Grantland Gives Kristian Nairn’s ‘Rave of Thrones’ a Rave Review
Did you miss Kristian Nairn‘s Rave of Thrones DJ set last week? Don’t worry Grantland was there, and they covered it all for you! Grantland not only gave a rave review of the night but they also had a chance to interview Kristian Nairn, in which they discussed his earlier days of DJing and acting, how he hopes to be in a metal band, and marriage equality. Read excerpts from the show review and interview below. To read the full feature, visit Grantland.com.
Kristian Nairn is not Hodor. An obvious detail, sure. But, as I watch Nairn trundle out onto the stage at New York City’s Irving Plaza (which, considering how hard the air conditioning was blowing, may as well been north of the Wall), it’s a detail worth keeping in mind….The crowd, an eclectic mix representing the center of the Venn diagram of EDM fans and Game of Thrones fans — finance bros in tucked-in gingham shirts, college kids in capes and crowns and Stark colors, a smattering of neon bracelets and tie-dye, Burning Man refugees getting warmed up for the playa, a woman wearing a black bustier and a pair of dragon wings who I was later told was a reporter for the Daily Mail — chants “Hodor, Hodor, Hodor” in time with the downbeat.
“I remember when I got the gig with Game of Thrones,” Nairn told me over the phone a few weeks before the show. “People were like, ‘Oh my God, he’s a DJ, he’s a musician, he can’t act. It’s gonna be shit, it’s gonna be a fucking disaster.’ Then I proved them wrong and I’m still here after six years. Now the people who know me as Hodor, they go, ‘Oh, he’s a celebrity DJ.’ And I’m, like, REALLY? I have to do this all over again? I keep explaining this to people, I can do more than one thing. When I started Game of Thrones, the first three seasons, I still DJ’d every night before I went on set. I’d finish DJing at 3 a.m. and have to be on set at 5 a.m. I would like to see any of these other celebrity DJs, or even these hipster DJs who don’t like celebrity DJs [do that]. They don’t have that fucking kind of staying power. I’ve been out there before all of them. I’m not saying I’m the bee’s knees. But I am a legitimate musician.”
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Nairn’s debut single “Up/Beacon (featuring Leanne Robinson)” is available now on iTunes, as well as streaming on Spotify, Beatport and Bandcamp.
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