this week i sat down with swazy* to talk the story of how he got shot, spending $3,000 on call of duty zombies, old video games that deserve reboots, and his recent EP caged.
you can find swazy @prodbyswazy or @iamnotswazy on all platforms, or follow them directly here:
/ prodbyswazy
/ iamnotswazy
/ swazyhq
open.spotify.com/artist/2GJ6P...
www.tiktok.com/@prodbyswazy?l...
and you can follow BACKLIGHT here:
solo.to/backlight
and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here:
solo.to/noahsellers
intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here:
bryceterry.com/
additional graphics supplied by our lovely graphic designer rei, you can find her instagram here:
/ reikonggg
and here are each of the artists swazy mentioned in the interview!
eem triplin: / eemtriplin
chanelfather: / chanelfather
riptony: / rip_tony
reef: / reefuh
goreset: / goreset
vaeo: / vaeo-music
bond.: / bonddot
timestamps for each question:
0:00 intro
0:16 what inspired you to release your first project?
1:20 advice on how to make producer/vocalist friends?
2:54 are all DAW's created equal?
3:53 you got shot?
7:10 how do you know when you've finished a song or album?
9:16 thoughts on performing live someday?
10:09 how do you look back on your earlier music?
10:51 old video games that deserve to be rebooted?
12:40 BONUS: swazy's costly gobblegum addiction
13:19 do you tone your songs down to be more marketable?
13:54 BONUS: compression = good discourse
14:44 have you noticed a difference in the way people view you as you've become more successful?
16:04 areas that soundcloud could be doing better in?
16:31 BONUS: swazy really, really wants a blue check mark
16:59 back on things soundcloud could improve
17:42 are there too many collectives in the scene or not enough?
19:40 advice on how to become more musically versatile?
21:11 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc)
24:19 artists you want to collaborate with?
26:10 things you want to accomplish this year?
27:07 outro
8 авг 2024
