Ladies beware! Panties dropping left and right when this New York duo hits the tables. Michael Vincent Patrick and Theodore Nelson come together as Designer Drugs to bring you the hottest and dirtiest electro out there. Not only have they produced remixes for the likes of Little Boots, The Veronicas, and Thieves Like Us, but they are touching down in Europe for a month of mayhem tearing up the dance floor. The party begins in Portugal and will end in Vienna promoting there new release Riot and Drop Down on the Iheartcomix label. Designer Drugs recently touched down in San Francisco to play an unforgettable set at the legendary Blow Up SF.
In a generation with the popularity of electronic music growing what are some artists outside of DJs that have influenced you?
Well I would think we are influenced by a lot of pop music which is pretty much electronic these days. We have been listening to a lot of non electronic music lately to relax. After working on electronic music in the studio it's nice to take a break. In my current play list I have been listening to The Horrors, The Germs, Slowdive. Washed out is making some really great music right now too.
How/when did you and Theodore come together to form Designer Drugs?
We met during high school and went to neighboring high schools. We were both into raves at the time and met through mutual friends. We both djed and wanted to make music so we started banging out tracks with the bad equipment we had but that was short lived because I was about to go to college in Philadelphia and Theo was going to the military which at the time was the only way for us to get out of the small towns we were from. We continued producing music on and off for the following years.
Is there a story behind the name Designer Drugs?
Not much, In middle school I read about it in a drug awareness book and thought it sounded cool and it stuck in my head. We didn't really think about the name much.
You guys have so many epic remixes of some great songs. Which one was your favorite to produce? Favorite one to drop live?
I really like playing the remix we did for Fake Shark Real Zombie. I had fun writing it as well. We had a lot of fun writing the Little Boots remix. Fast songs are great. We stayed up all night and wrote it. When it was done we went out for breakfast. I remember I didn't have an air conditioner that summer and it was REALLY hot.
How do you feel about your upcoming tour?
Stoked, Europe is amazing. I just woke up in Barcelona and am about to go shopping in the gothic neighborhood. It's very beautiful.
Can you tell me a bit about your upcoming release?
Yeah we are releasing our second single on Iheartcomix, Riot and Drop Down. You can actually hear an old version of drop down on a youtube video Elle Rex did from when we were in California this summer for the BFD festival.
Just curious, if you had the chance to collaborate with any artists of any genre who would it be?
Keri Hilson and Lady Gaga. They are very hot!
