![]() ![]() So even though I wasn't fully ready it had to happen-it was the right choice at the right moment! I couldn't risk losing my scheduled bookings. That afternoon I handed in my paperwork after almost ten years of service. ![]() The next day I went to work and they had implemented a mandatory 16-hour shift, six days a week. I had planned on leaving my job in July 2014, but in March that year, as I was landing from a European weekend tour, a building exploded in Harlem due to a gas leak. I lined up a few releases for the label, and put all my free time into studio work, completing a few of my own EPs and remixes to carry me well past the transition. My label, The Corner, had already landed on RA's year-end list as one of the best of the year, so while I was still at ConEdison I decided to move booking agencies to a more techno-focussed agency. What series of events led you to pursue music full time, and how did you pull it off? So when the scale flipped more to my work career than my music, I made a conscious effort to start transitioning out of my full-time job and into music. We lost manpower and had some serious disasters like Hurricane Sandy and building collapses. In my final few years there, it was becoming more and more demanding on my time. Because it's a 24/7 job, it had the benefit of flexible hours-I juggled it with touring, writing music, running a label, and throwing events. I worked in the gas department as an emergency responder to gas leaks and emergency calls. I used to work for Con Edison, which supplies, distributes and maintains all the energy resources for New York City. THUMP: Tell me about your life and your job before you quit to focus on music. Formerly an emergency responder for a New York City energy company, today the producer runs the labels The Corner and Deconstruct Music ( with Levon Vincent), and is a Berghain regular. ![]()
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