Sean & Soph Catchup Podcast - WHO IS DOM DOLLA'S HALL PASS?

Episode Date: January 18, 2024

I got to chat with Dom Dolla at Rhythm and Vines - here's the full chat, and in the second half we ask him some hot fire juicy questions with some hot sauce... 

This is a podcast from Rover. I'm here with Dom Dola, who is playing at Rhythmin Vines, headlining tonight. Very excited. Thank you, brother. Very happy to be here as well. Sick.

You have had a massive year. Nominated for a Grammy. Won an Ria Award. And a massive co-lab with Nelly Frittata, which I want to talk to you about. So you have now, so you used to listen to her quite a lot, right? Yeah, yeah.

I was like, me and my younger sister were like huge fans watching. Do you guys have rage here in New Zealand, TV show called Rage? How old are you? 25? Yeah, you too, maybe too young. Yeah, there was a TV show called Rage,

which was like video clips. It was shown on ABC where, yeah, I was just obsessively trawling and, you know, gathering music knowledge and building my music collection, even as like a really, really young kid. Yeah. That's kind of how I got into DJing. But, yeah, was obsessed with her music,

and then, yeah, she reached out and asked if I wanted to help her, totally randomly reached out her management, saw that we're on the same festival and were like, she turns out she was a fan of my music. music, which was crazy. You just freak out? Yeah, fully.

It was really bizarre, really bizarre email to get. And then her and I become best mates, you know, been like house-sitting for her recently. Well, that she was going to ask. You've housed in a Nelly, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is out the gate. It's wild. Is there anyone else that, like, you've grown up, like, listening to the, you're like,

I hope they asked me to house at them. Oh, God. Like, what's the dream, Salim house- Oh, wow. That would be dope. That'd be great. Paul, if you're watching this interview, because you're watching this interview, New Zealand interview, give me a shout out.

He'll definitely be watching. I'm good at dog sitting, house sitting. Great. Let me know it. Well, if you ever need a house sitter, just... Yeah, all right, cool. Hit me up. Cowell, done.

Done. Done. Sold. And your crowds go nuts, right? I saw a video of somebody, um, whip it up a little Eiffel Tower in the crowd. They're hilarious. If you know, you know. Yeah.

What's the craziest fan experience you've had so far? They're getting more and more obscure. probably like the ones that I don't know how to handle it like the crying ones that's those are they don't know what to do because I'm like what did I you know what did I say that put you in this but generally it's a positive experience so yeah yeah um yeah it's all I'm getting used to it all it's all pretty wild so that must be crazy it is yeah someone crying at you and just like you're all good sweet yeah a lot of gifts as well like really really nice like people make me make me things and it's like do you keep them or you just chuck them no you you I keep

them. They're really difficult to, to maneuver, though, because I pack so tight to travel overseas, and, like, you get given things, you're like, fuck, how are we going to get these on you? So, what's the craziest thing you've got? I've got some weird things. Ones I can probably mention,

people, like, love stitching and, like, making, like, these really intricate, like, beads and, um, they, like, glue, like, these, like, massive bead sort of artworks of, like, my logos and like faces and stuff. It's really, it's very American. Do you have any up on your walls? I did for a while before I moved house, but yeah, it's kind of some of them had to go into

into storage, but I definitely keep them all. And I get some really, really nice, like notes and stuff. That's cute. I don't have any, I haven't, don't any psycho, like, I haven't got any psycho stuff, which I'm really, you know. You get there. I made this with my blood or anything. Don't get any ideas, anyone. Yeah. And so you've been opening a lot of your sets with Black Betty. Oh yeah. Tonight for Rhythm and Vines, what are you opening with? You'll have to come and see. Oh, definitely. It's not played Betty, but it's, yeah, it's gonna be a bit of fun.

Okay, great. Now, I do have a bit of a game. Now, in here, I have some hot chili. Oh, fuck. And a spoon. Now, I didn't think that you would want to have hot chili before you go on stage. I definitely don't.

So I'm gonna stitch myself up here. Oh, hell yeah, okay, cool. Awesome. Yeah, that'd be great. Okay, so I have some hot chili. I have some hot fire questions. Yeah. If you don't answer one or you don't want to answer one,

I love this. I'm going to have some chili. Okay, cool. Please answer them. Okay, cool. Land, this is like, this is 10 out of 10 hot. Fuck, all right. This is great.

I'm gonna help you open it? I've got one. No, the chili thing is already. Yeah. Oh, you've already opened it. You can pour it as well. Have you replaced this. No, I just opened it before I got it.

Have you replaced this for like less hot chili, but the label looks really. Honestly, I fucking wish. It's tomato sauce. It's not. Have a taste. It's not. I can smell it. Have a little taste.

