Beat The Block

Aug 21 2020

We've all heard about the success stories of famous producers. What about their darkest moments? How did they push through to make a living out of their passion? How did they take care of their mental health? This is the show that finally answers those questions. Every week we sit down with the best producers and artists in the game to not just hear their rags to riches story but how they made it despite the odds, so you can too. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beattheblockpodcast/support

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Focus- Producing for Dre, Building for Legacy & Protecting Your Mental Health

Aug 21 2020 51 mins

Focus is someone whose skill is only matched by heart and passion for the music he makes. He proved his chops by producing for the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Lopez, Lil Wayne, Christina Aguilera, not to mention his father was the renowned bassist and co-founder of the funk band “Chic”. Focus eventually signed to work with Dr.Dre as a producer among others like Hi-tek & Mr.Po

Nascent- Coming up w/ Chance, Brent Faiyaz & More, Quitting His 9-5 & How He’s Handled His Business

Aug 14 2020 58 mins

There are some who are lucky enough to grow up in a city that has a musical revolution, Nascent was one of the few in Chicago that had enough smarts, skills and humility to actually rise with that revolution. Surprisingly though, his first big break didn’t come from Chicago but rather a trip he made to New York. After building a relationship with Kay Slay, he flew to New York onl

Tiffany Miranda- Producing & Engineering for Pitbull & DJ Khaled & More + Starting Girls Make Beats

Jul 31 2020 35 mins

Tiffany Miranda is someone who has always taken matters into her own hands, learned the ropes of the business and given everything back to help those coming after her. She got her start in music in her late teens, she even had a meeting with the Miami legend Uncle Luke’s record label. A few years in she realized she wanted more control of her destiny in music and began to learn e

Vic Spencer- Touring Group Homes, Sticking To His Sound & Stories w/ Sean Price & Heltah Skeltah

Jul 24 2020 55 mins

This show is all about turning lemons into lemonade, taking a bad situation and flipping it so it works for you. Few have done this better than our next guest, Chi Town’s own Vic Spencer. In middle school Vic entered the group home system and when his schedule was restricted so he couldn’t play basketball anymore, he picked up the pen. The staff running the group homes took not

DJ Shay- Discovering Benny The Butcher, Starting a Record Label & Perseverance Through Self Belief

Jul 17 2020 57 mins

There was a time not too long ago where people weren’t checking for Buffalo when it came to hip hop. Still, our next guest DJ Shay was grinding his way through and is the man that is responsible for helping put it on the map. He started DJ’ing when he was just 10 years old and played gigs all throughout his childhood. After he came of age he started making beats as well and dov

BankRollGotIt- Strategy for Working with Rising Artists, Quitting Their Jobs & Opening Their Studio

Jul 10 2020 53 mins

The internet has completely changed the music industry and as a producer you have to create your own path and not rely on gatekeepers. Our next guest, BankRollGotIt did exactly that. The producer group is comprised of brothers Joel and Taylor Banks (hence their producer name) and created their own path to making a living off of music. Joel had been producing since he was in school

Decap- Studying Spirituality & Meditation, Building Multiple Income Streams & Drums That Knock

Jul 03 2020 50 mins

Decap cut his teeth in the rap game joining a 9-person rap group, he was the only producer and had a make the beats for all their tracks. That was in junior high, by the time he got to his school he had built some buzz for himself and started selling beats. He eventually left to make it in New York but ended up hitting a wall and getting into debt, he decided to study spirituality

Antman Wonder- Working w/ DJ Premier, Commanding Producer’s Worth & Bouncing Back Mentally

Jun 26 2020 45 mins

Creating a beat with a sample can be hard enough, today’s guest would recreate samples from scratch ever since he started making music. Our guest this episode, Antman Wonder, hails from Philly and when he started making beats he didn’t even realize sampling existed so he would remake them from scratch which built his beat making chops quickly. He caught a big break after being

Charity- Meeting Dre, Her Production Company, Finding an Artist & Rebounding from Hurricane Harvey

Jun 19 2020 64 mins

When Charity entered her first beat battle ever she made an ultimatum, if I don’t do well in this beat battle I won’t pursue music as a career. Thankfully, she got 3rd place and that gave her the confidence to keep going. She started producing more around Houston (her hometown) and worked closely with people like Nate Coupe to develop her sound and brand. She eventually founded

Billy Martin of Good Charlotte: Transitioning to Making Beats, Illustrating for Marvel + Others

Jun 12 2020 64 mins

In today’s world, we producers often have many creative skills they learn that helps fulfill them and pay the bills. That is definitely the case for our next guest, Billy Martin who is a guitarist and keyboardist for the punk rock band, “Good Charlotte”. He shared his journey joining “Good Charlotte” as a senior in High School then having the commercial success of a plati

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