Discovered by Marcus Nasty and Supa D via the jacking, minimal riddim known as “Feline”, UK funky producer Roska fashioned a fusion of house, dubstep and afro-beat that has taken UK clubs by storm. Ever since, London has been raving to a new energy, and Roska riddims are essential items in the record boxes of Geeneus, Kode 9 and Cooly G. Since 2009, he’s had his own show on Rinse FM, making Roska one of the most influential names in UK funky.

He came to Montreal a few months ago for his first time. Thanks to the Icelandic volcano situation, he was grounded for a week and him and I hung out one Sunday afternoon. This was before the beginning of the Piknic season so we went to Tam Tams and he was telling me how much he was looking forward to coming back to Montreal and playing at Piknic. Summer flew by and here we are now, one day away from Roska’s return.

Please believe people, you do not wanna miss his set. Roska is playing the zone Piknic @ Osheaga tomorrow, July 31 at 15:30.

Here’s his Q&A, fresh out the oven.

State your name:

Roska

How did you get into this?

By cheating a few races and i made it to the finish line before the dude who has been here for years.

What’s your ideal setup to rock a crowd?

Covoursier and coka cola

What do you usually bring to a picnic?

My signature sunglasses

What’s the first song that made you go crazy?

Aaliyah – “Are you that somebody”

What’s the last song that made you go crazy?

Drake – “Successful”

What song will you never drop?

Any Kylie Minogue tune

Funniest request you’ve ever gotten?

Michael Jackson

Most memorable DJ experience?

Playing in front of 10,000 people at Sonar festival

Biggest fail of your career?

Rewinding the wrong deck

I say Piknic, you say...nicpik