Q&A: Myd on ‘Mydnight’, Making Mistakes and Why the Weirdest Shows Are Always the Best
INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW
☆ BY SOPHIE GRAGG ☆
FOR MYD, CHAOS ISN’T JUST PART OF THE PROCESS - it is the process. The French producer, DJ, and Ed Banger mainstay has made a career out of blending the polished with the offbeat, the sincere with the absurd, and the club with something closer to a house party in a cartoon universe. With his upcoming sophomore album Mydnight (out August 29 via Ed Banger), Myd cranks the tempo and dives headfirst into his most dancefloor-ready era yet, without losing the eccentric charm that’s made him a standout in France’s storied electronic music lineage.
The record was born out of sweaty DJ sets, chaotic late nights, and a now-legendary livestream marathon, sparked when Myd lost a hard drive on the road and locked himself in his studio to finish the album on Twitch. For a week, he streamed everything: his process, his friends dropping by (Busy P, Bambounou, Jersey), and the final frantic sessions that birthed new singles like “Song For You” and the hypnotic “The Wizard.” The finale? A front-page Twitch feature and 90,000 live viewers watching a man in yellow shirts and flip-flops somehow make magic out of mayhem.
Now, with Mydnight complete, Myd is ready to announce the project to the world alongside the release of new single “So High”. It’s a continuation of Myd’s evolution, from the sunny indie-electronica of his debut Born A Loser, to this new, high-BPM world built for Ibiza sets and fog-filled basements alike.
We caught up with Myd to talk about finding beauty in mistakes, DJing in the weirdest corners of the planet, and why Mydnight is the sound of letting go—on purpose.
LUNA: Congrats on your upcoming album Mydnight. Can you share a favorite memory from the creative process?
MYD: There was a week where I locked myself in my studio with a few synths, a webcam, and a mission: finish two songs live on Twitch. I did yoga in the morning, produced all day, and threw weird little parties at night. It felt like summer camp for adults who can’t sit still. That moment when the music just takes over and you're both the scientist and the experiment.
LUNA: You’ve gotten to work with some incredible artists like Channel Tres and Mac Demarco. How has working with others shaped your sound?
MYD: It reminds me that music should never be polite. Channel will find one groove and ride it into another universe, while Mac will purposely destroy something beautiful just to see what it becomes. They push me to be looser, stranger, and more honest. It’s like they add graffiti to my architectural plans, and there's 90% chance it makes the song better.
LUNA: Mydnight feels like a shift into more club-driven territory. What inspired you to pick up the tempo this time around?
MYD: DJing around the world really reset my ears. After three summers playing in Ibiza, Tokyo, and even airport bathrooms (don’t ask), I realized my older songs didn’t always translate on a big sound system. Mydnight is my way of building a bridge between what I love in the studio and what I need on the dancefloor. Less introversion, more sweat.
LUNA: “In My Head” with Carlita is such a standout. What was the spark behind that track, and how did your styles meet in the middle?
MYD: Carlita came to my studio with this beautiful chaos, zero plan, and tons of energy. We started jamming with an analog synth that sounded broken in the best way, and the track just grew out of that. Her intensity matched my stubbornness, and somehow it created this hypnotic tension that feels very… us.
LUNA: Tell us about your favorite track from the album.
MYD: Probably “The Wizard”. It’s the weirdest one. It started as a joke, a kind of techno track in the savana, but then I layered all these harmonies and nigerian voices on it, and it accidentally became profound. It’s silly and emotional, like a dancefloor fairy tale that ends in smoke.
LUNA: Your sound walks a fun line between polished and delightfully offbeat. How do you protect the weirdness when you're deep in production mode?
MYD:I leave room for mistakes. I always keep a tape recorder on and record myself mumbling nonsense melodies or making dumb noises. Some of my best ideas come from the moments I forget I’m supposed to be making “music.” I trust the accidents more than the perfection.
LUNA: You've remixed everyone from Dua Lipa to Bootsy Collins, what’s something you learn from remixing that you bring back into your own songwriting?
MYD: Remixing teaches me humility. You’re stepping into someone else’s universe, trying to add your sauce without ruining the dish. But it’s also a great reminder that limitations are powerful. Sometimes having only one vocal line and a deadline brings out ideas you’d never have in a blank session.
LUNA: You’ve played huge venues and even DJed the Paralympic opening ceremony. What's the weirdest or most unexpected place you've ever played a set?
MYD: Probably a warehouse rave in a french village that didn’t have Wi-Fi, but somehow had a laser show and a fog machine from 1992. Or maybe on a boat during a storm in NYC. Honestly, the weirder the space, the better the crowd. They’ve already decided to go somewhere strange.
LUNA: As part of the Ed Banger legacy, how do you balance honoring that history while pushing your own vision forward?
MYD: Ed Banger taught me to be bold. They created a world where distortion was sexy and chaos was design. I try to keep that spirit alive, but in my own language. Less distortion, more confusion. I see myself as the weird uncle to the Ed Banger family: same blood, different flavor, taking a nap during the sunday lunch.
LUNA: What intentions do you have for the upcoming summer season?
MYD: I want to lose control. Not in a reckless way, but in an artistic one. Play my new music. Test out ideas on real people, not plugins. Maybe dance more. Maybe sweat through a few more yellow shirts. And maybe, if I’m lucky, confuse a few people in the best way possible.
