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What first drew you into music production and hip-hop/trap production in particular?
Lil Bo Peep, Rest In Peace.
Almost all of your beats/tracks are a great example of how different genres can work together, How do you come up with ideas for tracks?
My songs are just a reflection of how I am feeling, and what type of mood I am in. I really like all genres, especially alternative, and punk. I try to mix things up a little because I have a wide variety of music I listen to.
Who is your favorite artist/producer?
Lil Wave
Your track “Overnight” is our favorite track you have ever created! From its artwork to the incredible sound we really love it! Could you tell us more about the story behind this track?
This track is called “Overnight” because I made it in one night. When I wrote this song I was feeling frustrated and alone, I felt like nobody was feelin’ my music. I shared my very first track on my personal Instagram, which is only followed by friends and family. I was so stoked to post it, I knew it was good, I produced it by myself and was really proud of the track. I’ve only been making music for about a month at that time. The song I shared was “2am”…and as soon as I posted my track, I got a lot of negative feedback and some of my own ‘friends’ were unfollowing me on social media, so that excitement I had kind of backfired lol. After that happened I just kind of felt really down on myself. I put in a lot of hard work, learning how to make music with absolutely no experience in producing whatsoever… I stayed up all night every night, using google and youtube to learn everything I could possible. That night I decided I wasn’t going to let anyone’s opinion affect what I love to do, so I wrote this song, “overnight”. I wanted to see what I was capable of doing in a little amount of time, with hardly any experience making tracks. It made me realize that I need to believe in myself, even if nobody else does, because the only opinion that truly matters should be my own. I know the track isn’t perfect, and I see a lot of little things I could easily improve (now), but I leave it as it is, because nothing in the world is perfect and it helps me remember how I felt when I made that song. Things ended up turning around, and people really liked it, more than I expected.
What are your musical goals for the future?
I believe my goal would be to inspire people who can relate to my lyrics and help others express themselves even if they aren’t accepted by others.
What are your goals for 2018? Any upcoming projects we can get excited about?
Yes, there are a lot of projects being worked on right now, and a lot more music will be released shortly that I am really excited to share with everyone.
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