Producergrind Podcast

Sonny Digital interview ProducerGrind Podcast # 141 We discuss new Dolores Son album, the price of clearing samples, advice to producers, favorite plugins & synths for making beats in FL Studio & MPC.

The legendary Hit-Boy stopped by our podcast and shared stories which shaped hiphop forever. From making "Ni***s in Paris" with Kanye West, to working with Travis Scott on "Sicko Mode" and "Carousel", Hit-Boy has solidified himself as a cultural icon. Hit-Boy also shared his secrets on how to get the perfect drum bounce, and why experimentation is vital for a successful career in music.

Taz Taylor, founder of Internet Money, stopped by the podcast and dropped some knowledge! From selling beats online to signing 66 producers, his early day Twitter hustle, doing fair business, and recently getting his Lil Baby credit, Taz Taylor has solidified himself as a young legend.

New interview with 5x Platinum Florida based producer C Clip. We talked about his biggest placements with Kodak Black, Kanye West & YNW Melly and a lot more. In this ProducerGrind interview C Clip debates co-host MiMi on the best ways to collect your publishing, making a living off of one placement & more.

Today we chopped it up with Super producer Metro Boomin about him learning MPC and its advantages over FL Studio. We talked about why he retired in 2017, His project with Big Sean, all the way back to 19 & Boomin. Metro Boomin Also broke down the story behind fans favorable songs like; Diamonds Dancing & Father Stretch My hands.

Legendary producer Don Cannon invited us to his studio for an exclusive interview. We talked about his come-up story, which covers sleeping on DJ Drama's couch to owning one of the biggest labels in the hip-hop industry. He also gave us the rundown on discovering and signing multi-platinum artists like Lil Uzi Vert & Jack Harlow. Towards the middle of the interview we got into some deep topics like the dark side of the music business, bad contracts, missed credit/payments & more.

Today we chopped it up with multi-platinum producer & songwriter Hitmaka. We dove deep into his come up, life before success, going from being a successful rapper to rebranding as a producer & more. Hitmaka has a huge catalog multi-platinum records that has defined his career. This is definitely a great conversation to listen to.

We sat down to get Timbaland's producer come-up story as well as advice on how producers can get placements and sell beats in 2022. We talked about his new BeatClub venture for producers to start selling beats online & get placements with artists. We also covered his metaverse brand with his Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT "Congo" and his plans for that. Theres lots of solid advice on how to take risk in order to come up. Also on how to stay consistent with chasing your goals.

We talked to Sonny Digital about his process of making beats in 2022-23 & switching to MPC. Sonny Digital also mentions bringing back mixtapes and why it was so important in the past. WE talked about Sonny Signing to Generation Now that also has Lil Uzi Vert, Seddy Hendrix, Jack Harlow & more. Free AURORA SE one shot Kit by ProducerGrind x Noble. Free instrument one shots for making melodies & samples. This is better than free vst plugins! https://producergrind.com/pages/auror...

Money Musik interview on the ProducerGrind Podcast. We sat down with the Toronto based music producer to talk about his come up story & advice to the producer community. Money Musik has produced over 50% of rapper Nav beats/songs. That's a lot of Nav type beats Money Musik has made over the years. Songs Prod by Money Musik: Lil Uzl Vert - Leaders Nav - Baby Nav - Last of the Mohicans Nav - Run it Up Nav - Tussin Nav - No Debate Why G - Auntie Offset - Code Quavo, Takeoff & Gucci Mane - Us Vs Them & many more! Special Guest @moneymusik Hosted By @ProdByTBDigital (TB Digital) @WhoisJBeatsLLC (JB)

Go Grizzly interview on the ProducerGrind Podcast. We sat down with this multi-platinum producer to talk about his come-up story and unique sample making & production process. We went into stories of getting placements building specifically with Kevin Gates & exposed his favorite drum kit! Another dope producer interview hosted by TB Digital & WhoIsJBeats. Go Grizzly Credits: Kevin Gates - Not the Only One Future - You da Baddest DaBaby - Baby Sitter King Von x Lil Durk - Still Trappin' KSI - Poppin Quando Rondo - I Remember

