December 18, 2019
Sander van Doorn

[Artist Interview] Sander van Doorn talks Purple Haze, Identity, and Future Plans

Sander van Doorn is arguably one of the most influential producers and DJs in the dance music world today. Not many other artists can successfully sell […]
July 16, 2019

[Artist Interview] Catching Up with J. Worra

If you’ve never heard of Chicago-based DJ and house music producer J. Worra, I’ll be the first to tell you she’s the hardest-working yet most humble […]
July 5, 2019

[Artist Interview] Ryan Shepherd @ Bud Light Dreams Festival 2019

Toronto-based DJ and producer Ryan Shepherd has been living the dream, from releasing his latest banger, “Make It Bounce,” on Armada to making power moves producing […]
November 7, 2018

Into the Morning with Kyle Watson

Last month, we got to catch Kyle Watson on his Into the Morning Tour in Denver, Colorado. To say he’s a great producer is an understatement; […]
August 22, 2018

G-House Guru BIJOU on Trusting the Process

Here at Backpacks and Beat Drops, we’re huge fans of house music (if you somehow haven’t noticed). We love supporting rising talent and helping our readers […]
April 13, 2018

Interview: Will Clarke @ MMW 2018

We sat down with Will Clarke at the National Hotel during Miami Music Week 2018 to chat about his background, the story behind his track “Tiny […]
February 2, 2018

FDVM: The DJ Duo Making Long-Distance Work

How could a DJ duo living on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean possibly be successful? Florent Denecker and Victorien Mulliez, the French DJ duo whose […]