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Interview: Buzz Trillington & Shooter McNappin

If someone mentioned to you the names Buzz Trillington and Shooter McNappin, you may think that there is a new thug version of Looney Tunes. Instead, these are the new aliases developed by Steve Brown and Dom Calvello, more known locally as the duo SwaggleRock. They have just released a new mixtape entitled Brassknuckles. Really, the work is an EP. It is called a mixtape because it was released on ClubTapes.com, which is a mixtape hub that contacted them to release their new work. Together, the duo got their start spinning for the college crowd at Ultra nightclub on 3rd Street in Niagara Falls, and moved to become resident DJs at various nightclubs on Chippewa. They have come a long way in a short time period. We sat down with the two to discuss their new release, and among other things, branding and social media in the artistic community of Buffalo.

buffaBLOG: What was the importance of developing these alter-egos and branding yourselves in a different way from SwaggleRock?

SB: It was partly due to Buffalo

DC: At first it was a social experiment. People in Buffalo really like to take notice of you once you get outside of Buffalo

SB: Once you get to a certain point in Buffalo, people just stop.

DC: I said to Steve one day, "How can we remove the bias? People don't take you seriously if you're not from a big city."

buffaBLOG: Do you feel like hitting that ceiling is something that a lot of local artists struggle with?

SB: Yeah, and then they just stop.

DC: People get frustrated. Buzz Trillington came first.

SB: I didn't even tell him

DC: He didn't even tell me. Cause I said to him, we could probably do the (SwaggleRock) tunes we're doing right now. We started off with a couple club edits that were really born-out-of-Buffalo. We wanted to play what we wanted to play, but we were forced to play more mainstream stuff. It created a fusion style, which was kind of a compromise of what we wanted to play and what we had to play.

SB: A cross between the mainstream and underground, contradictory, but...

DC: We could probably do the same stuff we're doing now under a different name and get thousands of hits. With Swaggle, we'd only ever get a handful of hits. One day we were searching through Soundcloud looking at producers making this new trapstyle shit, and I was like, this Buzz Trillington guy is pretty cool. He's like, "I'm Buzz Trillington! Get the fuck outta here, you're not Buzz Trillington!" And he (Steve) made like three or four really dope tunes, way different from SwaggleRock and we were like, this is it.

buffaBLOG: It's hilarious that you didn't even know it was him!

SB: I kept it on the DL for the longest time. We were looking for more attention on the producer end.

buffaBLOG: Would you say then, that also part of the reason is because before you weren't really producing before, and now you are?

SB: I love it here, but it takes a while for people to catch on.

DC: We survived as SwaggleRock in nightclubs. And when the whole Chippewa thing (referring to the 21+ regulations) changed, that was kind of a wake-up call for us that we had to take a different avenue.

SB: We were producing, but we got comfy there.

buffaBLOG: Did it push you into a new situation?

DC: Everything happens for a reason. Now, with the aliase,s we're getting outsider attention.

buffaBLOG: Is social media and following trends something that other artists could benefit from employing?

SB: Social media was/is our game-changer.

DC: It's not just the music, it's the brand around it. Buzz Trillington is cool, you don't know where he's from, you don't know what he looks like etc...we just tapped into something new, and got a little lucky with Brassknuckles.

buffaBLOG: How would you describe the music on Brassknuckles?

SB: Absolutely Hip-hoped themed.

DC: Hood rave! We're taking the coolest elements of a rave and putting that together with the coolest elements of a hood party. We're trying to attract people to our sound that one night might go to Rendezvous, and check out Gareth Emery, then go to Soundlab the next week for a Hip-Hop party.

SB: Now its just about exploring and cementing our own sound.

