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Dazed Digital: What can we expect from your live shows?
High energy and psycho sex appeal! I get so hyped up that I might have to shake off my excitement by having a fit on the floor whilst the audience hover over me, not knowing how to handle me. It's not choreographed, but more an exchange of energy with the audience. In that way, shows are like sex to me - sometimes they're hot and passionate and sometimes not very much so. It's all about give and take. More recently I’m backed on synths/keys by Yasmin Martinelli and Joey Hansom, who’s also a DJ around Berlin. They’ve added a new dimension to the show and it’s sounding hot!
 
DD: What does Batty Bass mean to you?
Batty Bass is a family affair for me. Everyone on the team (Hannah Holland, Alex Noble, Posh the Prince, Pilocka Krach, Keaton) I love and respect. I’ve just released my first single “Renegade” on Batty Bass records but our connection goes much deeper than just a brand or label. We come together to create a high-impact experience for everybody through music and art. I could almost compare it to Christian Baptists at church on Sunday singing, dancing and setting themselves free, leaving feeling enlightened and saved. Only I’m not sure they would like to be compared with us - we’re maybe not quite so pure!

DD: How do you feel about the music scene in London today? What's getting you excited?
Apart from Batty Bass, Caligula and Hot Boy Dancing Spot, nothing can inspire me more than the underground London scenes from 2000-06. The electroclash days Kashpoint, the Cock and Nag Nag Nag other such clubs expanded my interest in art, music and fashion. Being a teenage girl from the closed-minded parts of South London, I was instantly drawn to Kashpoint's philosophy of self-expression. My band at the time had our first gigs on that scene and it was an outlet for our experimental self-made music. I immersed myself into crowds dressed in wild and avant-garde fashion. Those scenes supported many unique upcoming artists such as Patrick Wolf, Cantankerous, Bishi and many more. That was where my music career started and there aren't many platforms for upcoming alternative artists these days, which is a low down dirty shame

DD: What's your favourite thing to do before a night out?
I always plan on lighting some scented candles and soaking my body in a refreshing rosemary mint bath. Have a pedicure and manicure to the sounds of Bach or Norma. But I never get round to it because it takes me far too long to choose my outfit!

DD: Who are you listening to now?
I'm obsessed with Die Antwoord. We recently did a support gig with them in Berlin. You would have thought Michael Jackson returned from his grave to perform in Kreuzberg that night, because they were some crazy, creepy fans hounding the building trying to break in to our sold-out show. If you haven't already heard of them, they're a South African act that makes uncompromising rap/rave mayhem that sounds like it came from people with very few options in life. I'm not interested in the music as much as the message behind it, and the overall phenomenon represents. They have the image of being poor, white South Africans who are proud of where they're from and just don't give a fuck. I believe the music industry is saturated with contrived artists, so Die Antwoord are quite refreshing to me.  

DD: What's next?
This fall I'm touring again with Kele (of Bloc Party) around Europe. Gigs in major cities outside of Europe is on my agenda as well. I’m looking forward to nonstop shows on the road and dirty rock n’ roll adventures. I have several more tracks ready for release, and I’ll continue producing music in my bedroom, keeping it raw and from the heart. That is what music is for me. I'm ready to spread the word and share some lurve!