Blue Boy Productions, a two piece live EDM act consisting of Alex Russo and Christopher Narainen, has been holding down a residency at Music Ecology through 2010. In addition, they have been involved in the planning and Boston promotion of the recent Big Up Festival and performed at various other venues around NE. They we’re kind enough to provide some perspective on the the electronic music scene in Boston and how its changing.
They recently released an EP available freely on GrooveShark
Upcoming Dates
August 25 at Cameo Gallery in Brooklyn
August 31 with Jeff Bujak at Music Ecology
Do you feel like the following of house / dubstep is increasing around Boston? If so is it the kind of following that can translate into fans for more innovative acts or the kind focused on the England trendsetters?
Alex: I think the following of EDM in general is increasing around Boston, especially each year as new college students come into the city. I’m hearing more and more underground dance sounds on the radio and now Rusko is producing tracks for Britney Spears. This means more people are being exposed to the basic ideas of EDM and naturally some of those people will be drawn to the local underground scene and appreciate it for it’s substance and depth. It’s the kind of following that already is translating into fans for more innovative acts, and established acts are coming through and playing sold out shows at some of the largest rooms in the city. Traditionally Boston has been known as a rock city but these days it’s not uncommon to see a major “rock club” sold out with a DJ like Bassnectar, Rusko, or Deadmau5 headlining, and I think that’s good for everyone in the scene.
Do you feel like you are taking your Boston following with you when you play outside the city or trying to connect with new people to come see your music here?
Alex:It definitely goes both ways. We’ve met lots of awesome people outside the city that we end up seeing later on in Boston, and we’ve played lots of great events outside the city that our friends from Boston have come out for. We are lucky to be residents at Music Ecology Tuesday nights at Wonder Bar in Allston and we take that as an opportunity to promote other shows we are involved in outside the city. Whenever we play out of the city we promote Music Ecology, so it works both ways.
Are you planning to continue to be based here or are the plans to move Blue Boy at some point?
Alex:We love the Boston community and have no plans to move, we’d love to see some more of the world though.
As far as festivals in NE, do we need more smaller and tighter nit or larger and unified? We were impressed with the number of promising events this year but in light of Dankfest being canceled, what needs to happen to keep the scene going strong?
Alex:As long as people keep showing up to local events the scene will perpetuate itself. Dankfest being canceled was really disappointing for a lot of reasons, but there will be other opportunities that weekend. I think the amount of love for this music will keep it going no matter what one event does or doesn’t happen. I’d love to see another Big Up next year, and one more festival at a level and lineup style similar to what Dankfest might have been. Camp Bisco seems to have grown to another level, and I think that’s good for everyone in the scene too.
