IN CONVERSATION WITH SVETTI
Interview by Samo Šajn
SVETTI is an emerging breakbeat artist bringing a fresh edge to the genre. Splitting her time between London, LA, and Ibiza, she blends live performance with club energy. With a debut album on the way and support from legends like Stanton Warriors and Coldcut, she’s quickly becoming one of the most exciting new names in electronic music.
How have your early experiences with piano and singing shaped the way you approach producing and performing today?
Playing piano as a kid taught me how to feel through music. I started composing my own songs when I was 13. I still remember how, instead of practicing classical pieces for my music school exams, I would sit for hours just playing around, releasing the melodies in my head. For most of my life, I didn’t realize that was something special, but later I understood it is one of the most beautiful gifts I could ever ask for. And if I don’t release those melodies, I start to feel unhappy. That’s when I realized that no matter what happens in life, I have to keep making music.
Singing, on the other hand, taught me how to connect with people better and deliver those emotions through my voice. Together, they made me realize that music isn’t just about sound, it is also about connection, a language of feeling rather than words. Every beat I make today still tries to say what words can’t.
Your sound draws from both Berlin’s experimental scene and the euphoric UK rave culture. How do you blend these influences into something uniquely yours?
I don’t really try to blend them in a conscious way. For me, it’s more about throwing ideas together and seeing what explodes. Chaos and accidents often lead to the most exciting results. Berlin taught me a deep respect for textures, rhythm architecture, and the curiosity to always push boundaries. The UK rave scene, on the other hand, showed me the power of raw energy, emotional harmonies, breaks, and that communal euphoria you only feel when the whole room is locked in together.
When those two worlds collide, you get something that moves the body but also engages the mind. That’s what I’m chasing, music that not only makes you dance but also makes your imagination wander. Music that can transport you somewhere else entirely.
Your live sets are known for connecting deeply with the audience. How do you translate emotion and energy into your music?
I translate emotion into music through harmonies and melodies and bring energy with broken rhythms that feel both raw and alive. What helps me connect with people even more is singing.
Today, it’s all about honesty. If you mean it, people feel it. Over the years, I’ve learned not to chase perfection but connection. When you drop your ego and let the music speak, the crowd meets you halfway, and that’s where the real magic happens.
Breakbeat is constantly evolving. How do you see the genre developing, and how do you hope to push it forward?
Living in London, I often hear from old-school producers that breakbeat used to be almost a dirty word. I couldn’t understand why I didn’t feel this way until I realized that I didn’t grow up on UK breakbeat at all. I grew up on Berlin’s experimental electronica and was always drawn to rhythms that broke away from the straight kick. Maybe that’s why I have always had my own vision of what breakbeat is, one that doesn’t quite fit into the traditional UK framework.
Now I see there’s a new generation of producers shaping a new wave of breakbeat. It sounds fresh, vibrant, raw, a bit futuristic, and always full of life. I want to be part of that evolution, pushing the sound forward and making it cooler, deeper, more sophisticated, and even more emotionally engaging. That’s what drives me.
With collaborations coming up with Stanton Warriors, Coldcut, and Supafly, how do you balance honouring their legacy while keeping your own voice front and centre?
Working with legends means knowing when to listen and when to speak. Collaboration, to me, is a conversation: respect the history but add a fresh line to the story. You honour the past by evolving it.
I have also been lucky because they have always respected my vision and encouraged me to bring a fresh perspective to the sound.
Spending time between London, LA, and Ibiza must offer very different vibes. How does each city influence your music and performance style?
London is pure inspiration. It keeps me plugged into the raw, cutting-edge energy of the rave scene, constantly introducing me to new talents and ideas that push my creativity. It is also where I spend countless hours in the studio, collaborating and experimenting with other artists.
LA feels like home. It is my space to recharge and explore. Road trips, hikes, and sprawling landscapes reset my mind, giving me the energy to reach new creative heights.
Ibiza, meanwhile, is a meeting point. It brings together emerging and established artists shaping the scene in a relaxed, vacation-like atmosphere that makes it easy to connect, share ideas, and plan future collaborations, whether in the studio in London or elsewhere.
I feel most alive when I am constantly on the move. Traveling between these cities gives me everything I need: inspiration, connection, collaborations with other artists, space to rest, and the thrill of a fresh start.
Your debut album is highly anticipated. Can you share the vision behind it and what listeners can expect from your sound?
This album is a reflection of the most difficult chapters of my life: codependent relationships, the long and often lonely road as an artist, and my own struggles with mental health. It dives into the parts of myself I used to resist: the shadows, the demons, the chaos. It sounds dark, yes, but for me that darkness is where transformation lives. Once you stop running from it and embrace it alongside the light, you become whole.
That is the message I wanted to capture with the album: that music can hold both the beauty and the brutality of being human, carrying you through the full spectrum of emotions, from darkness to light, chaos to clarity, and in the end offering a sense of release and renewal.
Every track on the album is built around a broken-beat framework, showing my deep-rooted love for breakbeat.
You’re launching a new breakbeat radio show with Stanton Warriors. How will it reflect your personal taste and approach to the genre?
The idea was to create a proper home for broken-beat, non-4/4 music on radio. We looked around and realized there wasn’t really a dedicated show for this kind of music, so we wanted to build that platform ourselves.
At its core, the mission is simple: push this constantly evolving sound forward while celebrating its roots. Listeners can expect raw energy, immersive and low-slung grooves, dirty low-end, and loads of unreleased material, not just from us but also from the new wave of producers pushing the sound upwards.
Above all, we want the show to carry that raw, rebellious spirit that made us fall in love with underground beats and bass in the first place.
You’ve achieved a lot already, from awards to high-profile collaborations. Looking forward, what are the next challenges or milestones you’re most excited about?
My debut album and live show, with live vocals and visuals, are the next big milestones. Beyond that, I want to contribute to the new wave of breakbeat by launching a label and a party series that celebrates this fresh wave of sound. I have learned that the best things happen when you throw yourself in completely, because that is where real growth and magic happen.
