Producergrind Podcast

Chopsquad DJ interview on the Producergrind Podcast. DJ stopped by for our first episode of 2019 to speak his mind on a few topics including producers copying style from other producers, everyone using the same sounds & plugins, and the difference between a gimmick and a trend. He gave us some background on his come up & how he linked up with Young Chop, Chief Keef and Metro Boomin who all changed his life in different ways. He talked about getting signed to Chopsquad, as well as signing to Boominati. DJ gives some producer advice throughout the podcast when we talk about networking, getting placements, what producers should do at SXSW & other conferences & more. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:55 Creating Higher Quality Music 3:16 Block Pattern Formation (FL Studio) 5:19 Pushing For Cultural Advancement (Musically) 6:49 Music Getting Simpler and Simpler 8:03 Innovation Lasts Forever 9:33 Having A Strategy For Music 11:10 Relationship With Young Chop 11:40 Take Advantage of Being Put In Position 12:37 Gimmick Vs. Style Vs. Trend 17:50 Streaming Changing the Industry 19:22 The Way for Producers in 2019 20:43 What To Do As a Producer at SXSW 24:15 History of Chopsquad 27:11 Relationship with Metro Boomin 28:25 Stay You and Be You 29:28 Producers Signing As Artists 31:33 Biggest Lesson from 2018 33:18 How Did You Learn To Play The Keys? 34:50 Correct Way To Getting Paid As a Producer 37:26 Favorite Strain of Cannabis 37:52 Cookin Up in LA vs ATL Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @chopsquaddj 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducerGrindPodcast

Bobby Kritical Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Shout out to Bobby for pulling up to talk music business. In this interview we ask him about his come up, getting placements with major artists, beat making habits, advice for producers, selling beats on his online beat store & a lot more. This is the last episode of 2019. Happy New Year to the viewers, we appreciate you watching, subscribing, commenting & supporting! Lot of dope guests lined up for 2019... Stay Tuned. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 1:24 Introduction into Producing 3:21 First Major Artist Bobby worked with 4:08 Process of Charging for beats 6:11 Differences producing in 2008 and now 7:55 Which is more powerful social media or in person? 8:28 What to do when you get invited to a studio session with artists? 10:26 Advice to your younger self 11:17 Email Beats or In person? 13:26 Linking with DjPlugg 14:57 Being influenced by EDM Music 18:31 Did EDM help usher in the Festival Movement? 21:18 Screamo Trap music? 23:23 Biggest influences musically 24:08 Who invented trap? 28:53 Why have Zay and Gucci stayed more relevant than Jeezy and Shawty Redd? 30:46 Alcohol and making beats?? 32:40 Whats the longest it has taken you to make a beat? 34:25 Mindset going into making beats 39:09 Labeling Beats 40:13 Is there necessary distraction for producers? 42:50 Online Beats Store & Selling Beats online 45:50 Figuring out what type of producer you are (In-person vs Online) 47:00 Working closely with KCamp 48:30 Advice for all producers and artists 49:22 What stops artists from dropping music when going through label issues? 50:25 Working with Lil Uzi and having records leaked 52:15 Random Questions - (52:33) Whats your favorite place to be in the entire world? - (53:12) Is the Illuminati Real? - (53:55) If you had the worlds attention for 30 Seconds, what would you say? - (54:20) Whats your New Years resolution? Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @sircarrington_ @beatsbydsims @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @bobbykritical 🎥 Directed by @ceodylan #ProducergrindPodcast

