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Cookie Monsta on the Paradox Tour
Interview and Photos by: Sean Thomson
Cookie Monsta is one of the key artists that helped push dubstep from the UK underground to the festival masses in America. Himself along with his good friends at Circus Records have provided the scene with some of the heaviest and most prolific dance music tracks to date. This winter, Cookie has kept himself busy by joining Excision on his 2017 Paradox tour. With support from other notable bass music DJs Barely Alive and Dion Timmer, this prolific team has proven to be an unstoppable force. I was fortunate to catch up with Cookie Monsta while the tour made its stop at the McDonald Theatre in Eugene. He speaks about his history, influence and creative process.
First off, how did you come up with the name Cookie Monsta?
[Laughs] It’s never a fun story. It’s actually quite boring. My last name is Cook. So, when I was in college for music, I would save my music files in a… Read More
KWVA Spotlight - DJ Toby
Preferred DJ name: Toby (friends and promoters call me King Toby)
Hometown: Corvallis, Oregon
Show time and day: Thursdays 8-10pm
Show title: Roots ’n’ Kulcha Radio
Show genres and/or description: Reggae
Artists commonly played on show: Sizzla, Chronixx, Jah9, Lutan Fyah, Midnite/Akae Beka, Dezarie, Hugh Mundell, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Beres Hammond, Peter Tosh, Culture, Israel Vibration, Capleton, Queen Ifrica…
How long have you been a DJ? Since August 2007
Top 5 albums of 2016:
- Jah9 – 9
- Akae Beka – Portals
- Kabaka Pyramid X Major Lazer – Accurate Mixtape
- Perfect – Reggae Farmwork
- Hempress Sativa - Unconquerebel
How did you get involved with KWVA? What made you want to be a DJ?
My… Read More