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Bedroom Beethovens098: Kev Brown & J ScienidePG County Beatsmith/Emcee Kev Brown and Washington DC based emcee/producer J Scienide join me on the podcast this week! We chat about Rock Creek Park, Busta Rhymes sitting on 300 Dilla beats, and the origin story of the Sophomore project "Stray From The Pack". “Out the Safari.” The single off said album finds the emcees dropping potent prose on J Scienide’s soundscape. Honored to have them both swing by, as their history goes deep within hip-hop. Witness the birth of the Drum Machine Tape Cassette group! Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https...
2020-12-0948 min
Bedroom Beethovens097: Ray Angry (The Roots)Ray Angry aka Mister Goldfinger's goal is to inspire social and economic change through music because it is a universal language and you can create harmony together. By doing so, we talk about the genius behind a number of musicians he's worked with including Geri Allen, Steve Wilson, Christina Aguilera and more. We run a scenario on how he'd score a Martin Scorsese film, and we chat about how the pandemic has ramped up his songwriting output during these strange times. Of course, we also run it back to what it's like crafting and composing music for The Roots for...
2020-12-0246 min
Bedroom Beethovens096: NOLAN (The Ninja)With the release of TALK SOON, Detroit artist NOLAN (a/k/a Nolan The Ninja) is finally trusting instincts. At the start of the pandemic while most people were worrying about how to keep their businesses open, NOLAN was starting one. We chat about his journey into owning an LLC, the end of his Mello Music Group tenure and what lies ahead. This interview has been in the works for a long time and as we explore art direction, aspirations and more we highlight how his latest offering is a sonically vivid project that pairs banging minimalist beats with some...
2020-11-2540 min
Bedroom Beethovens095: Potatohead PeopleNick Wisdom and AstroLogical, better known collectively as Potatohead People join me on the show this week to celebrate their latest release Mellow Fantasy. We chat about growing up in Canada, and how having a family in radio and early music theory lessons influenced them to venture into seasoned beatmakers. We talk about influences of yacht rock, Israeli folk, Balkan, Mizrahi, jazz, and rock music and the art of sampling. A jazz-like responsiveness to the input of collaborators is a key component of how the team works. What transpires, is a conversation promoting their most evolved collection of works yet...
2020-11-1834 min
Bedroom Beethovens094: OhblivOff the heels or oral surgery and Bradventure III, Ohbliv swings by the podcast to chat about east coast living, making beats via the pandemic, racism, and the future. An all-encompassing conversation that leaves no stone uncovered as I pry into the mind of the prolific Mutant Academy member. While the rest of Virginia was smirking at the Simpson trial, Ohbliv was busy being a classically trained producer making lo-fi, soul-based, crate diggin’ backpacker music. I also pitch an idea for his next beat tape! Enjoy! Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.pa...
2020-11-1135 min
Bedroom Beethovens093: Eli EscobarEli Escobar is the quintessential New York City DJ. Over the past ten years he's built a reputation around his parties, and we revisit the last days of FatBeats, Turntable Lab, and the New York music scene. A life obsessing over disco records, we chat about Madonna, Velvet Rope, the pandemic, and his new EP Night Class. He was prepared to disregard them entirely until one evening he was listening back and ended up grouping five of those tracks together and began to hear them in a new way. It's an all-encompassing talk that runs the gamut similar to how...
2020-11-0439 min
Bedroom Beethovens092: Skylar GreyTriple threat Producer/Singer/songwriter behind some of the most popular songs, had a really amazing idea to release roughly a song a week in the month of October. Skylar Grey swings by the podcast to talk about her journey leading up to the body of work you have been enjoying all month long. Housebound because of the pandemic, she adopted this new way to reach out to every corner of the world and offer her new songs to her fans. We chat about her transformation into Skylar Grey and how she approaches the music industry in todays market. We...
2020-10-2826 min
Bedroom Beethovens091: The Du-Rites (J-Zone + Pablo Martin)It's 1979, two albums come out - Just a Touch of Love by Slave, and The Specials self titled effort. Two totally different albums. One is a funk classic and the other is a British ska revival classic. 41 years later because of those two records and the impact they had on two musicians, you got a guy who was playing guitar in El Corte, and you had another guy in the states listening to Baritone Tiplove. They come together, join forces, and are now one of the premier funk bands of the last half decade. Their newest album #5 'A Funky Bad...
2020-10-211h 00
Bedroom Beethovens090: MeLo-XMeLo-X is not underrated and he's not just a producer. Don't dare pigeon hole this visual and auditory master, and I explain why, as we navigate through various mediums of remixing, visual arts, directing, singing vocals, creating album art and more. He has collaborated with Beyoncé, Jesse Boykins III and more and this year sees him evolving and levelling up even more as this year Beyonce released a track called “Find Your Way Back”, now remixed by MeLo-X. This comes with the release of the deluxe version of The Lion King: The Gift and Beyoncé’s visual album BLACK IS KING. Me...
2020-10-1442 min
Bedroom Beethovens089: The Twilite ToneStones Throw is proud to announce The Clearing, the debut solo album from Chicago musician and producer The Twilite Tone, aka Anthony Khan, to be released 9 October. Tone first linked up with Common in the ‘80s, as DJ for him and No I.D. and co-produced much of Common’s debut album Can I Borrow A Dollar. Today, he joins me on the podcast to chat a bit about the past, present, and...well no future, because as I learn, the present is the opportune time to evaluate, harvest, and grow. The Clearing is a space and place of being free...
2020-10-0738 min
Bedroom Beethovens088: KAYEKAYE is the musical moniker of Charlene Kaye, former frontwoman of indie darlings San Fermin. Each release propelled her singular creative vision while magnifying her electric frontwoman energy. We discuss her journey as she navigates growing up in an Asian household with a love of music, to enrolling in University of Michigan and Parsons to further her learning to be the best artist she can be. Her newest single was indeed co-produced by her and we chat about how she created a stop-motion music video for the song which she spent over two weeks to make and consists of 2500 individual...
2020-09-3039 min
Bedroom Beethovens087: Mr. Len (Company Flow)Soundscape extraordinaire, Mr. Len, joins me this week in quarantine to discuss a myriad of topics. First we chat about what keeps him busy nowadays as well as reflecting back on Company Flow and the soul days of Brunswick Records. Although he's been in the game for so long, his music still remains in demand by waxing dystopic with rhyme schemes inspired by EPMD and lyrical content colored with imagery from his favorite sci-fi books and anime films. So, it is definitely an honor to chat about decades of music in the span of an all-killer, no-filler half hour runtime...
