BUTCHABOI (@butchaboiii) is on Southpoint’s Catalyst Sampler with “Rhythm Is Taking Control,” a track that brings organ speed garage, piano house, and UK club energy into the compilation’s wider focus on emerging talent. The sampler arrives June 26 and places BUTCHABOI alongside JNG & TOM LECHEF, No Boundariez, Olivar, and Mango, with Southpoint continuing to spotlight new producers working across UK garage, bass music, and rave-focused club sounds.
“Rhythm Is Taking Control” fits the compilation’s old-school rave influence while still feeling direct enough for current dancefloors. It gives BUTCHABOI a clear lane within the project, since the track leans into melody, pace, and movement without losing the listener-focused quality that runs through her answers below.
Her perspective on DJing feels rooted in discovery first, with less attention to external noise and more to what happens when a record reconnects him to the reason he started.
In the conversation below, BUTCHABOI talks about burnout, digging, pressure, risk-taking, and protecting the parts of DJing that still feel personal. She gets into returning to music as a listener, going out as a fan, exploring jazz and R&B, and letting tracks breathe when a set carries less pressure. For an artist appearing on a Southpoint VA built around fresh UK club energy, those answers give a grounded look at how curiosity keeps the process moving.
Interview With BUTCHABOI
What draws you back to DJing during quieter moments or when you are burnt out?
What always brings me back is what made me fall in love with it in the first place: discovering good music and sharing it with others.
When I am burnt out, I try to stop thinking about algorithms or career goals, then zone out and spend time listening to new playlists. Usually, I will hear a track that sparks something in me, and suddenly I am back in that DJing mindset again.
When you want to reconnect with the ethos of DJing as an artform, what helps you get back there?
I go back to being a listener rather than a performer. I will dig for new tracks or mixes, or spend time exploring other genres like jazz or R&B. I will even go back to being a punter and go to a rave to enjoy myself.
It reminds me that DJing is about making a connection with the listeners rather than technical skill alone.
Have there been periods where your relationship with the craft changed in a meaningful way?
100%. When I first started DJing, it felt like a way to express my taste in music. As more bookings came in and I started getting more recognized, there were moments when it became tied to career progression.
Over time, I have been forced to balance those two sides. The biggest change has been understanding that if you want to stay in this game, you have to protect the joy and curiosity that got you into it, rather than constantly chasing the next big viral TikTok moment.
Do you notice a shift in how you play when there is no pressure and it is purely about connection and feel?
I would say I take more risks when there is no one around. I think I am more likely to play music I would not usually play, or I will let my tracks breathe in a set instead of sticking to quick buildups and drops. Those are usually the most memorable sets because they are done by instinct rather than expectation. They usually feel more like a genuine BUTCHABOI set.
At this stage in your career, how do you define success?
Success to me means staying connected to the reason I started. It is about evolving musically while still feeling excited by music. Opportunities and recognition are important, though not enough on their own.
For me, success is being able to look back in five years and know that I stayed true to myself and contributed something meaningful to the culture.
Will Vance is a professional music producer who has been involved in the industry for the better part of a decade and has been the managing editor at Magnetic Magazine since mid-2022. In that time period, he has published thousands of articles on music production, industry think pieces and educational articles about the music industry. Over the last decade as a professional music producer, Will Vance has also ran multiple successful and highly respected record labels in the industry, including Where The Heart Is Records as well as having launched a new label with a focus on community through Magnetic Magazine. When not running these labels or producing his own music, Vance is likely writing for other top industry sites like Waves or the Hyperbits Masterclass or working on his upcoming book on mindfulness in music production. On the rare chance he's not thinking about music production, he's probably running a game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends which he has been the dungeon master for for many years.
