DJ-Times: There has been a lot going on in the past: The essence, HipHop, Good Music, 3582, tracks for Unspoken Heard and Dutch Massive, the BUKA-LP, your Hum-Drums-connection and I´m sure that the Catalyst Files had to be
rearranged in some way, too. Please tell us something about these few years.
J. Rawls: It's been really great. I am just grateful that Ihave had the opportunity to work with all the artists I have worked with....things have been blessed!

DJ-Times: In your eyes: What is the most important thing about a new track? Do you start with the drums or do you have a certain idea and then you go out looking for samples?
J. Rawls: I usually do start with the drums. But I usually find loops by just living with the record. I play old records alot just to chill out. That is how I find my best loops....

DJ-Times: You´re producing the instrumentals for Venus Malone. Are there any other upcoming artists that we don´t know anything about?
J. Rawls: Tavaris, another singer. Be on the lookout....

DJ-Times: There are big steps made in the development of new equipment and that stuff like multitrack-programs with tons of effects or things like cd-players that emulate the turntable. What´s your opinion on that? Are you still working in the old-fashioned way with your MPC and the Ensoniq and do you think that you will ever give it up? And why.
J. Rawls: I am still using the ASR 10 and MPC. I am using a module now to get more sounds. But I am old school that is why things wont change for me....maybe one day. But not soon.