2020-09-2332 min
Bedroom Beethovens086: J. IvyJ. Ivy's incredible talent has taken him around the world but still calls Chicago home. His new album, “Catching Dreams” is available now. We chat about his start getting the call to visit Kanye in the studio to be a part of College Dropout to explore the ups and downs of his career since then. With all that’s going on in the world, he questioned if this was a good time to share a piece of his heart. But what experience has taught him, is that the world needs an abundance of love. We chat about him travelling to Rwanda...
2020-09-1640 min
Bedroom Beethovens085: Eric LauEric Lau joins me from South East China during quarantine to chat with me about how his region differs from the U.S. in terms of how we are dealing with the pandemic. As a music producer using his trademark sounds and style to tell illuminating tales, we both get into how his music creates a sound that connects to the root of musicality and rhythm, entertaining and uplifting people through creating inspiring music that he has become internationally loved and recognised for.We also chat about his recent endeavors into mix engineering. That's right, Eric is also a mix...
2020-09-0933 min
Bedroom Beethovens084: Romero Mosley (feat. J.P. Floyd)Romero Mosley swings by the podcast a year after he dropped his masterpiece 'Forever Is for Dreamers' to reflect on the aftermath of the reactions, marketing, and consensus of the project as well as dive into Cleveland culture, music and more. Now based in L.A., it presents a different backdrop for his creative process to create feel-good anthems with messages to complain less, appreciate life and just trust the process. Assisting in asset delivery, creative pitching, playlisting, and music searches, Romero helps to develop insight to the music needs of clients throughout the industry. Being the son of a j...
2020-09-0236 min
Bedroom Beethovens083: Sly5thAveSly5thAve and I grew up in the same hood our whole lives, but eventually he moved to New York where he found a home at The Clubhouse in Brooklyn. Home to a host of New York talent, he credits The Clubhouse as being largely responsible for his entire sound. As we chat about those memories, we leap forward to his new album ‘What It Is’; his first new music since the critically acclaimed project ‘The Invisible Man: An Orchestral Tribute to Dr. Dre’. Having spent the past three years performing the project (which had the support of Dr. Dre himself...
2020-08-2637 min
Bedroom Beethovens082: NAMELESSReal talk, in 2015 when vinyl was making a resurgence in the hip hop game I blind-bought a Clear Soul Forces record from Fat Beats and the production made my jaw drop. Turns out the whole record was crafted by producer NAMELESS who still vividly remembers his earliest days crafting instrumentals as a teenager growing up in Flint, Michigan during the late 1990s. What that means for me is I can now sit down half a decade later with him to reflect on Flint, making video-game beats while being compared to other producers, being the first act on Street Corner Music...
2020-08-1932 min
Bedroom Beethovens081: Devo SpringsteenDevo Springsteen, is an entrepreneur and Grammy Award-winning producer, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and holder of an MBA from Columbia Business School. If that wasn't enough, he helped his cousin Kanye West found the label G.O.O.D. Music and was instrumental in signing John Legend a decade ago. Now, he is releasing interactive video technology through his company, Adventr. It’s already disrupting marketers’ expectations of what can be done with video and transforming everything we know, as consumers, about video. We talk about this new venture and his 10,000 hour journey as he’s w...
2020-08-1245 min
Bedroom Beethovens080: Small ProfessorSmall Professor is on the mic this week to put me on game on his extensive family tree to extends to musicians, singers, and poets. His new body of work A Jawn Supreme (Vol. 1) is showcased (Vol. 2 coming) during these modern civil rights movements but the best part just might be that we're due to hear more very soon. Vol. 1 is available now, with Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 due out later this year. You can hear how this album reflects these days and times, especially during the hellscape that is 2020, on nearly every cut. It's all being released through Small Pro's...
2020-08-0539 min
Bedroom Beethovens079: Skeme RichardsAnother week has passed and here we are in the same situation as the previous as well as what seems to be the foreseeable future. Many of us are coping, others are struggling with not being able to live their social lives that they are accustomed to but we’re all in the same boat in trying to survive. DJ, Producer, burger connoisseur and a collector of all things fresh, Skeme Richards started DJing in 1981. He stops by the podcast to drop knowledge on Philly, the Second City of Hip Hop... and how he is coping with staying inside with th...
2020-07-2944 min
Bedroom Beethovens078: Mark de Clive-LoweMark De Clive-Lowe was gracious enough to spend a little time with me as we dive into his 10,000 hour journey. It all starts as he was born in New Zealand to a Japanese mother and New Zealander father, and was first introduced to jazz through his father’s record collection. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s, way before jazz hybridity became a worldwide phenomenon, but alas, De Clive-Lowe was busy designing its blueprint. De Clive-Lowe showcases his breadth of skill as a producer, composer and instrumentalist as we journey through his many albums, his wins and setbacks. An ar...
2020-07-2247 min
Bedroom Beethovens077: Wax Tailor (feat. Elu Eboka)The internet is a beautiful thing when during times of extreme lockdown I can host producers from across the pond and bring you stories the lie therein. Jean-Christophe Le Saoût, better known by his stage name Wax Tailor, has produced numerous bodies of work, and we chat about the challenges of the modern music business, his unique approach to sampling, and what it means to record during quarantine. Wax Tailor is currently working on his next album The Shadow Of Their Suns and is preparing a new international tour. Also, as a surprise, Elu Eboka, who is a producer / f...
2020-07-1546 min
Bedroom Beethovens076: Big WildBig Wild and I chat about his transformation from Massachusetts-bred, hip-hop beatsmith to Spotify chart-topper, to now Portland-based bandleader and creative visionary. His latest single "Touch" marks a poised shift in creative direction for Big Wild, as his first new song since 2019's Superdream, the debut album that showcased him as his own vocalist, lyricist, and instrumentalist for the first time ever. Since then, the project's divergent and rapid ascent has surpassed hundreds of millions of streams, and evolved into an unparalleled live show, selling out Red Rocks in one day. Big Wild built the song around the feeling of y...
2020-07-0837 min
Bedroom Beethovens075: Drumma BoyThroughout his impressive career, much of his focus and energy has been put into music. We chat about his life and how he first started producing at the age of 12, and his initial placements on Yo Gotti classic 'Life' project. Since then, he has provided work for Young Jeezy and Kanye West’s double-platinum single “Put On” and for laced T.I. with four records on Paper Trail. In the years that followed, he’s become one of the most in-demand artists in music. As we discuss this journey we chat about “BURN” and “Still Can’t Believe It”, his new singles...and w...
