Ep. 053 - [ill.Gates Looks To The Future]
Welcome, humans, to part 2 of our interview with the one and only ill.Gates. If you haven’t heard last week’s episode we highly recommend checking that one out first where he goes over some of the craziest stories from his time coming up as a young DJ. In this episode he drops some amazing gems and poses important questions like what conversation are you creating as an artist, what can your music do for other people and how bad do you really want a music career? He also talks about a few of his favorite music making tips and tricks and dives into the future of ill.Gates music and his production school Producer Dojo.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:09- What Conversation Are You Creating as an Artist?
04:58- What Can Your Music Do For Other People?
09:22- How Bad Do You Really Want A Music Career?
17:37- Experiences Living in Downtown LA
20:00 - What’s New For ill.Gates?
27:25- Innovative Drum Textures and Movement
32:42- Writing Music With Alternate Tunings
34:29- Making Your Own Sampler Instruments
39:20- What is a Circlon and Why Does ill.Gates Love His?
41:52- What is the Future of ill.Gates?
48:47- What’s the Future of Producer Dojo?
1:02:04 - Outro
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