Nadastrom
Ecuadorian-American, first generation. Virginia skater turned Grammy-nominated engineer. Deep Dish resident. Prime architects of moombahton. And they still find time to iFart at the wrong moment.
"To quote George Clinton: one nation under a groove."
Dave Nada and Matt Nordstrom come from different worlds, but share a ravenous appetite for extremes. They came together in Washington DC in the fall of 2007, after some heavy drinking and a lot of conversations about the meaning of life and a few song ideas. Switch, the legendary producer and XLR8R artist of the year, heard their initial tracks and immediately signed them to his Dubsided imprint. Their debut EP "Pussy" went to number one on Beatport. From there, the trajectory only accelerated.
As the prime architects of moombahton, the duo have been praised in Spin and Rolling Stone, pumped on BBC Radio 1 and NPR, and revered at nightclubs and festivals across the planet. Their "Moombahton Massive" parties with DJ Sabo became a movement of their own. The genre they helped invent now has its own Wikipedia page. They have always been about one thing: moving the crowd through music exploration and developing positive relationships with like-minded people from all over the world.
Grew up surrounded by cumbia, salsa, merengue and reggaeton. Gravitated toward Washington's legendary hardcore punk scene, played in bands while learning to DJ on college radio. A move to Baltimore landed him in the second surge of Baltimore club music, where he DJed alongside K-Swift, Rod Lee and DJ Technics.
Skateboarding provided the contact point with punk, metal and hip-hop. Swapped the skateboard for turntables, switched his college major from psychology to audio engineering. Became the resident engineer for DC house heroes Deep Dish. Piloted recording sessions with Stevie Nicks. Grammy nomination followed.
"We just released our debut EP. We like beer, food and iFart. Career highlights as of now are making records, touring, reaching number one on Beatport, and iFarting when highly inappropriate."
Nadastrom · The full interview
What inspires you?
Heineken mini-kegs, people like Cajmere, Switch, Scottie B, Blaqstarr and our play cousin Tittsworth. And iFart.
Plans for the future?
Releasing our second EP on Dubsided and remixes for Blaqstarr, Edu K, Designer Drugs, The Glass, Shiny Toy Guns, Gant Man and more. Oh and iFart.
What are you looking most forward to in 09?
Touring to promote our music and iFarting in the airports.
Favourite websites?
Beatport for music. Eskimotube.com for porn. Top 25 applications for iPhone, aka iFart.
Who are your favourite artists and DJs?
For fashion: Commonwealth, Mishka and Durkl. For music: Dilla, Todd Terry, Rusko and Caspa, new Hijack is amazing!! For DJs: Dubfire and Fanciulli (murdered it at Lima on Tuesday night) and Jubilee, especially since she let us try to iFart during her set.
Favourite performance so far?
930 Club show with Titts for Blisspop's holiday party. Probably our best and most favourite hometown show to date. Crowd was just amazing. And Dave iFarting in the Whole Foods line.
How did it feel being number one on Beatport?
We iFarted our pants!!!
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