With a massive discography and chart-topping singles, NOTD have taken over the electronic music world in the last year. “I Wanna Know,” the single that immediately skyrocketed the duo to the top 10, alongside previous Beyond The Stage cover star, Bea Miller, has over 200 million streams on Spotify, quickly making their way to the top of the top 40 radio charts. Now, the swedish duo has even more music on the way, with plans to tour, incorporate instrumental versions into their live performances and more. Read on for our full conversation with NOTD.
Beyond The Stage: Can you introduce yourselves for our readers?
NOTD: We’re Sam and Tobi from NOTD.
BTS: So you guys met on SoundCloud, how was that different than meeting a traditional way?
Sam: For us, we first started talking on SoundCloud. And then after, we met at our high school because I was attending the same high school that Tobi was. I would say it was really different [than a traditional experience] but it’s all different when you’re writing [music.] So you really didn’t know who you were making music with [online]. You know what I mean? So it was kind of different and writing through Facebook it was kind of weird, but cool in the same way.
Tobi: Back then, SoundCloud wasn’t really a big community and it was a really small place where it was just Soundcloud producers. So it was a special era.
BTS: Was it scary when you guys met for the first time face to face?
Tobi: It was so fun, I remember it.
Sam: I wouldn’t say it was scary, but it was the first day at a new school for me, so I was nervous already, for meeting all of the new people and then I met Tobi, so I was a bit shy, but I wasn’t scared.
Read the rest of our interview with NOTD here and purchase a print copy here.
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