Hot Problems is the dynamic duo who have come from the future to save the world through dance music. Dr. Hot was nice enough to take a few minutes from his heroic quest to spend Seven Questions In Heaven with us.Describe your music for our readers who may not be familiar with you.
Our songs are pop-dance anthems, the lyrical topics ranging from partying to fun. The mood varies from laid-back toe-tapper to full-scale party assault. Usually, there's some mildly informative rhyme-spitting over the bumping verses and then the choruses typically open up into loud and glorious sing-alongs that include a lot of lyrical self-affirmation and some very vague references to how great things are. The songs tend to make listeners dumber and happier. We refer to this effect as "Partyfundance."
Who are your musical influences and idols?
Well, since we're time travelers from the year 2067, most of our influences haven't even been born yet, so you definitely haven't heard of them. D.J. Problems is a club D.J. in the future who mostly spins post-Megatek music from the late 2050s, so he likes a lot of killdance music and deepverb and bombastic post-post-dubstep artists like Windex and D.J. Wubblethump. He's into digital rock too. As a theoretical physicist who just recently discovered my talent for rapping and singing, I'm more of a traditional pop guy who grew up listening to Professor Pringle, The Box People, and some of the softer artists like Calvin Weiss and Jana Love. Like D.J. Problems, I also got into digital rock in high school (Electric Hammer, Sliptrick)--I do like synths and a good guitar lick. We both enjoy the old classics too, like Skrillex and Dr. Luke, and of course, the really old stuff--Michael Jackson, Prince, and all that pop from the 1980s. Our tastes are diverse to say the least.
What was the first album, cassette, or CD you bought with your own money?
You mean that you've heard of? Mine was Boyz II Men's sophomore offering, II, featuring the smash hits, "I'll Make Love to You" and "On Bended Knee." D.J. Problems' first download was the Green Day box set.
