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What was the concept behind it and why is it a series of 3 albums? We were having an argument on the best way to watch it, with Korean voiceovers and subtitles or English dubs, then the idea hit.ĪM: Tell us about HellRaiser Part 1, 2 and 3 as you released these albums over the last 18 months. MR: Well we binge watched the show, stayed up all night actually. We kind of have different eras, where early on it was almost tropical house leaning, then kind of went more pop, dance, but we definitely hate being put in a box, we get bored easily.ĪM: I’m a huge fan of Squid Games and I can’t wait for when the next season drops, you made Way Back Then an Official Squid Games Remix. MR: At this point we’ve done every genre basically so we’re its hard to put in a few words. With Kaskade and Afrojack we really wanted to lean on their production sound and write some cool vocals that would compliment their ideas, so those were a little more production driven.ĪM: How would you describe the Cheat Codes sound? With Demi, we had the demo idea and we just thought her voice would sound awesome on it so it was kind of a no brainer. TD: Just an idea that sounds like Cheat Codes, but still works for the other artist. When you’re collaborating with other artists, what are you looking for when you’re thinking about whether you can work together? But dividing and conquering helps us do a lot more for sure.ĪM: You have collaborated with Demi Lovato, Kaskade, Afrojack etc. We all have vocals on different records as well. K: It just depends on each song, but we all write and bounce ideas off each other. Just trying to find something that works well for both artists, but is still representative of our sound.ĪM: What’s your process when it comes to creating your music – do you have set roles? MR: Well we do a lot of collaborations, so I think that makes it easy. We usually agree on most things.ĪM: How do you find inspiration when you are creating new music? but we collaborate with each other on everything. I finish a lot of the production on the songs, and Kevi handles a lot of the visual aesthetic, as far as merch idea, album artwork ideas etc. Matt handles a lot of the live set, live edits, etc. TREVOR DAHL: We all handle different roles, which allows us to do more and not get burned out.
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So I asked my bro Tom, how you doing this, and he told me “I found the cheat code little bro” haha!ĪM: As a trio, what do each of you bring to created your DJ group? They were opening for Duran Duran at Madison Square Garden and I came out to support them, but was dumbfounded by everything they were accomplishing. KEVI: My brothers were in this band called Clear Static, and they had a lot of early success. We had the idea to just mess around and do a session together, and thats when we wrote Cheat Codes first song “Visions”.ĪM: Where did the name Cheat Codes come from? I was making beats for KEVI’s rap project, and Trevor needed a studio, so he turned my laundry room into a dope recording set up. Trevor was doing acoustic singer songwriter music, Kevi was a rapper, and Matt was in an indie/hip hop project. MR: We all met in LA, but came from different musical backgrounds. Our first DJ gig was rough, let me tell you.ĪM: Tell us how the 3 of you came together to become Cheat Codes? We didn’t start the project by DJing we just wanted to make songs, and once we started gaining momentum we had to learn very quickly.
MATT RUSSELL: 3rd grade music class, they handed me a recorder, I made hot cross buns sound like Beethovens 5th, and it was over. They also talk about dropping HELLRAISERS Part 1, 2 and 3, upcoming country music with Jimmie Allen and Dolly Parton and of course their upcoming performance for EZoo!ĪTHLEISURE MAG: When did each of you fall in love with music and what was the moment that you realized that you wanted to be a DJ? They shared how they came together, how they got their name and their collaborative process. Matt Russell, Trevor Dahl and KEVI make up Cheat Codes, a trio that has been collaborating with a number of people from Demi Lovato, Afrojack and Wiz Khalifa to name a few. It may be the end of the summer, but festival season continues and here in NY, we're excited for Labor Day Weekend when Electric Zoo brings some of our favorite DJ/Producers to Randall's Island for 3 days of music from Sept 2nd - 4th! We caught up with one of the acts who will hitting the stage to get the scoop ahead of their performance.