Collaborating with masters of the sound clash format is a highly educational experience for selectors from other backgrounds.

“But but yo, respect to to Tony Matterhorn, man. Matterhorn is master, you know what I mean? Yeah. And and just watching him pick the tunes for the for the dub dub Yeah. I learned so much, you know what I mean?”

Sound clashes are fundamentally about entertaining the audience and having a great time, rather than just about competition.

“I mean, we lose our job, bro. I mean, at the end of the day, it's about entertaining the people. It's about having the people having a great time.”

In a sound clash, one must pace themselves and adapt their energy level to counter the tactics of the opposing teams.

“So the second round, we decided to yo, we not going to go energy. So with that song with soca, that's how we just going hard. The energy vibe, you know what I'm saying? And you see the vibes. You saw it.”

A winning strategy in sound clashes involves having a strong lead who can improvise and steer the team rather than relying on a rigid plan.

“When when you are around Mataran, you don't have no game planning.”