Producergrind Podcast

PVLACE 808 Mafia Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with PVLACE from 808 Mafia out in LA for an exclusive interview during his first time in the United States. In this podcast we talk about his life in Germany, how he linked up with Southside and eventually got signed to 808 Mafia because of his dope melodies. We talked about his EDM influence and how it took him a while to learn how to make bouncy trap drums. We talked about his secret sauce when making his sample sounding melodies and some VST's he recommends for Producers. Lot of gems dropped in this episode watch it!!! 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:26 Pvlace almost gets robbed in LA? 1:20 Safety in America Vs. Germany 3:18 Growing Up In Germany 5:00 Starting To Make Beats 6:07 Getting Good At Melodies 7:12 How Did You Build Your Fan Base 8:07 Waiting To Send Beats Out To Artists 9:50 Linking and Signing With 808 Mafia 16:30 Lawyers Reviewing Contracts Before Signing 18:51 How Did Life Change After Signing? 20:45 Keep Everything Simple! 21:45 SECRET SAUCE *but no for real, its a SECRET 24:12 VST Secret Sauce 28:50 America Has The Best Food!!! 30:45 *Viewer Question* - Do you find it hard to build relationships with artists as a foreigner? 35:25 What did it feel like getting your first major placement? 36:22 Human Brain is Amazing!!! 41:18 *Viewer Question* - What skills or plug-ins to your melodies to the next level? 44:48 How Much Time Do You Spend On A Melody? 46:15 What Advice Would You Give European Artists/Producers? 49:28 What Was Toughest Point In Your Career? 53:25 Best Advice Your Dad Every Gave You? 57:14 Music's Influence On Your Decisions 🔥 PVLACE MELODY FX PLUGINS RECCOMENDATIONS 👇 Waves Kramer Tape Machine http://bit.ly/WavesTapeMachine Waves Mondo Mod http://bit.ly/WavesMondoMod XLN Audio RC-20 https://www.xlnaudio.com/products/add... Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @pvlace808mafia 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Jimmy Duval interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We pulled up on Jimmy at his home studio in Bel-Air while were out in LA. Jimmy talked to us about his come up, how he started making beats & more. We spent a lot of time talking about the controversy behind "Look At Me" the hit song he produced for XXXtentacion. Recently Jimmy announced he would be suing the late rapper's estate for $1 Million in publishing percentages that were given to another party without his consent. A lot of X's fans have been lashing out at Jimmy on his IG comments but he just wants everyone to know that this is business and has nothing do do with his friendship with X. We also talked about a few other topics including mixing & mastering. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:37 Getting Into Music Production 2:32 Journey To Linking Up With Major Artists 4:50 Linking Up With XXXTentacion 5:26 Producing "Look At Me" for XXXTentacion 7:40 Beginning of the Controversy 15:40 Why Do Producers Have A Problem Sticking Up To Artists? 17:40 Why Just Now Is This Being Noticed? 18:20 Conversation on Publishing 19:55 How Has This Situation Affected Your Relationships? 21:35 Dealing With The Crazy Fans 23:35 Having A Dope Home Studio 24:55 Love For Studio Equipment 25:55 Advice For Producers On Linking With Artists 28:14 Difference between Producing, Mixing, And Mastering 31:08 Should Producers Worry About Mixing And Mastering? 32:40 Jimmy's Childhood And Being A Studio Rat 34:55 Jimmy's Biggest Moment/Highlight Of His Career Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @jimmyduvalmusic 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Remix God Suede Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We sat down with the instagram remix legend DJ Suede aka Remix God to get the full story on how he found success in his own lane as a music producer. We talked about his first successful project (Greens, Beans, Tomatoes) and how that led to getting his fanbase up on social media so he could drop content to a bigger audience. His most successful song to date was from remixing Bhad Bhabie's Dr. Phil interview which helped launch her career as a rapper. He talked about some of his struggles along the way and how he has been able to carve out his own lane as a music producer. We also talked about his latest remix which actually turned into Soulja Boy's latest single "Cut That Check" 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:52 Remixing Memes/Come Up Story 2:48 Introduction to Producing 4:17 Remix God Going To College 5:25 Finding Your Lane As A Producer 9:35 Being Yourself Around Major Artists 11:25 Producing Soulja Boy's "Cut That Check" 13:30 Clearing Meme Samples and Vocal Samples 17:30 Have You Ever Burnt Any Bridges Or Made Any Mistakes? 