Porter Robinson on DJing and the state of EDM

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  • čas přidán 11. 08. 2014
  • Porter Robinson on moving away from big-room EDM, his thoughts on DJing and why he feels the future of electronic music is bright.
    "I think that the reason I love soul samples is because of the Daft Punk Discovery album, which remains my favorite album of all time," explained Robinson to Radio.com. "So when I heard the same style of records in a hip-hop context I was really, really in love when I was younger.”
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  • @twipsblipsy
    @twipsblipsy Před 8 lety +88

    4:45 - before people said future bass

    • @pizzapowwow5848
      @pizzapowwow5848 Před 8 lety +1

      +kyle mclean lmao

    • @samuelhan6093
      @samuelhan6093 Před 8 lety +1

      THIS^

    • @zanehuseth8621
      @zanehuseth8621 Před 8 lety +16

      this whole time explaining what future bass has been tough and then you hear it described without naming it was kinda surreal.

    • @Jef_
      @Jef_ Před 4 lety

      But the time future bass is emotional, it is so great..

  • @IanConnel
    @IanConnel Před 10 lety +101

    First electronic album this year that hasn't bored me to tears. Really great work.

  • @joshlee6445
    @joshlee6445 Před 8 lety +60

    I'm really impressed by this guy. His honesty and sincerity about and towards the electronic culture is a breath of fresh air. I've just recently heard some of his older dubstep stuff and honestly didn't care too much for it. It really puts to light the music he's been putting out lately, the complextro style he has really does feel sincere to his personality.

  • @deejaybmar
    @deejaybmar Před 9 lety +28

    Porter Robinson, you sir, are a fucking saint.

  • @TheOfficialAzion
    @TheOfficialAzion Před 10 lety +106

    Porter likes flume, thats becuase they are both legends rather then being in it for the money!

  • @jadedpotato1574
    @jadedpotato1574 Před 7 lety +25

    mid-2017 and still listening to Worlds on repeat! Porter's music is so amazing

  • @AlexGrtner
    @AlexGrtner Před 10 lety +80

    Daft Punk - RAM < Porter Robinson - Worlds... fuck it.
    Porter Robinson - Worlds > Everything ever...

    • @MrMaf00
      @MrMaf00 Před 9 lety +27

      If you're going to pick a Daft Punk album to compare it to, pick a good one.

    • @AlexGrtner
      @AlexGrtner Před 9 lety +9

      MrMaf00 i was comparing a relevant/recent album... madeon compared this album to RAM... so yeah.

    • @SecondUniverse101
      @SecondUniverse101 Před 9 lety +5

      1.Daft Punk-RAM
      2.deadmau5-while (1

    • @SecondUniverse101
      @SecondUniverse101 Před 9 lety +1

      *****
      i expected a childish reaction like that..listen to the last album from deadmau5 and u will understand..
      i mean i love porters music and the album he did now but u can not hear as much pioneer work as in while 1 is less than 2 or random access memories..but yea maybe its the most beautiful one of the 3

    • @AlexGrtner
      @AlexGrtner Před 9 lety +1

      Second Universe (While 1>2) is probably deadmau5' worst album though. [Album Title Goes Here], 4x4=12, Random Album Title... pretty much flawless.

  • @Daveseight
    @Daveseight Před 10 lety +92

    True musician, there aren't much of them nowadays

  • @WhateverIsTrue01
    @WhateverIsTrue01 Před 9 lety +27

    I'm impressed - what an articulate young man!

  • @AWildPotato-kp6ub
    @AWildPotato-kp6ub Před 4 lety +21

    3:50 virtual self in a nutshell

  • @pizzapowwow5848
    @pizzapowwow5848 Před 8 lety +146

    adorable little nerd wearing a punpun shirt

    • @safe4547
      @safe4547 Před 7 lety

      Jaden :3 actually it's the girl

  • @00pirs
    @00pirs Před 3 lety +4

    YOOOO I RECOGNIZE THAT GIRL ON HIS SHIRT. Thats Aiko from 'Oyasumi Punpun'.

