Producer Lifestyle Podcast

Nebu Kiniza interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Rapper/Producer Nebu Kiniza stopped by the Producergrind office for an exclusive talk about his come up and how he recorded his platinum song "Gassed Up" in his house while holding the microphone in his hand with no mic stand. He talks about how he blew up without spending any money on promotion and established a fan base that really enjoys his music and his personality. He talks about how he got into making beats because he couldn't find the type of beats he wanted to rap or get in touch with the producers he wanted to work with. Now he even has other famous rappers using his production. He talks about his humble beginnings in Atlanta working as a recording engineer and how most people don't realize he has such a wide range of skills. Nebu dropped plenty of good info for artists & producers dont miss this Episode Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 0:30 Nebu explains how the Gassed Up track cam

STLNDRMS interview on the Producergrind Podcast. STLNDRMS stopped by the office to talk about his come up and how he made thousands of dollars on Spotify without even knowing until his friend told him to check his Distrokid Bank. STLNDRMS has quickly becomer one of the biggest names in LoFi he has even been the face of the largest LoFi playlist on Spotify. He talks about how he formed connections and fans from hosting a weekly show on Facebook Live. He even met the owner of 'Chillhop" through doing the show. We talked a lot about the history of LoFi and how millions of people worldwide listen to LoFi Playlists as study music or just chill background music. STLNDRMS biggest advice to any producer or creative is to stay in your lane and persue what you like to do. Do not try to do something you are not passionate about for the sake of making money. Lots of gems dropped in this one! Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 1:03 STLNDRMS makes Lo-FI beats

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 pla

The young legend Pyrex stopped by the Producergrind office to talk business and drop gems on the culture. He told us about his come up & early days growing up in Baltimore, being homeless and moving to Atlanta with a dollar and a dream, linking up with ATL legends like DJ Plugg, Southside & Metro Boomin and how those relationships changed his life. Pyrex gave us his opinion on selling beats online and why he doesn't like to do it to prevent oversaturating his sound. Pyrex also talks about getting placements and how he started to build his contacts when he moved to Atlanta. Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 1:04 T Hood in the building and shouts out to DJ Plugg & Bobby Kritical 1:31 How Pyrex got his start coming out of Baltimore 2:08 Was homeless in Baltimore and moved to ATL last year at the age of 18 3:53 Met DJ Plugg at 11th Street Studios 4:58 Meeting Don Cannon and getting beats to Jack Harlow through working with CashOut 7:03 Built his re

XO Tour Lif3 producer JW Lucas interview on the Producergrind Podcast. JW stopped by the office to talk about his come up, collabing with TM88 to create Lil Uzi Vert - XO Tour Lif3, his passion for quantum physics, probability theory & ending race classification. The conversation got crazy when the topic of racism came up and not everyones feelings towards the subject lined up. ' JW Lucas directly calls out adam22 (no jumper) for pandering and exposing himself to his snapchat audience which consists of many under-age children. JW Lucas directly calls out Gary Vee for pandering and not having pure intentions. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/

Aaron Reid Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Aaron Reid stopped by for an exclusive talk about his Hitco Music which is his newest business venture with his father LA Reid. We got into Aaron's come up as an A&R for epic records as well as being a successful artist & songwriter early on in his career. He also talked about growing up around icons like Rihanna & Kanye West, his love for artist development & more. Aaron gives some producer advice and insight on building relationships organically as well as his opinions on selling beats online, marketing yourself, the importance of having crazy work ethic and living in the studio & much more. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 0:57 Hitco record label with Aaron Reid & LA Reid 1:25 Started as an A&R at Epic in 2013 2:36 Started as an artist and songwriter - Dropped out of Morehouse to produce full time 3:38 Aaron Reid had a hot 100 record and his dad didn't know 4:26 Played the record for Rihann

Tasha Catour came by the Producergrind office for an exclusive podcast/interview. We talked about a variety of topics including, Tasha's come up and how she got into the game by signing to Future as a songwriter. She talked about how she got into making beats because it interested her and there wasn't too much money to be made as a writer. We talk about the lack of female producers compared to male producers in the game as well as her thoughts on the ratio. We also talked about some of her new music out including Future "Scammalot" & some new stuff with Tokyo Vanity. We talked briefly about her success selling beats online and how she is able to make money selling beats online without investing in promo like YouTube ads, or Facebook ads. We also got to ask her what the benefits are to having a manager as a producer and exactly what role the manager plays. Tasha dropped a lot of good producer advice in this one. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/

Producer/Engineer D. Sims stopped by the office to drop some knowledge on the community in a dope producergrind podcast episode. We talked to Sims about his early career and moving to Atl to pursue his dreams. We also talked about his recent work recording Young Thug for hours on end at LoudHouse recording studios Buckhead. D. Sims talked about what it took to learn how to become a good recording & mixing engineer including advice he learned from legendary engineer Alex Tumay. He talks about what a blessing being an audio engineer has been for him in the fact that it has put him in rooms with major artists that he was then able to play beats for. Lots of good gems in this dope producer interview. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 0:35 Wall Street Hippies https://wallstreethippies.com/ 1:32 An introduction to D Sims 1:59 Returning from his work in Seattle 2:51 Producing since he was 13 using FL Studio 3:20 Posting beats on MySpace & trap remix

