The Prototypes is a duo DJ/Producer unit formed by Chris Garvey and Nick White. Since their debut in 2010, they have been rapidly growing and proving their skills in the drum & bass scene. They continue to progress and their release “Electric” hit #1 in Beatport this year and is also supported by many of the top talents. Nobody would forget to invite such an influential artists to great festivals out there. They had been travelling all over the world and also been releasing many tracks from their own label, Get Hype Records. Let’s get into the interview with the Drum & Bass DJ/Producer The Prototypes.
Q1. Please talk to us about your latest release Levelz and the inspiration behind it?
NICK: We wanted to fuse Grime/Drum & Bass/Dancehall & Ragga into 5 minutes of mayhem. Kind of like a snapshot of the UK music scene right now.
Q2. It being the 10th release on your label Get Hype, how do you guys look back at the journey so far? What goals do you hope to achieve with the label in the next year or so?
CHRIS: It’s been crazy really - The label has just blown up in the last 12 months & the best is yet to come. We will keep progressing..keep growing & keep releasing great music which has to be the goal.
Q3. Which other DJs or producers are inspiring you right now? Any collabs you guys still have on your wishlist?
NICK: If we are talking DJ’s in Drum & Bass i would say DJ Hazard is my top pick but i would love to colab with The Prodigy or Liam Gallagher in a dream situation.
CHRIS: The Prodigy, Pendulum, Fresh and Probably Dea5mouse would be my top picks within dance music also Concord Dawn & Black Sun Empire as musically they have also moved me a lot when I was younger.
Q4. How has your summer been?
CHRIS: The Summer was absolutely crazy, Festivals like Let it Roll, Prague & Boomtown, UK and playing Womb, Tokyo, Canada the US, Australia, New Zealand and Europe will forever leave scars on our memories as the best summer for us so far.
Q5. Tell us some more about your residency in Fabric, London. How did this come about?
NICK: They asked us to host Room2 in December 2017 & that show looks like its gonna do really well so we were asked to come back for a succession of gigs in 2018 where we takeover the famous Main Room at Fabric. To say we are excited would be an understatement.
Q6. Can you pick 1 or 2 must plays in your sets?
‘The Prototypes - Levelz' & “Glitch City - Black Hole Skank Remix’
Q7. Please leave a message for your fans in Japan.
Konichiwa. We love you Japan & we hope to see you very soon.
The Prototypes have performed in Japan a few times already and have a strong fan base out here. Not only are they supported by many of the top artists such as Andy C, Friction, Sub Focus, Fresh, Pendulum as well as the rap star Snoop Dogg, Ed Sheeran, Avicii & Sebastien, Modestep and more. Also have been very busy creating official remixes and their production skills are also highly rated. We hope to see more from the top class Drum & Bass DJ/Producer The Prototypes and stay tuned to their social media for more updates.