2020-07-0134 min
Bedroom Beethovens074: Prince Paul & Don NewkirkLegendary producer Prince Paul, and his longterm collaborator Don Newkirk, who had a longtime presence with Bernie Worrell and Def Jam, as heard on De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, have joined forces again to score the docuseries Who Killed Malcolm X. In conjunction with the project, they have released a new album called By Every Means Necessary, a dramatic score of drumbreaks and strings, layers of melody and calls for revolution of the spirit. This is a Prince Paul project minus the humor we’ve come to expect, replaced with a driving sense of musicality and seriousness. We c...
2020-06-2433 min
Bedroom Beethovens073: Shing02Born in Tokyo, raised in Tanzania, England, and Japan, Shing02 came up in the independent SF Bay Area hip hop scene in the mid '90s. He has released numerous recordings showcasing his bilingual MC skills, most notably the Luv(sic) series with the late producer Nujabes. we talk about his family history going back hundreds of years and the experiences and encounters that have shaped him to be the amazing visual artist he is today. We bring it back to Telegraph Ave, his days at University and linking up with hip hop artists in the 90s via mentorship and...
2020-06-1739 min
Bedroom Beethovens072: House ShoesUncle Shoes swings by the podcast to keep the Detroit vibe going through the podcast. As we reflect on his time on the West Coast for the last decade we deep dive into the legacy of Bugz, Proof, Dilla, and he responds to Esham from last week as we finally put that to bed. In the end, its all love and business. Growth, entrepreneurship and having an ear for music is what we chat about as we navigate stories of Shoes DJing at his high school, to become a living legend, fatherhood, and whats up ahead for his label Street...
2020-06-1033 min
Bedroom Beethovens071: EshamHow does a guy get inspired by AC/DC and Prince to become the first cat in Detriot to create a new genre of music? Esham captured peoples attention by being different. #AcidRap, the wicked shit, this 10,000 hour journey begins with Boomin' Words from Hell and we navigate through the rap game up until now. Eminem's success didn't represent his region because he was affiliated with the west coast so the people who had to claw their way to the top are the OG's like Esham. The spirit of Detroit, the sound of Detroit IS the wicked shit. Esham's style...
2020-06-0339 min
Bedroom Beethovens070: CHAIICHAII is the genre-bending New Zealand/Persian rapper pushing a bold creative vision, and today, she swings by the podcast to give me a picture of her life as a kid who grew up in Iran. From playing soccer in the streets, bike riding, listening to music on her cassette player, climbing trees, swimming in the river…how does did play a role in her becoming a music producer? Her music tracks channel southern-Iranian influenced drum patterns while her distinctive vocal delivers a dance floor commanding commentary on millennial social pressures. We keep the conversation light and fun, with deeper la...
2020-05-2732 min
Bedroom Beethovens069: J. Rawls (feat. John Robinson)Great episode this week as Jay ARE = (Dr. J Rawls + John Robinson) swing by the podcast to discuss how and why Hip-Hop culture is the dominant culture among the students, in our schools. In their book, released last year, entitled Youth Culture Power, J Rawls and John Robinson, argue that Hip-Hop culture could be useful in building relationships and building student engagement. I focus on that and the music as Youth Culture Power (the album) is jazz-infused hip-hop tracks over which the emcees rhyme poetic on the state of educating inner city youth today. We go over J Rawl's upbringing, t...
2020-05-2041 min
Bedroom Beethovens068: Steve ArringtonSpecial week indeed, because the legend Steve Arrington swing by the podcast to chat about the old days of going to Black Sabbath concerts and playing with Santana and what it was like growing up in Dayton being influenced by the Mighty Ohio Players. Through that journey I find out what it was like crafting songs with modern marvels like Dâm-Funk and Thundercat and how it all leads up to his new album dropping towards the end of this year. Gems are dropped as I sit down with a key part of Dayton's funk scene. Visit the website: https://w...
2020-05-1341 min
Bedroom Beethovens067: Cam O'biThis 10,000 hour journey has to rank as one of my favorites. This week, Cam O'bi swings by the podcast to tell the tale on how he quit his boring job to pursue music full time while only knowing one person who owned a studio. He took the leap and his resume is insane with placements on Acid Rap with Chance, Vic Mensa, Kendrick, J. Cole and more. We chat about his childhood, his long awaited album 'Grown Ass Kid', this GRAMMY-winning producer and rapper looks to the future and delves completely into his craft, setting himself up for a huge...
2020-05-0646 min
Bedroom Beethovens066: snnyBorn in Africa’s Ivory Coast before coming to the U.S. with his mom at the age of five, snny has announced his new Otitọ EP due out May 8. With all the craziness in the world today, I thought bringing his story a week before the EP drops, would be beneficial for those who are seeking music that pushes the boundaries of modern pop music while exploring universal themes of love, family, and identity. With pulsing synths, deliciously rubbery production touches, and snny’s elegant and elastic R&B vocals anchoring everything around him, Otitọ is a bold new leap for the...
2020-04-3019 min
Bedroom Beethovens065: MNDR (feat. MURS)MNDR joins me in the studio this week to reminisce about her career and life which starts in a farm in a desolate area, and evolves to sharing the stage with Mark Ronson, Duran Duran, Q-Tip and working with Rihanna and more. There is definitely a 10,000 hour journey somewhere in there and we talk about navigating this journey as a woman in the industry and how shes able to apply her talents to multiple genres. Speaking of which, California legend MURS swings by to provide insight working as a emcee and borrowing the pop talents of MNDR on the 2015 politically...
2020-04-2931 min
Bedroom Beethovens064: J-LiveJ-live is someone I've wanted on the podcast from day 1. The man simply has classics to his name. We chat about the old days in Spanish Harlem, New York and his days being put in The Source magazine and first garnering notice with the release of his 1995 single Longevity, with its classic B Side, "Bragging Writes". How does he view his musical releases now? We also talk about education standardization: Essential or Harmful? We also dive into 5% culture, politics, and his latest project Solar [Tracks] Vol. 1, the first in a series of instrumental albums. The title and concept is based o...
2020-04-2243 min
Bedroom Beethovens063: Kelly FinniganKelly Finnigan swings by the podcast at a very crazy time. His timing in life, amidst this pandemic, was one with a stroke of luck. He just finished a tour to support his debut album 'The Tales People Tell', and was able to get his song in a hit movie before all the movie theaters in the country closed. If that good fortune wasn't enough he is celebrating the release of Monophonics new album '“It’s Only Us,” their fourth release since 2012, and we're able to reflect on his solo album and celebrate this new record he produced. We chat a...
2020-04-1548 min
Bedroom Beethovens062: Bronze NazarethThis week, right before the pandemic really took hold of the world, lauded Wu-Tang clan affiliate Bronze Nazareth, swung by the show to give us his take on what is happening in the world. We discuss being in the studio with RZA, the OG hip hop group Wisemen while honoring the legacy of his brother, the lyricist and producer Kevlaar 7. We also dive into his days as a social worker, and what lies ahead as his career as a producer only gets brighter with his new album with Long Beach legend Kxng Crooked. All in all, we dive deep into...