Check out their Soundcloud and Facebook pages:

https://soundcloud.com/buzztrillington
https://soundcloud.com/shootermcnappin
http://www.facebook.com/bzz.trll
http://www.facebook.com/shooter.mcnappin

Find the mixtap here:
http://club.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/19809/buzz-trillington-shooter-mcnappin-brass-knuckles.html

Buzz Trillington & Shooter McNappin will be appearing at these upcoming events:

SAT Dec 22 @ The Vault-Niagara Falls NY

SUN Dec 23 Saturnalia @ Soundlab
TUE Dec 25 Main Room-MNM presents The Christmas Party 8 @ Pearl Street Brewery
FRI Dec 28 DJ Craze @ Sinful Nightclub
SAT Dec 29 TOATS ORIG presents WE'RE ALIVE @ Soundlab
MON Dec 31 2 am-NYE @ DBGBs
SAT Jan 5 @ The Vault-Niagara Falls NY
THU Jan 31 @ Dubland Underground-Rochester NY
SAT Feb 16 Loki DnB presents Terravita & DJ Shiftee @ Ukranian Home

They will also be playing shows in Hartford, CT and Knoxville, TN in the month of February.

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The Drum Machine Report

Blasted out of the cannon, the ball gets rolling right away this weekend with a big lineup of events around the city. Getting down and getting out is what its all about here in Buffalo as we kick of a June packed with all sorts of musical events. Hearts pulsing to the beats of Dance music will have plenty to gush over this weekend. Check out a famous DJ, a Rave party, one of THE most fun nights you can have on Allen, and a few more gems to boot:

thursday 6/7

STRAPPED

10p-4a

$3/21+ $5/18+

BIG BAD WOLF

252 delaware ave. Buffalo, NY

A mixed genre night on Thursdays at BBW with mostly Bass styles. Tonight’s event features DJs NECKBRACE, DA BUTCHA, POTENT J, LOKI, and BIG BASHA

friday 6/8

CARL COX

10p-4a

$30/21+

RENDEZVOUS AT STATLER CITY

107 delaware ave. Buffalo, NY

Carl Cox is one of the most famous DJ/Producers of House and Dance music there has ever been in the whole world. He is 49 years of age. He has played some of the biggest shows and festivals in the whole world. Playing to crowds in the tens of thousands on the regular is a pretty significant feat of achievement. This stop in Buffalo is the first of 6 performances in the United States, so this is a rare opportunity to see such a world renowned artist! Check out the latest edition of his extremely popular radio show “Global,” in preparation for his brief stint in the States.

Carl Cox Global 481 by Carl Cox on Mixcloud

DNB MONTHLY

10p-4a

BIG BAD WOLF

252 delaware ave. Buffalo, NY

Monthly Bass music party at Big Bad Wolf from LokiDnB. Great potential late-night stop through after the Statler if you plan to head back uptown after being there. DJs on the night include DROP D and POTENT J, with extended sets from LOKI and BIG BASHA.

saturday 6/9

ELATION

10p-4a

$15/18+

DINGEN’S BAR & GRILL

601 dingens st. Buffalo, NY

Not really a “rave” as I described previously, but probably the closest thing you’ll find to a classic “old-school” party. The idea of having different styles of dance music in different rooms is an appreciated device that somewhere got cut out of most of tomorrow’s parties. Meaning that it used to be so cool to pick the vibe you wanted to feel when floating from room-to-room at the party. Frankly, when floating you might want something a little lighter than the Hardstyle. We’ll here you go, NuSkool Pirates is throwing another one, at Dingen’s Bar & Grill on the Buffalo/Cheektowaga border. This one promises to be bigger and better than the last one over there, which was a pretty damn good time. The atmosphere is relaxed and the vibe makes sense. Go hard, and go old school. The event will feature 3 rooms and 22 DJs. For the full schedule and lineup of performers check out the Facebook page HERE.

FRICTION

10p-4a

21+

DBGB’S

253 allen st. Buffalo, NY

Always one of THE most fun nights on Allen st. the Queen City Cartel’s monthly Friction party is this Saturday at Duke’s Bohemian Grove Bar. Ahem. Going with the flow of the Allentown Art Festival, this party will pop of during the peak hours of the night. This month’s installment includes a fine mixing of artists including POTENT J, SUNGLASSES MIKE vs. OWSKI, DERF, and MEDISON.