As you should know, M$M was tapped by Kanye West & Jay-Z to be the official DJ for the Watch The Throne tour–an amazing feat for the 27 year-old DJ. VMan magazine caught up with Mano backstage at the NYC date of WTT for a quick interview and profile piece. It’s definitely worth checking out. Talk about a dream job.
VMAN: How did you end up DJing for both Kanye and Jay-Z on this tour?
MANO: Ye is a really good friend of mine. We were already doing his “The Wall” tour in Europe and Australia, and by that time the Throne album was already out, so Jay told him they should just perform with Kanye’s band. I was like, “Damn!” Kanye is incredible—Kanye and Jay-Z is swag afterlife. They just want to consolidate everything. Jay has a full band, Roc Boys, but this is more of the Kanye tour with a Jay addition as well. We’re bringing both crews on, but keeping it small with just two keyboard players and a DJ.