2020-04-0835 min
Bedroom Beethovens061: Dumi RightDumi Right, who was apart of Zimbabwe Legit, were the first African group to record hip-hop in America. They provide a high energy, multi-dimensional live show that highlights various hip hop elements and incorporates a musical soundscape that seamlessly blends gritty beats with sundry influences of African rhythms, jazz and funk. Not your typical rapper, Dumi’s performance is more of a hip hop cultural celebration or immersion and an invocation of the spirit that the founders intended. We discuss the days in Zimbabwe traveling to the U.S., and what a storied and long career looks like up through 2020. Ar...
2020-04-0142 min
Bedroom Beethovens060: RACComposer/remixer/producer André Allen Anjos (aka RAC) swings by the podcast this week to chat about his 10,000 hour journey which follows us through a myriad of topics from attending over 13 different schools, getting gigs at HBO, and how he cold called his way into his first remix project with The Shins. Years and years of hard work have paid off, because his third album, is on the horizon. We deep dive into how this project is a symbol of growth for him as a producer. The glowing new track "Stuck on You," featuring Phil Good, who swings by the p...
2020-03-2541 min
Bedroom Beethovens059: Pat LokPat Lok is a widely celebrated producer who has been synthesizing the sounds of the future for years and years. We discuss growing up in Vancouver and tales of him and his grandfather visiting Chinatown, eating delicious food, and soaking up the culture. The transition from there only led him to dream bigger as he takes on the west coast head-on by headlining shows around the world and releasing upbeat, amazing music that is appreciated by millions. Other topics include Covid-19 blowback, the creative process of his music and we slowly build to the news that a new EP is...
2020-03-1837 min
Bedroom Beethovens058: Lincoln JesserOverjoyed to bring you my next episode with guest Lincoln Jesser. This mans 10,000 hour journey starts in grade school, or perhaps his move to L.A, but as I navigate through his story I realize his music is a reflection of who he is not only as a musician but as a human being. For a guy who is knee deep into a fruitful musical career, what distracts him from happiness? As 2020 arrives, he is putting out his first piece of music in years, and —depending on when you first started following Lincoln's journey—a different vibe and sound than anyt...
2020-03-1139 min
Bedroom Beethovens057: STLNDRMSThis week I present a musical legend with the hefty pedigree and the skills to move with the times. STLNDRMS! We chat about the struggles and successes that come with being the 'everyman' producer. I find out the base layer motivation for the weekly event hosted by Controllerise, which allows patrons to have an unique alternative for nightlife on Mondays in Atlanta. I am happy to report that I am catching him after celebrating 20 years with his wife, his family unit is as strong as ever, and his music continues to be prolific. Oh, sure his trusty kit of kicks...
2020-03-0438 min
Bedroom Beethovens056: Rhettmatic (Beat Junkies)This episode I am proud to sit down with a legend in scratch DJ production, a pivotal ingredient to the overall late 90s California underground sound. If I use a wide-angle lens and looked at the culture of hip-hop, all roads lead to producers, turntablists, and historians like him. We deep dive into a wide array of topics such as why you had to breakdance if you wanted to rap. In fact Adrien Younge, Ras Kass, ALL the OG emcees did it. In addition we talk Guerilla marketing your music before the age of the internet, the origination of g-funk...
2020-02-2640 min
Bedroom Beethovens055: RJD2As someone who is obsessed with the rhythm of the soul, it's only natural that I invite RJD2 onto the podcast to talk about his journey as a musician right before he breaks ground on his new album 'The Fun Ones'. From fatherhood, to tales of Def Jux and Scribble Jam, to his own legacy as a record label owner, we run the gamut to get behind the mind of someone who has been making original electronic music for 20 years. He has a fresh view on song composition, and as we dive into details on his new album we get...
2020-02-1945 min
Bedroom Beethovens054: Young RJ (Slum Village)It's February, which means that the world is celebrating the Life & Achievements of a Detroit Legend. James Dewitt Yancey - Jay Dee aka J Dilla. I found the best way to celebrate, is by focusing on his legacy and the future by inviting Young RJ of Detroit-based hip-hop heavyweights Slum Village on the show to tell us about his journey as a 15 year old being mentored by Dilla and showcasing various artists on what his work has meant to them over the years. We talk about the Slum brand, his solo work up to his latest body of work which...
2020-02-1230 min
Bedroom Beethovens053: 2 Hungry BrosBen Boogz and Deep, who have known each other since grade school, are two big guys with a common love for food & great music who are known collectively as The 2 Hungry Bros. We have a deep dive conversation which includes topics on religion, theology, and common facts about Celiac Disease. Oh, and music. Duh. I ask them both a bit about fatherhood, and how Boogz always studied his father and honored his Hero with the instrumental album I Moreno. On the flipside, Deep has just finished this trilogy Theology set. It’s Latin, Soul, Funk, and international sample laced with he...
2020-02-0544 min
Bedroom Beethovens052: Funky DLAn absolute honor to host Funky DL as he carves time in his busy schedule to sit down with me to chat about his 10,000 hour journey. What does that entail? We dive into the significant changes that would begin to shape the most formative years of his transition from childhood into adulthood and his relentless pursuit into the world of music. This includes tales of crafting with Nujabes, navigating record labels and his latest project which is remarkably personal... Dennison Point and Life After Dennison. Funky DL is regarded as one of the most legendary and significant MC's and Producers...
2020-01-2942 min
Bedroom Beethovens051: Juicy the EmissaryJuicy the Emissary and I run through a myriad of Texas rap history and obscure K-Mart tales. You see, on Thanksgiving 1989, Kmart employee and audio enthusiast Mark Davis wandered behind the customer service desk to check out the store’s sound system, which looped muzak and top 40 plus ads and announcements under the banner of “KMRT, The Kmart Radio Network.” In September 2015, Davis uploaded the tapes to the internet with the humble intention of preserving them. But within a few weeks he became an internet celebrity among obscure media fans and similarly, Attention Kmart Choppers is composed of pieces chopped up, re...
2020-01-2232 min
Bedroom Beethovens050: P.SO the Earth Tone KingI celebrate episode 50 by inviting the very much underrated king of the blerds, P.SO the Earth Tone King on the show to talk about how he has gained the confidence to take his career back into his hands to output a slew of new work starting with American Anime. We also tackle issues such as ex-HiPNOTT Records label owner Kevin Nottingham coming out as a Trump supporter. This was a man that infiltrated the Hip Hop community to its core and we let him in & gave him the keys to our culture only for him to be racist? What...
