Five Track Chaser: Catching Up With B.Traits

Following the news that she'll soon be covering Annie Mac's Friday night, BBC Radio 1 slot when she takes maternity leave, a lot of people are now looking at B.Traits. But the Digital Soundboy member has shown no signs of wavering with her current Sunday night Radio 1 and 1Xtra simulcast radio show going from strength to strength. The Canadian born selector has proven her worth a hundred times over already with her mixing (she was a big part of FABRICLIVE 63: Digital Soundboy Soundsystem alongside Shy FX and Breakage), her production, her Rinse FM broadcasts and her previous In New DJs We Trust show, so the news that she'll soon be kicking off the weekend on the station comes as no surprise to many. Ahead of her next appearance here on Friday at the Ram takeover, we caught up with her quickly and asked her to pick five of her current favourite tracks to give the world a peek into her record bag... So obviously the big news is that you're taking over Annie's show on BBC Radio 1. How did you get the nod? Did Annie tip you personally? Yeah! It’s very exciting for me! My first show is this Friday before I play at fabric. I think I got the nod when I covered for Annie when she was on holiday back in January. I was originally supposed to cover for Skream and Benga but something happened and I ended up doing Annie's show instead. She has always been really supportive and has given me loads of tips for this summer. How does it feel to be taking something like that on? Kinda daunting at first to be honest! When they first told me, I was freakin out! But I’ve been preparing for the last few months and feel like I'm definitely ready for the challenge. Are you being swamped with new music as a result? Yep! It's great! Is that taking up all your time or are you still finding time for your own production? For now, I am focusing on the show. I have scheduled one free day a week for studio time which isn't much, but at least I can finish a few things for the summer. What else is coming up for you this summer? Along with Fridays and Sundays on Radio 1 there’ll be loads of festivals: Glastonbury, Global Gathering, Boomtown, Bestival, Lovebox, Hideout, Outlook, Ibiza trips, and a few Digital Soundboy parties… Could you give us your favourite 5 tracks (that we can embed from youtube or soundcloud) at the minute? Doctor Jeep - Luv 4 Me: Apashe & Snails - Bubble Gun VIP: Lazune - Feet It ft. Katy Shotter: Addison Groove & Sam Binga – Rzor: Breakage – Natty: Catch BTraits in Room Two at RAM this Friday. Photo: Sarah Ginn