When you know what you like and what you want and you're able to nudge things in the right direction, that's more profitable than ever, because there's so much information out there. Everything's saturated. Tastemaker is probably the most overused word, but I still think it's important.

When I get up I still check the rap blogs before I check any kind of dance stuff.

There are things I like, there are things I strongly dislike. In my DJ sets and in my production I just gravitate towards what I like.

A few guys will get up there with turntables as purists, to play vinyl or whatever.

Building the scene, going out and doing shows and connecting with the fans, cultivating the fanbase in all these cities. I'm very glad that it's happening.

We have to wake up early and make songs everyday. I run my record label. You work at hours where your body isn't designed to work. But it's fun.

At the end of the day, Fool's Gold is a label that, when I hear something I like, I try to grab it for the label. There's a ton of great music coming out.