Jetsonmade interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Jetsonmade stopped by the office to tell us about his come up and how he transitioned from growing up in a small city in South Carolina to traveling to big cities like LA and ATL to work with big artists like 21 Savage, Lil Wayne, Young Nudy, & More. Jetsonmade also dropped a lot of producer advice when we talked about things like how it is difficult to have a career plan as a producer because of how the industry is constantly changing and going through trends. He talks about his daily routine, how often he makes beats, how to get placements & network with major artists and lot more. We got a little deep in our "random questions" segment when we talked about religion and spirituality. Definitely an episode worth checking out. Shout out to Jetsonmade for pulling up to the office. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:28 Background Story Getting into producing 2:48 Coming to ATL from South Carolina 3:31 Relationship with Videographer @savani 4:01 Linking and networking with Artist 5:20 Developing your Social Media Image and your Skills 8:38 Selling Beats and Collecting Money as a Producer 15:04 How should artist approach producers for beats? 17:04 Soulja Boy not paying producers and how to handle bad business 20:36 Making money while producing 22:40 Different Roles and Positions as a Producer 25:25 Building Your Sound and Being Comfortable 26:40 Taking and Giving Advice 28:00 Daily Routine 30:25 Not Having a Plan and Going With The Flow 37:40 Best Thing For Producers is To Have Beats 40:40 Must Haves To Make Beats 44:00 Things That Hold Producers Back 45:12 Random Question -(45:39) Do You Think There Is Free Will In Heaven? -(51:42) Weirdest Experience at a Barber Shop -(52:50) What High Level Job Could You Lie Your Way Through and Not Get Caught? -(53:50) What Part of Your Culture Are You Most Proud of And Least Proud of? 57:03 How Do You Feel About Producer Rappers? 1:03:00 Whats The Last Text You Sent? Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @whoisjbeats @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @jetsonmade 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

30 Roc Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Ear Drummers music producer "30 Roc" stopped by the office to give us his story of going from working at Dairy Queen to signing a deal with Mike Will and producing several Billboard charting hits. He talked about the journey he took to get to where he is today and the decisions he had to make. We also talked about his 6 Grammy Nominations going into the 2019 including Album of the year. He gave some producer advice and talked about the biggest things he has learned from working around Mike WIll and the rest of Ear Drummers. He also talked about how he has never watched a tutorial on how to make beats, he says he learned how to use DAW software through his own personal use of the programs and experimenting. We also got 30 Roc to give us an example of his daily lifestyle before success and now that he is successful in music. At the end we tried out a new segment called "Random Questions" where we ask 30 Roc some off-topic questions for fun instead of our "Overrated/Underrated" segment. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 00:41 Where is 30 Roc from & how he got into making beats 02:10 The first placements & people to rap on his beats 05:21 Says he never watched a DAW tutorial 7:55 Watching tutorials makes you think like the person who made the tutorial 8:58 How do you feel about someone else mixing your beat? 9:41 How do you structure your beats? 10:32 First billboard charting song 10:54 Lifestyle before billboard placement 11:08 Accounting firm job 12:50 going to school for a semester 13:15 Going to college to make parents happy 15:09 Family reaction to your success 16:10 how life changed after Billboard Hit & meeting Mike Will 18:43 Not getting credit & getting beat remade 22:00 Benefits of signing to Mike Will 22:25 Biggest thing learned from working with Mike WIll 26:02 Working with Travis Scott & Cardo on AstroWorld in LA 28:01 Having 6 Grammy nominations this year!!! 31:12 30 Roc's Current daily lifestyle 35:42 Spiritual life & praying every day 36:58 How often do you make beats & how many on a good day? 39:02 Why he doesn't make beats every day 40:19 Ever had problems getting paid for your beats/placements? 42:18 Best producer advice you could give to up & coming producers 48:15 *Random Questions* (48:47) If you had to evacuate your house what would you grab? (50:56) Cup Noodles Vs Stove Top Noodles (51:38) Who had more influence on Hip-Hop T-Pain or Soulja Boy (52:27) Grizzly or Gorilla Pt 2 (53:36) If you had to, would you rather eat a cockroach or tarantula (55:48) If you had to would you rather be stuck in Desert or Alaska? Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @beatsbydsims @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @iam_30roc 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

