producer and will always be a producer but I still wanted to play out and found a way that suited me. I use a Macbook Pro running Ableton Live and my main controller is an Allen & Heath Xone 4d Ive also got a tiny midi controller I cant remember the name of it its by M-Audio. What I do depends on the track I usually have 10 channels set up with two channels reserved strictly for tracks and then Ive got different cue points on each track and various layers, loops and synths that go along with each track. Like I said each track is different and its not always set up like this on each track.

R: Mr Wonk, thank you for this interview. A lot of us can't wait to see/party with you. Any last words?
W:Thank you for having me I will see you at Club Element on May 15 get ready to party!