2024 has been a monumental year for LA duo Crumb Pit, with a series of sold-out shows and high-profile support slots alongside legends like Boombox Cartel, Flosstradamus, and Rusko.
Known for their infectious energy and genre-bending drum & bass sound, Crumb Pit saw their first headline shows in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles packed to the brim. Their Undercover EP surpassed 500,000 streams on Spotify, while their social media grew by over 15K followers thanks to their humorous, authentic content and viral remix campaigns.
With a jam-packed schedule and their first festival booking at Elements Festival, signing to Dim Mak, and so much more, 2025 promises even more excitement for Crumb Pit. Read more in our exclusive interview with the duo below!
2024 was an incredible year for you, with sold-out headlines and supporting acts like Boombox Cartel and Flosstradamus. Was there a specific memory from this year that has stuck with you?
Matt: There are so many incredible moments this year it’s hard to pick out one specifically, but I’ll never forget playing our first festival on New Year’s in San Francisco, which I guess was technically last year but we had a fairly early set time and opened up to a room that had like four people in it but by the time we finished our 90 minute set the room that held 3000 people was packed and people couldn’t get in. Everyone was going crazy and even more importantly it was seeing the crowd’s reactions to our original music. Seeing that so many people going off on our music really made me feel like we were really onto something.
Joe: Something I’ll never forget was our show in Salt Lake city. It was in an abandoned office building and it happened to be in the middle of summer on an extremely hot day when we did Soundcheck, they had some air conditioning in the building that worked pretty well but when we showed up for a set late into the evening, the place was sweltering hot because the windows to the office building didn’t open and the air conditioning did not support the 600 people that were in the room. The temperature was well over 100° and we played our asses off. We got to the point where I actually had to go backstage where I almost passed out. I threw up but five minutes later I was back and we finished the set strong.
Your Undercover EP has racked up over 500K streams on Spotify. Can you share some details behind how this EP came together?
Matt: The EP consisted of three individual singles that we released independently. Each song is actually very different but what we like about creating an EP out of it was that it showed the breath of our music. When you listen to all three at one time, we feel like it’s just a great musical experience and a real expression of our sound.
Joe: What I really love is that WGDC was made pretty much in one night. We were feeling ourselves and the energy in the room so well and everything came together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Your Instagram growth this year has been phenomenal. How do you create content that consistently resonates with your audience while remaining authentic?
Matt: We have been hyper focused on, not only generating the content, but also the type of content that we’re putting out there as well. We want to represent who we are and what our brand is. We are definitely a couple of guys who like to have fun and not take ourselves too seriously and we hope people can see that. At the same time we really are very serious about our music and our listeners’ experience with it. So the challenge is how to be funny and entertaining, true to ourselves and make sure people understand that our music is no joke.
In 2025, you’re signed with Dim Mak Records and dropping multiple records. Can you give us a sneak peek of what to expect from your upcoming releases?
Joe: We’ve been holding on to so much great music over the last several months that we have a tremendous catalog that we feel is ready to go. We’ve been getting together and working on music non stop, so it’s also fair to say that what’s going to come out may not have even been conceived yet. One thing that’s really encouraging. Is that the one or two A&R sessions that we’ve had with the Dim Mak team have been so incredibly positive and the feedback and notes that we get from them have been spot on. We’re so excited and honored to be working with the Dim Mak team and I really in all of their experience and creative thinking.
Booking your first festival, Elements Festival, is a huge milestone. Are you already preparing ideas for this set?
Matt: It’ll be our first true summer festival booking and we are incredibly excited. There are probably a lot of songs that we will play out that either we have not released or even written yet. What we do know is that our set will feature a lot of energy along with a bunch of our music and a ton of great music from our friends and colleagues, and played out with every ounce of energy we have.
You’ve been on the road for headline shows and as a direct support act. How has touring shaped your growth as an artist, and what’s been the most unexpected lesson so far?
Joe: Yeah, it’s crazy. How many different places we played in just our first year. The thing that has struck us the most is when we played a show in Toronto, and there were people in the audience singing our songs. It makes us realize how the reach of our tracks on Spotify as well as our social content has really enabled us to create fans outside of our home bases in LA. We absolutely love hanging out with people in different cities. One of the most amazing things is that whether you’re in Salt Lake City, Toronto or San Diego, even though there are different perspectives on the world , the one thing that we all have in common is the music.
What’s been the most surreal moment of your career this year—whether on stage, in the studio, or with fans?
Matt: For me it would be playing direct support for Rusko. He’s been somebody who I’ve looked up to and admired for so long, and he was so gracious and welcoming. He genuinely seem to fuck with our music and even gave us a great shout out. Being on stage with them, even though only for a few moments was a surreal moment for me.
Joe: I would agree with Matt that the Rusko show as well as opening for Flosstradamus and Boombox Cartel, BUT the most surreal moment for me though was seen when some of our fans started getting Crumb Pit tattoos. That truly blew me away.
With a packed year ahead, how are you balancing the creative process with the demands of growing your brand and staying connected with fans?
Matt: Our music making process is very organic and really just comes from us being in the same room/studio together with having to travel play shows focus on social media and support our new partnership with Dim Mak, there certainly are more commitments that we have to fulfill. But really at the end of the day there isn’t a single moment of any of it that we don’t love to do so it’s not like it’s difficult in any way. We are blessed to be doing what we are doing.
