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LOKOY WHO ARE YOU? I’m Lasse Lokoy! I’m a 24 year old artist/producer from the west coast of Norway, currently making music in my studio In Oslo with artists such as Jimi Somewhere, girl in red and Safario <3. I like snowboarding and movies. I have a degree in literature and I’ve also been playing bass with Sløtface for 7 years (basically touring the world non-stop). I love to utilise the punk philosophy I’ve learned in Sløtface and push that into new genres and styles. Also, I listen to quite a lot of music. WHAT DO YOU DO? I work as a producer and artist. I spend most of my time in the studio and I’ve just released my debut album "Badminton!" I also love directing music videos and I’m working on my first ever interior design collection which will drop shortly! Words by Lasse Lokoy
WHY DO YOU DO IT? I can work for 8 hours straight and not think about anything else. It inspires me and it still feels like a hobby. Being a musician, producing and writing is something I want to do any day, anytime. WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW? I just came back from an exciting trip to Portugal. Me and Uffie have been there working on her new record. And did I mention I just released my debut record? It features Nils Bech, Safario, Moyka, Emilie Østebø, Sofus, Varpu and hart! In other words: a lot of exciting Scandinavian artists. I hope everyone will check it out! WHAT'S THE HOT TOPIC? Power structure in the streaming services. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how most artists aren’t able to live off streaming money 38
while some ‘superstars’ are taking it all, as that's how the pay method is structured right now. For example: if I only listen to one artist during a whole month, the money I pay to Spotify should go directly to that artist, but right now the money is put in some sort of label pool which, in a way, feels a bit off. At the same time, they’re building foggy algorithms that are not necessarily for the artists but for the listeners - who never get challenged anymore just so streaming services will secure a continuous flow and low skip rates. I’ve seen some artists now seem more stressed about pleasing the playlist-curators rather than themselves or their fans. Which to me, seems like a tragedy for the culture of music.
Photography by Mohamud Abdirashid
