先给大家介绍下自己吧
Thomas：我叫Thomas Bray，一半英国血统一半中国血统，现在我在上海居住，我做派对为主同时也是DJ，喜欢芝士汉堡，讨厌茴香酒，同时我也是一个创意组织Yeti In The Basement的主脑。
你之前一直在伦敦、温哥华和香港做派对，现在来到了上海，为什么会选择这里又为什么会选择这个时候？
Thomas：在来上海之前，我一直在英国和加拿大往返做派对，但其实内心里我一直想回到亚洲。有一回的一次商务旅行给我带到了上海，从此我就爱上了这个城市。在这里大家对不同音乐有着很开放的见解而且有很多机会，这和欧洲的音乐环境有很大不同，欧洲基本上是大势已定而且各自为营，而在上海大家对新音乐都很喜欢，而且对于派对推广也是乐意互相帮忙。
可能大家对Yeti In The Bassment还都不是很了解，能给大家讲讲这个组织么？
Thomas：我们是一个从2010年开始的创意组织，自那时起我们就将很靠前的音乐传播到了伦敦、温哥华、香港和上海。我们做过地下派对、阳台派对、音乐节很多不同项目。我们注重在预约音乐行业中乐风靠前同时也有极好品味的音乐人。和我们合作过的艺人包括Young Guru, Raekwon, Breakbot，公司有Jameson威士忌、Prada、adidas Originals等。Yeti In The Bassment 中有活动策划人、音乐制作人、DJ和视频制作人。
你是什么开始做派对的呢当时又是起于什么初衷？
Thomas：我的第一派对是和我朋友Afro Dave一起在曼彻斯特做的，叫做WET。我们放了些很新的歌曲，然后来了差不多20多人，哈哈。不过开始做派对的原因就是因为我经常晚上出去玩，却总是听不到自己想要听的音乐吧。
你认为一个好的派对推广人都会有什么特点？
Thomas：要可以晚上熬夜玩，同时也要能忍受很大声的音乐。
做派对之前你是做什么的呢？
Thomas：在做派对之前我做了一段职业模特，然后用攒下的钱到亚洲各地去旅行，后来我在一个Fashion PR公司工作，然后在一个叫Beatroute的音乐杂志做过编辑。不过有时间我就会做大大小小的派对。
对于派对推广人来说对于音乐的品味很重要，你平常喜欢什么音乐，能给大家5个你最喜欢的音乐人么？
Thomas：我从小就是听HipHop长大的，但在英国生活也是让我听到了很多不同风格的音乐，从老的Dubstep到Grime和Garage Sounds我都会听到，尤其是Night Slugs 团队的歌对我的影响也是很深。最近我对Soulection的歌很感兴趣，他们经常会在HipHop和R&B歌里加一点Jersey风格进去。
Thomas：如果只能选5个音乐人的话我会选择：J.Dilla, Burial, Madlib 还有更新一点的比如像Mr. Carmack, Kelela当然还有我的好朋友Fader One，明年你会听到更多关于他的歌曲。
你有一半的时间也是在香港长大，你感觉香港的音乐环境如何？
Thomas：香港近几年的音乐环境变化很大，我还是小的时候只能靠Napster或者Limewire这样的网站去下那种有病毒的MP3好歌来听，或者花超高的价格买到XXL或者The Source去读最新的专辑评鉴。现在在香港平均每周都有一位国际级DJ 前来，也可以看看最近香港的Clockenflap 音乐节上你也可以看到很多大牌面孔。
你一直也是对Street Fashion和Street Culture很感兴趣，可以给我们讲讲你最喜欢的5个品牌吗？
Thomas：I LOVE UGLY有很多很好的设计，Palace和Helas也不错，他们在给传统的滑板风格带来很多新的元素，从鞋子的角度，我一直都很喜欢Vans，感觉Vans很容易搭配也很好穿。
你以前也经常滑板吧？你感觉滑板给你带来了哪些改变？
Thomas：我小的时候经常滑板，在现在的派对活动中我也经常希望很多滑手可以过来跟我们参与到一起，我一直想看到我的派对里有很多不同创意类型的人一同参与，我们前几个月和Lefto做的派对上，Brian Kleiber就用他拍的Video加入到了VJ 里面，让大家在派对的同时也看到了很多滑板镜头，蛮好玩。
最近有什么活动么？2015年Yeti In The Bassment会有怎样的运作？
Thomas：2015年我们开场就会很强势！马上一月份我们会有Slow Magic在上海的Arkham放歌，当然后面还有很多顶级嘉宾将参与进来，不过名字暂时还有保密。2015年我们还有我们在香港W Hotel每个月的月演，每个月在Arcade和Kulou也有我们固定的活动，在伦敦Rader Radio每两个月将有我们的一次出演，同时在克罗地亚的Shore Beach 音乐节我们还将打造一个YETI Stage。让我们一同期待吧。
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【English Version】
1.First an introduction for us
My name is Thomas Bray aka YETI B, Im Half english half Chinese, currently based in Shanghai. I’m a promoter, DJ, cheeseburger lover, Sambuca hater and run the creative collective Yeti in the Basement.