  • @dnswvs
    @dnswvs Před 9 lety +8

    Just found this guy today and he's wearing a shirt from my favorite story of all time. Best. Such a respectable and humble dude too.

  • @HermanAndersen0
    @HermanAndersen0 Před 3 lety +6

    so cool coming back to this seeing that porter hasnt really changed so much after all! He is just more honest with everything!

  • @ritualelf
    @ritualelf Před 7 lety +9

    Porter is a legend tbh. I'm kind of glad that a lot of people don't obsess over him because his music isn't commercialized... it's his.

  • @08adamm
    @08adamm Před 10 lety +14

    Just listened to "Breathe" by Michelle Branch and fuckin loved it. Thanks for the reminder of that gem PR. I love you and have been replaying Worlds nonstop since it's release. It's the only electronic album of late that I've loved from start to finish.

  • @yuGtahT
    @yuGtahT Před 10 lety +30

    Thank you Porter Robinson. In a musical world of " #turnt ," you are one of the few that understands the novelty of not having a drop. That is all that I have to say on this.

  • @EvanJordon
    @EvanJordon Před 3 lety +4

    Enter Nurture

  • @kevin933
    @kevin933 Před 7 lety +8

    I still love his EDM style dj sets. He was one of the best at it.

  • @niirceollae2
    @niirceollae2 Před rokem +2

    And yet... he's the best DJ in my opinión.

  • @jacintaliddell4718
    @jacintaliddell4718 Před 8 lety +3

    Fuck I love that his wearing an Oyasumi Punpun T-shirt

  • @calumbrown2825
    @calumbrown2825 Před 8 lety +2

    2:20 - Truer words haven't ever been spoken than Porter Robinson on the state of drops in EDM

  • @emeraldiscool9783
    @emeraldiscool9783 Před 8 lety +6

    porter is great. ive only heard so far, fellow feeling (has an amazing bass drop), goodbye to a world, and sad machine. i think that if i hear more of his songs, hell be my favorite EDM artist

    • @lolhi4906
      @lolhi4906 Před 7 lety +3

      Trust me, I bought the entire Worlds album and now he is my favorite artist by far.

  • @SteliosMusic
    @SteliosMusic Před 9 lety +7

    An honest, genuine artist. Keep it up, Porter.

  • @christinabenavides7325

    So well spoken and knowledgable!

  • @biancap.9774
    @biancap.9774 Před 9 lety

    I love this interview

  • @Shotcalm
    @Shotcalm Před 10 lety +6

    much respect! real producer.

  • @manmohitsingh5218
    @manmohitsingh5218 Před 4 lety +8

    I could hear Avicii speaking through him (since he did face same issues)

  • @lawlsitsmatt
    @lawlsitsmatt Před 9 lety +1

    I went to the Worlds show in LA and i can honestly say that it was the best rave/concert I have ever been to. Yes I know Porter's show isn't supposed to be a rave but Los Angeles couldn't help but get hyped as fuck.

  • @fannys941
    @fannys941 Před 6 lety

    Love your music Porter!

  • @bobsmith-ty5pp
    @bobsmith-ty5pp Před 8 lety +1

    respect! please continue to keep the feels alive in EDM especially if that's what is true to your heart. feels in my opinion is needed to make the best of the experience, but has become much less prominent in the music these days

  • @wizkid9404
    @wizkid9404 Před 9 lety

    He is wise beyond his years. Good going Porter. Proud of you....
    Saw you with Tiesto in Norfolk, VA. I was impressed with the chances you took

  • @thomasjackson3582
    @thomasjackson3582 Před 9 lety

    Watched a burning man hula video featuring Language and got hooked on the tune used... had to find out more. Very cool back story. Spot on re: pointless buildups and drops.

  • @xheadrulez
    @xheadrulez Před 9 lety +16

    oyasumi punpun

  • @HWAITINGOPPA
    @HWAITINGOPPA Před 9 lety +1

    i love his shirt!

