Onra

Not long away at all

"The stigma surrounding DJs has well and truly dwindled as artists like Onra make it obvious there’s so much more to production than sticking a USB into a turntable and pressing play"

Slappin' da bass ahead of CIRCO Festival.. How much can you accomplish in 12 months? I can think of one guy who could probably trump that. King of Bass and veteran in the Australian music scene, Michael Di Francesco – better known as Touch Sensitive – is one of the many amazing acts to be playing CIRCO Festival next weekend in Perth (got yo TICKET YET?). In between Pizza Guy, a US tour and multiple remixes and collaborations, Touch Sensitive has made a pretty reputable name for himself in the Australian and International Dance Music scene. We got to chat with him to discuss his recent success, being a perfectionist and what’s still to come.

From Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine.. This excerpt has been taken from Issue #16 of Pilerats Magazine. To experience the full interactive feature download it HERE. Are you an artist that feels strongly about solo work and not into collobrations? Not really, I'm down for anything, over my seven official releases, three of them are collaborations. We've got old 7"'s of yours at our place, when your making a record, do you always try and deliver it in physical format? Yes, I like to see it coming out on physical format, it makes more sense this way. Does your music have a stronger audience outside of France, or are they feeling your stuff their too? Yes my audience is very worldwide spread, rather than just France. Which is a great thing, I'm proud it appeals to any kind of people all over the world. I would never trade this for more local support.  How was your last Australian tour, what was the highlight? Australia is always awesome, people are nice and it's usually packed. And now I h

When it’s time for Onra’s set to wrap up the crowd pleads with him to stay on stage a little longer. Ever the gentleman, he asks, “What do you want me to play?

The Frenchman weaved through a set containing nu-disco stylings, ‘80s flare and of course a significant amount of that almighty hip hop.

The instrumental hip hop master brings his killer live show back for us.