BiXX is an American DJ, trance producer, mentor, and entrepreneur based in Mobile, Alabama.
Photo credit: BiXX – Official
His first exposure to dance music came while mixing funk at college parties at Auburn University, before discovering European dance music at Atlanta’s Limelight. Later, the music of Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, and Armin van Buuren helped deepen his connection with trance, a genre that eventually became the foundation of his own artist project.
That project has developed around what BiXX describes as a higher purpose: using music to communicate ideas drawn from his own life experiences. In 2026, that philosophy has shaped two new collaborations, ‘Together Till The End’ with Christina Novelli and ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ with Susana.
We caught up with BiXX to discuss both releases, his evolving relationships with vocalists, the role of mentorship in his music, and why inspiration remains central to everything he does.
EG: Hi BiXX, welcome to Electronic Groove. It’s great to have you with us. How have you been, and how are you feeling about everything you have coming up?
BiXX: Thanks for this opportunity. I have been rehabilitating my knee during the first half of the year. I got a knee replacement from the many years of playing American football and running sports. I wore it out. Staying home presented some new opportunities to make new music as well as build back my body in the gym. Some well-needed time off the road. I feel great about the near future, as I am armed with plenty of new music.
EG: You’ve got two particularly meaningful collaborations arriving in quick succession, first ‘Together Till The End’ with Christina Novelli and then ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ with Susana. Has it been an especially rewarding period creatively?
BiXX: Creative periods come and go, sort of like waves in the ocean. A lot of it depends on where you are in your life and especially in your head. The more stress from managing the challenges of life, the less creativity. I had a great creativity period just prior to ADE, October 2025, and for the first half of 2026. I stayed home to rehab my knee with nothing else to do but exercise and music. No pressure, just work out and do creative days.
And given that this is my third and second track with Christina and Susana respectively, we have established a good work process that works to bring out the best in each vocalist. I do feel it is the producer’s job to learn how each vocalist likes to work to bring out their best.
EG: ‘Together Till The End’ marks your third collaboration with Christina. What is it about working with her that continues to bring something special out of your music?
BiXX: What is that old saying? The third time is a charm. Funny story. The first time I worked with Christina, I was very nervous. This iconic vocalist who sang ‘Concrete Angel’ had agreed to work with me. I did not really know what I was doing in terms of working with vocalists. It is an acquired skill. I did not know how to tell her I did not like the first singing of the vocals. I even sought out lots of help. I stumbled my way through it.
Christina gets an A+ for patience. Every artist is different in how they like to work, so patience is a real virtue. I have very little, so I have to try very hard.
With Christina, I learned that she likes an emotional chord progression using a piano and strings without many beats in the track, and also some possible inspirational topics to help inspire the writing process. I did send an idea, which was titled ‘Semper Fe’. This means always faithful. A tribute to the values my father taught me. It’s about long-term loyalty, which is one of my major pillars for success in life. This helped to inspire this beautiful track.
Christina and her team delivered. The vocals were perfect the very first time. This is quite unusual, for me at least. Having experience learning the other person’s process makes the chance for a successful project much better.
EG: The song explores love, loyalty, resilience, and an unbreakable connection, while moving between intimate passages and more expansive moments. How did you and Christina approach translating those ideas into the music?
BiXX: As I mentioned above, Christina and her writing team used my narrative to inspire a track about loyalty in a personal, intimate relationship. The original idea name, ‘Semper Fe,’ is Latin for always faithful. It is the motto of the United States Marine Corps. Obviously, that would not be a good backdrop for impressive lyrics, so they applied it to more of a personal relationship and made it a sing-along track.
Christina and her team took care of all the songwriting, as that is how they like to work. A good leader communicates a clear vision, hires good people, and gets out of their way. My only job was to provide some ideas that maybe one of the team could resonate with.
“A higher purpose sustains you. Goals are great. Achievements are great, but they don’t sustain you”
EG: You also had an early version of the track tested in front of an audience in Amsterdam, where people were already responding to the chorus. How useful is that kind of immediate reaction when you’re still shaping a record?
BiXX: It was very helpful. I was a little worried there were too many vocals in the track. After all, we are making dance music. In trance, vocals enhance the music. In pop, music enhances the vocals. So the crowd reaction, waving their arms in the chorus in the break, gave me confidence that there were not too many vocals, as the crowd could quickly learn and follow the chorus.
EG: Then comes ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ with Susana on September 11th, which grew from a very personal reflection on uncertainty and the way our experiences prepare us for whatever comes next. What first sparked that idea?
BiXX: I have been a constant worrier. Often, with a worrying brain, you need to figure out how to turn it off. To manage this, I would often say, “Stop thinking about this because I will figure it out. Have faith that I can figure it out.”
Then I started worrying about a new chapter in my life. The usual questions. What am I going to do? How will I figure this out? Then it dawned on me: each new chapter of my life has been the best one yet, because I am smarter and more knowledgeable from the process of life.
I have always had a growth mindset and love to keep learning. Plus, I love to build new relationships and surround myself with people smarter than me. With a growth mindset, listening and learning, and the right people around me, I have always managed to create the next new chapter as the best one yet.
