Australian producer HARLEY GIRL returns with his latest single ‘I Know The DJ’, a playful and punchy cut built around a vocal discovery that sparked inspiration for the entire song.
The track began with a digital deep dive through HARLEY GIRL’s own hard drive, where he rediscovered a folder of vocals sent by creative collaborator Callie Reiff, roughly a year earlier. Among the unfinished ideas was a simple phrase that immediately stood out: “I know the DJ”.
From there, HARLEY GIRL dropped the vocal into a new project and began shaping the track around it, experimenting with cuts, grooves and a production style that matched the attitude of the vocal. The result is a track that doesn’t take itself too seriously, while still packing plenty of bite.
“This one started with a bit of a digital crate dig through my own hard drive. I found a folder of vocals that a new creative friend Callie Reiff had sent over about a year ago for a half baked demo I hadn’t managed to finish. I flicked through and found the the phrase “I know the DJ”. I dropped the take in and played around with cuts and grooves etc. I think the most exciting part for me was just finding the vocal – I feel as if the whole track painted itself for me before i’d started making it. It had to be silly, self-aware and a little bit tough – and I feel it landed in that sweet spot.”
‘I Know The DJ’ captures the spontaneous side of HARLEY GIRL’s production process, and sometimes all it takes is finding the right vocal to set an entire track in motion.
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Credits:
Co-Written by Connor Grant & Callie Reiff
Produced by Connor Grant (aka HARLEY GIRL)
Mixed by Connor Grant & Doug Wright
Mastered by Suture Mastering
Visuals by HARLEY GIRL