ProducerGrind x London Jae interview. We sat down with this multi-platinum grammy winning producer to uncover gems for the whole producer community. In this episode, London Jae really gives you the music industry success blueprint including how to get placements as a producer. London Jae Credits Cardi B - Bartier Carti BIA - Whole Lotta Money Bhad Bhabie - Gucci Flip Flops King Von & Lil Durk - Still Trappin Kevin Gates, Lil Wayne, MoneyBagg Yo, Meek Mill & More

New OG Parker interview with ProducerGrind. Our first time catching up with the multi-platinum producer since our first interview with him in 2018. We talked about a lot of topics including 2022 common producer mistakes & the truth about paid collabs (are they worth it?) We also had a dope discussion about favorite VST sounds as well as the best trap free drum kits for making beats. We also talked about the OG Parker x DDG collab album & getting placements.

Pooh Beatz Interview. The multi-platinum producer & frequent collaborator with Jetsonmade pulled up to drop gems on the producer community. Lots of advice on the music business, getting placements, moving to Atlanta & more. Pooh Beatz Credits: Jack Harlow, DaBaby, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Gates & More

Interview with legendary producer DJ Spinz. He came up with Metro Boomin, Sonny Digital & Southside in Atlanta during the mixtape era. The community has been begging for this interview since we started the podcast. Dj Spinz Credits: Future - F*** Up Some Commas Future - Honest Cash Out - Cashin Out Wiz Khalifa - Bake Sale Travis Porter - Ayy Ladies & many more

New interview with multi-platinum producer, Romano. Production Credits: August Alsina - Entanglements BIA & Nicki Minaj - Whole Lotta Money Chris Brown - Indigo Megan The Stallion - Sweetest Pie Ski Mask Slumpgod - Cat P*** Summer Walker - Throw It Away Torey Lanez - Flexible Wiz Khalifa - Still Wiz Quavo - How Bout That Yung Bleu, 2 Chainz & Chris Brown - Baddest Lil Durk - Did For The Streets King Von - Facetime Latto - Mullato

In this interview, QC producer Twysted Genius gives his gameplan on how to blow up as a producer in 2022. Twysted Genius has worked with Lil Baby, Future, Lil Uzi Vert & more! Sign up for BeatStars - http://beatstars.com/pg Use code PRODUCERGRIND for a free month of premium!

Tre Trax: Experience As A DJ, working W/ Saucy Santana & Latto, Introverted Producers, Dropping Out of School to be a Producer

Up & coming producer manager Verse tells his come-up story while dropping game! Hear about how he started managing multi-platinum producer ChiChi & what advice he would give to producers & aspiring music industry moguls.

New interview with multi-platinum songwriter Ivory Scott as he tells his come up story. He drops lots of gems on creative process, the reality of signing a deal to a label/publishing & more

2022 interview with Gunna & Young Thug's producer Turbo. We caught up with him since our original interview in 2018 before his legendary run. His placements, catalog & progression has been insane!

We linked up with June The Jenius to hear his INSANE come up story grinding in Houston. He talks about crazy producer hacks you can use, on how he met and got placements with artist like Drake and Travis Scott. He also talks about branding tips for producer that can help you move around in the industry. This interview has too many gems.

Hands down one of our best interviews! Slaughter Gang Kid Hazel pulled up on us to chop it up about his come up story from passing out hard drives at Lenox mall to quitting his 9-5 to get singed to 21 savage. He also breakdown his process of TV placements, red flags All producers should be aware about and exposing his ex Publishing Deal?

Fuse of 808 Mafia talks about his come up story, joining 808 mafia and moving to Atlanta. he also talks about pros and cons of publishing deals & tips to help producer "salesman's mindset.

We sat down with 3x Grammy winning producer S1 to pick his brain about Project Impact and more.

Exclusive interview with DaBaby's tour DJ, producer & engineer. There is a lot of gems and great advice in this. DJ K.I.D has a wide range of skills and roles so we went covered a bunch of topics including: - Working with DaBaby - Music career after getting kicked out of college - Common engineering mistakes - How publishing deals work - Advice for new DJs

Interview with YEAT producer & Atlanta native TRGC. We talked about TRGC being early on the hyperpop sound & sticking with it even though most artists did not want to use those kinds of beats.

PVLACE talks his experience in LA so far, working w/ 808 mafia. Talks about his experience w/ EX Manger. We also dive into Sample makers splits, asking for advances and more.

