Next up we've got Beat Butcha!, formerly based in the UK and now living in the Netherlands; I've been hearing butchas blaps for quite a few years now from his earlier material with UK group Paragon, right up to his international placements of the current day..proof that hard work produces results!! check the quick spotlight and free links at the end!.
1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
The names Beat Butcha, uk producer based in the netherlands, been making beats for about 11-12 years, seriously (release wise) for about 5-6 years. Have worked & released music with alot of ppl, UKwise: Jehst, Klashnekoff, Roots Manuva, Stig, Plan B, Ghetts, Wretch 32, Scorcher, just to name a few, USwise: Havoc (mobb deep), Sean Price (bootcamp), Red Cafe, Sha Stimuli, Infamous Mobb, Immortal Technique, Agallah and had more placements coming which I dont want to disclose incase the demos dont get finished...
2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
I always liked rhythm & beats, I got into djing around the same time that I started making beats so it was a natural progression, theres no defining moment, I just decided to try it out one day on my shitty computer.
3) What was your first peice of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
First equip was my first computer in 98 which cost about 200 quid and it was shit, I used Cool Edit 96 lmao, I eventually saved up for a mpc2000 and my first beats werent actually too bad they were way too quantized and too lofi quality wise but i had good samples and i knew the quantizing was a problem so I soon fixed that. I produced by first vocal track after about a year which eventually came out, obviously Im alot better now lol.
4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Creatively, get ur skill levels up and stay creative, try and be unique in some way, try and be as musical as u can be.
Business wise this is one of the hardest grinds u can imagine, there's nothing simple about it, so think very carefully if u want to make this a career. Don't think you're gunna make any decent long term money just selling the beats u make, even to ur american idols, coz the majority of them aint paying decently, u have to have fingers in lots of pies.
Trust me I know, the real money is the trades (self employed electricians & plumbers)
5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Ill be wearing a disguise, so rappers wont reckognize me lmao....
Im bringin exclusive jawns u prolly aint heard from me before, some of which are beats from forthcoming placements with some of the US artists im working with.
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