2020-01-1537 min
Bedroom Beethovens049: Deacon The Villain (CunninLynguists)This week I sit down with the founding member of CunninLynguists and QN5 Music representative, Deacon the Villian. We talk about the days growing up as a preachers son in Kentucky, to Kno's new Built to Fade album. Of course, we reminisce about Big L, The B.U.M.S., sampling and chat about the events surrounding the pivotal album, A Piece of Strange, an album that almost became the new name for the group. A Piece of Strange is a dense concept record that explores the religion and racism that are staples of the south, and questions the space...
2020-01-0839 min
Bedroom Beethovens048: Miles BonnyNew Mexico-based multi-instrumentalist Miles Bonny is a guy that contributes to a creative feeling, an artistic feeling, a natural sense of creating; it's a worthy thing to have an interest in being creative and not just go to their jobs and fulfilling someone else's agenda. As a trumpeter, vocalist, producer, dj and community empowerment worker his explorations in social issues and world cultures has taken him on numerous adventures so we chat about genealogy, social work, random excursions including time in Poland, and collaborating with his wife, Shhor. Rather than fear the negative aspects of the world, Miles and I...
2020-01-0131 min
Bedroom Beethovens047: Marco PoloToronto born, Brooklyn based Hip Hop Producer Marco Polo is an absolute legend. On episode 47, I run the gamut of growing up in Canada to venturing to New York to intern and start the networking journey that would eventually land him placement on hip hop heavyweight albums. As an assistant Engineer at renowned recording studio, The Cutting Room, Marco honed technical skills and got to know some of the rap game’s finest as he refined his production. We chat about what it was like to be on a record with Pete Rock, being in MF Doom's hotel room, and cr...
2019-12-2538 min
Bedroom Beethovens046: Dr.DopplerLofi returns in another episode of the podcast, emerging from the great swamp of New Jersey. Dr.Doppler and I chat about his recent experiments, ranging from his new beat tape “FLIPS & BUMPS” to Ray Gun Tony to creating music in his dorm room so many years ago. In the shadow of the lo-fi hip-hop backlash, a number of artists are trying to bring shape and story back to downtempo music. So we continue the narrative as we then dive into other worldly sound theories, sampling disco r&b from the 70s, and what lies ahead in his journey as a pr...
2019-12-1834 min
Bedroom Beethovens045: SubstantialMy guest this week is Stan “Substantial” Robinson, someone who I've been a fan of for many years. The Maryland-born MC and I go deep into the weeds on the philosophy of serving others, hooking up with Nujabes in Shibuya for a month being apart of his musical family, and life as a business owner with his wife. At Substantial Art & Music, LLC they provide design and consulting services to emerging and established artists. His new song is While They Sleep (Remix) which serves as an audio introduction to Edo Bushido. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show...
2019-12-1145 min
Bedroom Beethovens044: ElighEligh is my special guest this week. He is a rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California and one half of the infamous, "The Grouch & Eligh". We chat about his evolution of an artist that follows his journey through tales of Living Legends to Grand Tapestry. Rap has gone global but there's still very few instances where the realms of rap and world music meet. So with that said, we dive into the genre bending music he is making, as well as his love of Bruce Springsteen, and the various sources of music he has sampled from. We also touch...
2019-12-0448 min
Bedroom Beethovens043: AwonThis week I sit down with the other half of Don't Sleep Records co-founder, Awon. There is a lot of confusion around what it means exactly to be a true independent artist. So we take a deep dive into the logistic in running a grassroots label, the ins and outs of business, and the many things that can affect it. We also talk about growing up on the East Coast, from tales of incarceration to discussions around the prison industrial complex and how it effected the black first-generation wealth builders. We also touch upon hip-hop sampling jazz, keeping your circle...
2019-11-2747 min
Bedroom Beethovens042: Julia HaltiganAcclaimed bombshell songstress Julia Haltigan joins me this week on the podcast. We discuss her history growing up in New York, as well as her parents experiencing life there in the 70s. Back then it was referred to as Fear City, and they distributed a pamphlet, meant for tourists who wanted to avoid danger during their visit to the big city. To a current-day New Yorker, its rules for safe conduct are laughable and it became a clear sense of what was lost as New York left behind one set of priorities and embraced another. We also dive into what...
2019-11-2030 min
Bedroom Beethovens041: GhostnautMontreal-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Ghostnaut joins me for another insightful episode of Bedroom Beethovens. It’s his first ever podcast! So I get that honor this week! Inspired by the Golden Age Era of Hip Hop, he began as a pianist with a jazz education, and also learnt drums along the way. Not only will you recognize his style with his mellow keys but his style can be defined as modern conscious music with a blend of soul. So having the opportunity to sit down with him was a real treat. We chat about his travels through New Zealand, Canada, an...
2019-11-1333 min
Bedroom Beethovens040: Theory HazitTheory Hazit, the legendary music producer and visionary of multi-mediums swings by the studio this week. We talk about hip hop stories from creating his various albums over the years, making beats out of necessity, which led to him receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Film & Video not too long ago. We then deep dive into a discussion about Masta Ace visiting his apartment one evening for a collaboration. Other topics include his childhood growing up in the church and if Kanye's new album, “Jesus Is King,” is either an act of self-delusion or self-erasure. Hazit has a new...
2019-11-0632 min
Bedroom Beethovens039: The LassoOverjoyed to bring you my next guest this week, The Lasso! Of course we dive into his life, moving 1400 miles away from his hometown and starting fresh in a new area and how those events led to him working with Lando Chill. However, we also talk about the new album he has with Chris Orrick, “I Read That I Was Dead". You see, Cryptozoologist Chris Orrick died last March. The Detroit vocalist with the same name woke up and read the news of his namesake’s death. This sparked a journey into a subculture of folklore and undiscovered cryptid species. That...
2019-10-3036 min
Bedroom Beethovens038: TaaliChamber-pop singer/songwriter/producer Taali swings by the podcast in light of her new single “Los Angeles (Acoustic)” the first track from her forthcoming EP “Were Most of Your Stars Out?” Taali founded Rainbow Blonde Records, a label and worldwide collective she runs with her creative partner, R&B/jazz vocalist José James, and engineer and producer Brian Bender. We had a lovely conversation about her homelife and coming from a strong lineage of women, to stories of her finding her voice and being mentored by Blue Note president, Don Was. Now, back home in New York, we can reflect on her ti...