Mattazik & PrezzleyP talk engineering all of Lil Baby projects, including voice of the Heroes. Working with CEO Trayle. Mattazik talks bout engineering mistakes, studio tips, and Producers. He talks about mistakes producers makes when trying to send beats to Lil Baby, loop makers approaching bigger prods wrongs, etc.

Buddah Bless This Breaks down his come up story on how he started making beats, Learning music, Working w artist like Travis Porter all the way to 2chainz, Drake, Young Thug, Migos, Travis Scott and more. Buddah Breaks down having a manager, getting placements, business side works, even step by step plays to network in the city.

Monique Winning dropped too many gems. Those Courses you paid for... Nah, this REALLY what you need. She goes how she started selling beats. She breaks down step by step on how she sets up her business model and how to attract artist to your page. She also goes over her placements and what the process is like after you get one.

Illmind Drop Too Many Gems. Those Courses you paid for... Nah, this all you need. Illmind goes over how he made over 7 figures over the last year. He talks about producer mindset and mistakes producers make that can hold them back from selling beats. He also talked about Russ, beat tags, selling kits, twitch, work ethic, etc.

TB Digital & WhoisJBeats links with Da Baby & NBA Youngboy producer Neeko Baby. Neeko Baby produced for Playboi Carti, Jack Harlow, Dababy and more. Neeko Baby breaks down his relationship with Jetsonmade, Networking tips, how to get Placements, and how to get signed to spaceboy/spaceroute.

TB Digital & WhoisJBeats links with MoneyMan producer Trauma Tone. Trauma Tone produced for migos Culture 3 w/ Zaytoven, Rich Homie Quan, Yo Gotti, Chief Keef, NBA Youngboy and more. Trauma Tone breaks down his relationship with MoneyMan, Networking tips, Kevin Gates Placement, and more. He also talks about dealing with health issues and moving past that.

TB Digital & WhoisJBeats links with EST Gee producer Forever Rolling. Forever Rolling produced for EST Gee, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Durk and more. Forever Rolling breaks down his relationship with EST Gee, Networking tips, how he got a Lil Baby Placement, and more. He also talks about loopmakers sending exclusive loops only and Southside of 808 Mafia being his biggest inspiration.

TB Digital & WhoisJBeats links with Kayne West producer Digital Nas. Digital Nas produced 2 songs off Kayne West New Album Donda. These songs include Cubeatz, Playboi Carti, Youngthug, Kid Cudi & more. Digital Nas breaks down his relationship with Kayne West & traveling with his team. He also talks about disliking beat tags, definition of a publish deal, label deals, and the controversial subject " Beatmaker Vs a Producer".

Producergrind Podcast 2021 Ep 2 - Illmind We talk about - What is an NFT? - How to sell NFT sample packs - SECRET TIPS for Making money with NFTs without having any fans or followers! - Illmind Alorium NFT Sample Pack - BeatRaiders NFT - Selling NFTs vs Selling Beats Online & Sample Packs - illmind getting a placement with Guapdad & producing album New Illmind interview 2021 talking about what are NFTs aka non fungible tokens and its potential use for creatives, especially for the music producer community in 2021.

Special interview with music business attorney Karl Fowlkes & music producer, Corbett. Both have partnered on a new "Melody" app that is the Tinder for melody loops and samples! Also lots of talk about NFT crypto collectibles and how theyy will take over the music industry. What are NFTs & tokens? We are already seeing big producers like illmind who figured out how to make NFT sample packs and dropped his first one called Alorium. Will we see blockchain developing more in the music producer community in areas like selling beats or getting paid royalties & publishing via smart contracts? ⬇️ Download Melody App! http://prodgrnd.com/MelodyApp

This is the fourth installment of the Producergrind Podcast episodes we filmed in LA in 2020. We had the pleasure of interviewing Gunna's official DJ & producer Taurus where he told us his come up story growing up in Memphis Tennessee playing basketball to eventually working in Atlanta with Gunna, Turbo, Wheezy, going on tour, and making chart topping records. Taurus shared with us many music career gems including DJing tips, how to work with artists and producers, having other hustles, why you should go to college, recording studio etiquette and more. Improve Your Beats w/ FREE Kits & Samples ➡️ http://bit.ly/FreeSoundKits Join Our NEW DISCORD SERVER ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/5uBnFzk Tap In & Network With Producers on Our Telegram ➡️ https://prodgrnd.com/Telegram Text Dylan Directly! ➡️ https://my.community.com/producergrind