It hit me like an aha moment. Then I knew I needed to make this into a track so the message would go out to as many people as possible. To as many people who want to learn from this. I think it is life-changing to adopt this positive, ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ mindset, because we can do this for ourselves.
EG: You’ve gone through some significant transitions in your own life, from marriage and fatherhood to building a business and eventually creating BiXX, and you’ve found that each new chapter has brought its own rewards. How much of that lived experience naturally finds its way into your music?
BiXX: Great question. At least 90% of my tracks contain an inspirational message from my life experiences. Why? It’s about having a higher purpose in everything that you do that’s important to you. A higher purpose sustains you. Goals are great. Achievements are great, but they don’t sustain you. They are short-lived.
Plus, the music industry can be brutally tough at times. So many people just focus on their own goals. Short-term thinking. Lots of rejection and, believe it or not, lots of unhappy people on social media hurling insults without any real knowledge of the artist and how hard they work.
My higher purpose is delivering inspirational messages through music. It is a sustainable, highly rewarding journey because I learn new lessons every day. I don’t get too focused on gigs, radio plays, or charting tracks. I create uplifting music with inspirational messages to help people and build confidence. And, oh, by the way, it helps me too.
EG: Susana was already an important musical influence for you through her work on ‘Shivers’ long before the two of you began collaborating. Now that you’ve worked together on more than one record, what have you discovered about her creative process?
BiXX: What I learned about Susana in this second round of collaborating is that she is so much more than a great vocalist. She is highly intelligent. She is a great teacher and coach. A great mom and family member. She is very skilled in social media and detail-oriented. She has exemplary skills that can be applied to the business world and whatever else she wants to do.
Susana is transitioning to a new chapter in her life as a mom and working a new job. For Susana, the best is yet to come. Susana has that ability to make the people around her better.
EG: Across your music, there’s a consistent desire to leave listeners feeling stronger or more hopeful than when they arrived. When did that become such an important part of what BiXX represents?
BiXX: This came from just trying to survive. I bought a dying company that lost $250,000 the year before I bought it. I had to change everything. I had to hire people and get the best out of them. I had to learn their strengths and push them to grow and improve. To keep learning, mainly so they could grow with the company and help the company make a profit.
Over time, I developed a passion for getting the best out of people. And I loved to study human behavior and to see how we could grow from our mistakes, not be punished for them. I learned that my company could be even more profitable and give better service to our customers if our employees loved the culture and appreciated how the company helped them grow and improve as people.
After I left the company I built from nothing that I sold, I faced a two-year non-compete. I was basically lost, as my entire identity was being the leader of my company. What do I do next in life? What is the next chapter?
Going through a process I call Brand DNA, I figured out what I was passionate about, and that became the foundation for the BiXX brand: delivering inspirational messages through music. This gave me a new passion and a new purpose in my life.
“I create uplifting music with inspirational messages to help people and build confidence”
EG: You’ve described the philosophy behind the project as “music is the vehicle, inspiration is the message.” Do you think that message has changed as your own life and experiences have changed?
BiXX: I stay pretty consistent with my values. It helps me live my life in alignment with my values. Being inspirational is one of them. I am a very inspirational person. I find small talk extremely boring.
When I meet someone, if there is time for a conversation, I like to dive right in to get to know what inspires that person. What makes them tick. What is the best way to connect with them?
My motivation to deliver inspirational messages has not changed. However, I do think I keep getting better at how I communicate those messages. And yes, focusing on inspiring people with what I have learned definitely helps me. The teacher benefits as much as the student.
Although my wife of 38 years tells me if I followed half of my advice, I would be a lot happier. It’s good to have someone around you to hold you accountable.
EG: Looking ahead, what else is taking shape for BiXX, and what would you like to explore as you move into the next stage of the project?
BiXX: Like my new track with Susana, the best is yet to come. Lots of new human vocal projects as I continue to learn more and build better relationships with vocalists. I want to keep growing my sound and improving the team around me that I work with. To keep evolving the BiXX sound, and not trendy commercial sounds.
I believe every artist needs to understand how AI can help with music production, lyric writing, and vocal melodies. It’s the Wild West right now. There is something to be said for the imperfections of the human sound. I love working with humans.
No matter which side of the fence you are on, pro-AI or totally against AI, we do live in a capitalist society. The market drives the acceptance of technology changes. It’s not up to the artists. It’s up to the music buyers and the courts right now.
There are some excellent AI tools. My values have still not changed. Work with talented artists and learn to get the best out of them. I am seeing some AI-enhanced human vocals, with a named vocalist in the title, that are too perfect, almost sounding fake, but charting on Beatport and getting lots of accolades.
It’s scary, but that might be what the market wants. It’s the big unknown right now, and it’s changing fast. I can spot an AI vocal in seconds. Adapt or get left behind. Will it be like AI can change Joe Cocker’s vocals into Whitney Houston? We shall see.
EG: Thank you so much for your time. We wish you all the best with the new releases and everything ahead. Take care!
BiXX: Thank you for this opportunity. You gave me some excellent questions.
BiXX’s ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ with Susana is out now via Nocturnal Knights Music. Stream and download here.
