Quotes from Mija

Getting comfortable again and being in a vocal booth on the opposite end of the spectrum, when you're normally the one tracking the vocals, is kind of scary.

Middle and high school sucked.

I never really planned on any of this being a career; all I knew for sure was that I wanted to create, I wanted to play music, and I wanted to share music.

L.A. is such a melting pot.

The TekLife crew are super dope.

I'm honestly just trying to surround myself with talented people that I look up to/feel like I can learn from.

Depending on what's happening in the world, what music is coming out, what city I'm in, I do some research on a place I'm going to, get a feel for it, and maybe do something that would be special for that city.

I don't ever take anything for granted. I know... people would kill for the opportunity to play on festival stages and whatnot.

I realized you can be the dopest producer technically, but if the songs don't give you emotion, it doesn't matter.

Music is my greatest love. It is also my first love. But I love a lot of things, including painting, drawing, writing, designing, and more.

I'm always pushing myself.

People want to have a good time, they want to party with their friends, but they also want to learn something.

I started as a rave promoter when I was 17 years old; then I started DJing at 19.

I have to constantly be doing something; otherwise, I don't feel like I'm reaching the level that I should be.

I am really proud of where me and Ghastly's track 'Crank It' ended up. It was our first music video and big label release. It was such a dope experience working with OWSLA on that record.

As humans, we are constantly learning and changing and evolving, and I think that is so beautiful.

I tried for a long time to make DJ-able dance tracks that were more specific to the stuff that I was playing. Ultimately, I found I wasn't really capable of doing that. The only type of music I was able to make that really made me feel something would just come straight from my heart or straight from whatever emotions I was feeling at that time.

I wasn't good at writing big banger tracks because that wasn't in my heart.

I create, dress, and act however I feel in a single moment.

Sometimes I think that we are living in a simulation controlled by the reigns of a destructive child who often gets bored or distracted, leaving us trapped inside feedback loops for years at a time.

My music is inspired by where I am and what I'm feeling at the time. Traveling and meeting new people is also incredibly inspiring to me.

I love traveling.

You can't just play a house set for four hours at the Sheraton. You have to be creative and throw in some jazz, some Latin music, and really mix it up.

I love mixing house and disco with anything bass.