‘I WANT TO CHECK OUT THE LOCAL CULTURE’
Pop star Jonas Blue is looking forward to his maiden performance in India today
Perfect Strangers, Mama, I See Love are just some of the songs Jonas Blue has made, making him a favourite with millennial party goers. As Mumbaikars get ready to swoon to his tunes at his maiden performance in India, tonight, Blue is as excited. “I’m looking forward to my first time in India. I want to check out the local culture and cuisines here,” he says.
Blue, who is based out of London, is a DJ, producer, songwriter and remixer. At the age of 29, he has become a global music sensation. He released his first single, Fast Car, in 2015, a tropical house cover of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 single of the same name. Blue’s version was at number two on the UK singles charts. “It’s been almost three years since Fast Car, and it’s been an amazing journey so far. It feels great to see my music travel so far and wide and connect with people on an emotional level, that’s all I could wish for. I was working hard for a long time to get a breakthrough, so when my single peaked at number two, it was a very special moment,” he says.
Blue is always “happy to meet new fans and see how they embrace my music”. “It seems India has become a lot more receptive to foreign music. I’m hearing about a lot more DJs visiting and bigger shows happening here with foreign talent, which is great. We should all be integrated and connected by music,” he says.
Many artistes feel they have to prepare a little differently to perform before an Indian audience. Ask Blue what his performance will be about and he says, “I have some brand new tunes which I’ll be testing out and I might do a couple of special edits, too. But you’ll have to be at the show to hear it. I hope to see you all at the Sunburn Arena in Mumbai.”
In the coming years, Blue says he is looking forward to doing more production for other artistes, more club tracks and collaborations with other DJs. “The inspiration and key behind my music is balance between electronic dance music and pop and how those worlds inspire me in equal measures,” he adds.