At the age of 35, married with a wife and child, Benjamin Stanford aka Dub FX feels that he finally has a balanced personality at this stage of his life. But, by his own admission, reaching this state of being has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. When the Melbourne-born musician first started playing in bands as a teenager, he was more of a people-pleaser, he says. But then, going to the UK in 2006 opened up his ears to all sorts of sounds like drum 'n' bass, garage and grime. He was now armed with a whole new sonic arsenal that helped him form a fresh identity rooted in reggae and dubstep music. That's the avatar he unveiled on the streets of Europe, where he later performed as a busker for six years, living out of a van. And that's when the people-pleaser gradually became more reserved, maybe a little standoffish even, as he admits to us himself.

Dub FX and wife Sahida Apsara