  • @laurakaletka2210
    @laurakaletka2210 Před 9 lety

    love him

  • @Shaolin-Jesus
    @Shaolin-Jesus Před 9 lety +23

    where can i get that shirt tho ?

  • @myyzi2279
    @myyzi2279 Před 6 lety +1

    Sincerity goes a long way. Don't walk on other peoples footsteps, make your own path!

  • @cartyboy9423
    @cartyboy9423 Před 9 lety

    You're awesome Porter, stay humble and shit. Love your attitude, and I loved your set at Frequency. You truly changed the way I see music. I used to hate EDM and all that stuff, until my friends started bringing me to events, which were still meh. But when I saw you do a live set, you blew my fucking mind, and showed me that electronic music is more than just noise. You and Haywyre both.

  • @SlimboTDS
    @SlimboTDS Před 8 lety +1

    Mad respect to Porter, although I don't necessarily agree that everything should be generalized as one big buildup to a climax because there are a lot of emotionally captivating shows that buildup and climax. Looooove that he mentioned Wave Racer because that guy is a legend in the making. Very knowledgeable fellow!

    • @SlimboTDS
      @SlimboTDS Před 8 lety

      Shows/songs

    • @Choinkus
      @Choinkus Před 5 lety

      Plus, Porter himself makes pretty sick buildups. Flicker and Language are good examples from his "modern style" stuff

  • @Glitchkase
    @Glitchkase Před 3 lety

    6 years later i am here

  • @sugamin4553
    @sugamin4553 Před 8 lety

    He is PERFECT!!!

  • @fleckx
    @fleckx Před 9 lety

    This kid blows my fuckin mind.

  • @pgandersson94
    @pgandersson94 Před 10 lety

    good for porter! :)

  • @donaldkizer4109
    @donaldkizer4109 Před 9 lety

    I like this guy. I support anyone who has the balls to stand up for what they believe in. I love #edmmusic but at the same time, you're an artist first. Artists HAVE to evolve themselves and the music that they do, or you might as well just take the same 5 tracks, sample them forever, and just get new people to sing over them. EDM's structure is very important and artist need to recognize this and not totally abandon the culture, but still, artists by nature are disobedient. If we weren't, there'd be no EDM.

  • @aeiis9412
    @aeiis9412 Před 5 lety +1

    I’m really happy language worked well, because we most likely wouldn’t have got worlds without it working out well

  • @aznpeter
    @aznpeter Před 7 lety

    what does he mean from @5:10 when he says he doesn't use black keys, and epic emotional atmosphere? he even uses michelle branch - breathe as an example but i cant pin point what it is that is being specified

    • @AnUndeadHobo
      @AnUndeadHobo Před 7 lety +3

      He doesn't use the black keys on a piano/Keyboard. He writes most of his music in C Major. Only using white keys

  • @Vraibass6rap
    @Vraibass6rap Před 9 lety +3

    The genre he's talking about has artists like Josh Pan, luca lush, y//2//k, oshi, misoji

    • @cartyboy9423
      @cartyboy9423 Před 9 lety +1

      Luca Lush is so sick.

    • @Vraibass6rap
      @Vraibass6rap Před 9 lety

      Haha yeah man my Fav sound engineer is Josh Pan, Fav genre smasher y//2//k, Luca is so sensitive he knows exactly what to put on -- oshi is just fkin insane

    • @cartyboy9423
      @cartyboy9423 Před 9 lety

      Word yo! Have you heard Luca's mix of Hold on We're Going Home yet?? It was released last week on trapped planet or something.

    • @Vraibass6rap
      @Vraibass6rap Před 9 lety

      Hahah yeah man that's a dope ass track -- I listen to all of my music on soundcloud coz I produce too

  • @JoshFlorii
    @JoshFlorii Před 4 lety +3

    ok cameraman calm down

  • @dbowles1771
    @dbowles1771 Před 9 lety

    Who is the artist that Porter mentions at the end of the video? I want to give his stuff a listen to!