2.you been doing parties from HK/London to Vancouver,Now Shanghai,why shanghai and why now?
I was based in the U.K and Canada before here and always wanted to head back to Asia. Then a business trip took me to Shanghai and I fell in love with the energy of the city. People here seem much more open to different music, where as in the West, the music circles are already set in stone and the scenes don’t cross over as much. I like the open mindedness of Shanghai’s music scene and how everyone supports each other.
3.A lot of people in China still don’t know what Yeti in the Basement is, could you lighten us up on that?
We’re a creative collective that first started throwing basement parties in the UK around 2010. Since then, we’ve taken our frequencies from clubs to festival stages and warehouses in London, Vancouver, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
We focus on booking forward thinking acts regardless of genre and have worked alongside artists like Young Guru, French Fries, Benji B to brands like adidas Originals and Diesel. Our growing collective consists of DJs, sound engineers, videographers, producers, music journalists and booking agents.
4. when and what makes u start promoting parties?
I think the first party I promoted was wiith my friend Afro Dave’s in Manchester called WET back in 2007. We played nu rave tunes and 20 people came haha. But it all started from just going out alot and being a big fan of music and sub cultures – it just snow balled as the next step.
What qualities do you think a good promoter need?
you need to enjoy late nights and loud music!
5.Before started promoting parties what did you do?
I was was modelling for a few years then spent my savings backpacking around India, Asia and studied Marketing. I then worked for a fashion PR agency while promoting on the side and writing for music publications.
6.Music taste is very important for a promoter,what kinda music do you like and can you give us TOP 5 of your fav artists?
I grew up on listening to hip hop but living in the UK really opened by ears to alot of different sounds from the older dubstep days to hybrid grime and garage sounds by the Night Slugs crew, I really listen to everything! I’m really digging the Soulection label right now as they are putting out some interesting hip hop, R&B hybrids with a bit of Jersey Club thrown in.
If I could only choose 5? That’s soooo hard but for sure J.Dilla, Burial, Madlib and then more recently Mr. Carmack, Kelela…shoutout to my boy FADER ONE too…you’ll see him come up alot next year!
7.Growing up in HK,how do you define the music culture and the scenes of HK?
HK has changed alot since I was growing up there. When we were young, we didnt have many platforms for sub cultures, so we would rely on Napster or Limewire to download virus infected mp3s or buy overpriced imported magazines like The Source and XXL and read the latest album reviews. Nowadays, theres an international artist playing at least once a week, I mean just looking at The Clockenflap Festival line up last month was pretty impressive for HK standard.
8.you are also heavily influnced by street culture and street fashion,what are some of your fav brands?
I LOVE UGLY have some dope designs right now and Palace and Helas are killing it too, I think they are bringing something new to the traditional skate wear game. Sneaker wise, I’ve always been a Vans head since I was a kid as they’re easy to rock!
9.Do you often skate when you were young?how does skating influnced you in your life?
I skated when I was younger and alot of my friends still skate. I always try and involve the skate community in my parties as I want a good mix of people from different creative backgrounds. We did a party with LEFTO a few months back and my homie Brian Kleiber makes some sick skate videos, we got the VJ to mix the footage in live with distorted visuals and it came out looking amazing.
10. Are there any shows popping up and what do you see Yeti In The Basement in 2015?
We’re kicking off 2015 with a big booking! January 16th we have Slow Magic playing a live set at Arkham followed by some other international artists I have to keep secret for now.
Each month we also have our residency at W Hotel Hong Kong, Yeti Sessions at Arcade and #YetiOut at Kulou, where we play everything from Throwback Hip Hop, Jersey Club, Disco and Garage. Over in London, you can catch us on Rader Radio playing twice a month and we’ll be hosting our YETI stage at Noisily Festival and Shorebeach Festival in Croatia this summer too! If you ever want to play with us or simply just boogie, holla at
tom@yetiout.com
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