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JUICE SG Interview. June 2013

Farah Azizan
Farah Azizan

RAH is a new DJ joining the Darker Than Wax family who has been involved in the grimy bass scene in Singapore since the Exitmusik days. She got her start DJing around 2006-2007 at venues like Mad Monks and Exitmusik, learning from other DJs. RAH's style focuses on low-end, left-field hip-hop and drum & bass. Some of her favorite event nights to play include Beats and Beyond at Broadcast HQ and +65 at Home Club. Her first gig was in 2009 at Blu Jaz for an all-girls event alongside other female DJs.

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CHAT RAH Allow us to introduce you to the newest member of the Darker Than Wax family DJ RAH! Folks like Dean and Kaye are known for their flawless taste, so if you dont trust our assertions on RAHs immense dopeness, you should at least take their word for it. But while shes new to the DTW stable, RAH has actually been around our grimy bass scene since the Exitmusik days. Shes quickly gone from a fan to a fan-favourite, showcasing her hood-wise brand of old school hip-hop and deep drum & bass at legit music-first venues such as Blu Jaz, Home Club and Broadcast HQ. RAHs the kind of DJ that gets miles better every set, so we decided to chat her up before she gets too big for us to catch. rah-present Text Hidzir Junaini Image Farah Azizan 43 Hi Farah! So tell us, how did you get your start DJing? Yo ! My interest with electronic music and drum & bass spawned from random weekends at Mad Monks, now known as Home Club, and the defunct Guerilla and Exitmusik events circa 0607. A few close friends were already spinning, and we all shared the same interest in music, so there was always that influence Id mess around with turntables and had opendecks sessions.Im fortunate to have had people like DJ Nez, who helms the monthly drum and bass nights +65 at Home Club, showing me the ropes on DJing and music. How would you describe your style? Essentially black, beats and bass! Its mostly low-end, left-field hip-hop, drum & bass, with the occasional Balearic, Afro-Brazilian percussion based stuff. Who were your biggest influences in music? I listened to a lot of the 90s R&B and hip-hop like Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Fugees, Darkchilds stuff the 808 sound. Im still big on melodies and catchy hooks, even in my EDM selections. As someone whos spun all over the place, could you fill our readers in on some of your personal favourite event nights? Gladly! Darker Than Wax have recently adopted me to be part of their family, which is awesome, because I have always loved their sound and events like Beats and Beyond at Broadcast HQ, unassumingly located in the gritty depths of Rowell Road. Its got lovely brick walls, and a crazy smoke machine. A perfect backdrop to the nights nice, spaced-out and future funk vibes. Theres also an inner raver in me that is always unleashed with drum & bass, and I always get my fix at +65 at Home Club. I also like Syndicate because theyve always got a Beat Invitational session earlier during the night. Weve got quite a pool of talented producers roaming our little island, so thats a great platform! Describe your first ever gig! Where was it? And how was the experience? My first gig was in December 2009, at an all- girls edition of Good Times at Blu Jaz, a wicked monthly party organised by a couple of friends.It was alongside the FFF Bootcamp girls, Cherry Chan, Natalie Pixiedub and Pamm Hong (aka Suki Quasimodo, also my other half in Hirahki). I was a nervous wreck, but somehow managed to pull through, and it ended up being a really fun night! What do you consider to be the most important ingredient of a good set? Steady hands. (Laughs) Theres been a lot of good quality female DJs coming up lately. What do you attribute that too? The Internet and technology are making it very accessible. A lot of music is free, through Soundcloud and Bandcamp, and nowyou can play your music outthroughdifferentchannelsbesides the conventional turntables and vinyls such as CDJs, Serato and Ableton. Also, with courses like FFF Bootcamp dedicated to educating females who are keen to learn about electronic music and production. I think that the girlfriend camaraderie plays an important role in encouragement as well. We wont name names but there are a few female DJs out there who aggressively market their sexuality. In your opinion, is that a smart or demeaning move? I think anyone, regardless of whether youre a DJ or not, aggressively marketing their sexuality is distasteful its all about the subtleties. The girl who has her sh*t together behind the decks, knowing which knobs to turn, is way more inspiring. And sexy! What would be your advice to aspiring female DJs? Listen to good music. Share the good music. And have fun playing them out! soundcloud.com/rah_sg

