“As soon as I heard Tatum’s original version of “Fever”, which is a very emotional acoustic piece, ideas started bouncing around in my head. I’m really quite excited to show this to the world, it’s a different side of my production to what people might expect,” Watson explains about the song.
Speaking about the meaning behind the original poignant ballad, Tatum confessed: “This song is about letting the wrong person into your life, about loving someone who is dangerous. Intense love can feel like a fever, but a fever is usually a sign of a deeper infection. It’s ultimately a kind of ruinous attraction. It talks about being sucked into a noxious relationship but because it looks so beautiful and the attraction is so powerful, it becomes an almost poetic and beautiful one-way ticket to failure.”
Watson is no stranger to the international dance music scene. One of his latest releases titled “Major Games” was signed by Diplo and released on his label Higher Ground, and he was booked for Coachella 2020 (which has been rescheduled to 2021 due to the coronavirus).
His tour schedule over the past four years included playing at a multitude of festivals and parties throughout the USA, South America, Australia and South Africa and he currently has around 600,000 Spotify monthly listeners, as well as previous releases on Universal, Atlantic, Ultra and many more labels.
I caught up with him last week.
A broader view of the music world and new directions to branch out into.
Keeping your head on straight while enjoying the incredible journey.
Whenever it needs to; I’m still young and it still seems a way off!
It’s the deepest form of creativity for me, and a way to lose yourself for a moment to appreciate the time, effort and intelligence put into a piece of work.
This is a toss-up between the actual creation process and watching the faces of people absorb it at a club/festival.
That time that PHFat introduced me to the crowd as a famous bass artist from Portugal, or something to that effect.
Probably my dad, who made a living off of doing what he loved while keeping a fun attitude towards everything and helping me on my journey into the music world.
I don’t really have a single most treasured possession, I try not to take anything I have for granted and appreciate all I have.
Keep it simple with a beer, or a tequila and pineapple juice.
Coachella, next year, since Covid-19 spoiled this year’s plan.
I guess the end-product of my music being quite a unique blend of my influences over the years.
Does ‘Golden Boy’ courtesy of my wife count?
Well, I’m a video editor too so I guess that’d be happening full-time.
Not really a morning person.
“Switch – A Bit Patchy”. That really helped me focus my sound.
‘Discombobulate’ is kinda fun.
Trusty black tee.
Northern Lights; visit Iceland.
Getting the opportunity to play Coachella in 2020. But ye, 2020 had other plans!
How busy I am, even though I manage to get it all done anyway.
Different for everyone but, to me, it is being around the people I love and doing the things I enjoy most.
Drink sips of beer after bass drops and open my mouth unnecessarily when I get excited.
Set yourself up for financial security - save money while you earn money.
Probably in the bush, or in one of those ocean houses on stilts in Bali or something.
To be remembered as someone that contributed to something useful, whatever that may be.
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