2019-10-2336 min
Bedroom Beethovens037: J57Legendary producer J57 swings by to chat about the ol' days interning at Fat Beats and how it was a networkers dream. Who was humble, who was cool, and who was a jerk? Also we chat about being business minded and the balancing act of running a label while still keeping in mind the consumers needs. Lastly we chat music (of course) and tease whats ahead in 2020, including news from the forthcoming album 'Walking with Lions', with Ras Kass and El Gant. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeethovens
2019-10-1643 min
Bedroom Beethovens036: K-MurdockOn this episode I sit down with Kyle Murdock, who was born in Washington, DC and raised during the golden era of hip-hop, K(yle) Murdock is best known for being one half of the progressive hip-hop tandem Panacea and K, along with the group’s emcee Raw Poetic, were signed to legendary underground hip-hop label Rawkus Records in 2006. We have a lengthy chat about those times, how he has progressed, linking up with Mega Ran and his time spent working in the field as an “audio animator” for XM Satellite Radio, where he helped craft the sonic landscapes for some o...
2019-10-0948 min
Bedroom Beethovens035: EwoneeAnother member of Mutant Academy swings by the podcast! When a young Ewonee decided to borrow his father's copy of "It Was Written", he had no idea how it would transform the rest of his life. Entranced by what he had heard, he eventually began collecting instruments and flipping vinyl records, developing his own brand of dusty, fashionably off kilter hip-hop in the process. Though he was immediately intrigued by the process of beatmaking, there were many growing pains. From a young boy to post high school enrolled in audio engineering school -- we get into the weeds -- We...
2019-10-0238 min
Bedroom Beethovens034: Courtney OrlandoGrammy-winning St. Louis artist Courtney Orlando, singer-songwriter and producer formerly known as J.R.,swing by to chat with me about the last few years of his life, which was a journey of self-discovery and to whom he belongs. These series of events left him questioning his mortality every minute of the day. It caused him to question if God was still with him, if he was fed up with his sin and unbelief and finally decided to put an end to it all. Courtney even wondered if he was going to die from an heart attack leaving behind his m...
2019-09-2537 min
Bedroom Beethovens033: Patrick PryorProducer/songwriter Patrick Pryor returns to the podcast! We chat about celebrity podcasting culture as it is booming as stars enter the field. Is it fair? Should we have a louder voice? Then we dive into Chance the Rapper’s new album and chat about the evolution of an artist. Lastly, before we talk about his new projects, you may have a little bit of extra dough lying around that you are planning on using to get a feature from a bigger rapper. Luckily for you, if you want to know how much a rapper you’re interesting in working with...
2019-09-1847 min
Bedroom Beethovens032: Brian OwensThis week I am honored to sit down with Brian Owens. He has a new album entitled, Love Came Down, which is poised to touch millions. We chat and touch upon themes of faith, family, and purpose as Brian offers words and explanations of his most personal and introspective recording to date. We chat about the tragedies within Ferguson, MO to the artistry of Johnny Cash. No stone is left unturned as we deep dive into a discussion through his music leading up to his latest album, which symbolically will be a global introduction to the transformative work happening through...
2019-09-1139 min
Bedroom Beethovens031: Zo!It's crazy to think that at only 31 episodes in, I've been lucky enough to have another FE artist join me for a chat. Phonte and Zo! have worked together extensively over the years via The Foreign Exchange, and we dive deep into his new project(s) FourFront and their era-and-genre-hopping work on the new IFC series Sherman's Showcase. We chat a bit about how the guest list on this new record came together and we reminisce about how we both encountered 27 inches of snow back in Maryland 10 years ago. It's an interesting chat about how we got from that point...
2019-09-0435 min
Bedroom Beethovens030: Khari MateenKhari Mateen joins me on the 30th episode of the podcast. He is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist working all over the world. Working with Grammy-nominated artist and on Emmy-winning films, he’s had a successful music career spanning various projects, collaborations and albums. His work encompasses his perspective, creativity and storytelling via song. WE chat about how ?uestlove's mom got him his first job at a movie theater in Philly, to eventually working on numerous records with The Roots. We explore the duties of a producer, to succeeding as a cellist without becoming a soloist. Finally we talk about wo...
2019-08-2842 min
Bedroom Beethovens029: Bishop NehruThis episode I sit down with Bishop Nehru to talk about his love/hate relationship with New York, his ability to see/hear colors via music which aids him in identifying notes or keys, and racial tension in America and beyond. If you just take the time to ask supergenius people, you'll notice that they, their learning process, the way they process information, is slightly different. It's really interesting to see the people who do and the people who don't. He's got a new EP coming out and a full length album that he envisions to be black and white...
2019-08-2137 min
Bedroom Beethovens028: ChordandjocksChordandjocks is a 24-year-old producer from central Arkansas who caught my attention and I wanted to sit down and talk about navigating through marching band in high school to finding himself in his college days producing music. Other topics we touch upon is discussion of Chance the Rappers' new album, one where although the production style of the songs changes throughout the album, many of the tracks continue to contemplate the ups and downs of romantic relationships. We weigh in on this and how he deals with older producers hesitate to pass the torch to the younger guys. Lastly, we...
2019-08-1436 min
Bedroom Beethovens027: Mega RanOh man, Mega Ran is in the building! Fresh from Comic Con, we have a serious chat about black representation through video games and he then lets me know we shouldn’t be so dismissive of the idea that a renowned rapper draws inspiration from video games. We chat about progression of todays youth, reflecting back on his days as a teacher, and we chat about his future which includes a brand new podcast entitled ‘Random Encounters’, a published book by the years end and the beginning stages of his new album. In the meantime, we dive into the parallels betwee...
2019-08-0746 min
Bedroom Beethovens026: J-ZoneJ-Zone swings by before dropping the Du-Rites live album, Soundcheck at 6, to chat about music back in the 50’s and 60’s and how young musicians had to survive the tutelage of ruthless mentors like Miles Davis and Joe Dukes. This leads us down a winding road of social media culture, the self loathing nature of artist and aspects of professionalism, Nas beat selections and his own love affair with funk music. We run the gamut on numerous musicians like Benson slowly but surely developing into a jazz player, absorbing the music of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers on the road and ho...
2019-07-3159 min
Bedroom Beethovens025: Matt RoseThis episode I put the spotlight on rising artist, writer, and producer Matt Rose. We chat about soul music, the balancing act of co-producing your own records, and growing up in the church. It’s a strange thing to ponder something like D’Angelo‘s Brown Sugar in terms of its influence–musical or cultural–over the 20 years since initial release but we dive into Kaytranada & Leon Bridges comparisons and how its impacted him as his own musical influences. After all, his single “Apology” aims to reject our preconceived notions of hip-hop genre tropes. Stay tuned for Matt Rose’s debut project to...