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JUICE SG Interview. June 2013

  • 1. CHAT RAH Allow us to introduce you to the newest member of the Darker Than Wax family DJ RAH! Folks like Dean and Kaye are known for their flawless taste, so if you dont trust our assertions on RAHs immense dopeness, you should at least take their word for it. But while shes new to the DTW stable, RAH has actually been around our grimy bass scene since the Exitmusik days. Shes quickly gone from a fan to a fan-favourite, showcasing her hood-wise brand of old school hip-hop and deep drum & bass at legit music-first venues such as Blu Jaz, Home Club and Broadcast HQ. RAHs the kind of DJ that gets miles better every set, so we decided to chat her up before she gets too big for us to catch. rah-present Text Hidzir Junaini Image Farah Azizan 43 Hi Farah! So tell us, how did you get your start DJing? Yo ! My interest with electronic music and drum & bass spawned from random weekends at Mad Monks, now known as Home Club, and the defunct Guerilla and Exitmusik events circa 0607. A few close friends were already spinning, and we all shared the same interest in music, so there was always that influence Id mess around with turntables and had opendecks sessions.Im fortunate to have had people like DJ Nez, who helms the monthly drum and bass nights +65 at Home Club, showing me the ropes on DJing and music. How would you describe your style? Essentially black, beats and bass! Its mostly low-end, left-field hip-hop, drum & bass, with the occasional Balearic, Afro-Brazilian percussion based stuff. Who were your biggest influences in music? I listened to a lot of the 90s R&B and hip-hop like Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Fugees, Darkchilds stuff the 808 sound. Im still big on melodies and catchy hooks, even in my EDM selections. As someone whos spun all over the place, could you fill our readers in on some of your personal favourite event nights? Gladly! Darker Than Wax have recently adopted me to be part of their family, which is awesome, because I have always loved their sound and events like Beats and Beyond at Broadcast HQ, unassumingly located in the gritty depths of Rowell Road. Its got lovely brick walls, and a crazy smoke machine. A perfect backdrop to the nights nice, spaced-out and future funk vibes. Theres also an inner raver in me that is always unleashed with drum & bass, and I always get my fix at +65 at Home Club. I also like Syndicate because theyve always got a Beat Invitational session earlier during the night. Weve got quite a pool of talented producers roaming our little island, so thats a great platform! Describe your first ever gig! Where was it? And how was the experience? My first gig was in December 2009, at an all- girls edition of Good Times at Blu Jaz, a wicked monthly party organised by a couple of friends.It was alongside the FFF Bootcamp girls, Cherry Chan, Natalie Pixiedub and Pamm Hong (aka Suki Quasimodo, also my other half in Hirahki). I was a nervous wreck, but somehow managed to pull through, and it ended up being a really fun night! What do you consider to be the most important ingredient of a good set? Steady hands. (Laughs) Theres been a lot of good quality female DJs coming up lately. What do you attribute that too? The Internet and technology are making it very accessible. A lot of music is free, through Soundcloud and Bandcamp, and nowyou can play your music outthroughdifferentchannelsbesides the conventional turntables and vinyls such as CDJs, Serato and Ableton. Also, with courses like FFF Bootcamp dedicated to educating females who are keen to learn about electronic music and production. I think that the girlfriend camaraderie plays an important role in encouragement as well. We wont name names but there are a few female DJs out there who aggressively market their sexuality. In your opinion, is that a smart or demeaning move? I think anyone, regardless of whether youre a DJ or not, aggressively marketing their sexuality is distasteful its all about the subtleties. The girl who has her sh*t together behind the decks, knowing which knobs to turn, is way more inspiring. And sexy! What would be your advice to aspiring female DJs? Listen to good music. Share the good music. And have fun playing them out! soundcloud.com/rah_sg