Revenge, Validation, Queer, Trans, Power.

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How did you start making music?

I wrote songs all throughout my childhood on piano but started producing making music with my laptop when I was 14. I fell in love with having complete control of my art. I studied YouTube tutorials then took audio engineering in college and never looked back.

When and where was your first live performance?

I played a little cafe in Fullerton. They weren’t expecting that haha. I also played a lot of my first shows at an amazing art gallery called Heart Of Art in LA. It closed its doors 2 years ago but you can see it in some of my earlier YouTube videos.

What was your most memorable performance?

That would have to be the Sex Cells Divine Ball presented by Lethal Amounts. It was at the El Ray. The biggest venue I’ve ever played. Best sound crew and crowd.

Why “Plasmic” What’s the story behind the name?

I have to admit, I just thought it sounded cool when I was 16. But as I grew older and researched the meaning I do find it very fitting metaphorically.

Tell us about your involvement with the LGBTQ community:

Well, I’m hella queer, and although I don’t write love songs, my song Baby Machine is about feeling pressured into heteronormativity. I try to write my feminist songs intersectional. It’s important to remember not all women have the same parts and acknowledge trans men’s experiences too. Plasmic is a patriarchal nightmare that I’m waking up from at every show.

What advice would you give to young performers starting out?

I wish I wasn’t such a perfectionist in the beginning. My favorite artists are the ones that have broken the rules. Play with distortion without the fear of clipping. Reverse sounds and change the pitch. Scream. Be weird.

What kind of gear do you use, and what’s your favorite piece of gear?

Out of all my gear, my Yamaha Reface always takes the cake. Not only is it cute as fuck, it also sounds amazing. I love saving my sounds on soundmondo.com and being able to play them whenever. Midi controllers are also a life saver when I can’t escape my bed but want to write. I think every producer should have one. I’ve also been playing a lot with the Yamaha Montage. It’s a beast.

Tell us about your song Revenge:

My song Revenge was my form of therapy in ridding my rapist from my mind. I was sick of people telling me I needed to forgive and forget. Instead I embrace my drive for bloodshed. I want that fucker gone and I’m not sorry.

Future goals?

I truly am a big dreamer. I really hold myself accountable for making “Plasmic” famous even though it’s really out of my hands with this industry. But I want to tour the world. I want to change minds or screw with them. I want to challenge the idea that cis men rule the production world.

Where can we see you usually performing?

You can almost always see me at a Sex Cells party. If I’m not performing I’m dancing my ass off. I play all over LA, and Will be touring London in March of 2019.

Who are your biggest influences?

My biggest influences are Devo, Fever Ray, Death Grips, Enya, and tons of other weirdos.

Describe your aesthetic:

I’m your disembodied Barbie doll back for revenge.

Favorite words?

Revenge, Validation, Queer, Trans, Power.

Follow Plasmic on Instagram @plasm1c

Listen for free on Spotify

Photography by Christopher Lawrence Baird

Outfit/Makeup/Hair | Artist’s own

Set Props | Curious Publishing team

Interview by Rebecca Ustrell