Sonny Digital stopped by the office for a Producergrind Podcast interview where we talked about some real exclusive topics. We got to ask him about of the "Producer's Union" which is an idea Sonny has been vocal about on Twitter for a while. Sonny told us about the new Studio he is currently building in Atlanta, his latest placement on Travis Scott's ASTROWORLD album, his new career as a rapper and why he chose to go the artist path. We also got to talk a little about the bad contract he signed with Universal and how he recently won his litigation and was awarded a decent settlement. We also talked about Sonny Digital's come up, dropping out of high school, producer advice, and how he always knew he would be successful as a music producer. We asked him to spill some real producer advice when we asked him what he would do if he was just starting off as a producer in 2018. In our overrated/underrated segment Sonny expressed his views on using MIDI/WAV loops or trap samples and how certain loop designers have

PRE music video director ShotBySpencer interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Spencer came by for an exclusive business talk, covering his come up & early inspiration to get into photography/videography. We got Spencer to shed light on his humble beginnings and how he worked at AT&T for a few years before getting a job as a graphic designer for a medical company. He also talked about going to college for graphic design and how that has helped his career in a creative field. He gave advice on finding clients and setting your prices in the music video space. He also talked about how he linked up with big artists like Young Dolph & Kevin Gates. In our overrated/underrated segment we got him to give his thoughts on film cameras coming back, the Epic Red camera & videographer beef. Lots of gems in this one for any entrepreneur especially videographers and producers. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:13 Who is ShotBySpencer? 2:10 Inspired by fathe

Cicero of 808 Mafia Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Cicero stopped by the office to speak with us about his title as "The Keys of 808 Mafia" and how he was first blessed with the opportunity to make a beat with Southside, who recognized his talent instantly and told him he had to come with him to LA to continue working. We talked a lot about Cicero's struggle, come up & making it out of Chicago and coming to Atlanta on a greyhound bus with basically no money. He talked about how his spirituality and belief in the law of attraction made him know he was going to find success. He talks a lot about being humble and playing your role as a team member when it comes to making music & supporting your friends music at all costs. He talks about how he makes loop packs for other members of 808 mafia and his most notable work being on the Future - Hendrixx album. Overall this interview is filled with great producer advice on how to get placements, networking & more. Cicero even dropped some dope knowledge on his

Kato stopped by the office for a Producergrind Podcast episode where we talked a lot about the business side of making beats. Kato shared a lot of knowledge about selling beats online and the marketing strategies that go into running a successful online beat store. It seems that building your brand and having a fan base has been key for his success along with having big placements. There is a crazy amount of producer advice in this episode so enjoy. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:15 Kato on The Track Biography/Come Up Story 3:11 Kato didn't like school and he felt pressure to go to college 6:24 How Kato built up his social media following 7:35 Spending $1000 a month on Facebook ads 8:15 Being an "online" producer after in-person situations weren't getting him where he wanted to be 10:30 Top 3 tips for spending money on promotions and ads 11:50 If you don't have an online audience, the music has to be amazing, and even then it might not be

Producer/rapper Beatking interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Beatking aka Club Godzilla stopped by to talk about his come up, his observations of the music industry & trends, why he brings cucumbers every time he goes to the club & more. We got him to talk a lot about his music producer career and how he was able to go viral and be succesful as a rapper to the point where he has never needed a placement with a big artist rapping over his beats. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:16 Beat King FW the @Producergrind comment section 1:35 Having a real actual fan base 1:55 How he got his start in Houston selling music locally 2:51 His music is known but he's not known as much 3:21 H-Town sound vs Atlanta sound 3:57 Started making hits in 2010 and made Houston's sound more aggressive 4:18 The Memphis sound 4:49 Atlanta gets all the plugins and gets everything first 6:54 How he got the name Club Godzilla/Beat King and started rapping 8:22 The de

Atlanta legend DJ Burn One stopped by the Producergrind office today for an exclusive podcast interview. We talked over an hour with Burn One covering everything from his come up & early entrepreneurial ventures, making beats for Gucci Mane & A$AP Rocky, doing drugs to pass time while on tour, his role behind the scenes in the new Superfly movie score, his production team "Five Points Bakery", What are industry plants and industry plant meaning, & much more. Enjoy this hour long podcast interview filled with producer advice and music business talk. 2:17 How DJ Burn One got started in the game 3:20 Being from Atlanta but not having a signature trap sound 4:58 Working with Walt Live & Go Ricky Go 6:23 DJ Burn One's household musical influences growing up 7:24 Taking a year off from DJing to learn how to make beats 8:57 Starting off in Sony Acid Pro 9:22 Selling mixtapes in high school 10:43 Always listened when OGs gave advice 12:38 Tour life and struggling with alcoholism 14:47 Using FL in high school 16:5

