Submersed

Hi Jeff,

Fanboy here. No kidding, I've got your bumper sticker on my car; I've even drunkenly thanked your mom for birthing you at a set you played here in Orlando. I've been "biggest fan" status since your remix of You Got To Go was one of your only songs, and you were releasing tracks like a mad man! It felt like one a month or more! Following your online DJ sets, showing up for every show you've played in greater Orlando / Tampa, even convinced some friends to drive down to Miami to see you play at a pool party once, which I've never done for anyone.

I wanted to thank you for your music, and also let you know that you're my favorite musical artist ever. With that said, I also wanted to let you know that recently I've been very disappointed with your live sets. Most recently, EDC Orlando, and a recent show in Tampa. I even went as far as to skip out on your most recent Orlando show due to lack of interest from my friends after we all saw you play in Tampa.

The one time I truly enjoyed your set was over a year ago here in Orlando. You played more of your own music, the bass wasn't ear murdering, and you enjoyed yourself.

My question is, have started doing anything different in your live sets? Do you feel pressure from people as your popularity grows to change what you do? I mean this with the utmost respect, but is there anyone sound checking while you play, because the bass (specifically during only your set) is irrationally loud, and completely abolishes the beautiful melodies you've written.

Love the new EP, all the best.

I totally understand what you're saying, and would just add that as you progress in your career, there will always be (a lot of) fans that are looking to hear some of the old classics that helped you get where you are. I think this is especially true when people have an emotional attachment to music, and your music is especially susceptible to this (more so that other artists or genres).

I don't think I even heard You Got To Go during the set, along with the others you mentioned which can only be compared internally if you imagine that you went to your favorite artist/bands performance and didn't hear your favorite song played, or your second favorite, or your third favorite. No fan likes that feeling :P

Perhaps I was disappointed with the Tampa show because while you played an equal amount of your music and DJing, a solid amount of your music that you were playing I may have been unfamiliar with, therefore I didn't even know.

Thanks again for what you do.

Hi Sean, looks like I missed this AMA. I've been a fan of your work for nearly 10 years. On the off chance you check back and reply to more questions, I'm curious what you think of Win E. (Mayajid) and his hypno sculpture videos / techniques. It seems that he does some pretty unique things, and the subjects appear to go into an incredibly deep trance very quickly. It shows the effectiveness of a technique like this, especially considering it is not on a stage or in front of people so there's not motivation for the subject to just 'follow along' for the fun of it.