Lunice Interview

This time around we have a multimedia treat from Lunice, member of the LuckyMe family, Red Bull Music Academy Graduate, Locker AND Popper. Below you will find an interview, some video, and most excitingly of all an exclusive snippet mix of his forthcoming release on LuckyMe, Stacker Upper, due for release in July. Check all of it out and thank me later.

Firstly, tell us a little bit about yourself.
My stage name is my real name, Lunice (I’m bad with figuring out cool names). I’m from Montreal, Canada and I’m practically involved, in some shape or form, with every element of the culture of Hip Hop. From Breakdancing, Graffiti, Scratching to Beatboxing because unfortunately I can’t rap… But yeah, Hip Hop is my main foundation. It’s only for the past 2 years or so that I’ve really opened up to many other genres.

How did you hook up with Lucky Me?
It was pretty much a natural “friends of friends” thing. We had a lot in common, from humour to food and I started to play with most of the LuckyMe gang at a few shows here and there. From the times we’d bump into each other on tours we naturally became good homies and eventually they approach me and asking if I would be down to work on a record for the label and of course I was overwhelmed with excitement… Because, come on! It’s LuckyMe!! Everyone on there has been an idol since my “early days” of making beats!

Who or what would you say are your main influences?
My main influence would mainly just come from my senses. From what I feel, touch, smell and taste. All that somehow channels into how I get inspired and influenced. Then come my closer homies from Montreal like Hovatron, Seb Diamond, Ango, Bearmod & Speakerbruiser who are a huge influence on what I do.

How was your experience of RBMA 2010?
Amazing… Once in a life time experience for sure. It was so amazing because all the other 29 participants were just as like-minded as the other so it felt like I’ve known every one of them for the longest time even if it was the first time talking with one of them. Everyone had the same views, work ethics, taste in music, food and everything! It really felt like a big family. The whole experience really opened my eyes to how to really make music as a proper practice more than a hobby. I was overwhelmed with so much good knowledge and inspiration for only the two weeks I was there. RBMA is a must for any aspiring artist because they accept not only producers but singers, song writters, music journalists even! And you literally wake up at 10am hit the studio, do some workshops and lectures then make music til’ 4-5am.

You recently shared a bill with Doom at the Roundhouse. What do you make of the man, the myth and the music?
Dude’s one of a kind… I almost fell off my seat when I read an email saying that I’m sharing the same bill as his. My whole highschool life was all about MF Doom and other amazing artist at Stonesthrow and to finally see him live for the first time was surreal. All I can do was stare and be like “Whoa… It’s Doom”.

I have seen some clips of your dancing on youtube. Shit’s amazing! How long you been doing that and does it constitute part of your live show?
Haha thanks! I’ve been dancing for as long as I can remember but Breakdancing would be since I was 14 (I’m 21 now). But yeah, you can sorta say that I some how implement my dancing in my live shows. But it becomes more of a good stage presence than a whole dance act because that would maybe be a little awkward if I stopped at some point to do a special choreography… So instead of doing that, I’d just play a Jerk track and start doing the Reject on stage or in the crowd while teaching someone how to do it. I did enjoy showing the people of Glasgow how to do the Stanky Legg.

Any last words?
I just finished my solo EP for LuckyMe called Stacker Upper. So keep an ear out for that! Going for a July release.

Heres that exclusive MP3

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Stacker Upper Snippets

Here’s the man himself in action

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