They say word of mouth is the best form of marketing, and an artist getting plugs from the best in the biz is Tom Flynn.
Props from Jesse Rose, Mowgli, Worthy, James Zabiela, Zombie Disco Squad and more... and with releases on Mowgli's own Deadfish imprint, Tom has been on the lips and in the playlists of the guys that make the big waves in the scene... and with good reason.
Slick techy productions with crunchy percussions and a flow worthy of any set have set him apart.
Fresh from his release on Jengaa, which is out on Beatport now (go get it!) we caught a few minutes with Tom for a chat, on (amongst other stuff) why you shouldn't rob your future!
Don - Great to have you with us Tom, let us get straight to it, describe your sound in three words?
Tom - Bouncy, Dirty, House (music)
If you could empart one nugget of knowledge, what would it be for unsigned dance music producers out there?
My one piece of advice to unsigned producers would be don't keep on buying synth after synth. It's an easy trap to fall into, thinking that the next synth you buy will make you sound like claude VonStroke. It's best to master one synth instead of having 12 synths that you don't really know how to use. On a seperate more important note - don't illegally download music, you're only robbing your future.
(Don Note:) An interesting point there, and something we haven't discussed in great detail on here... I will cover it in a blog coming soon, but I think it is important for guys to go out and buy music. It is sometimes so easy to download music off a blog, I have seen big zips floating around with the Beatport Top 100 on... that is plain wrong! I think there have been a few blogs closed down recently for doing just that. In any case - if an mp3 accidentally slips into your music folder by mistake, always try to look it up upon release and download it anyway, if only to give a nod (and 32p) to the guy(s) that spent hours making it in the first place!
Moving on then to a more production level, what is your favourite vst plugin?
My favourite plugin at the moment would be Dr Device from Audio damage, insane mangling heaven which i reach for quite often.
... and who do you think will blow up in 2010?
My top tip for 2010 would be Strict Border, I think the tribal thing they got going on is really rocking it, very percussive and downright dirty.
Finally, what is next for Tom Flynn?
Well, Following on from my EP on Jengaa, coming up for me is an EP release on Deadfish - Magia and Twisty, an EP on Worthys Anabatic label next year, a remix for a new signing to Jengaa called Hoppa! by the Headshotboyz and a remix for Daniel Carro's Bakelite beats label. I've also just finished a remix for Chris Crowthers Dubnoir Label, a track called Balkan Blues which will be out in a few weeks.
Super, all busy busy, thanks for joining us, its been an interesting chat!
Until next time...
Don.
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