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KBeaZy Talks Being Financially Free in High School, Selling Beats & Kits Online, Moving To LA + More

KBeaZy Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with Big BeaZ while we were out in LA to get his full come up story. We talked about how he started a successful brand while in high school that helped him become financially free and sign a pub deal all before graduation. He talked about being pressured from his parents to go to college as a back-up plan and how he was able to convince them and his high school counselor that he was good without it. After establishing a business selling...

Oct 02, 201959 min

YoungKio Talks Making of "Old Town Road", Selling Beat For $30, Signing to CashMoneyAP + More

YoungKio Interview on The Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with Producer YoungKio out in LA for the exclusive long requested interview with the now Diamond producer and creator of the longest running #1 Billboard single ever! We talked about him starting his career selling beats online until he eventually sold the Lil Nas X "Old Town Road" beat to the then undiscovered star. Since then he has dropped out of college, moved to America, signed to internet beat selling legend CashMoneyAP (CashGan...

Sep 20, 201959 min

Rico Brooks Talks When You Need a Producer Manager, Publishing Music ,Getting Beat Placements & More

Rico Brooks interview on the Producergrind Podcast. In this episode, we linked with Super Producer Manager Rico Brooks, whose managed some of the top producers in the game from Sonny Digital to Southside to Metro Boomin he's worked with them all. We covered so many topics, this podcast clears up many misconceptions about what a manager does and is supposed to do for their clients. We talked about a managers role when it comes to lining up placements, negotiating contracts and making money outsid...

Sep 10, 20191 hr 13 min

Ryan Leslie Talks Secret Formula to Success, Leveling Up as a Producer, Building Wealth + More

Ryan Leslie interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with Ryan Leslie in New York City for a dope music producer interview. In this video Ryan talks about how important relationship building skills and communication are for a music producer or any successful entrepreneur. He talked about how his smart financial decisions allowed him to start building wealth and really level up as a music producer and overall businessman. You know we had to ask him about those famous "Ryan Leslie maki...

Aug 22, 20191 hr 56 min

Legion Beats Talks How To Make $1 MILLION The NEW Way of Selling Beats Online + More

Legion Beats Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. IF YOU PRODUCE YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS. This is by far the most beneficial podcast for any producer period! Gabe from Legion beats breaks down step how to model your beat store to maximize sales through click funnels. He also breaks down why the current business model for selling beats online is not scalable nor effective. Not only did we discuss what the new more effective way of selling beats but we also talked about how chasing placements is...

Aug 22, 20191 hr 21 min

BANDPLAY Talks 15 Year Producer Come Up, Putting on For Nashville, Dum & Dummer Placements + More

Bandplay interview on the Producergrind Podcast. On this episode, Bandplay talks about producing for 15 years and all of the ups and downs he faced on his journey. We talk bout the struggles of a producer and how to overcome those struggles especially when it comes to getting credit for placements. BandPlay shares stories of producing for Nipsey Hussle and French Montana and not getting credit but eventually working things out. Bandplay talks about working to put on for Nashville's urban music s...

Aug 08, 201958 min

Quay Global Talks Creating Lil Baby Sound, Signing to QC, Life Before Getting Placements + More

Quay Global Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Cook that Sh** Up Quay. We linked up with QC Producer Quay Global in Atlanta to talk about his come up and life before finding success, liking with Lil Baby, Signing to QC & his newest releases with Future, Lil Baby, Gucci Mane, Yella Beezy & More. We related to Quay when he told the story about his mom yelling at him for "making too much noise" and having people over the house to record music and selling beats when he first started tak...

Jul 26, 201939 min

Brandon Thomas Talks Why He NEVER Signed a Deal, Traveling Helps You Make Better Beats + More

DamnBrandonT interview aka Brandon Thomas on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with DamnBrandon to talk about what he has been doing since his breakout hit with OG Maco "U Guessed It" which includes working with artists like Kanye West, Madonna, A$AP Rocky & more. He told us why he never officially signed to OGG, QC or any label and remains independent to this day 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:24 Why is DamnBra...

Jul 26, 20191 hr 20 min

KinoBeats Talks Getting Placements Overseas, Touring The World As a DJ, Virginia Producers + More

KinoBeats interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We got up with KinoBeats, Norfolk Virginia producer known for his work with Lex Luger, A$AP Rocky, Jeezy, etc. He has also recently become known for touring the world as an international DJ for OG Maco, Lex Luger, and himself. Bro dropped a lot of knowledge about how he carved his own lane as a successful music producer coming from a small city with no major music scene. He shed some insight on overseas music markets and why American music & ...

Jul 26, 201956 min

C-Clip Beatz Talks Signing to Kodak Black, Making Beats For Kanye West & YNW Melly + More

C-Clip Beatz Interview on Producergrind Podcast. We got up with Sniper Gang producer C-Clip during our trip to Miami. We got him to talk about the interesting story about how he met Kodak Black, stayed down while he was in jail & eventually signed a producer deal. A lot of producers who have been grinding for a long time and are from small cities will be able to relate to C-Clip's story about how he thought about giving up several times before finding success. Lot more content in here includ...

