Dun Deal Talks New Quavo Album, Trying DMT, Going Vegan, False Arrest + More

Dun Deal interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Dun Deal stopped by the office to talk about making beats for Quavo's new solo project, getting noticed & building relationships with artists, trying DMT and what he learned from his DMT experience, going vegan for 2 years & a lot more. Dun Deal dropped some gems in this producer interview on the best and worst investments for producers & talked about why producers go broke spending money on women and material things that don't progress their career. Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 0:50 On working with artist Kris Wu in China who already has a feature with Quavo and movie soundtracks in China 2:15 How to build relationships with artists if you're completely unknown - Dun knows a guy on tour with Migos who got their attention by following them on tour using his own money 4:29 If his computer crashed right now he'd be ok because he always backs up but learned the hard way from losing a Drake placement 5:40 Sent a beat to DJ Khaled to give to Drake and Khaled put it out without telling Dun Deal 7:10 Top streams of income include investing in weed & studio spaces 7:40 Early on in his career he didn't spend his money wisely 9:15 Gold can always go back to cash but diamonds are worthless 9:50 Diamond industry propaganda 11:26 Things he keeps his brand away from, specifically TV events - He's turned down VH1 Love & Hip Hop 12:03 Using music as a stepping stone to get to the next level 13:14 Scared money don't make money, take risks 15:02 Remy Martin Producer Series as a way to maintain relationships 15:56 Keeping business relationships is a full time job 16:09 Dun Deal on the Trak at the Producergrind VIP Beat Showcase 3 at ABS Studios in Atlanta, GA 17:01 Finding creativity within the pocket 17:29 Started making beats in 2004 19:58 Talks about Astroworld's Carousel & Sicko Mode by Travis Scott as a great example of making the beat do a lot without doing to much 21:08 The evolution of his sound, working with Rich Kidz, Young Thug & Cash Out - Understanding when the sound is changing 22:40 He takes time off and seeks out newer younger producers to help evolve his sound 23:34 Learning how to play piano and mix 27:11 Spending money on women 30:13 Migos - Hannah Montana was performed on MTV with a live symphony 31:52 On using an MPC 2000 and a Motif starting out 32:29 Overrated/Underrated -The Olympics -Award shows -Chicken & Waffles -Omnisphere -Producers rapping 39:42 Making queso with government cheese 45:24 Meal preps on Sundays 45:38 Smoking weed & eating bacon all day 48:58 Doing DMT and ayahuasca 56:28 Dun says the drawing of L has a nose that looks like ti***** 57:18 Loving Omnisphere 59:55 Producers who rap 1:01:54 Artists take up all the air in the room 1:02:04 Who would be the loudest person in the room with Michael Jackson 1:08:25 Going on tour with Migos 1:10:35 Instead of calling certain music wack, measure it by the standards of its genre 1:13:35 Where can we find Dun Deal on social media @dundealonthetrak 1:14:00 Quavo’s album coming out in 2018 which he did a lot of work on 1:14:35 On getting arrested for a robbery he did NOT commit and getting paid $300,000 for having to spend 10 days in prison Hosted By @ceodylan @theletterlbeats @carrington_hill @producergrind Special Guest @DunDealOnTheTrak Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast