Babes of Bass Interview #16: A Hundred Drums
Bass n Babes is on the ground at Same Same But Different festival bringing you another artist interview. Today we speak with A Hundred Drums, a badass artist known for her thunderous low end and pulsating rhythm in both her live sets and original productions. AHD proudly uses her platform to deliver substantive, politically charged music and has cultivated her sound to encapsulate experimental hip-hop, psychedelic bass, and indigenous hand drums.
A Hundred Drums delivered an electrifying performance at the Same Same But Different pre-party this year and we are so excited to share her insight for our 16th Babes of Bass Interview!
Baby Kush: Can you tell us your name?
AHD: I go by A Hundred Drums, what’s popping!
Baby Kush: How would you describe the evolution of your sound?
AHD: My evolution of sound is inspired from experience and travel and just wanting to level up.
Baby Kush: What is your advice for aspiring women DJs and producers?
AHD: To not victimize yourself. Be delusional as fuck. Keep telling yourself you fucking got this, you’re the shit. Just gotta keep at it.
Baby Kush: When did you realize that you wanted to be a DJ?
AHD: 17 maybe 18 years ago. I started raving and ever since raving that’s how I discovered, Oh this is how I wanna do music!
Baby Kush: What is your dream back to back set?
AHD: I am very excited to be going back to back with Zen Selekta next month for Zeds Dead, coming with the force of A Hundred Selektas, so that’ll would be great. By the way, Veil, I saw your last question on this so gotta make it happen.
Baby Kush: What is your favorite fan interaction?
AHD: When people come up respectfully and want to share their story rather that be their first time seeing me or what songs of mine inspires them.
Baby Kush: What do you want your legacy to be?
AHD: Mover, a groover, impacter, inspirer, a woman of change!
Baby Kush: Who are women who have inspired you on your journey as an artist?
AHD: OG Legend Sade, she’s one of the most beautiful, inspiring artists I have ever come across since I was a child. Just the way her music makes me feel, it’s a banger but it's not, it's like aggressively chill. Lauryn Hill, fantastic artist. I really do admire a lot of the work that Rezz has done. She is very much in her own lane in carving a space for herself, and I really look up to that. Alison Wonderland, she has become very inspiring to me. I want to be a mother one day and I love that she’s embracing motherhood and being an artist, and showing us all you can do this and you can do this!
You can watch the video interview on Instagram here.