Fresh Jones Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Music Producer Fresh Jones stopped by the producergrind office to talk about his success as a music producer, working with YFN Lucci, Bankroll Fresh, 2 Chainz & More. He talked about making over $100,000 per year off music publishing royalties & the benefits of producers staying independent. Fresh also dropped some music producer advice as well as the things that are holding producers back from finding success these days. We also talked about how engineering helps producers get into situations where they can get placements or play beats for big artists. Lots of gems in this podcast as usual. Shout out to Fresh Jones for pulling up. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:40 Fresh Jones come up story 1:54 What got you into making beats? 2:25 How & why he started engineering 4:58 Producers getting paid now vs the mixtape era 8:29 Is dropping mixtapes dead? 12:30 How Fresh Jones linked up with Bankroll Fresh 14:47 Bankroll Fresh New Posthumous Album 15:45 Producing 5 songs on YFN Lucci "Wish Me Well" Mixtape 17:50 New Lucci music vs old Lucci music 18:37 What type of beats does Fresh Jones make? 18:59 The rap game is missing real music 20:20 Who does Fresh Jones listen too? 23:58 Beats getting copied & remade 26:25 Importance of rappers dropping music the right way 29:58 Spending money on radio campaigns 31:07 Benefits of producers staying independent & signing a deal 32:10 Posting his $100,000 + music royalty statement 32:41 How do you get your royalty money from songs? 35:00 Producer advice & being serious about making it 37:41 How to meet & connect with rappers in a club environment 38:49 How engineering helps producers career's progress faster 41:29 Producing is LIFE - THERE IS NO "PLAN B" 42:05 The biggest thing holding young producers back from success 45:40 When producers try to sound like other producers 48:10 Why your image & fashion is more important than ever 52:20 The next wave of rap music & different markets emerging 54:35 Having your own publishing company 55:10 Producers dropping songs with artists instead of waiting 58:20 Getting consent to sell music featuring major artists 1:04:28 Hiring friends as your manager 1:07:05 Overrated/Underrated - (1:07:20) Rap Snacks - (1:07:45) Producers Signing to Labels - (1:10:15) Buying Software - (1:23:30) Runtz Weed Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @beatsbydsims @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @freshjonesworld 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

Mattazik Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Our good friend and Atlanta based recording engineer/music producer stopped by the office so we could ask him questions about his come up and how he got to where he is today. He told us about how he moved to Atlanta from Mobile, Alabama to pursue his dream of being a music producer. He told us how it was actually beat battles that got him to start coming to ATL. After he finally pulled the trigger on moving he was engineering to make a living but after a string of bad luck he found himself working at a clothing store for 2 years until he linked up with the people at LoudHouse studios (Turbo & D.Sims) and he started landing engineer gigs and production placements. It wasn't an easy straightforward journey according to Matt. Fortunately, his skill in engineering was his leverage to get into situations that provided opportunity like recording Yung Thug, Lil Baby, Gunna, Hoodrich Pablo Juan & more. Because he was the engineer of the sessions he was able to pull up his beats and turn those sessions into placements. Matt drops a lot of music producer advice on the business, getting paid, networking, getting in the door & more. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 1:03 Journey into the music industry 2:50 What is 48kHZ? 4:15 Difference between 44.1 kHz vs. 48 kHz 5:58 Becoming a music engineer and producer 8:55 Process of Transitioning to Atlanta 10:22 Were you interning on engineering as a job? 12:05 How were you making money when you moved to ATL? 13:19 Working at Underground ATL lead to music connections 16:48 Old Loudhouse Studios on the East side 17:42 Looking back, would you have stayed at your regular job as long as you did? Do you feel like it slowed you down at all? 20:19 Trinidad James blew up while working at the Underground 22:20 Advice to producers wanting to do music 24:20 Getting into sessions with artists 26:14 How to network at studios 28:30 What time and how long should I book studio sessions for? 31:20 Pulling up beats for Young Thug and the process behind getting paid 34:55 How to name beats for artists? 36:40 Getting paid from labels 40:44 How to handle bad business 42:10 Drip Harder Placement 45:39 Lil Baby calls Matt mid interview. 46:24 Benefits of engineering 48:50 Who would win in a fight a Sliverback Gorilla or a Grizzly Bear? Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @mattazikmuzik @Jayrich_Laplaya 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

