Rihanna really let her guard down with us

SAUL “Chase” Milton and Will “Status” Kennard have enjoyed success beyond their wildest dreams since they started playing together in 2003. They’ve written and produced with Rihanna, Rita Ora and Tinie Tempah, and clocked up more air miles than most US presidents. With new album and documentary RTRN II JUNGLE on the way next year, take a spin with the superstar DJs.

Unlikeliest fan?

Footballer Peter Crouch came to a lot of gigs. It’s always great to see him tower over everyone doing the robot.

A record you’d play on repeat?

Blind Faith, as long as it didn’t drive us all insane.

What keeps you up at night?

Seeing Will speak in a faux Jamaican accent is pretty embarrassing, and it’s on the documentary. We were working with a lot of Jamaican artists for our new record. As a producer it’s your instinct to make people feel comfortable, so if someone’s got to sing or rap in front of you, you’ve got to make them feel at ease, and not like they’re with this weird person.

Trade heroes?

Liam Howlett from The Prodigy and Goldie. They pioneered British electronic music as artists.

Who would you hire to fulfil your most boring

obligations?

The Face, from The A-Team. Does anyone know who that is any more? Maybe Ryan Gosling. He’s more mainstream.

Career highlight?

The Rihanna sessions were incredible. She’s so funny and really lets her guard down, which is a breath of fresh air. She came over, big hugs, didn’t give a sh**. We had to enforce a strict no-selfie rule on ourselves because we still see her a lot.

Worst part of the job?

Flying. Planes across the US have landed sideways or dropped out the sky. It’s still a terrifying thought.

Book it

Chase & Status headline Printworks on November 3