20:06 Promoting His Brand And Getting Credit For Production 26:00 Building Your Brand First Before Signing A Deal 27:35 Everything You Need To Protect Yourself And Collect Payment 32:50 Can Someone Buy The Rights To Your Music? 36:20 How Do You Spend Your Time? 39:00 How Do You Make Your Remixes? 40:55 You Know What P***ed Me Off Man?!? Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @remixgodsuede 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

OG Parker interview on the Producergrind Podcast.OG Parker stopped by to talk about his come up and some producer topics that we brought up including how he handles splitting percentages with producers he collabs with and creators of loops that he may use when making beats. He talked a little about going to school for graphic design but dropping out shortly after to pursue his music career. We also asked OG Parker about signing to QC, the benefits of producer's having managers & more. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:31 Getting into Producing Music 1:03 Taking 4 Years to get first placement 1:30 Benefits of Knowing How To Play Instruments 3:17 Typical Beatmaking Process 4:07 One Instrument Every Producer Should Know 5:15 First Notable Placement and Linking With OG Maco 5:57 Working a Job and Going To School While Producing 7:53 Linking Up With QC 11:53 Using Loops and Collabing 13:41 Anything On Mixer Channel? 15:17 What's The Longest And Shortest Time Spent On A Beat? 15:45 EDM Production Team "Merge" 18:16 Invited To Dreamville "Revenge" Cook Up Session 22:22 Has The Progression of Trap Slowed Down? 23:30 How Much Top Production Placements Earn? 26:02 Letting Managers Handel Business 27:53 Building Your Brand And Image To Link With Artists 29:15 Random Questions - (29:25) When Is The Last Time You Watched A Tutorial - (30:12) Favorite VST - (30:35) Favorite Meal / Best Pizza In ATL - (31:11) Favorite Scale To Use - (31:19) GRIZZLY OR SILVERBACK???????? (The Last Time 💀) Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @ogxparker 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Digital Nas Interview on The Producergrind Podcast. On this episode Digital Nas talked about being apart of the original Soundcloud wave with artists like Yachty, Carti and Keith Ape. We also discussed the effects money can have on ones career, especially when it comes to motivation. In addition, Nas gave his perspective on the messages the music industry sends out to listeners. Finally we discussed how culture influences and drives the entire industry. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:24 Come Up Story (Working With Yachty, Carti, etc.) 5:22 Dropping Out of College 8:00 Nas Feeling Like He Made It After ASAP Placement 10:30 Getting a Check Made Him Lazy 12:20 Signing An Imprint Deal With Warner 13:53 Importance of Having Vision 17:00 Process of Getting Signed 19:13 Labels Target The Youth 25:25 Production Process And Using Loops 29:52 New single "Project Pat" and New Project 31:30 Nas Realizing He Need To Get Back To Work 33:15 Saving Not Spending!!! 37:15 Label Considering Dropping Nas 40:30 Being A Part Of Skate Culture 43:33 Warner Being Hesitant About Embracing Skate Culture 46:22 Self-Talk And Finding Your Motives *Deep Talk Coming lol 52:40 Working With Artists That Promote Evil Messages? 56:00 (Overrated. Underrated. Or Burnt Out) - (56:28) Supreme - (56:55) Publicity Stunts For Clout - (57:10) Producers Charging For Collabs - (57:54) SuperBowl 59:11 Random Questions - When Was The Last Time You Watched A Tutorial? - (1:03:29) Whats Your Favorite Meal? - (1:03:51) Yall Already Know Carrington Had To Ask(Grizzly Or Gorilla) Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @digitalnas 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Danny Wolf interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Danny stopped by the office to talk to us about his come up, childhood struggles, path to spiritual enlightenment & more. He dropped a lot of gems on maneuvering through the industry and getting placements throughout the episode. We also talked a lot about his process of making beats and why he switched from FL Studio to Ableton. We get into real life talk and the conversation goes spiritual where Danny sheds some light on his personal beliefs and morals. