Headed Stateside
The journey of Sean Ray - aka Snob Scrilla - began 27 years ago in Clovis, California. After heading to Australia to further his study a number of years ago, Snob is now entrenched in the local music scene - but for how long?
Signing with Ministry of Sound last year; has that given you the perfect platform to indulge more in electronica? It definitely opened up a new door to projects that were focused more in that direction. I think my music was always influenced by artists in the genre, but never so blatantly club oriented.
Having produced and written music for other artists - winning an ARIA Award in the process - what’s the most enjoyable element of writing for others. When you're writing for other people you’re crafting a sound for them, an image even sometimes, and being able to find the right sound and track for that artist is really fulfilling.
You’re California born and raised; do you plan to return to the States and try to repeat the success you’ve had in this country? Yeah, I'm moving back in about a month’s time to set up shop with my partner to focus on writing and production for artists over there. I'm still working through my second album and once that’s finished, I’ll be back to tour that. It'll be back and forth for the next few years, but I’m not complaining.
Living in California and Sydney – I’ll go with an obvious question here: who has the better beaches? Sydney, hands down… but you already knew that.
In the past few years, you’ve shared a stage with a variety of successful artists. Who has been the most impressive for you? That's a tough one, but I think for me it would have to be Public Enemy. To have the kind of longevity they have had is one thing, but to still be so relevant is what is more impressive than anything.
Your headed to Brisbane to play the AfterDark Events launch party; what can the kids expect from Snob Scrilla? Super grime through and through; just ruckus party joints from beginning to end, and a whole lot of randomness.
Snob Scrilla headlines AfterDark Events launch at GPO June 24.
