For the 2nd installment of our new Interview series titled “Who Am I?” we have somewhat of a newcomer but then again already established person in the Atlanta nightlife scene. He has been throwing some of the best parties around the ATL with his crew for a while now and has now started a new musical project under a new name to create something he feels the scene in Atlanta is missing. He just released his first mix “Sex Trap” this past week.
Who are you and what do you do?
My name is BLKKMORRIS and I play music or as I like to call it I curate cool.
How did you start doing what you do?
Well I’ve always been the one to stay ahead of the curve kinda, I’ve always thrown the cool party and been friends with all the DJs and aside from a brief stint of DJing at a strip club during my younger years, I never really had the urge to DJ. It wasn’t until I started grabbing tracks for my friends and giving input on remixes that I ever really thought, yo I can do this. So after getting some equipment and becoming the “bedroom DJ” and receiving some pointers from Atlanta Heavy Weights: Jay Envy, Sofa King, H+V and DJ Hotsauce. I’m now out here getting it.
Name 3 tracks that inspired you.
My biggest influence has been my crew, watching all of the DJs in Cobra Corps and Overthrow create lanes and showcases for the music they feel people need to hear has been a beautiful thing. Even though I don’t play Moombahton, Dave Nada and Dillon Francis’ tracks have been a huge influence on me, just based off of how the tracks effect women. Parties started catering too much to bros and I’m not about that, I make sh*t for girls to feel sexy to and dudes to think their cool. But when it comes to tracks that influence me, I’d have to say anything from the 90′s R&B to future bass acts such as Brenmar, Kastle and Kingdom.
What would be your advice to up and coming creatives?
Create your own lane, dont fall into the stupidity of the masses. Let dying trends die and create from the ashes.
What is your favorite piece of gear?
My APC40 is probably my favorite piece of gear, that thing can do anything and there are so many different configurations you can use on it. Ultra Schway
What can we expect next from you?
Production wise I’m really excited about working on my next tape as well as my homie Ronnie P’s new project. I plan on featuring a few of his tracks in my next mix. Party wise I will continue my residency at The VAULT with my brother in arms H+V. On November 4th I will be playing a gig with Mad Decent’s Jillionaire at the Soundtable, everything else is just picking and choosing the right spots. I don’t have to play the huge party, I rather play that secret jumpoff during Basel or Fashion Week with only 100 people in attendance.
More info on Blkkmorris & Cobra Corps can be found here: www.churchofthesnake.com. You can grab a copy of his mixtape here: soundcloud.com/cobracorps/sex-trap
