Who would you consider some of your biggest influences when it comes to your \u201csound\u201d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Everyone influences my sound. I listen to a looooot of music so. Tamia, Mariah Carey, and Westlife are just a small sample. No! I haven\u2019t stolen tricks. If I\u2019ve sung another person\u2019s verse or song then it was probably a cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explain your creative process. Do you have a routine?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
My creative process is always Melody 1st<\/sup>, then lyrics. I usually find melodies to beats that are already done. My schedule however depends on who I\u2019m working with so it\u2019s all over the place. Sometimes it\u2019s me making music all night and this is most likely because most producers like working all night and all day. Or it\u2019s from early morning till late evening. However, that\u2019s when I go to the studio. Sometimes I stay at home and make covers or music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually, I\u2019m at another person\u2019s studio. And it\u2019s always the same setup. PC, mic, keys, speakers etc\u2026 the basics. Sometimes it\u2019s a full-on studio where I don\u2019t even know what\u2019s what. Obviously, my favourite instrument is the electric guitar which is crazy because we hardly have it in the studio. I\u2019ve only been in its presence twice in the studio. It\u2019s a special instrument but, the piano makes my writing process easier so there\u2019s also that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My writing process stays exactly the same when I\u2019m in the studio with other people. If I\u2019m working with other vocalists, it’s very rare that they\u2019ll make any input when it comes to another person\u2019s lyrics, I\u2019d like to think it\u2019s an unspoken rule or something. But with some producers and ALL rappers, they\u2019re very hands-on which is always better because they usually know what they want or where the song must GO. When I work with other people most of the time there\u2019s a pianist, a guitarist, a saxophonist etc\u2026. I love those sessions because a song is made from scratch from the beat all the way to the melody – a special moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haha, the moment I\u2019m done recording it. As in, the moment I leave that studio with the music I made that day, anybody can hear it. Why would I leave with songs I\u2019m unhappy with to the point where I\u2019m uncomfortable with others hearing it?! That\u2019s bogus. Hear my mistakes because I\u2019m open to criticism as well. The only people I send to after the studio is my team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, every time my music is about to be released, or on release day, something always happens whereby either my name or some Metadata<\/a> is wrong and my team have to scramble to email all the different platforms or the distributor to change it. That\u2019s stressful!<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Byta you are in control of your music. <\/p>\n Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n I need to be able to jam to it without cringing at how it\u2019s been mixed or mastered. Cringing is such a norm because there is some tweaking that\u2019s done to my voice that I sometimes don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many pre-release horror stories and post-release horror I can\u2019t even get into it because I\u2019m still traumatised. Most of these horror stories are of songs I was featured on. If you know you know. Which I\u2019m sure you\u2019re kinda getting. Let\u2019s just say, as a featured artist who’s not really big in the industry yet, you\u2019re not protected on another person\u2019s song no matter how much you press that other person about it beforehand and afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My team is my management and they are also my friends. They get to hear the finished product first, every time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Preferably DJs that\u2019ll play my music wherever and whenever. We need to send to them in advance of release. (pre-release music sharing<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is your \u201cstudio\u201d setup?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhat is your process when working with other people? How is collaboration different in the studio vs working remotely? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At what point(s) are you comfortable letting other people hear what you are working on?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do you share your work in progress (streams or downloads)? Any technical frustrations? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Byta delivers fast and secure audio sharing<\/h3>
How do you know when a track\/album is finished?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How important is pre-release security<\/a> when sharing new work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Who on your team gets to hear the final versions first and why, what formats do they each need?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOutside of your inner circle who are the people that will need to hear the new tracks next?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Anything you are working on, anyone you are working with and want to share? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n