INTERVIEW // BECKY HILL
the country for other artists, but on the whole, when she is writing, the song tends to come first, then she decides where it goes. She said: ”It does vary, but generally it’ll be a song written for myself that gets handed over to someone else. The Jax Jones and MistahJam tunes for e x a m p l e though, were written specifically for them. Each track is different, really. I remember doing a Little Mix session years ago and that was specifically for them, but generally these songs get cut after I’ve written them and usually they’re written for my project that don’t get used. I put the same amount of effort into each one of them though, as you want to do your best work, no matter where it’s going to end up.” As well as her relentless writing and recording schedule, Becky has been busy most of the year creating The Art Of Rave, her hit podcast on Spotify examining the history of UK dance music from the perspective of those who were there at the time. She said: “That came from an idea from my boyfriend, who suggested I start a podcast interviewing all my favourite people, as I know them all. I was getting into session with DJ Zinc, I’d already
THIRTY // GNIMAG.COM
all those old stories and new perspectives on both back in the day and the present scenes.
written a song for Andy C and so on. I always loved hearing all the old rave stories from my boyfriend and my brother, but I’d also felt that I’d missed out on the golden age of rave, especially when I first started going to Ibiza, as it felt that something magical had been on the island, but had left. I wanted to find out if that was me and my terrible fear of missing out, or whether other DJs who’d been on the scene for years and years felt the same. Interestingly, everyone’s opinion has differed on it. Some have suggested that technology and phones has played a part, others think some people just don’t enjoy it as much as they used to, or the fact that the music is so much easier to create now means that because there is so much of it, it can feel more throwaway, but others say directly because of that technology, you have so many people creating incredible, diverse new music and people sharing raves online. So it’s been fascinating for me to hear
I absolutely loved making that podcast. It’s nice for other people to hear that maybe their golden age of raving isn’t necessarily the same as s o m e o n e else’s. I have a new series just coming out, which I’m really excited about. I’ve just done Fabio & Grooverider and I’m looking to do Annie Mac. I want to do a few more female producers, as well as some rave writers too. We want to branch out into people who weren’t just DJing at raves, but get other voices and experiences in there too. I’m really looking forward to it.” With so much going on, it’s no wonder Becky is excited about what the future has in store for her and needless to say, she has a plan: “Hopefully, world domination! I want to sell millions of records, I want to travel the world, play shows to good people everywhere I can. It’s taken me eight years to get to where I am just now, so I’m up for another eight years of trying to break the rest of the world as well, so hopefully I’ll get there. That’s my dream, anyway. Whether I get there is a different story, but I’m going to do everything in my power to be able to.”