Nas Moore Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Music producer Nas Moore stopped by the office to talk about growing up around the Migos, his first placement with Skippa Da Flippa, his new deal signing to Murda Beatz (Murda Gang) & how his lifestyle has changed since signing. We talked a little about the differences between working in LA and ATL, what life is like on tour (Is it harder to get work done?) Nas Moore also told us a story about when a fan came up to take a picture with him thinking he was Lil Uzi Vert (lol) We also asked him some of his opinions on a few topics in our overrated/underrated segment. This was the shortest podcast we have ever done so hope you guys still enjoy it! 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:26 Brief producing background 1:18 Who got you into making beats? 3:00 First Placement 3:55 How did you get Murda Beatz attention? 5:05 What does signing a deal do for a producer? 6:55 Is it difficult balancing friendship and business? 9:07 Overrated/Underrated - (9:19) Tour Life - (10:48) Taking pics with Celebs - (11:25) Paying for collabs with other producers - (12:35) Carter 5 - (13:15) Wild 'N Out 13:41 Being mistaken for Lil Uzi 14:50 Difference between working in LA and ATL 16:17 Favorite place to make beats 17:04 Use the internet to you advantage 19:30 Taking time off from making beats Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @nasmoore_ 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

BlaqNMilD Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. In house Music producer for No Limit (Master P) BlaqNMild stopped by the office to talk about co-producing Drake - In My Feelings with Murda Beatz in which Drake reached out to add a New Orleans Bounce Music sound to the record. He talked about his long career in the music industry which started in the early 2000's, Being a producer at No Limit Records and Partnering with the legend Master P. Blaq talks a little about how his process of making beats has changed over the years and he has finally wound up using strictly Propellerhead Reason. We talked a lot about New Orleans culture and its influence on the rap game. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 1:11 How his Drake Placements came about 2:57 What is Bounce Music? 6:02 Relationship with Master P 9:30 Feelings on the current state of music 12:21 Why did you choose to stay in New Orleans 17:33 New version of selling tapes out the trunk 20:55 Talking about FL Studio, Reason, etc. 25:45 Discussion on Soundcloud and YouTube 27:31 What does an average day look like for you? 30:43 What does your perfect studio session look like? 32:40 Life after Drake Placement (The Drake Effect) 36:14 I Got The Hook Up 2 Movie (39:59) Overrated/Underrated - (40:04) Plastic Tip or Wood Tip Black n Mild - (42:00) Bourbon Street - (44:07) Cafe Du Monde - (44:44) Winning Grammy - (45:40) Pappadeaux (46:34) Tha Carter V and Lil Wayne's influence on the culture (51:48) Plans for 2019 Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @beatsbydsims @producergrind 👥 Special Guest @blaqnmild 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

Beat Demons interview on the Producergrind Podcast. The Beat Demons stopped by the office to talk about their come up, how to sell beats online effectively & much more. We got into detail when talking about strategies for selling beats online through YouTube, Beatstars, Instagram, Facebook & other platforms. They talked about email marketing advice, instagram ad tips & tricks & a lot more sauce when it comes to marketing your beat store. We even talk about how rapper Money Man purchased a beat from their store which landed them a placement. They also shed some light on how producers "steal sounds & recreating beats" which happened to these guys. They did however reach out to a lawyer and were able to turn the situation around to their favor. The duo talked about how they linked up and formed a production team in their hometown Austin, TX which lead to the 2 quitting their jobs to pursue music full time. We talked about their daily lifestyle and how they manage to stay focused and stay creative. Overall these 2 dropped hella producer advice for you to learn from. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:36 How Beat Demons came together? 3:00 Challenges of being a team 5:20 Day in the life of Beat Demons 7:04 Being efficient and structured as a producer 10:00 Online vs. Industry Producer 12:12 Placements from Beat Stores 15:30 Social Media's impact for producers 18:51 Daily budgets for online marketing 22:07 Tunecore and CDBaby agreement issues 25:33 Advice for producers taking the online route 27:13 GET YA BRANDING RIGHT!! 31:21 Overrated/Underrated - (31:56) SXSW - (33:15) NFL Superbowl - (34:20) Schlotzsky's - (35:18) MIDI Loops - (36:26) Eminem Kamikaze 38:13 Producers that inspired Beat Demons 40:10 Personal Growth as a producer 45:00 Legal action after beat was wrongfully remade Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast 🎙Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @producergrind 👥 Special Guests @beatdemons https://www.beatdemons.com/ 🎥 Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast

