I consider myself more of a producer and a musician than a DJ.

Edinburgh has a similar climate to Bergen – it’s very rainy and grey. There were a lot of days I’d sit inside in front of the computer, make music, and dream about summer – instead of the rainy reality outside.

I hate being put in a box labelled ‘tropical house.’

When I get up there, maybe I’m nervous for the first song, but then I get into it. It’s a lot of fun to stand up there. I always enjoy the moment when I’m actually standing on stage. When I’m done, I’m like, ‘Oh, I want to play one more song.’

SiriusXM has had my back ever since day one when I was making remixes in my dorm room at university, and it means a lot that they’re supporting my music as I prepare to release my debut album, ‘Cloud Nine.’

I think my music covers a broader sound than just ‘Tropical House’… My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed.

When I go into a store and find a T-shirt that’s well-designed with a great fabric but the fit is all wrong, the T-shirt is ruined for me.

If I never showed my face, it would kind of be easier.

People don’t really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.

It’s kind of hard when you‘re on the road all the time, from one show to the next, from one hotel room to the next hotel room, it’s kind of hard to think about everything.

I’d love to work with some of the people I’ve remixed for – Ed Sheeran or Chris Martin or The Weeknd. But it’s not just big names like these guys that I want to collaborate with.

‘Coming Over’ was probably the fastest collaboration I’ve ever done.

The difference between doing a remix and an original track is that when you do a remix, you obviously already have the original track as a starting point. But with the originals you start from scratch.

I just wanted to make melodies. I started trying to do my own thing and let the melodies make the genre themselves.

I feel like when I get the demos – I get a lot of demos – but when I get the right demo, I get very inspired. I produce around it, and it often goes very fast.

I like to try to keep my music happy because it can make other people happy. And that’s the way I feel when I listen to Avicii’s songs. I get happy because his melodies are so happy.

I don’t really know too many designers. I like a lot of what Kanye West has done with Yeezy, but I think it’s a bit too, how you say, elevated; it’s a little bit too special. Like he‘s trying to make something that’s kind of a little bit too cool sometimes.

Making music all the time was my dream.

I’ve been a sports fan forever.

I am proud to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.

I really like melodies.

When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly.

I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I’m also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself.

It’s a cool feeling to see how far my music has been spreading.

Edinburgh is where I started. A lot of the remixes I made were done in my room there, and it was a good place for me to make music.

I want to be known simply as a producer who makes music.

It was the fans sharing my music around that started it all for me.

The opportunity to be a part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio is a huge milestone in my career, and it will be the biggest performance of my life.

I really do try and play as many festivals as possible.

A lot of producers don’t have any musical education. I couldn’t make the music I make without playing the piano.

I wouldn’t be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them.

When I make a song, I’m really happy. It’s an indescribable feeling.

I didn’t think it was cool for me to walk around with a huge Kygo logo on myself.

I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings.

I feel like music can affect you in so many ways. When you hear a song with a happy melody, it can change your mood; it can change your day.

When I travel too much, it affects the music, and that is the most important thing. As long as I make good music, I can play shows, but if the music starts getting bad, the show offers won‘t come.

I love finding talents to pair my music with such as Conrad on ‘Firestone’, Parson James with ‘Stole the Show,’ and Will Heard on ‘Nothing Left.’

I don’t want to make just tropical house. I want to make everything, just like, whatever I feel like making.

I get into a zone where I’m really in my own world when I make music.

I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.

I’m so happy people have enjoyed listening to my tracks.

I do have in the back of my head that you never know how long it lasts.

2015 has been a crazy year for me, and Spotify have supported me right from the start. It’s an honour to be their Breakout Artist of the year, and I’m super excited to see what we can do together in 2016!

It’s kind of crazy to see how many people actually listen to my music.