Jul 21, 20191 hr 20 min

Ronny J Talks His Producer Come Up in Miami, Living With X & Denzel Curry How He Makes Beats & More

Ronny J Interview Producergrind Podcast OMGRonny! We got up with Ronny J in Miami for one of his first few interviews. We talked about him moving to Miami to pursue a music producer career. He went from sleeping on couches & living with Denzel Curry & XXXTentacion in the early days to producing some of the biggest songs of 2018 including 6ix9ine X Anuel AA - Bebe, Eminem - Killshot, MGK Rap Devil, & more. We got OMGRonny to drop some advice for young producers as well as talked about...

Jul 02, 201954 min

Young Chop Talks Emotional Producers, Why He Doesn't Chase Placements, Making His Hit Beats + More

Young Chop Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with Young Chop to ask him about his current lifestyle/career as well as his come up and everything in between. We talked about why he stopped sending beats out to get placements and started focusing on signing producers/ building his label. We got into to talking about some of his classic songs and the process that went into making those beats as well as his signature sounds. Young Chop also gave his side of the story on the "Vybe ...

May 30, 20191 hr 6 min

B Rackz Talks Getting Drake Placement Through a Loop Kit & More

B Rackz Interview on the producergrind podcast. We got up with B Rackz in Atlanta to talk about his come up and some of the placements he has gotten through selling loop packs and sending out loop packs to industry producers like Wheezy who used one of B Rackz loops in the Drake & Lil Baby collab "Yes Indeed." He talked about discovering his loop was used after the song came out and what he did to get his credit & payment from the record.

May 30, 201932 min

Karl Fowlkes Talks Producers Getting Paid, Publishing & Royalties, Legal Protection & More

Entertainment lawyer interview on the Producergrind Podcast. The producer community has been asking for this type of interview for a long time. We finally sat down with an entertainment lawyer, Karl Fowlkes, and asked him all the questions we have always wanted to ask a lawyer. We talked about music publishing, what to do if your beat gets stolen or used without permission, We asked about what to do if you get a placement with an artist and the label never pays you or credits you. We got into th...

May 10, 20191 hr 16 min

Supah Mario Talks Why Producers Need a Tag, The "Loop Pack" Royalty Problem & More

Supah Mario interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We got up with Supah Mario at a studio in Atlanta to sit down and really talk about a few of the current BIG issues in the music producer community right now. We got the background story on Mario growing up in Columbia, SC which is an area making a lot of noise in the industry right now. We talked about him getting his first placement with Young Thug back in 2013 when he was working a regular job as a janitor and how long it took him to get his...

May 07, 20191 hr 14 min

DJ Flippp Talks Hustling To Make Money, Producer Cheat Codes & More

DJ Flippp Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We pulled up to the new 808 Kartel Studio in Burbank CA to sit down and talk to DJ FLippp about his come up and growing up in Palmdale CA and how he bacame a producer and started making beats. He talked about how having a hustler mentality has allowed him to make money in the music industry from the beginning of his journey. selling beats online to now owning a recording studio and working with industry artists. We got him to give his best produc...

Apr 24, 201945 min

Dro Fe Talks How To Get Labels Attention, Keeping Your Sound Relevant & More

Dro Fe Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We pulled up to the NARCOWAVE trap house in Hollywood CA for an exclusive sit down with Dro Fe, an up & coming rapper, producer, and label executive known for his work with Valee, Sonny Digital, ChaseTheMoney, ManMan Savage, Warhol & More. We talked a lot about his come up and growing up near the Mexican border in south Texas which inspired his NARCOWAVE brand image. We talked about the history of the NARCO trap house and the legendary momen...

Apr 24, 201945 min

Bighead Talks Almost Getting Killed, Taking Major L's, CRAZY Tour Life Stories & More

Bighead Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We pulled up to @KillBighead house in LA for an exclusive interview. This one is filled with so many CRAZY death defying stories as well as funny almost unbelievable stories about stuff that happened being on tour with Lil Pump. We talked about his come up, life after major success with hits like "Lil Pump - Gucci Gang", his creative process, making beats for Lil Peep, struggles with snake friends, getting shot at, struggles with drug addiction &am...

Mar 31, 20191 hr 6 min

Vybe Beatz Talks Changing From Online to Industry Producer, Making $300K a Year Selling Beats & More

Vybe Beatz Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with Vybe in LA for his first ever interview after being in the game for over 10 years! We talked a lot about his early days pioneering the selling beats online market and paving the way for generations of producers to make money online selling beats. Vybe shared some of his career mistakes and and opened up sharing his regrets about getting comfortable making money online and not taking the industry path to fame & recognition l...

