After bursting onto the scene in 2016, Famba(Ryan Pettipas) graduated from the local music scene in his hometown Halifax, NS to becomeone of the country’s biggest electronic artists. He has quickly earned a reputation for his heartfelt songs and laudable production talents via his major label original releases and widespread remixes which have collectively garnered tens of millions of streams across multiple platforms. His first two major label releases, “Wish You Well (feat. Trove)”and “Swear to God”each went on to achieve Gold certified status in Canada, while his third release, “Storm (feat. Kyra Mastro)”introduced Famba to the U.S. market in a big way by scoring the #1 spot at Dance Radio(Mediabase) and logging over 10 million global streams to date.
THE INTERVIEW
CR: Hello Famba, Glad to have you on Canadianravers how are you doing?
F: I’m doing great!
CR: Tell us a little bit about the history of your name how did ‘Famba’ came to be?
F: Famba came from Star Wars. I was watching the Phantom Menace years ago and was looking up names of the characters on the “Wookipedia” and I came across the name “Fambaa” and I thought it had a good ring to it. So I took away an A and the rest is history.
CR: Tell us a little bit of story behind the track ‘Still Call You Mine’ from the writing, producing, and the inspiration, where did that come for it?
F: The song came together during my first zoom session last year when lockdown first started. We wrote the song in under an hour and I produced the song the next day. It came together so fast, that’s definitely a first for me!
CR: What is your music/producing style from when you started to where it is right now?
F: I started by making tech house, techno & deep house. Now I’ve kind of circled back and started making all of that again.
CR: As a Canadian artist you have played in a lot of Canadian venues, which one was by far the best production and vibes?
F: Rebel in Toronto! Such an incredible space.
CR: Who inspired you to become a Producer/ DJ and If you weren’t a Producer/DJ what would your other career option be?
F: I think it was a melting pot of so many artists. Calvin Harris/Skrillex/Avicii being my big 3 when I was 18. If I wasn’t a DJ I would 100% be a chef.
CR: As we are all in a lockdown are there any genres that are inspiring you to create your next EP Wishes Vol.2?
F: I’m constantly listening to 90’s house music & disco. I think that’s where I take the most inspiration.
CR: Which Canadian artist would you love to collaborate with in the future?
F: So many! I actually have a collab with DLMT that we just finished.
CR: What do you like to do during your downtime when you are not producing music?
F: I love cooking and gaming, so both of those occupy most of my time!
CR: What are some of your goals for 2021, anything our followers should know about?
F: I just want to make music I’m proud of. That’s my only goal! Besides music, I want to stay happy and healthy.
Lightning Round
1. Texting or talking? Talking
2. Coffee or tea? Coffee
3. Hard liquor or Wine? Liquor
4. Cake or pie? Cake
5. Hot dogs or hamburgers? Burgs
6. Xbox or PlayStation? PlayStation
7. Movie theatre or arcade? Theatre but love both
8. Guitar or piano? Guitar
9. Marvel or DC Comics? Marvel
10. Dog or cat? Dog
11. Hot weather or cold weather? Hot
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