Behind every sublime, life-elevating night out and every soul kissing party is a deejay who's savvy and soulful enough to bring you the kind of euphoria that makes you smile years and even decades after an event. In Singapore, and in the ever-growing niche that is new-school hip-hop, there's Prav and . WAV (Y). The club night he co-founded isn't just a good time; it's a site of spiritual submission to the voices and beats leading culture into its latest and boldest frontiers. A tastemaker and torchbearer, 28-year-old Prav (whose real name is Pravin Naidu) weathered the Covid-19 storm and is poised to make a comeback where the bars and beats resound even more powerfully. Getting lit just got a whole lot better.
How do you feel about the return of .WAV (Y)?
It's been twox-and-a-half years since we last did a show, so to say I'm excited would be an understatement! To be honest, it's hard to put it into words; it's a lot of emotion around finally being able to get back to doing what we truly love. It's a blessing that we are able to kickstart .WAV(Y) again after the pandemic, and we can't wait for our upcoming shows and for everyone to experience it!
What was the toughest part about not being able to do your thing when the Covid-19 restrictions were still in place?
I think the toughest part was coming to terms that we wouldn't be able to do it for quite a while. We had to be mentally prepared to take a long hiatus. But I was certainly optimistic for better times ahead and knew that it was only a matter of time before we would be able to get back to it. On the flip side, the downtime during Covid-19 inspired me to focus on other aspects such as music production, which has opened the doors for me to more opportunities, so I switched the mindset of looking at it from a negative perspective to how it has been a blessing for me in other areas as well.
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