BeatRoute Magazine BC Print Edition October 2017

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YEHME2
FAMILY AT THE FOREFRONT OF HIS CLEAR VISION
Josh Young leaves his Flosstradamus behind to start something more focused.
KAROLINA KAPUSTA
Ravers around the world mourned the end of
Flosstradamus when the trap runners announced their
split at the end of 2016. With Flosstradamus at the head
of a new wave of electronic music back in 2012, it was
the end of an era for part of the EDM scene.
Flosstradamus, founded by Josh Young and Curt
Cameruci, now consists of only the latter. Young decided
to leave the moniker behind and start a new project,
YehMe2, which he debuted at the Hard Summer Music
Festival last month. “Before the show I kept having these
dreams where I walked up on stage and no one was
there,” he confesses. That wasn’t the case. Instead Young
performed to a massive crowd in what became one of
his favourite performances of his entire music career.
“YehMe2 is a more confident, mature, and focused
version of [my past self],” says Young. “I’m twelve years
into the music industry and I’ve made some mistakes,
experienced some ups and downs, and learned a whole
lot about this business and myself. Having a clear vision
and decisiveness are everything.”
Divorcing the creative partner with whom he’d
reached such a high peak of success was anything but
easy. “The upside is the time I’ve been able to spend with
my family and in the studio creating. It’s super inspiring
being around my wife and kids […] My oldest son, Lex,
loves the drums and my youngest son, Ryder, smiles
nonstop. They’ve helped me so much through this rough
transition for sure,” credits Young. “I was fortunate to
have a really supportive family, so I’m going to keep that
going with my boys. Whatever it is that they want to do
I’ll be there telling them they can be the best at it and
when they become the best at it, [I’ll tell them] to stay
modest.”
STMT (or Steal This Mixtape) hit the Internet in 2016,
with STMT 2 released in the summer of 2017. “I’ve
learned a lot and have honed in my sound. When I made
the first STMT I was just messing around trying to figure
out what my sound is. On STMT 2 I knew going into it
exactly what I wanted to do […] I went into it with a
really clear vision.” STMT consists of 27 genre-hopping
edits, where Young effortlessly showcases his knack for
turning any song into a trap-heavy jam.
Young’s latest track is a bass-heavy rework of Justin
Timberlake’s “Like I Love You,” and he’s got plenty of
other exclusive remixes and edits up his sleeve that he
can’t wait to unleash on the crowds during his North
American “Steal This Tour” circuit. With his new alias,
new music, and promising stage design based off a
concept he’s had in his head for years, the night is sure to
be filled with warning signs and mosh pits.
YehMe2 hit Venue on October 25th.
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October 2017