Скачать или смотреть LIFE IN SOUND PODCAST: Kid Capone x Audio Anthem Interview Episode 16

In this episode of LIFE IN SOUND, I interview Grammy Award-winning Birmingham, Alabama-based sample-maker and producer, Audio Anthem. We discuss creating samples that make it easy for producers to make beats with and artists to write to, reaching out to artists and producers in a genuine way and putting your ego aside, and staying true to your own unique sound by not chasing trends or copying others.

Follow Kid Capone:
https://www.kidcapone.com/
  / iamkidcapone  

Follow Audio Anthem and The Crate League:
  / audioanthem  
  / thecrateleague  
https://www.thecrateleague.com/

0:00 Intro
1:36 Where did you get your name as an artist and as a brand?
21:34 Has collaboration been key to your growth as a sample maker?
22:40 How has your relationship with music changed now vs. when you were a kid?
26:50 What is it like when you finally get a placement?
30:20 What was the inspiration for creating the J Dilla inspired series?
34:33 Would you say using a specific set of sounds when creating can speed up the process?
37:33 How do you know when a sample is “too busy?”
40:42 What are some of the best ways to differentiate between a chorus and a verse when producing?
43:48 Do you feel on any given day you can create a sample that you would love?
46:10 Are there any production tricks or techniques you have to make your process easier?
52:57 What are your daily habits like?
58:12 What is some helpful advice you’d give to sample makers trying to connect with producers and artists?

FOR THE NERDS:
1:05:22 What are some of your most regularly used plugins and VSTs?
1:10:58 What are your most regularly used instruments or pieces of gear?
1:14:09 What are some of the essential elements you gravitate towards when making a sample?
1:17:48 How important is leaving space in your productions?
1:20:48 What are the most underrated or slept-on plugins in your opinion?
1:23:45 What is some “secret sauce” you wish you knew earlier on in your production?

FINAL FIVE:
1:30:21 What is something you wish more people did in their music?
1:30:34 What is something that used to be important to you that you no longer care about?
1:30:49 What would you say is the best way for a sample maker to improve their samples?
1:32:02 What is the WORST advice you’ve ever received?
1:33:21 What is the BEST advice that you’ve ever received?