At 23 years young, Will Sparks has cemented his position at the forefront of the globally loved Melbourne sound.
Countless original productions have spent weeks inside the Beatport top 10 in addition to signature remixes of global hits such as Major Lazer’s ‘Be Together’, Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ and The Chainsmokers’ ‘Selfie’.
Check out our chat below, where Will Sparks talks about collaborating with Priyanka Chopra, finding inspiration on a day to day basis, and his favourite word.
T.H.E – Hey Will! How’s it going and what have you been up to?
Will Sparks – Bloody GREAT thanks! Been at home being healthy and making tunes. Loving life.
T.H.E – You recently collaborated with Priyanka Chopra on ‘Young and Free’? How was the experience?
Will Sparks – Incredible! She is an amazing woman of many talents! So much respect for her and how humbler she is.
T.H.E – What was the one thing that surprised you, about her personality?
Will Sparks – We have never actually met. I received her vocal and wrote around it. We spoke online though and seems very kind.
T.H.E – Were you aware of her Bollywood stardom?
Will Sparks – Not at first! I was soon informed. Incredible.
T.H.E – How much do you know about Bollywood and can we expect to see you collaborate more often, in the realm of Bollywood?
Will Sparks – Would love to! I’m not too familiar but have an idea.
T.H.E – You have released a ton of new music this year, how do you manage to find inspiration to write new songs on such a consistent basis?
Will Sparks – I just write what comes from within. Its like a painting. Inspiration can come from anything external. Movies with epic scores inspire me.
T.H.E – Time for some fun ones, if you were a worm, how long would you be?
Will Sparks – 12 inches.
T.H.E – What’s your favorite word?
Will Sparks – Ledge (abbreviation of legend).
T.H.E – You have the opportunity to date a movie-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be?
Will Sparks – Rachel McAdams
T.H.E – An angel appears out of Heaven and offers you a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. “Be brand-specific” it says. Man! What are you gonna say about that?
Will Sparks – VB so I could shout the whole of Australia.
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About Will Sparks
At 23 years young, Will Sparks has cemented his position at the forefront of the globally loved Melbourne sound. Countless original productions have spent weeks inside the Beatport top 10 in addition to signature remixes of global hits such as Major Lazer’s ‘Be Together’, Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ and The Chainsmokers’ ‘Selfie’.
In his home country he was voted ‘Breakthrough Artist Of The Year’ only to be named the #1 DJ in Australia just 12 months later – fast forward a few years and Will has been listed as #78 in the DJ MAG ‘Global Top 100 DJs’. Now expanding his horizons, Will Sparks is spreading like wildfire with recent festival appearances on some of the biggest stages in the world including Tomorrowland, Stereosonic, TomorrowWorld and EDC as well as touring from continent to continent, 11 months of the year and hitting the 650k Facebook fans milestone.
Since his genre-defining track, ‘Ah Yeah!’ hit #3 on the Beatport overall charts at the tail end of 2012, Will Sparks has become unstoppable, hit after hit. Producing original tracks like ‘Catch’, ‘When The Lights Go Out’ and ‘This Is What The Bounce Is’ he garnered the attention of global heavyweight dance label Ultra Records. In the past 3 years alone, he has seen more achievements than most artists see in an entire lifetime.
Will Sparks has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s most exciting young talents as well as landing himself a residency at XS Las Vegas, a gig at Jay-Z’s ‘Made In America’ festival, a headlining spot at Paradise Ibiza as well as a set at the world’s biggest Electronic Dance Music festival, Tomorrowland.
His SoundCloud page is testament to his phenomenal influence as a producer, racking up millions of plays on a single release alone. With a debut album under his belt including collaborations with some of the biggest names in dance music, Will Sparks is one superstar who is showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.