This is the third installment of the Producergrind Podcast episodes we filmed in Los Angeles in 2020. We had the pleasure of interviewing Grammy-winning engineer & producer Max Lord of 808 Mafia where he told us his come up story moving from Colorado to Los Angeles and working with Fredo Santana, Southside, Juice WRLD, Offset, Cardi B, Young Thug and more. Max Lord of 808 MAFIA shared with us many music career advice including audio engineering gems, working in the studio by reading the room and paying attention to the artist's vibes, not doing things for money when making music with friends, having beats ready to go, and the true essence of good music. Improve Your Beats w/ FREE Kits & Samples ➡️ http://bit.ly/FreeSoundKits Tap In & Network With Producers on Our Telegram ➡️ https://prodgrnd.com/Telegram Text Dylan Directly! ➡️ https://my.community.com/producergrind

We are back with another Producergrind Podcast episode filmed out here in Los Angeles. We had the pleasure of interviewing multi-platinum producer & artist FKi 1st aka 1$t at his studio where he told us his legendary come up story being from Atlanta and working with Travis Porter, Post Malone and Iggy Azalea early on to eventually selling many records with Migos, Travis Scott, 2 Chainz and more. FKi 1st shared with us many gems and music career advice, including how to build relationships in the music industry through having good intentions, studio etiquette and tips on how to get in a recording studio, and how engineering launched his career!

We are back with the Producergrind Podcasts after 6 months since quarantine started. We took a trip to LA to interview producer Bone Collector where he gives us gems on working with songwriters in order to get producer placements. Bone Collector also shares his music producer come up story being from the Ivory Coast, moving to France and succeeding in the French music industry, then eventually moving to LA with no relationships, following his gut and manifesting his music career.

Our interview with newly signed QC producer Twysted Genius who just was #1 on the Billboard producer chart after getting placements on Lil Baby My Turn album. We recently dropped the making of Lil Baby Sum 2 Prove with Twysted Genius where he shows you how to make a beat for Lil Baby in FL Studio 20. In this interview we talk about the music producer come up story and how he started coming to Atlanta from his small hometown in Mississippi where he linked up and got signed to Ralo before his complicated series of legal issues. Now Twysted Genius is newly signed to QC aka Quality Control music group alongside other hit makers like OG Parker & Quay Global.

We left quarantine to do a Producergrind interview with Ant Chamberlain! It was worth it cause he dropped a lot of gems for music producers selling beats online. He told us his come up story and how he went from getting barely any views on his beats to in about a year making $20,000 per month on Beatstars selling beats. He started out trying to get placements and actually got a few including one with YFN Lucci and Offset called 'Boss Life' which we showed the making of a few years ago. We talked about him joining the Navy and being at sea with no internet and how that helped him perfect his craft. We also talked about everything going on with the virus this past week and what music producers can expect if we go into a 2020 recession and financial crisis. We hope everyone is staying safe! This is one of our best ones of the year so far

We got up with Hoodrich Keem for an exclusive interview talking about his come up story, moving to Atlanta, becoming one of the biggest mixtape DJ's in Atlanta & more. We talked a lot about knowing what qualities successful artists should have and knowing who to invest your time into building a relationship with. We talked a lot about how Hoodrich Keem used Twitter and Instagram to network online before coming to Atlanta so when he was finally here it was easier to connect dots and link up with the people he wanted to build with. He dropped a lot of gems on why artists and producers act Hollywood and why he still likes living/working in Atlanta over LA even now a days while LA is getting more and more popular.

Interview with S1 (Symbolyc One) the 3x grammy award winning music producer from Dallas, TX. S1 has become a master at getting placements, including "Kanye West - Power", as well as records with Drake, Jay-Z, Madonna, Eminem & more. S1 pulled up to our studio in ATL to drop some exclusive gems on the producer community. Of course we started with his come up story and his life changing moment when he found out Kanye West flew him out to Hawaii and wanted to use his beat for a song that we now know as "Power." He later signed to Kanye West's production team and started making beats for Very G.O.O.D. Beats & getting placements with superstars like Jay-Z & Beyonce. One of our favorite topics was when S1 talked about how he came up with a plan to quit his job to be a producer full time and actually executed it and made it work. He talked about the importance of having a daily schedule and how much time a producer should be spending on their dream. We also tapped into the spiritual side of S1 and how important maintaining his relationship with God has been to his journey. He warns that many people tend to only talk to god when things are bad and leave him out of the picture when things are going good, a concept that seems like common sense but takes real effort.

