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I really like melodies.
I've been a sports fan forever.
I like bringing keyboards and stuff on stage.
I don't like to classify my own tracks as a genre.
I hate being put in a box labelled 'tropical house.'
I am proud to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
I really do try and play as many festivals as possible.
I'm so happy people have enjoyed listening to my tracks.
I want to be known simply as a producer who makes music.
I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings.
I consider myself more of a producer and a musician than a DJ.
It's a cool feeling to see how far my music has been spreading.
If you do the same thing all the time, it's not very challenging.
Compared to EDM, I feel like there are a lot of girls at my shows.
It was the fans sharing my music around that started it all for me.
When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly.
When I make a song, I'm really happy. It's an indescribable feeling.
'Coming Over' was probably the fastest collaboration I've ever done.
I get into a zone where I'm really in my own world when I make music.
It's kind of crazy to see how many people actually listen to my music.
I do have in the back of my head that you never know how long it lasts.
People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.
I just want to keep challenging myself and keep, like, trying new things.
I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.
I wouldn't be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them.
When I look for people to work with, I'm just looking for talented people.
Lemaitre has been one of my inspirations ever since I started making music.
Coldplay doesn't have to stay within a certain genre; they just go where they go.
I really like streaming services. It's a great way for people to find your music.
I think people were looking for something new in the EDM scene and found it in my music.
I'm just trying to experiment with a lot of different stuff and see what comes out of it.
Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented.
While I was born in Singapore, I didn't actually grow up here. So I don't remember all that much.
I don't want to make just tropical house. I want to make everything, just like, whatever I feel like making.
I get a lot of demos sent my way, and I listen to them, and sometimes they just have something very special.
I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career.
A lot of producers don't have any musical education. I couldn't make the music I make without playing the piano.
I just wanted to make melodies. I started trying to do my own thing and let the melodies make the genre themselves.
I've got a great team around me with my family, manager and label, and we've all worked hard together to make things happen.
To finally be able to actually play the piano with vocalists and actually do, like, a proper concert - that feels really good.
My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today.
Edinburgh is where I started. A lot of the remixes I made were done in my room there, and it was a good place for me to make music.
When I go into a store and find a T-shirt that's well-designed with a great fabric but the fit is all wrong, the T-shirt is ruined for me.
I feel like music can affect you in so many ways. When you hear a song with a happy melody, it can change your mood; it can change your day.
I've really enjoyed working together with Apple to help launch their new streaming service. It is really cool to see Apple getting involved.
I love finding talents to pair my music with such as Conrad on 'Firestone', Parson James with 'Stole the Show,' and Will Heard on 'Nothing Left.'
I called it 'Cloud 9' because that's the place I want to take people when they are listening to my music. It's also where I am when I make music.
I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself.
I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed.
I feel like when I get the demos - I get a lot of demos - but when I get the right demo, I get very inspired. I produce around it, and it often goes very fast.