Amongst the plethora of home grown musical talent that State has covered over the years, what’s notable has been the number of musicians and producers who have emerged from the studio shadows to take their place as performers. DJ Kormac and Cian Galvin (aka The Expert) first met in college and went on to make their names in well respected acts – 8Ball and Messiah J & The Expert respectively. Now they’ve both returned in a solo guise, producing albums of depth and vision, so it seemed the perfect moment to reunite them for a chat with our editor-in-chief Phil Udell – covering their hip-hop roots, playing in bands, going it along, the issue of sampling and moving from the studio to the stage.

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Producer: Brendan Rehill
Theme: Kobina
Dynamic Drift by The Expert