DJ/producer Mary Droppinz has been at or near the top of the Beatport Electro charts with her recent single “Sandman” for the past four months and today, July 13, she drops her next single, “Ignite,” on Zeds Dead’s Altered States label. With a third EP in the works for the fall, it’s time to learn more about this rising star in the EDM scene.
Currently residing in Calfornia, the artist known as Mary Droppinz was born and rasied in Nebraska and enjoys representing her Cornhusker state. Interestingly, she came up with her artist name as a joke, using it to hide her identidy after booking herself to play an office party for her company. She surprised her co-workers and they loved her music and vibes, so the name stuck and her project was off and running.
Mary started playing piano at a young age, but only started producing music seriously about four years. Admittedly, she has always been into music from a young age. A passion that started from dancing to Janet Jackson evolved into emo, rock, and hip-hop in high school. It wasn’t until college that she got into house and techno, and attending her first Coachella in 2012 solidified her interested in EDM. Mary singled out Interplanetary Criminal, Skrillex, Ben UFO and VTSS as music artists that she admires.
Mary began DJing with friends in 2015, originally focusing on house music and gradually evolving into techno. She followed the natural progression of moving from DJing to producing, because she wanted to be able to play her own music. Mary began producing during the pandemic, and that is when she discovered her true EDM passion for breaks and electro. Her musical taste and interests continue to grow and evolve, expanding her focus to UK garage, acid house, baile funk and deep dub.
When it comes to music technology, Mary feels most comfortable producing with Ableton, accompanied by her Roland TR-8 and Komplete Kontrol keyboard. She also leverages AI, acknowledging that it can be helpful for artists to strip individual instruments for samples from old tracks and to recreate vocals.
With an eye to the future, Mary says she’d like to collaborate with hip-hop artists and other talented producers. She already has her third EP ready to release this fall, The Cycle, also on Altered States. “It’s a true testament to my current sound and production skills,” Mary shares. “It will include my own lyrics and vocals and includes some of my most original music since my breakout track ‘Acid Mother’ in 2021.”
In thinking about her experiences touring, she reflects fondly on all the different types of venues she’s been able to play at. She’s DJed at famous landmarks like Colorado’s Red Rocks, Top100 clubs like Brooklyn’s cutting-edge Elsewhere, and intimate venues like Dead Ringer Analog Bar in Reno – they all have a special place in her heart. And as a parting message, Mary encourages her fans to “spread love, make it sweet, open your eyes and minds, move to the beat, and don’t be afraid to get deep.”
Those are certainly meaningful words to live by. For those who want to hear Mary Droppinz live, she’ll be at the Northern Lights Festival this weekend on July 15, ahead of tour dates ranging from California to Florida before coming back to New York City for another festival set at Electric Zoo to start September. To keep up with all the latest from Mary Droppinz, connect and listen using the links below.
CONNECT with Mary Droppinz:
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Spotify | Bandcamp | Beatport | SoundCloud | Discord | Twitch
