High above sea level and far away from a traditional DJ booth, Chrispin has unveiled one of the most ambitious projects of his career, a live electronic set filmed at 15,000 feet in Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit region, reimagined as a cinematic short film. Blending years of original productions and remixes with sweeping Himalayan landscapes, the project merges music, storytelling, and raw natural grandeur into a single immersive experience. Nine months in the making, the film-set hybrid captures Chrispin’s desire to challenge himself creatively, fusing his signature sound with narrative depth and visual symbolism. In an exclusive chat with EDMHouseNetwork, he opens up about the inspiration behind the concept, the challenges of bringing it to life, and how this mountain-top performance marks the beginning of an even bigger artistic chapter.
Hey Chrispin, your brand new live set is out now. How excited are you for the world to see this project?
I’m really excited and kinda nervous a bit as I’ve never put myself out there like this. This is a culmination of all the foundational phases of my work. Basically, years of experimentation in terms of sound and the imagery behind it. The project is about destiny and the sacrifices we make for the things we love.
It’s a unique concept that we’ve not quite seen before. How did the idea come about and did you encounter any challenges along the way?
Before coming up with something this specific, it was about how I can use the music I’ve made over the years in a meaningful way. Then the whole cinema aspect came along very naturally along with the mountains as I love doing those things even if there was no project associated with it. The easiest thing was imagining combining them, and the hardest part was spending months editing and fine-tuning everything, figuring it out along the way as I had no exact blueprint for it. The story was always changing with the editing, and the process was highly educational. The actual shoot itself was very challenging as it was just me and my friend trekking and carrying all the gear amidst the intense weather, but I have nothing but deep appreciation for the place, without which it was definitely not possible.
How happy were you with the finished product, and the response it has gotten so far?
I could have always changed and added more things, but I think I stopped when I was happy with the quantity of narrative layers I managed to squeeze in and when I noticed I was spending a few days on just four seconds of the film or a bar of music. People initially thought of it as just a regular set somewhere and completely overlooked the entire vision, but are slowly discovering the cinema aspect attached to it. I am really proud of what the project is.
You mentioned that you previewed the film in an actual theater. How was that experience and what made you choose it?
This was a personal move in what it meant watching all the hard work on a big screen. It definitely left me hungry for more and reaffirmed me in all the things I am planning to do next.
As a growing artist, how important is it for you to step outside of your comfort zone and do something unprecedented?
It is definitely important to do those things, and I did it to stand out, of course, but that completely disappeared when I was actually making the project; it was made out of pure love for the craft. I am a curious guy, and I do not know how to explain it, but I lose interest very quickly if the task is not challenging. It was also about the things I’m passionate about coming together, which served as glue to those prolonged experimentations.
The blending of elements, sounds, styles, and genres was a massive part of this film. How important was it for you to get that message across for your artistic vision?
I crafted the whole film aspect on top of the musical layer of the set I already had. I had to make a lot of tough decisions in leaving a good musical piece when the visuals and the story aspect did not align with it, and also leaving behind good plot lines and visuals when I had no exact musical moment in the set to back it up. All the genres in the set came about as I try to start every musical project on a fresh slate and it is a product of years of research and combining bits and pieces from everywhere. The editing process also took that long because of the constant edits I was making to the music. For example, in my reinterpretation of RAM by Daft Punk, after the second progressive drop, I had to transform a whole section with a lot of tempo changes, rhythm changes, huge reverbs, crazy distortions, different gates, and a bunch of automations in every imaginable aspect before the faster, more intense drop to match the plot, taking you into this void where the mystic zaps the protagonist into an alternate reality to confront him. That was the only way to add to the nervousness and otherworldliness in the character’s situation.
Do you plan to work on any more projects similar to this?
I am finishing up an album that has long been due and am developing several other things on the side like visuals, plots, shows, etc. The way I work is to keep doing the things I love individually just for the sake of it, and when an opportunity or a major idea reveals itself, I glue all the ideas I had from every sector to one project. As long as it is genuine, it always sticks together perfectly. My debut single titled “Zephyr” will be out soon as I am actively leveraging the set/film to link up with the right people who understand my vision, and I can’t wait to present what comes as a byproduct of that. I am really excited to release more music and add more to the world-building started by ZEPHYR 11. One thing is for sure, it will surprise everyone, the people I work with, and hopefully, myself too.
Watch the full set below.
Tracklist:
- Thomas Bangaltar – Chiropetra, mixed with Human Sadness by The Voidz and Julian Casablancas
- House Of The Dragon – Fate of The Kingdoms – Ramin Djawadi (Chrispin Remix)
- Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, PARISI – Speak Up, mixed with The Nights By Avicii
- ZEDD, Bea Miller – Out of Time (Chrispin Remix)
- Swedish House Mafia, Niki & The Dove – Lioness (Chrispin Remix)
- Daft Punk – Love is the Answer (Chrispin’s RAM Reinterpretation)
- Fred Again – Places to be ft. Anderson .Paak & Chika (Chrispin Remix)
- Justice – Audio, Video, Disco (Chrispin Remix)
- Chrispin – Whispers (ID)
- Martin Garrix, Third Party ft. Declan J Donovan, Winona Oak – Carry You (Chrispin Remix)
- Steve Angello, Modern Tales – Darkness In Me (Chrispin Remix)
With debut single “Zephyr” out soon, keep up to date and follow Chrispin below.
