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In this episode of LIFE IN SOUND, I interview Caribbean based producer and sample maker, XYNothing. We talk about overcoming his hearing loss and still creating music despite the challenges, creating music without worrying about other people’s opinions or expectations, and transforming sounds in unique ways you wouldn’t expect.

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https://www.kidcapone.com/
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https://linktr.ee/xynothing
  / xynothing_  
   / @xynothing_  

0:00 Intro
0:39 Where did the name XYNothing come from?
1:53 How long have you been making music?
2:16 How has your relationship with music changed from when you were a kid versus now?
4:45 When you started making samples, were they close to how your samples sound now?
5:54 What is the music scene in Saint Vincent like?
6:58 How did you first link up The Chosen Ones?
9:55 Would you say your experience in The Chosen Ones has positively affected your music?
11:54 What are your daily habits like?
14:32 Do you ever smoke or drink before you create music?
15:47 What was the process of making your one-shot kit like?
19:06 Typically from the time inspiration strikes, how long before you have a completed idea?
20:37 Waking up one day and losing all hearing.
22:14 Recognizing the “feeling of magic” when you’re making a sample.
23:48 Hearing a full sample in your head before you’ve created it.
25:50 What is the XYNothing “signature sound?”
28:15 How do you stay inspired musically and creatively?
31:40 When are the times you find yourself having the most fun in the studio?
34:36 Living and making music during a volcanic eruption.
36:41 What do you look for when discovering new sample makers?
37:47 Do you enjoy sending your samples to producers?
38:34 What made you want to start creating sample making tutorials?

FOR THE NERDS:
40:33 What are some of your most regularly used plugins?
44:44 What are your most regularly used instruments and gear?
46:54 Using headphones as a microphone to record sound.
48:26 What are some of your favorite ways to transform and reshape a sound?
50:58 TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES I AM SORRY
51:45 What are some of the most underrated or slept-on plugins in your opinion?
53:04 What is some secret sauce that you wish you knew earlier on when you started making music?

FINAL FIVE:
54:53 What is something you wish more people did in their music?
55:55 Where do you see music going in the next five years?
56:21 What is the best way for a sample maker to improve their samples?
58:25 What is the WORST advice you have ever received?
58:56 What is the BEST advice you have ever received?