Mar 23, 201951 min

PVLACE Talks Signing To 808 Mafia, Secret Melody FX Chain & More

PVLACE 808 Mafia Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We linked up with PVLACE from 808 Mafia out in LA for an exclusive interview during his first time in the United States. In this podcast we talk about his life in Germany, how he linked up with Southside and eventually got signed to 808 Mafia because of his dope melodies. We talked about his EDM influence and how it took him a while to learn how to make bouncy trap drums. We talked about his secret sauce when making his sample sounding mel...

Mar 17, 20191 hr

Jimmy Duval Talks Suing XXXTentacion Estate Over Look At Me & More

Jimmy Duval interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We pulled up on Jimmy at his home studio in Bel-Air while were out in LA. Jimmy talked to us about his come up, how he started making beats & more. We spent a lot of time talking about the controversy behind "Look At Me" the hit song he produced for XXXtentacion. Recently Jimmy announced he would be suing the late rapper's estate for $1 Million in publishing percentages that were given to another party without his consent. A lot of X's fans...

Mar 11, 201936 min

Remix God Suede Talks Soulja Boy Placement, Making Your Own Lane As a Producer + More

Remix God Suede Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. We sat down with the instagram remix legend DJ Suede aka Remix God to get the full story on how he found success in his own lane as a music producer. We talked about his first successful project (Greens, Beans, Tomatoes) and how that led to getting his fanbase up on social media so he could drop content to a bigger audience. His most successful song to date was from remixing Bhad Bhabie's Dr. Phil interview which helped launch her career as...

Mar 11, 201946 min

OG Parker Talks Collab Splits, Using Loops, Manager Benefits & More

OG Parker interview on the Producergrind Podcast.OG Parker stopped by to talk about his come up and some producer topics that we brought up including how he handles splitting percentages with producers he collabs with and creators of loops that he may use when making beats. He talked a little about going to school for graphic design but dropping out shortly after to pursue his music career. We also asked OG Parker about signing to QC, the benefits of producer's having managers & more. 🎹 Sou...

Feb 27, 201933 min

Digital Nas Talks Producing For Underground Artists, Making $100,000 on SoundCloud & More

Digital Nas Interview on The Producergrind Podcast. On this episode Digital Nas talked about being apart of the original Soundcloud wave with artists like Yachty, Carti and Keith Ape. We also discussed the effects money can have on ones career, especially when it comes to motivation. In addition, Nas gave his perspective on the messages the music industry sends out to listeners. Finally we discussed how culture influences and drives the entire industry. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/Producergrind...

Feb 16, 20191 hr 5 min

Danny Wolf Talks Making Beats, Getting Placements, Keys to Life + More

Danny Wolf interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Danny stopped by the office to talk to us about his come up, childhood struggles, path to spiritual enlightenment & more. He dropped a lot of gems on maneuvering through the industry and getting placements throughout the episode. We also talked a lot about his process of making beats and why he switched from FL Studio to Ableton. We get into real life talk and the conversation goes spiritual where Danny sheds some light on his personal belie...

Feb 07, 20191 hr 10 min

Ness Talks Getting Placements in College, Losing Motivation to Make Beats + More

Ness Beats Interview on The Producergrind Podcast. Shout out to Ness for stopping by the office to have a talk with us and drop some knowledge on the community. He talked about signing to A Boogie (High Bridge) while going to College and some of the struggles that came with wanting to grow his career and get placements while still being a responsible student, getting good grades, and finishing school. We also talked about some of his personal challenges including losing motivation to make beats ...

Jan 31, 20191 hr 1 min

MexikoDro Talks Being Away Most of 2018, His Return to Making Beats & More

MexikoDro Interview on the Producergrind Podcast. MexikoDro stopped by for a quick interview talking about being away for most of 2018 & his return to the music scene. We also talked a little but about the origination of his sound, his affiliation with Beat Pluggz, his conflict with Playboi Carti & more. 🎹 Sound Kits: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindKits 👕 Producergrind Merch: http://bit.ly/ProducergrindMerch 0:29 How does it feel to be back home? 0:51 Not being able to make beats for long ...

Jan 24, 201920 min

Spiffy Global Talks Choosing Management, Mixing Beats, Executive Producing + More

Spiffy Global interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Spiffy pulled up to the office to chop it up about why he chose Hoodrich Ent to manage his producer career, his process behind mixing beats and a lot more including executive producing Hoodrich Pablo Juan - Master Senseii. We started off talking about his 2 recent placements on Gucci Mane's Evil Genius album which dropped late 2018, he told us about how he made the beats as well as how he got Gucci to use them. We talked about ways labels tak...

Jan 18, 20191 hr 1 min

BricksDaMane Talks Ways To Get Placements, Touring w Drake, Owning a Studio + More

BricksDaMane interview on the Producergrind Podcast. Bricks stopped by the office for our second interview of 2019. We asked him about his humble beginnings as a young producer who had to live in his car for a few months until he got on his feet and eventually opened his own studio in Atlanta and started getting placements with rappers like Drake, Young Thug Kevin Gates, Gunna, & Lil Wayne. We talked a lot about branding and how important it is to build clout as a producer or rapper in 2019....

Jan 11, 20191 hr 4 min
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