Interview with Decap, the producer that created the famous Drums that knock drum kit. Decap pulled up on us at the studio while he was in Atlanta to drop gems on the Producergrind community. We talked a lot more about sound design than usual including the current trend where producers are recording sounds from real life with a field recorder and turning them into free trap drum kits. We also got Decap to tell his journey from when he first started making beats to figuring out how to get sync placements (his first real income from music) and later to getting placements as a producer with DaBaby, Joyner Lucas & more. Now a days Decap spends his time as a successful music producer helping the community with his FL Studio & Ableton Live tutorial videos as well as his Splice drum kit series "Drums That Knock." He has created a 6 figure yearly income by building his personal brand as a music producer NOT by chasing placements or trying to get signed.

Interview with the legend DJ Toomp who is one of, if not, the creator of making trap beats. He has produced countless hits including many of the beats on T.I.'s first succesful albums like Trap Muzik and songs like "U Don't Know Me" as well as the grammy winning T.I. song "What You Know." His producer credits also include Kanye West "Good Life" & "Can't Tell Me Nothing" as well as Young Jeezy "I Luv It" all which went platinum before Apple Music and Spotify streaming was a thing. We covered a wide variety of topics in what is now our LONGEST INTERVIEW yet (lol we know its long AF y'all!)! We talked about how much producers & artists get paid from Spotify and the difference between songs going platinum now vs 15 years ago when selling physical CD's were a major part of the music industry's business model. Carrington and Toomp had a nice convo about the good ol' days when ladies and gentleman would slow dance at the club (oh how they wish it would come back

We got up with JD On Tha Track to hear his come up story in this exclusive interview. He grew up in Brazil teaching himself english and hip-hop culture which eventually led to him learning how to make beats in FL Studio and getting placements with Chicago rappers in the drill scene. One of the major keys to his success was believing in and building with an artist who only had 10K followers but later blew up (Lil Tjay.) Now JDOnThaTrack is a multi-platinum producer with a major publishing deal and living the music producer's dream in Atlanta. We talked a lot about how important using twitter & Instagram for getting placements was for him since he was all the way in Brazil with no access to rappers & fellow producers. 'Paying for collabs' is another topic we touch on since JD secured a few placements through collabs and even helped other producers get placements through paid collabs.

We linked up with 21 Savage's official DJ, Marc B, for our first interview of 2020. Marc B is one of the most well known DJs in the Atlanta hip hop scene and has been expanding his brand and network as a producer by dropping songs and compilation albums with up & coming rappers like Young Mal, Doe Boy, SG Tip & more. We talked a lot about the new wave of producers taking the initiative to drop songs on their own own Spotify and Apple Music profiles to have more control over their careers instead of just waiting on getting placements and selling beats. We also talked why music streaming and Spotify playlist and artists focusing on how to get on Spotify playlists really destroyed the careers and income streams of the average mixtape DJ and in Atlanta it went one step further when the city banned 18 & up clubs making it near impossible for DJ's to break music from up & coming rappers. This made it 100% important to focus on the internet and social media marketing for music promotion. The interview gets wrapped up by discussing new years resolutions and why it is hard to stick to them unless you make LIFESTYLE CHANGES!

The Good Perry pulled up on us to talk about his producer come up story & linking up with Lil Yachty back in 2015. He told us the story of making a beat in FL Studio his car that would eventually change his life and make him rich (Lil Yachty - One Night.) We talked about a lot of different topics including how the music business has changed, signing to Coach K, His music publishing deal with Rick Rubin, how long it took to get paid as a producer, and even some deep philosophical stuff. Oh yeah we also talked a little but about the new Nexus 3 VST. This is the last Producergrind Podcast of 2019. Thank you guys for tuning in all year, we can't wait to go crazy in 2020!