Interview with EDDIE

EDDIE builds worlds before he builds tracks. The Australian-born, LA-based producer has spent years quietly carving out a lane of his own — moving through releases on mau5trap, Monstercat, Deadbeats, and Gud Vibrations while collaborating with some of electronic music's most boundary-pushing names, from REZZ and Zomboy to Black Tiger Sex Machine and ATLiens. Each project a little darker, a little more refined, a little further from the centre. Interview with EDDIE

Now a core part of REZZ's HypnoVizion family, EDDIE has found a home that matches his instincts. His latest single 'Step On It' is a product of that alignment — stark, abrasive, and built on pounding low-end and distorted synth work that rumbles like something recorded in the basement of a building that shouldn't exist. The concept came to him while travelling through Europe: an underground rave beneath a brutalist bridge, everyone moving in slow motion, no phones, high fashion colliding with raw concrete, and an indescribable euphoria in the air. That image became the record. We sat down with EDDIE to talk about the track, the label, and the world he keeps building one release at a time.

Your Instagram bio literally asks: “WHO THE FK IS EDDIE?” - so let’s start there. Who is EDDIE?

The best way to accurately answer this without too much detail would be to put me & my project in a quote “Versatility in a world of conformity” 

You’ve built a pretty distinct sonic identity - was that intentional from day one, or did it evolve naturally?

Always makes me happy to hear that, to answer your question though, it was something that evolved and is still evolving and will probably never stop evolving. True creatives never stop learning in my opinion & i don't plan on stopping anytime soon, my project feels more authentic than ever right now almost 10 years into this project… I think that says a lot! 

“Step On It” feels raw, tense, and very underground. What kind of environment or moment inspired this track?

Yes, it does have a raw and tense feel to it, this is a song that I visualized a whole scene and environment for. An underground rave, abandoned brutalist style bridge in Europe, everything in slow motion, everyone dancing, flashing lights, high fashion meets industrial aesthetics. All those elements combined created the environment for the scene in my head. Imagining this song at fashion week is also something I was imagining and will be manifesting. 

There’s a really cinematic, almost dystopian feel to it. Do you visualize scenes or environments when producing? 

 I dont always but for this i did FULLY, as i said before i was just imagining this scene in my head the whole time; the underground rave under some abandon bridge in Berlin, the scene is in slow motion, everyone is dancing & not a phone in sight, we all have this indescribable, neverending euphoric feeling, flashing lights & the crowd just matching the high fashion meets brutalism vibe…so yeah that's what my brain was thinking when this song was conceived.

You used German text/vocals in the track - what drew you to that specifically?

A large part of the idea was because i was visiting europe when the song idea came to me & the scene that was created in my head for this song just happened to have been in Berlin, but also My girlfriend Fiamma speaks german fluently so i then doubled down on the idea. The lyrics represent a person that is expressing the need to be seen and heard but never is, so eventually decided F*ck you, i am who i am, i dont care what you think anymore. 

Were there any non-electronic or unexpected influences that pushed your sound in a darker or more experimental direction?

I would say all my influences have some sort of electronic music in their songs such as the prodigy, wargasmuk, nine inch nails, gesaffelstein. But one that would surprise most would be the classic “Chopin” . I love classical music and the way Chopin used to write & play is just on another level. The darkness, melancholy in his melodies is breathtakingly beautiful to me and has been a huge inspiration recently. 

If someone is discovering your music for the first time through “Step On It,” what track of yours should they play next - and why?

I would say “UP/DOWN” since it's in the same ballpark as step on it & it feels the most cohesive or Still Healing.

Has moving from Australia to LA changed your creative perspective at all?

Yes absolutely, the sheer size of the industry alone changed everything for me, but yes I met so many people and went to so many events… Everything changed for me, your perspective just widens completely when you come to LA from Australia. 

You’ve worked with artists like REZZ, Zomboy, and Black Tiger Sex Machine - what do you look for in a collaborator?

Like-minded creatives that are excited to work on some dope music, that will always be number 1. I've had the pleasure of working with those legends plus many others. I love collaborating, I really think some of my best music comes from working on music with people I get along with well.

Where do you see the EDDIE project evolving over the next couple of years?

I see the project solidifying its own lane, people knowing who the fk eddie is and spreading the good word. 

Is there a dream collab that hasn’t happened yet?

There are so many, but ill pick Boys Noize, Apashe & Skrillex