Moonlighting for The Modline, I got to sit down with T. O.’s, DJ NaNa, while he was here in Vancouver for the westcoast leg of his tour.
J: I want to know what kind of influences you have, is it Dilla, Q-Tip, etc.?
N: Rza, Primo, Pete Rock, Dilla, Quincy Jones, I don’t know if you’re familiar with old Motown sounds like Gamble & Huff. There’s more, there’s other stuff but those are 6 names that I dropped there that would definitely be the people that have inspired me. Rick Rubin. What they’re doing as musicians, as producers and visionaries.
J: They’re all pioneers in their own right.
N: Exactamundo. They’re pushing their own things. And it didn’t necessarily fit into any box. They’re a bunch of circles in square pegs. They were able to carve their own niche.
Full interview here. The Modline Artist Profile: DJ NaNa
