But nowadays, Yasmine and I have a better idea of when we write a record that it could be something that’s the next single. We didn’t even have any expectations at the time when we wrote it. As the song went on to become Billboard’s top 40, did you expect the track to reach that level of mainstream? It served as a vocal booth and you guys MacGyver’d a make-shift studio. Three short years ago you guys were singing “Alive” in a closet in your loft in Northbrook, Chicago. For the first ever, since I’ve been making music, playing guitar or anything, I put everything into Krewella and it turned out… But after that moment, I was able to put everything into Krewella. Rain Man: Well what’s funny is that I was ghost producing for DJ White Shadow, who worked on the Gaga record, “Born This Way,” and then he fired me. L4LM: One of our readers wanted to ask you, as an aspiring producer, when is the right time to quit your job and do you feel there’s a need to drop all other aspects of everything you’re doing and focus completely on music? Yasmine and I have a great vibe when we write, we really compliment each other, so it felt very natural. It just made it more fun, having family in the group.
Jahan: At the time when we brought Yasmine in, it was a hobby so we weren’t thinking about this long lasting career yet. What was it like bringing in your younger sister into a relatively, new musical project? Rain Man: I’m going through your text messages by the way. Jahan: Its interesting, first when I met Kris he was a lead guitarist in a metal band and I’d say a few months later he started programming beats so when I met him was when the whole programming and producing for dance music started. Rain Man: Slash my grandmother’s house is like 3 blocks from the house where the car went out of the window. Yasmine: That’s funny because Ferris Bueller was filmed at our high school. Was he the metalhead version of Ferris Bueller in your high school? So he was definitely such a superstar in the whole highschool metal, rock scene.
He had this reputation of being this rockstar, he was the lead guitarist in a metal band. Jahan: I was actually hammered when I met Kris so I don’t really remember the first impression that he gave me, but we actually went to the same high school. So Jahan when you first met Rain Man, what was your first impression and how soon after did you decide you wanted to work together musically? We discussed everything from the group’s rise to success, Harry Potter, their upcoming collaboration with Travis Barker (Blink 182) & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), their new album “Get Wet”, their new stage setup, Jahan’s date with a lucky fan, and more! I saw Krewella perform a live full-set at Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium back on November 12th, 2013 and they were so incredible! I was blown away by their passion and the energy that filled the room.Live for Live Music founder Kunj Shah had the opportunity to sit down with Krewella at Maya Nightclub in Scottsdale, Arizona right before they hit the stage. I’m feeling like a December 2014 or January 2015 Krewella album is upon us!!! We’re taking maybe 50 percent of the next four months off to really crank the second album out and focus on it, and try to finish birthing it.” When asked about the progress on album #2, Yasmine said: “We keep writing songs, and songs we loved two months ago now will never make the album. Sophomore = Second … just like your second year of high school/college ? Krewella teased some new music at the Electric Daisy Carnival back in late June and they are reportedly 50% done with their sophomore album!
Coming to our hometown and playing a legendary festival like Lolla couldn’t be any better.” Yasmine said: “This is probably one of those full-circle nights for us, because I remember coming to this festival as a kid. Since they were playing in the city where they formed their EDM trio…it was special to say the least! They just headlined the second day of the music festival “Lollapalooza” (Saturday, August 2nd) in Chicago’s Grant Park. I was so impressed by them from each new song that I listened to and I bought my very own copy of their debut solo album that came out on September 20th, 2013!