BK: How did you two meet each other?
Mit: Back in 2007, we met at a pub where I was invited to perform as a beatbox artist. Two years later, we worked and performed together doing beatbox at different events and pubs that were into underground music. It was an opportunity to practice and improve our skills, make new sounds and rap.

BK: What took you so long to release this single?
Mit: We took two years to produce the song “Forget,” which we released a few months ago, but people didn’t really know who we were at the time. We’ve been Doubletap since we lost in the semi-finals of Thailand’s Got Talent, and our performance on [TV show] Big Za Sa Bad Chor but we did not make our own music back then. I think it’s only when we won the Pepsi Big Five Man Hunt that people started to recognize us as musicians. We’ve done everything from winning the Beatbox Championship and DJ battles to being on TV shows. Last year, we performed at so many different shows we didn’t have time to focus on the album. Now is the right time: we know what we want and have been very focused on our music.  

BK: Who are your inspirations?
Van: DJ Rock Ridar taught me that DJing can be entertaining. I also like Limp Bizkit, Sek Loso, Silly Fools and Suraphol Sombatcharoen.
Mit: I love Michael Jackson back from when I went to study in the States at the age of 13. I also like Silly Fools, Fucking Hero, Kanye West, P Khan Thaitanium, and Marilyn Manson.

BK: How did the awards change your lives?
Van: I’m less scared on stage. But the most obvious change is that more people know about us. We used to be known only by the hip hop underground scene, who are our friends. Now we’ve got eight-year-old and 50-year-old fans.

BK: Why choose “Nae Gae” as your latest release?
Mit: Our first single, “Forget,” didn’t really represent our identity as underground beatbox artists. It’s too slow. But “Nae Gae” is fun and full of beatboxing. It’s a song that everyone can listen to and we put our soul in it. We did everything on our own, the lyrics, the beats and the sound. Tab Tim sings on the song, too. She is a superstar that we really wanted to work with. She is a great dancer and a confident girl.

BK: What about your day jobs?
Van: As a policeman, even while I am on duty arresting drug dealers, I’m thinking about the perfect beatbox track to go with what I’m doing.
Mit: I plan on going back to teaching beatbox later this year, both at Superstar Academy and at my place.

BK: What’s next?
Mit: People are hungry for underground music though social media. But you can’t make money from it, so we also have to survive through interacting with mainstream culture at the same time. Our next single which is coming soon is going to be electronic and full of fun beats—that’s all I can say.