SuperStar O Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. SuperStar O stopped by the office for an exclusive talk about his come up & the early days of the online beat game. He talked about his humble beginnings where he was often homeless periodically throughout highschool which was one of the reasons he dropped out. He talked about how he started his journey as a rapper/artist but found his true love in making beats. He was one of the producers that was early on soundclick so he found success fairly quickly compared to how long it takes to go from 0 to successful in today's online beat selling market. He talked about linking up with the other OG's like Vybe Beatz, Johnny Juliano & more during a period he refered to as "The Golden Age of Selling Beats Online" SSO dropped a lot of game on branding yourself as a producer as well as staying ahead of trends like when he transitioned from soundclick to his own website. We tapped into SuperStarO's spiritual side when he shared his nightly routine of bath's & reading. He even gave a recommendation of his favorite book "The Alchemist." There are crazy amounts of gems for producers and artists in this interview. Special shoutout to SuperStar O for pulling up for this podcast as well as our VIP Studio Session 3 in Atlanta with Sonny Digital, Dun Deal & More. Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 0:26 O Talks about his journey to becoming a producer 3:21 Give us a time frame for when all this happened 4:11 Was being a producer always your goal? 4:40 O Talks about his inspirations 6:03 How long did it take you to start making money off beats? 7:02 Finding out about his first placement with Jim Jones 7:55 Johnny Juliano telling him to hop on SoundClick 8:38 Was there much money you put into SoundClick Promo? 9:47 Downfall of SoundClick 10:58 O Talks his next steps after SoundClick and building his own website 12:07 Using Instagram to promote your image in 2018 13:26 Importance of brand image 14:43 Best advice for branding yourself as an up and coming producer 17:35 DM'ing Links to music through social media 20:21 Learning the game through trial and error 22:00 Common mental mistakes people make 24:02 Making the mistake of pursuing money over passion 25:34 Staying focused and hungry even after the money comes 28:02 Having the right people around you to keep you in check 28:52 Book recommendations for producers and to anyone that wants to be on the path of success (The Alchemist) 30:20 What's your daily routine like? 31:51 Bubble Baths for the win!! 34:38 Not falling into laziness or losing focus while working from home 36:53 Finding a workflow that works with your personality 38:10 Would you consider yourself more of an entrepreneur or an artist? 38:53 Artists linking up with more business savvy people and vise versa 39:55 Overrated/Underrated - (40:46) Starting a beat store in 2018 - (41:55) Fortnite - (46:37} Akai Fire MPC - (48:51) Analog Gear - (52:55) Moving to a major city for music 55:55 What would be your first steps as a producer if you were moving to Atlanta? 57:00 YOU GOTTA WIGGLE!!! 57:53 O talks about his crazy car collection 1:04:14 Selling 300+ Exclusive beats to an app company 1:07:10 Superstar O talks about his relationship with weed 1:20:00 O tells us a funny story 1:23:11 Advice for young people coming out of high school that want to take the entrepreneurial route 1:33:42 Social Media Drops Listen to this Podcast on iTunes: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindPodcast Hosted By @ceodylan @carrington_hill @producergrind Special Guest @superstaro Directed by @cookitupkayo @Samo_ent #ProducergrindPodcast