2019-07-2440 min
Bedroom Beethovens024: Von PeaVon Pea joins me this week to chat about growing up down the street from Jay-Z, to knowing Donwill from the Okayplayer message boards which formed the group Tanya Morgan. Topics discussed includes the process of creating his new album, his introduction to Fruity Loops, Madlib and using digital software versus hardware to create a beat, and the hype of having a day job. Streaming culture versus vinyl gets thrown back and forth and we go through the discography of Pea's Gotta Have It to YGWY$4 and beyond. Super lucky to have the opportunity to sit down with him and...
2019-07-1751 min
Bedroom Beethovens023: King I DivineThe almighty King I Divine joins me for a sit-down to chat about authenticity in hip-hop, not conforming to a certain sound, and staying true to yourself. We also tackle the Kanye/Chaka Khan sampling fiasco, Madlib using an iPad to craft an entire album and what to expect from Divine Scienze III. We chat about growing up in Queens, and why I owe Scienze $30 for a vinyl years ago. He is back after a hiatus to grace us with numerous new projects, with Firefly EP being the latest. This year is gearing up to be a big one for...
2019-07-1039 min
Bedroom Beethovens022: KooladeCroatian producer Koolade (real name Matko Šašek) has crossed Heads’ radars for 20 or so years, with a CV of veritable who’s-who in hip-hip including, Sean Price, Ghostface Killah, Sadat X, and many others, We talk about constructing the production work on Masta Ace's "Beautiful" on the album A Long Hot Summer and 'Disperse' for Consequence, his current EP 'Benches', and his new G-Funk albums coming this summer. We talk about his views on the industry and how he divides his time between the U.S. and Croatia. Due to his long career and critically acclaimed success, he enjoys a lege...
2019-07-0338 min
Bedroom Beethovens021: Jansport JThis week Jansport J ( prod. credits Ab-Soul, Ty Dolla Sign, Hit-Boy, Kool G Rap, Snoop Dogg) swings by to talk about his newly released album, Low. From scraping over 15 tracks of the album, and being comfortable enough to delay it until he was happy with it, its a great lesson in personal fulfillment. We run it back to Covina, California growing up, finding inspiration from Timbaland and Dilla, to looking ahead in 2020 as he crafts his musical masterpiece...album #10. It's a deep dive into all things the California producer Jansport J (aka Justin Williams) ! Hit play and experience the audible...
2019-06-2644 min
Bedroom Beethovens020: NicolayDutch record producer Nicolay (born Matthijs Rook), does everything from writing, producing, engineering, to business battles and touring. You might know him best as one-half of The Foreign Exchange with Phonte. I’ve been a personal fan of Nicolay’s for over a decade and I was very honored to sit down and navigate through those years of being a bedroom producer who just moved to the U.S. leading up to now, which is a Grammy-nominated producer that’s five albums deep and has earned a reputation for being one of the best live acts taking it to the stage...
2019-06-1951 min
Bedroom Beethovens019: Tall Black GuyTall Black Guy, one of my favorite producers of all time, sits down with me to talk about music and life. We talk about his headspace while creating music which extends into his other projects, which leads us into dipping your toe into the jazz world, and analyzing the miscommunications between a lyricist and a producer. Its an all encompassing look into the world of Mr. Terrel Wallace, who has cemented his position as a standard bearer for the current hip hop and beats scene. From Detriot, to the UK, to now in the DMV area, we travel full circle...
2019-06-1229 min
Bedroom Beethovens018: Astro Raw (LION BABE)Constantly embracing polarity, mixing and matching sounds and visuals to create something new and unique – LION BABE are the New York duo formed of singer/songwriter and performance artist Jillian Hervey and producer Lucas Goodman a.k.a. Astro Raw. We dive into getting into music in an early age, being in the studio with Pharrell, linking up with Wu-Tang, and how J. Dilla influences him. Now, with the release of their latest musical offering in Cosmic Wind, they are going on tour to perform their newest album. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: ht...
2019-06-0531 min
Bedroom Beethovens017: K, Le MaestroThis weeks episode features K, Le Maestro, a talented young man on the rise who taught me that true creativity is about existence and being and giving of yourself and being honest -- true creativity. He has already caught the ear of esteemed beatsmiths like Dibia$e, Elaquent, & Flying Lotus, by dropping a steady stream of remixes and original productions. We chat about his journey through middle school through the gap year in University, to his energy that he puts out into the universe, Roots Manuva and the London hip-hop scene compared to America, and his new project Syn.
2019-05-2939 min
Bedroom Beethovens016: PhoniksIf we're talking about the definition of hip-hop you cant talk about it without mentioning authenticity. Music runs the world so if there isn't any authenticity in the music then there isn't in the world. So many people lie in their rhymes, lie about what they got, lie about who they know, pretending to be someone else. Not this episode! Don't Sleep Records employs a roster of dope MC's true to the game - and I have the resident beatmaker Phoniks joining me this week. Known for his vintage-90's boom bap production style and melodic jazz and soul samples...
2019-05-2243 min
Bedroom Beethovens015: TuamieUp to bat this week is Mutant Academy producer Tuamie who knew he wanted to do something creative with his life from a young age. In episode 15 of the podcast, he shares his music-making journey, how DJ Premier and Pete Rock inspired him, and his plans to release volume after volume (all the way up to vol. 10!) of Emergency Raps, a series he started with Mutant Academy's four core rappers. Opening this episode, I play a sample from his latest tape, where Fly Anakin exclaims he has the best beat selection in the underground. As heard in this interview, Tuamie...
2019-05-1532 min
Bedroom Beethovens014: Ace da VinciAce da Vinci, the Chi-Town MC & producer, has been building a formidable following & domineering presence in his music. As the creator of SmartMouf Ent, da Vinci has solid intentions on establishing a sound in Hip-Hop that is incomparable to most & rivaled by none. His flow can be aggressive or laid-back, and his lyrics are largely politically-charged or deeply personal anthems of self-empowerment, often both at the same time. Since his talents as a producer cover a lot of ground, we talk about Chicago’s modern segregation reputation, empathy, music and impacting the community on a greater scale. Visit the website: ht...
2019-05-0843 min
Bedroom Beethovens013: Amerigo GazawayForging an evolution of the “mashup” album format, producer Amerigo Gazaway’s “conceptual collaboration” projects imagine studio sessions between like artists of different genres and eras. It would be boring if we focused on the low hanging fruit though, so we navigate the conversation through his upbringing in Nashville, to traveling with his father from musical venue to venue to figure out the embedded experiences which Amerigo used to turn them into useful and powerful tools to make his music more dynamic. We also dive into sampling, gun violence, 420 culture and vinyl. His new upcoming full length collaborative album with Xiomara is...
