In the world of the twenty-something’s night-life scene, DJs are about as ubiquitous as Urban Outfitters at a hipster house party. And just like hipsters, most of these so-called DJs are total posers whose musical talent is akin to that of an ipod shuffle. Fortunately, in the house scene, the cream of the crop tends to rise towards the top, rewarding DJs who work their own remixes and productions to the point that people actually show some interest.
After five years of hard work, the ambitious producer/DJ Matthew Burns (aka BURNS) has finally begun to attract some serious attention. With over twenty remixes, a handful of EPs and recent tour with Deadmau5 under his belt, BURNS’ name has been popping up in all sorts of places, with consistent mentions in blog-land and on the Hype Machine. We took a particular interest in BURNS’ work, in major part because of its production aesthetic; put simply, this Scottish producer has a sound all of his own. As we suspected, Matthew Burns is quite the individual, drumming to his own beat in musical production, and elsewhere. Read on for the interview, a gallery, and a few tracks to familiarize yourself with BURNS.
