Credit: Tommy Reerink
‘Drugs From Amsterdam’ originator and city native Mau P has made a major impact on the house music scene in a remarkably short space of time.
He set an incredibly high bar with his thumping debut single, the aforementioned Drugs From Amsterdam, which rocketed from the underground to become a huge global hit with millions of plays racked up since its release.
The track cracked the charts on Shazam, Spotify, Billboard and topped Beatport’s prestigious Top 10. In the midst of Drugs From Amsterdam’s monstrous success. Mau P’s first North America tour kicked off, selling out venues across the continent, from Miami and NYC to LA and San Francisco.
Beginning of this year Mau P added the eagerly awaited Gimme That Bounce to his musical arsenal. With previous heavyweight industry support from the likes of Calvin Harris, Diplo, DJ Snake, Fisher, Dom Dolla, John Summit and Tiësto Gimme That Bounce quickly became a mainstay on dancefloors all over the world.
As one of the freshest faces in the underground scene, Mau P has quickly demonstrated his versatility through his discography and unmatched dj sets, he’s definitely an artist worth keeping your eye on.
THE INTERVIEW
CR: Hello Maurits; how are you doing, and where are you chatting from?
MP: Hi, I’m great hope you are too! I’m in my apartment in Amsterdam right now.
CR: You have been creating killer track after track; inspirations come from many things or moments. What was the inspiration behind your recent track ‘Your Mind Is Dirty’?
MP: I made the idea for ‘Your Mind Is Dirty’ on a flight. It was a super simple sketch but it already had the melody for the vocal and I remember I wrote down those lyrics already too cause that’s just what I heard in my head. The whole idea to put in the moaning samples came later when I was still in need of a “buildup” haha.
CR: What made you change your style of music as it is entirely different from what you used to create, why couldn’t you keep both Maurice West and make Mau P as an Alias like lots of other artists nowadays?
MP: I made me change my style. I just create whatever I’m into the most and I got bored with the older music I used to do. I get bored pretty easily, so I try to keep things interesting and boundary pushing at all times. I didn’t want to be two different names when I’m just one person creating, and I didn’t feel like doing two things at 50% while I could be doing one thing at 100%.
CR: You recently did the Show at CODA and it was phenomenal, what is a ritual that you have before playing a show?
MP: I drink tequila.
CR: What is some project that you might be working on that you can tell our followers about?
MP: I’m designing merchandise.
LIGHTNING ROUND
1. Favourite Fast Food? A Shake Shack burger
2. Favourite drink to order? Tequila ginger beer on ice
3. First Rave as an attendee? Awakenings at the Gashouder in Amsterdam
4. First celebrity crush? Mila Kunis
5. All-time favourite song? Sade - Kiss Of Life
6. Go to vacation spot? Greece
7. What is your guilty pleasure? Babybel
8. What is your hidden talent? Latte art
9. Which social platform do you use a lot? Instagram.
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