Friday, 15 February 2013

Quick Chit-Chat with Drew BerryJuice about 985


·        What inspires 985 music? :
We’ve always been inspired by Soweto and its culture the people and trends, we grew up listening to Hip Hop and Kwaito and u can hear the influence in the music, we also draw inspiration from our own life experiences.
·        Besides hip hop which other genremusic would you guys be composing? : we would deffinitely be composing kwaito,jazz or Rock although I must say we  already started on thekwaito. We have a great passion for music as a whole so we don’t put a limit on what we can or cannot do.
·        The name 985, how did it come about and what does it mean?:
985 is da landline area code for Diepkloof where we were born and raised, we are very proud of our neighborhood so we wanted to make sure everyone knows that.
·        Besides spending your time in the studio, what do you guys do for fun?: When we not painting the town red we spend a lot of time with our families also watching movies, playing video games , paint balling and we spend some time at the shooting range.
·        How do the new songs differ from the older material? :
with every album we grow because we experience new things we learn more and we gain experience, we’ve gained experience  in making songs it’s not just about rapping like we used to do we learned to work on hooks 




choruses bridges pre choruses etc , we focus more on building the song but also keeping it fun.
·        Can we expect any album this year (2013)? Any tours or gigs lined up this year? 
We are surely  releasing an album this year we do not have a date just yet we still dealing with the business side of things , in terms of tours we are in discussions with a few brands about that and it’s looking good. We are planning video launches and some events of our own mainly the AREA CODE PARTIES also look out for 985 at WOOD STOCK.
·        What’s 958 life motto?:
 WORK SMART AND DO IT LIKE NO OTHER , and that’s why 985 will always have that thing that makes people go ‘’ that’s 985”
·        Words of advice would you give to the young upcoming artists? :

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