Behind The Vocal: Interview With Kaypo.
Australia’s JDG has teamed up with young gun vocalist Kaypo to release In Your Eyes on Friday 2nd July 2021. The moody and innovative single is instantly recognisable with a driving bass-line, synonymous with JDG’s ever-growing catalogue.
JDG & Kaypo - In Your Eyes is available on digital platforms worldwide NOW and is currently featured in Spotify Editorial New Dance Beats.
To celebrate, we sat down with Kaypo to talk about his involvement in the single and asked him some hard hitting 60 minutes style questions.
Congratulations on your new single with JDG. Can you talk about some of the inspiration behind the vocal for In Your Eyes?
When I was sent JDG’s instrumental, it was immediately inspiring. All the dark synths and overall ambience of the track made me picture being dragged deep down in a distant ocean somewhere. Lyrically and melodically, I took a few different cues from the references sent with the track as well as some darker electronic music I like (namely Au/Ra’s ‘Panic Room’). From there, I wrote a storyline that felt real and personal to me that fit the feel of the track and sent the song back over.
How have you found the process from working on your original music which is a little less electronic focussed, to working with JDG on this collaboration?
It was an interesting challenge but also really enjoyable to work outside of my comfort zone and explore a genre I wasn’t particularly familiar with. JDG is such a talented producer and a naturally accomodating collaborator which made playing to each of our strengths easy throughout the creative process.
I live in Brisbane, so we sort of just went back and forth with voice memos of different ideas until we arrived at a place which we felt reflected both of us as artists.
What is your favourite dance / electronic single of all time?
Probably “Levels” by Avicii or “Holdin On” by Flume.
Tell us something you wouldn’t tell your mum?
My mum knows most things so if I can’t tell her, I probably can’t tell the rest of the internet hahah.