Boston dubstepper AxH has had a variety of aliases in his years in the game, but has now settled on a name and a direction. Representing the burgeoning Boston electronic music scene, he’s making a name for himself on radio, live and through his releases. Here, he talks about his new album and remix projects, and offers a free track, which you can download below.
Let us know a little about your history up to now…
I started out producing tunes on a friend’s PlayStation in 1998. We used to go back and forth building tunes, and I thought it was so rewarding to hear back something you created that actually sounded kinda tight. I was hooked and did some research and was able to get my hands on Reason and Fruity Loops in 1999 when I went off to college. I started out making two-step and breaks, then hip hop and ragga jungle/d&b, and now dubstep.
I’ve used a variety of different DAWs throughout the years, but I’m sticking with my Mac and Logic from now on! I always obsessed over drums and drum sounds which is why I know I gravitated towards these styles. Crunchy, raw sounds just couldn’t, and still can’t, be re-created in a digital realm. You can come close, but sampling drum breaks and vocal hits straight from vinyl is sexy as hell to me. I never want to lose that!…