  • @hectormherrerar3134
    @hectormherrerar3134 Před 9 lety +9

    He never was into big-room.

  • @ethang3143
    @ethang3143 Před 9 lety

    I live in North Carolina

  • @Swizzilous
    @Swizzilous Před 9 lety

    I have two other Punpun shirts from where Porter got his. o:

  • @Unic3039
    @Unic3039 Před 9 lety +1

    what song was he talking about in terms of "track of the summer"? :)

  • @DaTurdburglar
    @DaTurdburglar Před 9 lety +37

    This guys a weeb. But hes a great weeb.

  • @casperbaars5282
    @casperbaars5282 Před 6 lety

    where can you buy that shirt???

  • @billypurdy8581
    @billypurdy8581 Před 5 lety

    I love his brain 🧠

  • @theededdneddytvshow
    @theededdneddytvshow Před 6 lety

    That shirt OMG

  • @crashtestbunny6649
    @crashtestbunny6649 Před 9 lety

    his punpun shirt omg

  • @jackwresledabearonce
    @jackwresledabearonce Před 9 lety +2

    the soundcloud rabbithole is real

  • @spark300c
    @spark300c Před 10 lety

    yep ddm is the new disco. pain electric music more board of umbrella. for me I experimenting mix electric sound with rock and like chip tunes a lot because is chip tunes are raw. a lot of the fancy electric sound fit certain only certain genres.

  • @WCKFJK1
    @WCKFJK1 Před 8 lety +2

    Is the girl on his shirt from punpun??

  • @bernardibrahim
    @bernardibrahim Před 9 lety

    did he say M sixty-four? c'mon! nevertheless, what a great artist, hearing his thoughts just makes me likes him even more, the guy have principles

  • @chinquecfro44
    @chinquecfro44 Před 9 lety +7

    Yo he mentioned J Dilla

    • @joshlee6445
      @joshlee6445 Před 8 lety

      As a Detroit native, I very much appreciated that name drop.

  • @koyangtsai
    @koyangtsai Před 6 lety

    6:59 what about now?

  • @llamaguy1199
    @llamaguy1199 Před 8 lety

    Does anyone know the song he made that got good on beatport?

    • @Narutoloverboy872
      @Narutoloverboy872 Před 8 lety

      +Llamaguy11 If not "Language", then it's probably "Unison".

    • @QStealth
      @QStealth Před 8 lety

      +Llamaguy11 Its called Say My Name

    • @AloeHahh
      @AloeHahh Před 8 lety

      +Llamaguy11 Say My Name

  • @MauricioArevalo
    @MauricioArevalo Před 8 lety +27

    I think Porter's story is very interesting. I respect him a lot for the decisions he made and how he wants to stay true to himself. However, I kind of feel like he's generalizing all music with big energy and a "drum buildup" to be cheesy and unoriginal, which is really not true at all. There's some great artists out there that make great pumped up house tracks. But If you judge EDM from the Beatport Top 10 and music festivals then yeah, you'll find a load of bullshit.
    There was nothing wrong with his old music, and personally, I liked his older stuff way more. I loved his Electro House sound, and then Language came along. I don't really like his new sound, but still, he's a respectable guy.

    • @joshlee6445
      @joshlee6445 Před 8 lety +15

      I feel this was Porter being polite and politically correct, instead of name dropping or bashing genres. But a lot of what he said was very true about the genre being limited and having to stay in a certain confine to be accepted or appreciate.

  • @ronpaulrevered
    @ronpaulrevered Před 7 lety

    AND he is a Voluntaryist. WOMP WOMP THE STATE

  • @btje1999
    @btje1999 Před 9 lety +2

    I like his hair hahaa

  • @Inflake
    @Inflake Před 4 lety +5

    Porter inspired me to grow out my hair

  • @akbarbukhari
    @akbarbukhari Před 10 lety

    your live stream edm is amazing, why go to vocal and ambient music.

