In five years, DJ BL3ND went from an unknown handing out homemade mixes outside of LA clubs to ruling the Internet. His high-energy videos and eye-popping (terrifying) mask have made an impression, with more than 200 million YouTube views, 20 million music downloads and 3.2 million Facebook fans. He’s topped the Billboard Uncharted charts a record 62 weeks and he’s built up a global following. We grabbed a brief chat with him ahead of his show in Macau.
On his appeal…
My goal as a DJ has always been to deliver fun nights anywhere. People like what I do because I deliver something different. I know what my fans like and continue to deliver them the BL3ND energy with any style of music that I produce or mix.
On his mask…
It’s something I had in my closet when I started making videos. Over the years I started changing the look and am currently getting a whole new mask. It will be BL3ND 2.0 and the same style. It is a challenge sometimes wearing it because sometimes I don’t have 100 percent vision. But I don’t plan on ever unmasking because BL3ND is who he is, not the guy behind the mask.
On haters and Diplo…
I don’t mind haters. I just keep doing what I do and don’t pay attention to the negativity. Things are cool between Diplo and I [the DJs got into a kerfuffle last year]. We finally met when we played the same festival in December and took a picture together. AC
// August 2, 11.30pm-late, HKD350. Club Cubic, No. 2105-02, Level 2, The Shops at The Boulevard, Estrada do Istmo, Macau 澳门氹城新濠天地新濠大道2樓2105-02室 (0853-6638 4999)
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