LU: You’re taking one aspect of Noise Cans from Bermuda, but you’re also working with Jamaican dancehall artists like Mr. Vegas and I-Octane, remixing Buju Banton. What’s the significance of the Jamaican influence?
COLLAS: You have to respect reggae culture, which was born in Jamaica, but when creating these records these artists were whom I thought fit best. It’s an amazing place to start [but] we are working with and are open to working with anybody who is creating. I want to work with Trinidadian artists, other Bermudan artists, African artists, Spanish artists—who ever understands the vibes. We just want to create wicked tune.
LU: This is all brand new, where do you see this project going?
COLLAS: I see this being the Cirque du Soleil of the DJ world. Coming from and understanding Caribbean culture, the creativity and energy is already in the streets and in our countries and how we live. Why not bring that to a bigger scale in a space where there isn’t that much? I want Noise Cans to be performance art. I want to at some point have damn near elephants on stage. It’s about making you feel like you’re in another place.
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