It didn’t take an astrologist to discover this 12th Planet; Los Angeles born and raised John Dadzie aka 12th Planet has put in serious work this year, easily identified as one of America’s brightest shining dubstep dons on the scene. Currently on tour with Gaslamp Killer and Daedelus, 12th Planet has been melting faces both locally and globally, performing at almost every major US dance event this year, including Electric Daisy Carnival, Hard, Coachella, Nocturnal Wonderland and Winter Music Conference, while also headlining gigs in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
It was his “Youth Blood” remix with Flinch and the Ras Kass vs 12th Planet “West Coast Dub” tracks that really took off on the web and the dancefloors, adding to the rising star’s loyal fan base and strengthening his street credibility among other prolific producers and promoters of the genre.
“12th Planet first debuted at a Smog Sessions party with Benga and Hatcha in 2007,” said Drew Best, founder of Smog. “He joined our crew and since then we’ve watched him grow from an opening dj to a main room headliner. We all knew he was going to be big but we had no idea it was going to be like this.”
He DJ’s, produces and will even bust a rhyme or two if you catch him in the moment (I got to witness a 12th Planet freestyle sunrise session at WMC earlier this year). Be on the lookout for upcoming remixes, including Rye Rye ft MIA’s “Sunshine” and Uffie ft Pharrel’s “Add Suv”, but in the meantime check out twelve fun facts about him below and peep the new music video, 12th Planet & Juakali “Reasons” (Doctor P remix), ala the ode to his Los Angeles here:
SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT ME IS: I can recite the alphabet backwards.
I LOVE IT WHEN: I play a song I’ve made out for the first time live.
I FUCKING HATE IT WHEN: I can’t find toilet paper first thing in the morning.
I’M INSPIRED BY: Ancient alien stories.
I’M INSULTED BY: People who call me “the whitest black man ever” because of the way I speak.
IF I COULD WORK WITH ANYONE IT WOULD BE: Rage Against the Machine.
THE BEST GIG I’VE EVER PLAYED WAS: Electric Daisy Carnival 2010, Los Angeles. I think it was the biggest show i had ever played. There were around 15,000 people in the immediate area of where I was spinning. It felt good to know that I had that kind of support and draw.
MY DREAM GIG IS: Tomorrowland in the Netherlands. Have you seen that stage they build every year?
THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME WAS: When my Mom bought me my first cassette player.
THE BIGGEST MISPERCEPTION ABOUR DUBSTEP IS: Is that its only made up of chicken and wobble.
MY BIGGEST FEAR IS: Failure.
IN 5 YEARS I WILL BE: Doing the same thing im doing right now. Making shit happen!!
big time!!!!!
BOH!
HELL YEAh 12th Pleeeezy