If you haven’t heard about Jvst Say Yes, you’ve probably been living under a rock, because let’s be real, his music is every where right now.
If you haven’t heard of him, I’ll sum it up in a few words: bass house, big boobs and big collaborations.
You can listen to the previews of JSY’s EP before it drops May 16th below:
Currently on tour in Australia, Jvst Say Yes took the time to answer a few questions:
Stoney Roads: Hey there Jvst Say Yes, your ‘Give It Time’ EP is due out May 16th via Disciple, first and foremost, congrats on the release, and secondly, what were some of your main influences when you worked on this EP?
Jvst Say Yes: Thanks! To be honest I kinda of just rolled with what came naturally with the 2 solo tracks, but I wanted to bring in collaborations as I always find they bring in variety to the mix, so hopefully the influence from both Brillz and Torro Torro shows through in diversifying the package a bit.
SR: You’ve collabed with Brillz and Torro Torro, what was it like working together, what did they bring to the bass house table?
JSY: Both were very different. With Brillz, obviously he’s a trap producer so it was almost like gluing 2 tunes together into 1 which was a fun experiment. We bounced the project out and back and forth several times so there was a very cut and paste process, whereas with Torro Torro we sat down and wrote the core idea together and I then went and refined it with a few final edits from them. I think it’s important especially in this emerging strain of bass house to work outside of the core gene pool as it were as it’s important that it doesn’t stagnate into repeating themes too much early on.
SR: You’re in Australia and New Zealand for a four stop tour, any plans for your down time?
JSY: Well I was planning on going to the great barrier reef but the weather is shit so I think that’s off the cards. Any suggestions?
SR: Bass house is huge in LA, where you’re based, what kind of reception are you expecting in Australia?
JSY: I honestly have no idea, I think it’s going to be a big learning curve as this is actually the first run of JSY shows. Looking forward to seeing how it all works!
SR: So what’s with all the secrecy behind your identity? How do you feel that keeping a personality out of music changes the art form?
JSY: There’s not really much secrecy anymore, in fact, if you go on my insta there’s a few photos of me. I just don’t think it’s really that relevant to shout about my other projects as I don’t think it really brings a lot of benefit to it. I want people to like JSY for JSY.
SR: There’s a lot of bass house out there these days… it’s a trending market. What sets you apart from other producers?
JSY: Ha! Good question. I would like to think that in terms of production quality I always try to push myself to keep a good level of quality control, and obviously everyone has their own personality that gets imprinted in the music, but I wouldn’t really say I have a particular gimmick or trick when it comes to the music itself – I’m just trying to make fun music that I enjoy making.
SR: I read an interesting quote from you where you said ‘the energy dictates how things move’, in response to a question about America’s current bass music scene. How do you think the energy you’re creating with this project will influence the scene?
JSY: I think when you look at the American market people these days expect high energy drops and relatively short tracks that move around a lot. If you look at the length of tracks these days compared to 10 years ago they have quite literally halved which is certainly a large indication of that. Honestly I think it’s about going to enough shows that you get a feel for what will make people dance.
SR: Do you feel that the bass house scene is quite close knit? Do you and fellow bass house producers work together in an influential sense?
JSY: In terms of the US scene yeah, a lot of us are based in LA and know each other – Jauz, Ephwurd, Joyryde, Ghastly. Habstrakt is also in town a lot. Obviously it depends what you mean by bass house as there are many other vastly different scenes that could fall under the label so I’m just referring to the more americanised recent style that’s been emerging.
SR: Let’s talk production; what’s the first thing you lay out when starting a new track?
JSY: Drums usually! Boring answer I know, but the groove is very important so I always start there.
SR: Lastly, what’s next on the cards for Jvst Say Yes?
JSY: Right now I’m working on a bunch of remixes and also an entire collab EP with one of the major US bass house acts. More will be revealed soon…
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Pre-order ‘Give It Time’ HERE.
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