L.A.
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Interview with L.A.
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: LA Vibez by L.A. The Don..14 originally songs wrote by myself.. I have 13 videos out on my YouTube.. 3 videos from that album on there..
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A trap soul album with 5 songs!! Dedicated to the ladies that loves love music!!
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: I'm sure I know a few people but I'm new to sound better!!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital!! The way of life!!
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: To give it my full effort to write a great song!!
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Freedom
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: When u dropping more music?? I replied its already done I just need to drop and more content!'
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I need to take music serious and do it full time!!
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Do u wanna make songs or timeless music!!
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be ready to work until we have a hit song!!
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Lighter surf board knife boots jacket
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Just 3 years independently now!!
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Midwest mixed with neworleans mixed with California!! Meaning I can make some real life blues sounds and give u that bounce flashy music.. Plus some game spitting currency flow!!
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: I would love to work with Drake!! He's been consistent and hardworking!!
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Write what the heart tells you to write!!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Trap soul R&B freestyling Rap pop!! Depends on what the beat makes me feel!! My experiences and the beat will make the choice of topic for the song!!
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My strongest skill will be creating music.. staying in the studio working!!
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring consistency.. Always something that sticks out or hard to get out the fans head!! A message or a great feeling or something u can relate too!!
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Usually just me and the engineer unless it's artist that I working with at that time.. Listening to instruments that I been listening to for weeks sometimes months even years but I'm usually quick with chorus's.. The verses take longer.. I drink hot tea and go over the lyrics in my head a few times than say out loud a few times.. Go in the booth.. Do a practices run get vocals right than do another practice run saying the chrous or verse.. lay the verse or chrous.. depending on the song I make do every bar separately to make songs powerful or flow better.. I also can flow all the way thru.. listen to it in headphones than come out booth and listen again.. if it's gd I do in and outs and double if it's off relay the verse.. listen the song in car than on the tv when I get home than on my phone when I'm laying down... the next day I will know what to do with song..
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have multiple studios I record in from timeless studios in Milwaukee wi.. to salt mine studios in Mesa Az to home studios with local artists!!
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: The whole music industry inspires me.. My grandmother did gospel music touring from civil rights movement to recently. My brother always recording on tapes and then start going to studio.. Music was on of my first talents!! So my family inspired me the most.. Then my family introduced me to genres of music!!
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Face to face studio sessions!! 4 hr sessions One hr the melody One hr on the lyrics One hr recording one hr mixing!! That way we learn a routine that makes my studio session easy for clients!
