Monsta Tunes

You've been labeled “the grime guru” amongst others… what do you think you have done differently to make yourself stand out? Not too sure really, I guess it's down to the fact that when I sit down to make a track I always get in the mode to make something ridiculous. Something really angry or horrible!

The final track HedRokkA on your Riot! EP is noticeably more melodic than the earlier, grungier tracks. Why do you think it is important to have diversity in your music? I was so glad when HedRokka got accepted for the EP just because all of my releases have been angry and dark. If I keep pumping out the same out sounds people would get bored and even more importantly I would get bored. That's why I made that track; I got sick of loud screamy noises that day.

You often acknowledge Rusko as your main musical influence, how do you hope to make your mark on dubstep? I just hope people will remember me for not giving a fuck about what kind of music I 'should' be making. I never started to make music so that people would listen to them, I started because it's so much fun to do!

You have been an active member on dubstepforum.com and have gained respect through the site. What other methods have you used to promote yourself? DubstepForum helped me out a lot because it was a way to send music out to people all over the world in one click. Without the Internet no one would be where they are now. Myspace was a sick website too (until it died!).

What are your personal feelings about dubstep's movement towards a more mainstream audience of late? Well the problem is that people are emotionally attached to music, which can be a problem especially when an artist like Skrillex comes into the scene and makes his side of dubstep. People feel like the 'underground' dubstep got ruined because it's taken a new path. People don't realize that this has happened over and over again ever since music has been about. We had rock that turned into heavy metal etc. and then ended up being punk music and so on. It's all a big roundabout of new generation's with 'their' own different styles of music. Dubstep will die out and become something totally different and the older generation who 'owned' the current dubstep will try to educate them about where it has came from etc. I just enjoy music no matter what the fuck it is. People need to chill out!

What are you looking forward to the most about the Circus Showcase tour and what can we expect from your live show? I'm looking forward to the sun and beer the most. Lots of sun… and lots of beer! I just can't wait to get back out there and smash the crap out of it! I always try my hardest to play the best set I can and I always enjoy it as much as the crowd.

Following the Circus Tour, what can we expect from Cookie Monsta for the remainder of 2012 and beyond? Well my next release will be Yow Momma's Ass and the b-side will be a secret collaboration with one of the Circus guys. We've been meaning to collab for about three years now! Just wait for the Atom Bomb!