Jadon Fonka Exclusive Interview for EDMDroid Asia
1. Please tell us and our readers more about the nightlife in Sri Lanka right now and most specifically in your hometown Colombo in times of Covid.
Night life in Colombo has been rapidly growing after covid vaccinations has been given to our nation. It was slow at the beginning but comparing it with 2020 the raver squad has risen up better and stronger! A new place named “Zouk” is now the hottest club in colombo to hang out and party all night long!2. How long have you been DJing & Producing and what can we expect next from you?
I’ve been Djing since i was 16 years old. Started as a hobby, ended up as my dream job just after signing up with Revealed Recordings back in 2019! I’ve been playing some hot clubs and festivals out in Sri lanka and I’m currently the resident DJ at Zouk Colombo! Meanwhile I’ve been working on some sick projects with both local and international artists which is every exciting to make it happen and expore!3. What has been your best and your worst gig experience so far. Be honest please, don't hold back.
Best: Startings from a local festival called “Wonderland” to “Neverland” was super lit! Everything was going perfectly well! Neverland date was a heavy rain date yet managed to pack up the whole stadium with about 3000 people!Worst: This year i played one event which i would not like to revealed the name of the concert but it ended up bad. I mean BAD. Why? Cause simply the visuals and lighting crew playing an intro with sounds when i asked not to. Long story short it crashed for about a min with my 1st track of my playlist. Had to stop and restart the whole session without lightnings or nothing for about 1 min.
4. If you had to choose, which profession would you be going with? DJ, actress or something else?
It’ll always be a DJ / Producer. Music has been always there for me since the start. So is my father and his family is related to music and media so i grew up with music a lot which eventually grew up in me. Music made me realize how much of a capacity is hidden in me. From worst to best times of my life it was always music so its gonna be a DJ / Producer more like an artist.5. Top 3 tracks at the moment?
Strange World - Jadon FonkaFluto - Jadon Fonka & Bigenesis
Naadha - Jadon Fonka
6. With which intl. act would you love to collaborate with and why?
I would love to collaborate with Don Diablo, Ive always loved his melodic and groovy outputs and the releases of his label! That would be one of the biggest goals!7. Are you keen on cooking up an exclusive mix for us and our readers ? (60min)
*Will send soon*8. You all can follow me on my social medias @jadonfonka to hear all of my latest projects and news! Definitely some massive announcements will be updated very soon! Follow me on my YT, IG, FB and get up to date with fonka!
9. What are your work related plans for 2022 and your career?
For 2022, Id definitely love to work with more and more artists around the globe and grow together. I think in order to achieve in life, Supporting and getting supported is a very important thing. So as said im hoping to collaborate more and hoping to perform overseas meeting new people as well!First we plan to go on a local tour again then we are working with big company brands which we will make some major announcements soon. We are focused on signing and releasing unique fresh tunes and discovering awesome talents
10. We saw you are getting much attention by news media and other music and nightlife platforms, please tell us more about it. Your tracks left us in awe,
I recently started focusing on more of releasing music until recently! Where I released few tracks which got viral. Especially a song i did in 2020 called “Seeni Bola” got over 15 thousand videos on tiktok and over 1 million + views combined totally/ And another song i did called “Weeduru Kata” got Youtube trending upto #15 with a local youtube channel. These work got my name a shine among people which eventually got me into news papers and articles. Not gonna forget my track “Fluto” which got supported by Timmy Trumpet, Hardwell, Mike Williams etc. Talking about night life, Being a club dj, Is really fun but since now im a full time club dj my producing side needs a boost. Which i am working on managing time. Overall these work ive been doing has been beneficial to the max and my work isnt over there. Hope to come soon with more of exciting work!11. Please list down all your social media handles here for our readers to check you out and to follow you of course. Thanks for taking your time to speak to us today.
IG: @JadonfonkaFB: @JadonFonka
Soundcloud: @JadonFonka
Spotify: @Jadonfonka