I can actually smell the chili. Okay, do you want to pour the first bit? Why is their hair on that? I might let you do the honor. I don't want to like overdose you with this. Okay, let's just start. This is hilarious. Right, you're really putting the trust of me.

I'm not doing that. What if I was like a massacist who just wanted to see you? Well, I'm a bit scared. I'm not going to lie. I'm going to scoop some of that in. Okay. Trust me, that is a lot. Is it?

All right, give me the, I'm going to put the lid back on so we don't. Okay. Okay. All right. Okay, so hot fire. And just, if you don't want to answer one, you're stitching me up okay cool yeah okay first one answer as many as again what was the last text you sent on your phone uh I jokingly sent a meme to my production manager we're talking about the countdown for New Year's Eve I'll show you the message I sent

okay I said let's fuck it all off and play what is it where is this message I'll try to find it here it was basically a photo Phil Collins and said that was a meme that was like if you play in the air tonight at like 11.58 and 40 seconds, he starts doing the drum solo at like midnight. I was like, fuck everything. Let's just do this. And no one's responded, so either they think I'm being serious or no one's looking at their phones or they just just go. Just go. Just go. Ignoring me. Don't you need to sit. That was the last message I was saying. Okay, sweet. All right. You've co-lab with Nelly Fittato. Who's next that you want to do? Like, dream scenario. Oh, wow. Fuck. And I'm probably same as the house sitting goal. Paul McCartney,

maybe. Done deal. Done deal. One of the other Beatles Apparently you can do that now You can just sort of like Just pick a beetle Yeah pick a beetle So they've been doing Great

So okay Now your mom's at her Cig's right Mom's it Yeah she she's She was going to She was going to But yeah

In the southern hemisphere a lot She comes and hangs out And it has a great time What do you think her Favorite song of yours is Or do you know what it is It's defined She loves Define

Oh yeah but My record Define She also loves saving up She loves happy music Some of my Darker Club stuff She's kind of like Like, you know, the Nelly record lyric cliche is a bit like, what is this?

Yeah. Understandably. Okay. Now, these are going to slowly get worse. Okay, cool. Okay. Right now, I'm chilling. Yeah, cool.

Chilling. Worst crowd you've ever played. Probably my mates at 7 a.m. at some shit kick on, I reckon. Okay, cool. You answered it. Nice. Okay, fair enough. Okay, best crowd you've been played.

Hometown crowd, yeah. My two weeks ago in Melbourne, Sydney Myr Music Bowl, that was like by far one of the wildest gigs I've ever done. We did two shows at Sydney Maya. It was like 24,000 people. Wow. And like all my friends and family flew in from like interstate. And it was just like all my old friends from school. All the old promoters used to book me growing up.

It was a really like emotional wild experience. I hope we can top that here at Rhythm Advice. We shall see. Okay. Who's a celebrity that you have met that didn't live up? to the expectations. It's like you're eating your... You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure. Go for it. Okay. Do you have to do the whole thing? Because you've got barely any on there at this point. Let's read this. What are you feeding yourself? There's water in there, right?

Carolina Reaper. Okay. Yeah. Is it wild? Put a little bit more on there. Yeah, all right, let's do this. I do love spicy. How was it?

What do you... Is it actually? Yep. Yeah, we might have to get it, whoa. Okay, cool. Maybe the next time you just like dip your tongue in there or something. Yeah, I'm not doing that. Can you see that?

What the, okay, okay, next one. Do a little bit of that. You don't have to do all of it. You just have like, who's your whole pass? My whole pass. Yeah. I think you're gonna be doing that again. Why I'm asking these questions?

Does dip the tongue in? Yeah, just dip the tongue in. Okay. That was considerable. That was like, yeah. Oh, okay. Last one. Okay?

Yeah. I feel like I've got to drink this. Okay. I want you to go on your phone. Yep. Go to the internet. What I feel like you're about to do this. Go into the search bar.

Yep. Put the word, the letter P. Oh my God. And show me what comes up. Okay. It's a property of an Airbnb I'm staying in. Oh. So close.

Oh, well that's nice. Yeah. Not quite what I was. No. But I'm so fucking glad you did that because I do not want to do you want to try it? No, not really. So thank you. Just dip the finger and have a little try. It's honestly not that bad. Perfectstay.com. What do you what happens when you have to have him pee on your phone? Eat the chili.

Fuck that. Great, okay. Well that's it. Thank you so much for your time. Don really appreciate it. My pleasure. I can't wait to see you out there. Thanks brother. Oh, it cuts on water. Brilliant bro. Thank you so much ma'am.