2019-05-0142 min
Bedroom Beethovens012: Freddie JoachimAlways an avid listener and collector of hip hop, jazz, and soul music, Freddie Joachim is in the house! He's got a new album "Beyond The Sea Of Trees” coming out next month so he sits down with Cello to discuss his commitment to having patience within the music industry, why he switched from a computer to an MPC and and we touch upon L.A. culture involving Nipsey Hussle (R.I.P.). His audio podcast, Fredcast, is now available on iTunes, and Spotify. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/be...
2019-04-2444 min
Bedroom Beethovens011: Charles HamiltonThe hip-hop tale of Charles Hamilton is very well documented. In 2019, however he is scraping his way back into a rap scene that’s changed significantly since he first emerged. This week I sit down with him to find out where exactly is his place within it? From his upbringing in Cleveland, to shuffling around New York, we chat about his childhood, his survival instinct, his failures, triumphs, and new outlook on life. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeethovens
2019-04-1747 min
Bedroom Beethovens010: brandUn DeShaybrandUn DeShay (also known as Ace Hashimoto) is a rapper, producer, and director from the west side of Chicago. Producer credits include Mac Miller, SZA, Chance The Rapper, and more. We talk about a variety of topics including accusing Joey Bada$$ of failing to pay for beats. After 2019, hes retiring the name and moving on...welcome to the last podcast interview he will ever participate in.
2019-04-1039 min
Bedroom Beethovens009: Slot-AGenre bouncing Producer/DJ from Chicago, IL, Slot-A has produced tracks for Jamila Woods, Skyzoo and many more. You can experience Slot’s range and timbre as we run the story of his upbringing, how he developed his keen business sense, and finding commercial success after he logged his 10,000 hours. Slot’s sound brings a dance-floor oriented, but soulful, unique vibe and I am excited to share his story with you.
2019-04-0347 min
Bedroom Beethovens008: Patrick PryorHailing from Chicago, producer/songwriter Patrick Pryor was joins me in the studio this week. After teaming up with Ric Wilson on the record “Don’t Rush” off the EP “BANBA”, Pryor is gearing up for his first EP. We chat about the process of connecting with artists, constructing a beat, and being in the studio with a young Chance the Rapper. We peel back the layers and it ends up being a good time. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeethovens
2019-03-271h 05
Bedroom Beethovens007: JhameelIf we go ALL the way back to a decade ago, Jhameel started making YouTube videos in the comfort of his garage playing around with a few simple instruments. But, what makes him unique is this musical passion came after enrolling in the ROTC program and joining the military, experiencing a huge ‘life crisis’, getting out and emerging victorious in controlling his destiny, music, and lifepath. In short, he’s awesome — and we chat about the entire musical journey that led up to how he now produces, mixes, creates, writes, and sings all his original songs. Visit the website: https://www.bedr...
2019-03-2039 min
Bedroom Beethovens006: ElaquentAnyone I can geek out with over kung-fu films and Sega Dreamcast games is aces in my book. With a sprawling catalog that includes dozens of projects and countless remixes, Elaquent has become one of beat music’s greatest innovators and he coulda been anywhere in the world, but he’s here with me!!!! We chat about his life, early days of boorish rap-rock strain that dogged the genre’s turn-of-the-millennium heyday led by acts like Limp Bizkit, his music production style, and more. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroo...
2019-03-1359 min
Bedroom Beethovens005: RekstizzyRekstizzy and I catch up after years and years to talk shop about the evolution of his music, production, and the different iterations of hip-hop. Asians in hip-hop are interesting for people – I’m very interested in identity politics and the idea of how identity plays a role in hip-hop, how that identity changes, and how the manifestation of hip-hop is different overseas or based on who’s telling their stories. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bedroombeethovens
2019-03-0648 min
Bedroom Beethovens004: MYLKWe need to promote the women who are kicking ass so the next generation feels like it's something they could do too. Yuki Kurihara a.k.a MYLK is a composer and singer of J-Pop music. At the beginning of her career, MYLK produced various sample packs for a video game and various remixes and covers. Later, she became very famous in the EDM music industry after she started contributing as a vocalist. She is already making her mark with her cute, punchy, bubbly tracks, accumulating over 500,000 plays solely on Soundcloud and over 3 Million plays overall on YouTube. We chat a...
2019-02-2741 min
Bedroom Beethovens003: D.K. the PunisherDonovan Knight, better known as D.K. the Punisher, is a producer from Baltimore, whose journey with music began in 2000 at age 8. Fast forward to 2019, and when you look at him, you realize he is a multi-platinum producer who has also produced records for Justin Bieber, Anderson .Paak, Jill Scott, the late great Mac Miller, and the list goes on. We link up on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to chat about his childhood, influences and where he is at this point in his career. Visit the website: https://www.bedroombeethovens.com/ Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...
2019-02-2052 min
Bedroom Beethovens002: ConfidenceConfidence. The name can refer to several ideas and concepts. Apply it to the world of beat-making and you have a term that exudes high standards and carefully composed compositions. What a fitting name for a hip hop producer who has just that! My guest this week is an authentic golden era hip hop producer bringing back that 90's feel with an updated sound. Born in Philly back in ’77, he’s no stranger to classic sounding hip hop and authentic street anthems. We chat about growing up in Philly during the golden age of hip hop as a young man, trai...
2019-02-1344 min
Bedroom Beethovens001: DJsNeverEndingStoryDJsNeverEndingStory is a great friend of mine who happens to be a music producer whose achievements include a Top 10 Billboard ambient album, (The Harmony Epoch). We chat about his roles as composer, working with the NBA, and his numerous collaborations and a triumphant stories of overcoming brief homelessness in LA to entrepreneurship by investing in cryptocurrency. Having an underprivileged and underserved upbringing, DJsNeverEndingStory uses his passion for music and crypto to spread knowledge to those with similar circumstances so they can empower themselves. He’s committed to helping the poor first and maintaining an ethical standard in all of his pr...
2019-02-061h 04
2019-02-0500 min
PayPod: The Payments and Fintech PodcastEp 31: Cryptocurrency Investing and More with Marcello Milteer of The Bitcoin PodcastWhen it comes to cryptocurrency, there’s a lot to be said about the payments applications of it. But issues like volatility, price drops, and more present challenges. In this wide ranging episode, we touch on investing in cryptos, blockchain technology usage in business, as well as something called stablecoins which offer up some interesting solutions to volatility problems in cryptos. Helping Scott explore this is Marcello Milteer, who is the Co-founder and Host of The Bitcoin Podcast. Marcello has worked directly with major global advertising agencies, such as Dell, IBM, and is now an influential Blockchain an...
2019-01-2636 min