TyDi has become known within the electronic dance music community for being open and speaking out when he is displeased with something within dance scene. For as long as I can remember Tyson has been preaching and reinforcing the need for integrity in dance music. Last year he spoke on “EDM” saying that “it is slightly bland, dumbed down, simplified and a little too derivative” – his argument isn’t invalid. In November of 2013 he also expressed his concern for the future of EDM. It’s clear that TyDi is passionate about his music and the scene in which he is at times represented in. With that, it makes sense that he expects the best out of his colleagues around the world.
Tyson’s latest concern lies within the a style of music put forth by his homeland producers. The popularity of the “Melbourne bounce” has skyrocketed over the last half a year and it seems that it is becoming nothing more than a trend that every artist will soon abuse – similar to how everyone overkilled triplets and trapstyle. With that in mind, TyDi took to his laptop and created a Melbourne bounce styled record in roughly fifteen minutes time. This effort was to prove that while this “bounce stuff” is cool and interesting, it’s extremely easy to produce.
He explains his reasoning behind “The LA Jump” through the description section of his SoundCloud page:
It’s a joke guys, don’t get your panties in a knot. My point is that this new ‘bounce’ stuff is ‘cool’ but it’s extremely easy to produce. A child could do it. The first 1.30 mins of this song took 15 mins on a plane flight to create (with iPhone earbuds)… The NEXT part of the song was a little more serious 😉 But I don’t ‘hate’ the genre at all (it’s definitely FUN!), I’m just pointing out how basic it is. It’s all fun and games! I hope to encourage young producers to really work hard on making music that is intelligent, beautiful, has integrity and is challenging.
I don’t dislike the bounce style at all though, I just don’t want the new producers to think that it’s all dance music has to offer. Tyson <3
Tyson has caught a lot of heat from from the Aussie’s about their movement. However, at the end of the day we believe that his intentions are to educate rather than to ridicule.
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