Jouska
I'm just a beat seller/Audio engineer trying to earn a nice living so my dogs can have the premium pet food they deserve.
I love making Drill, Hard Trap and Boom Bap beats mostly but I don't mind getting super experimental with my beats.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
I got into music production when I was about 18. I was the drummer and later guitarist for a band me and a bunch of friends started years ago. We got to a point where we really wanted to record and release an EP. Problem was, we didn't have any cash to rent a studio or pay an engineer. My friend and I decided to just give it a go ourselves. We used Logic on my sister's MacBook and later upgraded to a PC with Cubase. From there the foundation was laid out and I fell in love with production. I really got into FL studio and eventually got the confidence to start making some beats and pursue a career in the genre I fell in love with first - Hip Hop.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
As I said, I played in bands for years before I got into music production. I did DJ for a rapper at a local 420 Festival though! That was a fun experience.
Your musical influences
Everyone from Slipknot to Miles Davis. I've always liked listening to as many genres as I possibly could. If you have a favourite genre, I probably have a favourite artist in that genre. As far as producers, my biggest influences would be Kenny Beats, Just Blaze, Dr Dre, Vinylz, Hit-Boy, MikeWill, R14, Ghosty and the list goes on and on.
What equipment do you use?
FL Studio - Latest Edition
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Yamaha HS5 Monitors
and that's pretty much it!