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch Kanye Airplane Pic Headphones https://www.amazon.com/Shure-SRH440-P... 0:24 Danny Walks About His Upcoming Album Project "Night Of The Wolf" 2:34 Importance Of The Little Things 6:30 Being Grateful Even If You Didn't Have To Struggle 8:39 Where Does Wisdom/Enlightenment Come From? 9:55 It's About Having Personal Relations And Showing Up To Work 11:42 Relationship With StreamCut And Admin/Pub Deals 14:10 *GEM ALERT* Don't Be Thirsty, Serve Others, Law Of Attraction 18:01 *GEM ALERT* Maneuvering In The Entertainment Industry 21:05 Being Featured As An Artist / Executive Producing "Hood Wolf" Series 24:49 Talking Business and Production of "We Don't Luv Em" Track 27:17 *GEM ALERT* Using Swing (FL Studio) To Create Rhythm And 5th and 7th Rule for Tension in 808's! 30:38 Danny's Production Process 32:28 Danny's Work With Splice And Creating Melodies 34:45 Learning To Get A Good Mix 35:29 Master Channel Effects and Switching To Ableton 37:46 FL Studio Circular Panning Law 38:17 Using Same Brand Headphones Kanye Used In Airplane Video 41:03 Equipment Danny Uses To Cook Up 45:44 Book Recommendations and Discussion About The Truth 57:37 Overrated/Underrated - (58:05) Producers Selling Cracked VST's As A Side Hustle - (1:02:21) Puma - (1:02:30) Yamaha HS8 Monitors *SUPER GEM ALERT* - (1:05:33) Chasing Placements - (1:08:55) Producers Rapping Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @dannywolf 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Ness Beats Interview on The Producergrind Podcast. Shout out to Ness for stopping by the office to have a talk with us and drop some knowledge on the community. He talked about signing to A Boogie (High Bridge) while going to College and some of the struggles that came with wanting to grow his career and get placements while still being a responsible student, getting good grades, and finishing school. We also talked about some of his personal challenges including losing motivation to make beats sometimes, dealing with social anxiety & more. We also talked about the New York music scene, specifically Rochester NY where Ness is from. He shed some light on 2019 Rochester rappers that he believes in including Lil Wes & more. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:35 Rochester, NY In Da Building 3:02 Effects Of Using Samples 4:48 Being Signed To A Boogie's Label HighBridge - Being Taken Advantage Of - First Time Doing Business In The Industry 9:44 Being A Producer In College - Why Not Drop Out? - Chasing Placements and Balancing Work - Exposed to Different Fields 15:30 Loosing Motivation to Make Beats - Ways To Get Inspired - Favorite VST's 19:40 Current State Of New York Music Scene 26:16 Characteristics For An Artist To Have 27:27 Thoughts on 6ix9ine as an artist 31:11 Role Of A Producer 36:33 Why Not Take The Online Producer Route? 38:21 Ideal Vision For Your Career? 40:40 Being a Homebody and Not Wanting To Go Out - Discussion On Anxiety - Effects Of Social Media 48:13 Ness's Placement W/Russ 49:48 Why Is Music Dumbing Down Or Is It? 54:30 Overrated/Underrated - (54:35) Garbage Plates *Some Rochester Food Dish - (56:35) New York Pizza - (57:18) Slicex Vs. Serato Sampler - (57:55) Gross Beat - (58:31) SuperBowl - (59:00) College Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @ness 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

MexikoDro Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. MexikoDro stopped by for a quick interview talking about being away for most of 2018 & his return to the music scene. We also talked a little but about the origination of his sound, his affiliation with Beat Pluggz, his conflict with Playboi Carti & more. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:29 How does it feel to be back home? 0:51 Not being able to make beats for long time 1:30 Difference in music since he left 2:25 The Beat Pluggz and Pluggz sound? 4:03 Is your sound heavily influenced by Zaytoven? 