Chin Injeti - Golden

On the Rhythm Changes Podcast, Chin Injeti takes a break in-studio to join me on the occasion of his single “Golden (feat. Thieves Like Us)”.

We talked about:

• Chin’s favourite singer in the world and some other favourite performers
• His favourite tracks on Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder
• What makes a great bassline (keep the time, respect the space of the arrangement)
• The new Chin Injeti single “Golden” and where Chin was when writing it
• What makes a great musical partner (for Chin, DJ Khalil)
• Chin’s 2015 TedX Vancouver talk
• Spending the early-2020 pandemic months with family
• Creating constantly without much variance
• Chin’s popularity among my producer friends and how they want to see his process
• Turning off analytical thinking and focusing on the feelings: “write drunk, edit sober”, living in the moment
• Working with Teon Gibbs and Iamtheliving
• The origin of the artist name Thieves Like Us with Brian West, aka Sweet Westy
• What people are paying for when they hire producers: it’s like hiring a stylist
• How Chin has shifted away from thinking about genres and crossovers but thinks it’s still worthwhile for the media to categorize music
• I try the Patrick O’Shaughnessy question
• whether or not he thinks he’s an old soul