Many people were surprised when the name Skrillex was announced in
the best new artist category, along with the likes of Nicki Minaj and
The Band Perry, during this week's televised Grammy nominations special.
Count Skrillex as one of them.
A day after earning a whopping five nominations in total, the 23-year-old dance and dub-step producer is still taking it all in.
"It
just hasn't really hit me yet," he said in a phone interview from
Manchester, United Kingdom on Thursday. "I wouldn't have thought I would
come this far in so many ways."
Skrillex scored the third-most nominations, matching Lil Wayne. Kanye
West leads with seven nods; Adele, the Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars
scored six each.
The Los Angeles-based Skrillex, born Sonny Moore,
may be best known for "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" (he's also a
producer on Korn's new album, "The Path of Totality," out next week).
Skrillex
hasn't had much success on the Billboard charts — he's more of an
underground artist. He'll have some tough competition in the best new
artist category: Besides facing The Band Perry and Minaj, who were both
nominated for Grammys earlier this year and have dominated their
respective fields and at other awards shows, he'll compete with Bon
Iver, a critical darling, and J. Cole, who had a No.1 album and is the
protege of Jay-Z.
Skrillex is nominated for best dance recording
for "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites," and also nominated for best
dance/electronica album for his EP, which shares the same name. In 2010,
Lady Gaga earned those trophies, and Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the
World)" was the winner of best dance recording earlier this year.
Skrillex will have to battle Robyn, Deadmau5 and David Guetta, acts who come from a similar background to his.
"I
feel very proud of where I come from," Skrillex said of being in the
electronic music scene, a genre that has exploded on Top 40 radio in
recent years. "I do feel like I represent something and I'm a part of
something and it's an honor to be there."
Skrillex, who is also
nominated for best remixed recording (non-classical) and best short form
music video, says he hopes his Grammy love will give more attention to
the dance music genre.
"I just hope it opens more doors for next year, not only Grammy nominations, but just everything in general," he said.
The Grammys will be held Feb. 12 in Los Angeles.
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