5:32 How to deal with artists stealing you beats 7:30 Conflict with Playboi Carti 9:12 Playing keys with no training 10:00 First day out & buying new laptop/vst's 13:33 Moving different now 14:47 Mixing style when making beats 16:35 Rappers faking street life 18:45 Advice to producers on working Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @mexikodro 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Spiffy Global interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Spiffy pulled up to the office to chop it up about why he chose Hoodrich Ent to manage his producer career, his process behind mixing beats and a lot more including executive producing Hoodrich Pablo Juan - Master Senseii. We started off talking about his 2 recent placements on Gucci Mane's Evil Genius album which dropped late 2018, he told us about how he made the beats as well as how he got Gucci to use them. We talked about ways labels take advantage of producers and dont always pay for them getting placements. We also asked Spiffy why he has chosen to remain independent despite offers from labels like QC, Mony Powr Rspt, 1017 & more. Spiffy also told us about an article on ways to get paid in the music business which we have included below. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 🔗13 Ways To Get Paid In The Music Industry Links 👇 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-... https://www.tunecore.com/guides/thirt... 0:30 Spiffy Talks Getting Placements On Gucci's Evil Genius Album 2:33 Choosing Management 4:32 What Does Management Do For A Producer? 5:40 Growing Up In Atlanta 7:50 R&B's Influence On Spiffy's Production 9:30 Conversation On Mixing 10:35 Mixing 808's and Percussion 15:09 Not Having A Particular Production Style 16:00 What Do You Put On Your Master Channel? 19:07 Learning How To Produce From Metro Boomin 22:46 Spiffy Talks Relationship With HoodRich Pablo Juan 26:32 What Does It Mean To Executive Produce A Project? 32:30 What Changes Came From 1017 And MPR Merging? 33:33 Why Have You Stayed Independent? 35:46 How Do Labels Try To Finesse Producers? 37:08 When Is It Worth It To Invest In A Lawyer? 38:10 What To Do If You Haven't Got Paid For Producing A Song Thats Been Released? (Independent Vs. Label) 42:30 Collecting Youtube Money As A Producer 44:57 13 Ways To Be Paid In The Music Industry 48:55 Working A Regular Job Before Music 52:57 Overrated/Underrated - (53:12) Rare Backwoods - (54:27) Engineers Remixing Your Beats - (55:35) Electra X - (57:52) Runtz Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @spiffyglobal 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

BricksDaMane interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Bricks stopped by the office for our second interview of 2019. We asked him about his humble beginnings as a young producer who had to live in his car for a few months until he got on his feet and eventually opened his own studio in Atlanta and started getting placements with rappers like Drake, Young Thug Kevin Gates, Gunna, & Lil Wayne. We talked a lot about branding and how important it is to build clout as a producer or rapper in 2019. He also talked about why he moved to the UK and lives there now. Bricks also talks about why he has stayed independent and would never sign to a label! We also asked Bricks what to do if a rapper uses your beat without paying you or reaching out to handle business. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:44 Being Based in London 2:04 Difference Between UK and USA Culture 4:40 Benefits of Engineering 6:38 Pro's and Con's of Tour Life 7:55 Building and Owning Studios 9:16 Pros and Cons of Owning a Studio 11:47 Living Out The Whip for Months 15:45 Relationship With Quay Global 21:45 How Do I Get Into The Studio With Major Artists If I Don't Have a Big Name? 25:00 Rap game is all about D*** Riding? 28:00 Getting Placements in Different Ways 30:00 Its All About You and Your Brand 33:25 Producers Rapping 35:30 How To Maintain Relationships 37:23 Staying Independent Vs. Signing a Deal With a Label 41:15 Dealing with Songs Being Leaked 43:44 What to Do If Artist Puts A Song Out On Youtube With Your Beat? 46:30 Best Advice for Producers 52:10 How The World Looks At The United States 53:27 Overrated/Underrated - 53:47 (Nexus) - 54:43 (Emailing Beat Packs) - 56:20 (Producers Investing In Jewelry) - 59:50 (Engineering For Hourly Rate) - 1:00:23 (Twitter) 1:02:06 What Are You Leaving In 2018? Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @bricksdamane 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast