Brandon Thomas Talks Why He NEVER Signed a Deal, Traveling Helps You Make Better Beats + More

DamnBrandonT interview aka Brandon Thomas on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with DamnBrandon to talk about what he has been doing since his breakout hit with OG Maco "U Guessed It" which includes working with artists like Kanye West, Madonna, A$AP Rocky & more. He told us why he never officially signed to OGG, QC or any label and remains independent to this day 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:24 Why is DamnBrandon so lit on Instagram? 3:14 Evolving with the Atlanta sound 6:20 Brandon links with hustlers for financial support 8:17 Getting paid $20K per beat 10:10 Building a fan base from Parties!! 11:27 How we became successful and remained independent 12:47 Who's in OGG? 15:00 Working with Key! and OG Maco through the beef 17:20 Going from buzzing in Atlanta to meeting Madonna and Kanye 19:30 Brandon gets assaulted by a school cop!! 25:36 Create a family/fraternity around a vision 26:00 Dealing with flaky artists 30:11 What does a universal shift feel like? 33:52 OG Maco slapped Brandon over U Guessed It record??? 37:56 Brandon tells Kanye hes not going to send him beats 45:19 Traveling helped Brandon become more confident in his music 48:46 You have to do what you want to do 49:20 Becoming more of a music director 50:33 Pro's and Con's of being Independent 51:50 Don't try to remake a song that made you big 54:00 Independent producers NEED to hear this!! 55:10 Advice from Quincy Jones 1:01:53 This music industry is just like High School 1:07:56 Claim producer credits with artists if song has never released?? 1:14:17 Is Soundcloud bigger than Youtube? 1:16:00 Soulja Boy is the G.O.A.T of capturing attention Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @damnbrandont 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast