RISING STAR
Super Drama
Take us back to the day you fi rst met…
Jon: It was the day after a staff party for the two pubs we worked for. We all got whisked away to a farm in Dorset and the whole theme of the party was a wedding for me and my thenboyfriend.
Jerome: What a scandalous event that was.
The gossip from that one party kept the East London rumour mill in business for years. Do you have pet names for each other? Jn: Knobhead. Idiot. Wholesome things like that.
Jm: “Thorn in my side” springs to mind…
How and why did you settle on the name Super Drama?
Jn: It speaks volumes because we do spend a lot of time being super and then drama.
Jm: Jon nailed it with this one: elegant, stately drama with a sprinkle of “extra” and a dash of complete bitch. What is the biggest drama you’ve had to face? Jn: There have been too many to speak of, and I don’t think they are for print. Maybe for the Super Drama memoir in 30 years.
How would you describe your latest EP
Unforgettable Runway?
Jn: We came up with the concept of the fashion party: track one is the party, two is the dive bar after, and three is the regretful walk home.
Jm: We’re fashion nerds and the EP is named after one of our favourite Insta accounts, a huge archive of old catwalks. You’ve summed up your sound as “tears in the club”. When was the last time you cried? Jn: Seeing the trailer for the new Ken Loach movie [ Sorry We Missed You].
Jm: You can usually fi nd me bawling like a baby over a natural planet documentary. What is your go- to party piece?
Jn: A vintage Moschino corduroy vest/ waistcoat that Jerome bought me for my birthday.
Jm: Skin- tight, leopard- print jeans and nothing else. You have to dress to sweat in this industry, and I’ve learnt the hard way – do not under any circumstances DJ for four hours in leather trousers and a fake fur jacket! What is the unlikeliest inspiration you’ve ever had for a song?
Jn: Our local Chinese takeaway. We named our
song New Graces after it, because it always save our lives. What is the biggest misconception about DJ- ing?
Jn: That it’s glamorous. We make it look glam, but it really isn’t.
Jm: Overnight success. To quote Dolly Parton: “It costs a lot of to look this cheap,” and we’ve had to hustle hard to get opportunities that pay for wardrobes full of the fi nest looks. How do you think LGBTQ clubbing has changed? And if you could shake it up in any way, what would you do?
Jn: Have parties go later. Nine times out of 10 you are not ready to go home. Six in the morning is good but let’s go till eight or nine.
Jm: A lot of treasured venues have closed in London over the years and it’s important to remember them and the role they played for our community. But it’s also important to support the new scenes emerging. Licensing laws and a lack of queer spaces have given rise to an amazing scene of legal ( and some not so legal) raves all across the city. If I could change anything, I’d knock down every All Bar One and replace them with a dingy queer dive bar. What are your partying do’s? Jn: Be nice to everyone, dance a lot, and let everyone have their space.
Jm: Turn up looking like a million quid, leave looking like loose change. And don’ts? Jn: Act as if you’re not impressed with anything. There are too many mean bitches, who should just stay in and watch Instagram stories.
Jm: No photos or videos at the after party.
What is the weirdest thing you’ve seen or has happened to you while working?
Jn: Getting limes thrown at me.
Jm: Naked guys on roller skates, seeing friends who you don’t think would hook up, getting with each other, and someone dislocating their knee dancing. What are your best/ worst qualities? Jn: Jerome’s ability to make me laugh my tits off , but he takes ages putting on his make- up.
Jm: Jon is always there to keep us in check. He could cook for me more often, though.
“I’ve seen naked guys on roller skates and a guy disclocate his knee dancing”