Mechie So Crazyy stopped by the Producergrind Podcast office for an exclusive interview where we talked about his come up, how he marketed himself on social media (instagram, twitter, vine) How the Blac Chyna sex tape brought him a lot of publicity (good & bad), him sleeping with his college professor who was 17 years older than him, having sex with a fan for the first time & his new single Mechie - Like Dat (official music video) Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:17 How Mechie got started dancing 1:50 Joining R&B Group 4EY and being trained as a performer 2:57 Mechie went through artist development at a time when it’s rarely done anymore 3:32 The viral/social media dance community 4:05 How Mechie built his social media and carried his audience across several platforms including Twitter and Vine 5:07 How Mechie felt about Vine shutting down 5:25 People who were hot on Vine not being able to transfer over 6:17 The platform is not the real wor

Zaytoven interview at the producergrind office. The goat stopped by for an exclusive podcast/talk with us about his new album "Trap Holizay", Superfly, Signing to major label Capitol Records, Beast Mode 2 with Future, Birds of a Feather 2 & more. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:10 Trap Hoilzay new release 1:40 Signing a publishing deal with Capitol 2:08 Doing the album on his terms 2:42 His entire career has been breaking new artists 3:00 The majors didn't understand his music for a long time 3:21 Had #1 song in the country w/Usher and Zay wasn't getting calls from majors 3:43 Got the Usher opportunity because of how hot his ATL acts were 4:12 Most people won't get a major label call after a couple placements 4:43 Branding himself with hard work 5:02 The logistics of a major label deal - Using your OWN relationships 5:57 Future and Jay Z recorded to the same beat that became Future's Mo Reala 7:18 Up and coming producers should get with an

ATL Jacob interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We talked to the young Freebandz producer about a bunch of topics including how he met casino & eventually signed to Freebandz, People performing fake publicity stunts for marketing, making beats since 9th grade & more. He gave some producer advice and talked about his upcoming projects including his song with Future- Nowhere (Produced By ATL Jacob) on the newly released Superfly album. ATL Jacob 0:52 Tired of going to the bank 1:11 How ATL Jacob got into the game 2:04 ATL Jacob’s 2018 so far 3:00 Publicity stunts for the gram 5:48 Staying in the house for his birthday 6:05 How he linked up with Freebandz 7:54 Making beats since 9th grade 8:50 being able to makes in quantity with high quality 9:18 What is a throw away beat? 9:42 How do you know which beats to play for which artists 10:24 Being officially signed to Freebandz 13:04 The buss down who thought Future just wanted to hangout and not smash 14:41 New rules in Atlanta 15:38 Rappers hating on prod

Sikwitit Interview on producergrind podcast. We flew out to Dallas to link up with some Dallas producers including SikWitIt who has been getting major placements and working with industry artists for quite some time now. We talked about his come up, making the #DallasUp documentary with Maschine Masters, selling beats online and having multiple streams of income, Perfecting his craft and relationship building through Dallas Beat Battle Culture & much more. SikWit it dropped some dope producer advice gems on getting placements, producer branding/marketing, selling beats online, etc. We look forward to being back in Dallas to connect with more up & coming producers at our VIP Studio Session on June 23, 2018. 1:20 How SikWitIt came up as a producer 7:42 International beat battle Toronto vs Texas was one of his big breaks (beat battle culture) 9:43 Putting on for Dallas & Maschine Masters #DallasUp documentary 15:39 Sik Wit it opening doors for others as well as himself 16:37 They almost didn't put the documenta

Earl The Pearll Producer Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We had Earl stop by and talk about making beats for Lil Yachty who has been his best friend since 3rd grade, He also talked about making beats for Lil Baby - Harder Than Ever album, working a regular job before his big opportunity as a producer, Working with QC rappers & more. Earl dropped some producer advice on how to get placements and build relationships. Earl also shared with us the best adivce his friend and mentor Coach K of QC/Solid Foundation has given him. 1:02 How Earl got his start with Yachty 1:41 How working with Yachty led to opportunities with other QC artists 2:26 Yachty started rapping in high school 3:31 Yachty being good at photography, graphic design and fashion 3:55 Earl moving out when Yachty signed his deal 4:31 How Earl survived between the time he graduated ad when Yachty got his deal 5:34 Working at Six Flags before he got on with Yachty & QC 9:15 Getting fired from Dollar General as Yachty is buzzing 9:47 The video

TL & 12th Street Pharmacist interview on the producergrind podcast. The duo stopped by the producergrind office to talk about being creative as an artist & producer team. They discuss the process of how they linked up & started creating music together. TL On the beat talked about his most recent placement with Rae Sremmurd on the Sremm Life 3 album. 12th street's manager & video director Marquis Garden also spoke for a second about his input in the creative process TL On The Beat 12th St 1:14 TL on the Beat vs AyeTL on The Beat 2:03 TL on The Beat origin story 3:05 12th Street Pharmacist origin story 5:39 Bone Thugs N Harmony influenced 12th Street Pharmacist 6:33 Lex Luger influenced TL on the Beat 8:03 How TL & 12th Street Pharmacist linked up 10:30 Come Get Some Bars Music Video 13:20 They have an entire team including videographer Marquis Gardens 14:25 Perfectionism vs overthinking 15:19 Knowing when to tell someone if something is trash 16:15 Marquis Gardens talks about the direction of the vide