Artist Spotlight: Meet Peter Dyna
What was the creative process like for this particular track?
Dany Buts: I’m pretty nostalgic about the very early days of house music — I can still picture myself listening on my Walkman. There’s one track in particular that probably only people who were there at the very start would remember, and I wanted to tip my hat to it. But I didn’t want it to be obvious, so I rewrote the lyrics and kept the reference tongue-in-cheek — more of a sly wink than a copy. That’s how “that girl with the bald head” popped up, and that line ended up sparking the whole video idea. If you recognize the original, hats off to you!
How do you feel “That Girl With The Bald Head” represents your artistic identity?
The beat and bass lean more toward Industrial Electro / EBM / Future Pop — think VNV Nation, Combichrist, Apoptygma Berzerk, or more recent acts like TR/ST and Mr. Kitty. I’ve always felt at home with that European electronic side of Gothic Rock and New Wave. What I love about this track is the balance: a black, hammering industrial bassline, yet lifted by lighter samples and little details so it never feels too heavy. Dark and driving, but still playful — that’s pretty much me in a nutshell.
What was your favorite moment in making the music video?
I’m a video editor by trade, so diving into today’s AI tools was both frustrating and liberating. You wait forever for a five-second clip to render, so you really have to learn how to trick the machine into giving you what you want. Piecing all that together into something that actually works is the real challenge — but strangely fun. People say the music video is dead. I don’t care. I had a blast making this one.
On a slightly deeper level, I wanted to spotlight the boldness of bald girls — whether by choice or because of treatment — who decide not to cover it up. A close friend of mine did that, and there’s something beautiful in the fragility and fierceness at the same time. For me, the video became a little tribute to her and others like her, even if most viewers just take it at face value.
What genres of music do you primarily focus on, and what draws you to those genres?
Honestly, genre labels are kind of annoying bullshit — and they shift every few years anyway. I’m more into artists who aren’t afraid to mix it up (look up Anne Clark if you don’t know her). My own stuff pulls from years of listening to everything: Dark Wave, EDM, Drum’n’Bass, World Music, intimate piano with spoken word, Moby-esque electronica, even that fragile, Icelandic feel you hear in Sigur Rós or Stafrænn Hákon. All of it filters down and sneaks into my tracks in one way or another.
How do you approach creating something new and different?
If it’s danceable, I’ll always twist it — make it darker, more nostalgic, or sneak in a melody you wouldn’t expect under a beat like that. “Fun,” to me, means a little unexpected.
I’ve been making music for about 20 years in my bedroom, but I was always too modest to call myself a producer, let alone an artist. I’m 46 now, and at some point I just thought: f*ck it, I’m putting it all out there! The best part of starting late is that I don’t feel tied to any genre rules. I’ve got old tracks I can finally release, and they’re not going to fit neatly into any box. So yeah — more is coming, and it won’t be predictable!
