This year’s Sziget festival saw a monstrous list of talent coming to Budapest to showcase their skills and the state of the music industry today, and trap is one genre you simply can’t live out — the 808-drum-driven blend of hip-hop and dubstep took the world by storm, presenting a whole new team of dancefloor superheroes on their mission to make you twerk the nights away.

One of the better known names in the game is London-based producer TroyBoi, who gained worldwide exposure last year with the equally catchy and hard-hitting “Afterhours,” which featured both co-production by his mentor-of-sorts Diplo and aerial vocals by sister act Nina Sky. We caught up with the rising star in Sziget's green room moments before TroyBoi's strobelight-heavy set and learned that young producer doesn’t plan to get trapped by trap after all.

How excited are you to hear this huge festival singing along to your biggest hit so far — “Afterhours”?

It’s a pleasure to be here. It’s absolutely one of the biggest festivals I ever played. I don’t play this every day, you know.

Did you get to see any other acts yet?

I’ve literally just touched down, literally.

And you're probably leaving right after your show?

You know how it works. But it’s all good, man.

But have you been to any great shows this year?

Well, I’ve played a few good ones across North America and Canada.

Maybe you’ve scouted for some new good vocalists or producers?

One of the craziest gigs I saw recently was at a Canadian festival called Faded. It was Travis Scott. Man, I was blown away! I’ve been a fan of his music for a bit, but just to see him perform was amazing. His energy is insane.

Did you already reach out to his team?

Hopefully he can see me before I reach out. That would be great.

We’ll make sure to forward him this interview, no worries. But talking about your own performances: what works better for you — the clubs or the festivals?

I like both, to be honest. I’m quite an interactive performer, so I like to be able to be in the crowd and touch the fans and really communicate with them.

Like crowd surfing?

That happened very recently actually. So yeah. Who know what’s gonna happen tonight! But I do like all kinds of crowds: clubs, festivals. Festivals are great because it’s always amazing to feel that kind of energy from so many people.

London obviously has tons of great talent. Is it hard to stand out there? Or more inspiring?

It’s definitely hard. The things they tend to push are more on the commercial side as opposed to the rawer, underground sound or sound that is just a bit left compared to the other stuff. And I feel like I fit right in the middle of these two. I’m starting to slowly cross over to the commercial market in the sense of my music staying the same but getting more mass appeal. But overall yes, in the UK it’s quite hard — there’s so much talent there.

How did you pick trap as your main route? And do you even consider yourself a trap producer?

No, that’s what the journalists call me [laughs]. Because it’s hard to really say what it is. I use trap influences in my songs. So I think when they hear that little [makes a rattlesnake sound], they go “Oh, it’s trap!” But I’m fine with it. I tend to call my music “my style,” because it’s a blend of multiple genres and textures from world music.

There’s another guy who also likes to blend all sorts of genres and his name is Diplo. He helped to push your record “Afterhours." How did you meet him?

He’d heard my music and just hit me up on Twitter: “Dude, I really like your music, we should get in the studio.” That’s a pretty cool tweet message to get! So I went to LA, met him…

Probably had a huge party?

No [laughs] he’s a hard worker — that’s one thing I respect about him the most. He just pushes himself to the limit and achieves such greatness for that. Everything he accomplished is due to his hard work.

How crazy do you get when you party, when you’re off-duty?

It depends on who I’m with. I party hard, definitely. When it’s time for me to have a good time, I’ll have a good time.

Are you a dancer?

I like to pop a little move, sure.

What should we expect from you this year except for dancing?

I’m working on a couple singles right now. I’ve worked hard on my 35-date North American/Canadian Mantra tour, that's on until mid-October. My own music, my own stage, my own lighting.

What are you going to watch on the bus?

Man, it depends. I need my PS4 and my FIFA in there. And of course my laptop ‘cause going to these places — inspiration will just pour in.

Talking about apps and music services, what do you usually use? Social media-wise, too?

Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud. What else is there? Twiter. Just the main ones.

How many Pokemon did you catch?

None. I refuse to download that app. I like Pokemon, but now it’s a bit crazy. I was at the airport and saw these men catching Pokemon. Grown men bumping into walls. C’mon, man!

How crazy is your rider?

I’m a humble guy. Check it out for yourself [nods to pretty much empty table in the middle of the green room]. I like HARIBOs, I like coconut water, I have vodka. But nothing crazy. For now.