Having worked with producers Burial and Subeena, remixed by the likes of Debruit and Hudson Mohawke, the multi-talented singer-songwriter known as Jamie Woon is set to venture towards pastures funky, with a new direction in his vocal-focal tracks. Woon, who made his name on obviously pop-influenced electronic music speaks to us about his tour antics and upcoming plans before he plays this year's Field Day Festival.

Dazed Digital: What has influenced your music recently?
Jamie Woon: I've been influenced by being on tour mostly, with gigs I've been doing, moving around loads and not being at home. I guess there's more funk, and I'm getting into the idea of making more aggressive music... Having more of a groove.

DD: What have you been listening to in your own time?
Jamie Woon: The Big Boi album from one half of Outkast. I got it in April and have been caning it, it's really good tour music!

DD: Any collaborators on the line?
Jamie Woon: [Would love to work with some] Drum'n'Bass producers - I'm also going on tour in China for six weeks so will be doing a collaborative project there, working with Chinese musicians out there which will be awesome 'cause I always wanted to go over there.

DD: Despite all the terrible made-up genres, if you had to, how would you describe your music?
Jamie Woon: 'Post-genre'? Haha! R'n'B, groove, melancholy, vocals, using any sound in that remit... pop music. I'm working on a new EP at the moment too which is going more funky, less 'songy' - it's still me singing on it but will also have some guests.

DD: Fave R'n'B artists?
Jamie Woon: Stevie Wonder, Lewis Taylor, D'Angelo, Prince, and recently R Kelly! - He's someone who I think could be absolutely mad or a genius.

DD: Having such a musical background, what else could you be doing if it wasn't music?
Jamie Woon: Good question, I've been working on it since 16 years old so I've not really thought about it... but maybe a writer or journalist, or just being able to travel around, so maybe like trucker haha!

DD: Looking forward to Field Day? Have you played there before?
Jamie Woon: Not ever been before actually so really looking forward to it.

DD: Best tour experience so far?
Jamie Woon: Just smoking loads of weed on the bus really! Never really get to do that so that's fun, and Glasto was a real moment. I played the West Holt stage which was always my favourite stage - it was really special, somewhere I had to pinch myself really.

DD: What are you most excited about next?
Jamie Woon: Moving to my new studio - it's gonna get pretty geeky - getting all my gear together, I have a week off to set it all up in a semi-circle so I don't even have to move!