    • @grimchain
      @grimchain Před 9 lety +13

      are you listening to the interview at all?

  • @samwu1836
    @samwu1836 Před 5 lety +1

    Basically, this can be applied to humanity as a whole. Sure, everyone starts out working at McDonalds as a part timer, as a student, but eventually they'll have to do more and let the next generation do the same. I think artists have to 'graduate' from each phase of their career. Perhaps that's why musicians from Spinnin's golden age of big room are dying out! Acts like Jay Hardway, Moti, Quintino etc. are all shadows of their former selves...

  • @KrzysztofBoris
    @KrzysztofBoris Před 9 lety

    Does EDM have anything to do with EDMODO? Serious question.

  • @sadmachine84
    @sadmachine84 Před 9 lety

    true music producer one of my favorites next to ZEDD :D

  • @AlexGrtner
    @AlexGrtner Před 10 lety +111

    Porter: I just use white keys...
    Course you do, you're scared the black keys might steal your bike... Or rob you... Dats racist...

    • @AlexGrtner
      @AlexGrtner Před 10 lety +74

      fun9killer3 Well you live up to your name...

    • @YYOSHYY_YYOSHYY
      @YYOSHYY_YYOSHYY Před 9 lety +8

      Not racist but it made me laugh... I love porter robinson. Im sure he didnt say it in that way. Buy racist jokes always make people laugh.

    • @AlexGrtner
      @AlexGrtner Před 9 lety +4

      josue grajeda It was sarcasmness....

    • @N0Zpower
      @N0Zpower Před 9 lety

      fun9killer3
      that was a joke dude xD

    • @YYOSHYY_YYOSHYY
      @YYOSHYY_YYOSHYY Před 9 lety +2

      Thats what makes it funny Alex Gærtner no harm intended

  • @churisu4314
    @churisu4314 Před 5 lety +2

    uses only white keys
    can't play sad machine on my keyboard without *black keys*

    • @cristianromero2214
      @cristianromero2214 Před 4 lety

      flede actually if you play shelter (which is all on white keys) you can play sad machine. You just have to play it in c major

  • @S3FreaKzY
    @S3FreaKzY Před 3 lety

    did he just shoutout J dilla? sheesh

  • @akinkunmicook2977
    @akinkunmicook2977 Před 7 lety

    I don't know this guy but I think he speaks the truth!

  • @breydonbeggs7371
    @breydonbeggs7371 Před 3 lety

    lowk looks like illenium

  • @AndrewT34pot
    @AndrewT34pot Před 3 lety

    Never have I held an opinion with someone with so much overlap

  • @Bombshocked
    @Bombshocked Před 7 lety +10

    lol, "The State"

  • @ethank5681
    @ethank5681 Před 5 lety

    EdM pIonEEr

  • @Nakaberil
    @Nakaberil Před 7 lety +3

    martin garrix? is he a peanut candy? He doesn't compare to Porter who is a Lollipop candy wkwkwk haha

  • @phobod1
    @phobod1 Před 5 lety

    The real question is... what happened to the big cheeto?

  • @ledboy94
    @ledboy94 Před 9 lety

    woahhhhh it wasn't hard for you to learn to be a DJ?! Tell me mooooore!

    • @xx6burton6xx
      @xx6burton6xx Před 9 lety

      Bernard Sabag no one ever said it was hard to dj, the difficult part is producing

  • @balderoine
    @balderoine Před 10 lety

    Porter has a decent vocabulary

  • @Bbookinn
    @Bbookinn Před 9 lety

    Lol Porter is such a weeb xD Nice

  • @devondorr8212
    @devondorr8212 Před 4 lety

    WEEB

  • @ThelmaThais1
    @ThelmaThais1 Před 6 lety

    So he was asked to Dj and he never pursued a big dj/music producer career, wow... really??? LOL...

  •  Před 9 lety

    I think his album wasn't that good as the show around of it