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I like not knowing what to expect when starting a
collaboration and I prefer to collaborate with people
whose work is very different from mine, while there
is still a mutual, big and humble respect for each
other.
Q: Obviously it's a different creative process when
you're working on your own vs. working on a piece
of music, or project with someone. Tell us a bit
about the differences, the pros, the cons of each
scenario?
Toxe: The difference is simply that when working
alone I can let my ideas run wild without anyone
questioning and responding to it. I feel like it’s
important for me to have those moments of just
being an unstoppable machine printing out ideas.
Q: What were those first collaborative experiences
like when you were getting started? How does that
compare to collaborations you're doing now?
How's it changed, if at all?
Toxe: My first collaborations were with online
friends when I was in high school cause I didn’t
know many people in the city I grew up in who were
into similar stuff. So we were just sending projects
back and forth and working separately. That was
cool cause at that point I wouldn’t feel comfortable
working on music in the same room as someone else.
It was important to find and understand my own
way of making music, undisturbed, at first.
But I think collaborating with others really helps me
grow the most, even if the outcome turns out
horrible. I learn so much from letting people in, it
really helps me understand myself better and what I
what I want my own work to be.
Toxe is a Swedish musician crafting some of the most
innovative music productions on the scene today,
highlighted by her distinctly unique drum patterns. Check
out to samples of Toxe’s music on her Soundcloud page.
I only started working with people IRL after moving
to Berlin in 2017. That has definitely been the
biggest difference, going from chatting online to
being in the same room. Musically I still, most of the
time, prefer working alone though.
Q: What are you looking for when deciding if a
collaboration will be a good fit?
Toxe: It depends what kind of collaboration it is, but
it usually becomes clear after hanging out a bit. I just
look for people whose mind I really admire or whose
work I love, but is something I couldn’t or wouldn’t
do myself.
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