MTTM: VOL 24

Final installment of the DANSVILLE pres. NISKERONE,HYPHEN & more minimix promo's.

This one in by one of Cape Town's hottest up and coming Drum & Bass DJ's, he goes by the name Totem. No fanpage up as yet but keep up to date with him here
Totem = Joshua Michael Martin.

He has been kind enough to sit down with us and answer some probing questions!

MTTM: So I'm going to assume that there is a bit of a story behind the DJ name Totem and I'm very keen to hear it!

Totem: To tell you the truth the story of Totem is quite a bland one. I wanted a name which summed up the style of Dum & Bass I'm trying to bring which is different, fresh and natural.

MTTM: Yeah a DJ's name is actually made on the dance floor, what the clubbers/listeners associate with Totem (banging shit!) rather than a cool story on how it came about.

MTTM: Tell us what got you into playing Drum & Bass?

Totem: After listening to the immense talent at Homegrown I was amazed at the way tracks could be stringed together at such speed and quality. Started listening to some of the big names and been hooked ever since. I love listening to the great D&B talent that Cape Town hosts at the moment. Mysterion, Hyphen, Niskerone, Counterstrike are just a few names that come to mind which give me something to aspire and work towards.

MTTM: What are your feelings behind Drum & Bass getting played on 5fm and the possible "commercialising" of the genre.

Totem: I've got nothing against D&B being commercialised as long as producers keep churning out the quality of tracks that they do at the moment. If they start changing their style to try and fit in more then that's when I'd start having a problem with it.

MTTM: What kind of gear do you have or use to do your mixes on?

Totem: I mix on Pioneer CDJ100's and a Behringer VMX 300. Decided if I could mix on those I could mix on almost anything.

MTTM: What have you heard about Dansville? Looking forward to the gig?

Totem: I've just been hearing great things about Dansville. Hear the venue and rig is great as well as an energetic crowd. Looking forward to warming up the night with some rolling liquid before the heavyweights (Hyphen and Niskerone) do what they do best.

MTTM: There's a little rumour going around that you holidaying in Thailand and may sneak in a few gigs, elaborate!

Totem: Yeah, I am heading up to Thailand for two months. Been messaging around and found that there are quite a few clubs playing D&B out. If everything goes according to plan I could well be playing a couple gigs while I'm up there.

MTTM: Sounds awesome! Well shot for your time man! Looking forward to seeing you play next Friday!!

Totem: Big ups mate, PEACE!

Editors note: There were a few questions he declined to comment on, we will pry them out of him next time!

Dansville promo dnb minimix by Totem_dnb