Regarding my beloved degenerate fan activities I come from performing in hardcore/beatdown bands, I was doing that before I was ever touring as Nimda. A lot of the energy that you hear in my music and on stage comes from that. Recently heavy dubstep has evolved a lot in this direction, and we’ve been seeing much more aggressive moshing which is sick and can be so much fun and actually can be perfectly safe. BUUUUUT This only works if EVERYONE is having fun. Everyone, whether they’re moshing or not, needs to feel welcome and safe at shows. If you’re moshing, you have a responsibility. Look out for those around you. Control what you’re doing. If someone isn’t moshing, they are NOT part of it. You can do unhinged shit to your friends who are partaking, but don’t drag people in, don’t swing at people who didn’t sign up for it. (and please no more staplers lmao). A lot of you have seen videos of people throwing fists at HC shows, it’s NORMAL at those shows. In Dubstep however, we need to respect that not everyone wants that. This is music and it’s for everyone. There’s only so much I can see from the stage, so you need to look out for each other. I will always want my sets to be unhinged, but I also want EVERYONE to have fun, whether they’re moshing or not. That matters. - Barney 🖤