Sixty seconds with...Maya Jane Coles

We snatched sixty seconds with new hotshot DJ and producer Maya about dance tracks, inspirations and Field Day festival
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22 May 2012

Age: 24

From: London

Describe your sound Electronic

Which track is the best set-opener at a sun-filled festival? Michelle Owen‘s Perchance To Dream - that's a pretty sunny track in my head.

Which track never fails to heat up the dancefloor? 3 Day Break by Denseandpika

Favourite remix? Cotton Wool by Lamb (Fila Brazilia Remix)

What’s on your iPod at the moment? American hip-hop artist Jean Grae

What did you grow up listening to? 90's Hip Hop, R&B, Trip Hop etc. and whatever my parents had playing round the house which was pretty eclectic.

Who would you most like to collaborate with next? Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) or neo-soul star Erykah Badu

Who will you be watching at Field Day? Peaking Lights and Grimes.

If you had to enter Olympics, what sport would it be? Something that doesn't require too much physical strain. Maybe table tennis? Haha.

See Maya Jane Coles live at Field Day Festival, Victoria Park, E2 on June 2. To book tickets, go to fielddayfestivals.com.

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