(A)fficial (P)roductions
RULE(S) TO LIVE BY:
"I do this sh*% everyday...to my advantage...in the mix of action" - Nature
"To emcee requires skills, I demand some shown, I let the frauds kept frontin and roam like a cellular phone, Far from home, giving crowds what they wantin, A.fficial Hip Hop Consumption, The 5th thumpin, Keeping ya party jumpin with an orginal somethin..." - Black Thought
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Lets go back, way back , back in time ... 1999 - When I started I really didnt know the first thing about production, just got better with trial and error and listening to cd's trying to immate as best as I could until I got my own style. Been making beats since 1999. Started with Sonic Foundry Acid. 2000, learned about sampling, started to build my record collection. 2002 Purchased a EPS 16 Keyboard. Five months later sold my EPS (damn, damn, daammn) cause I was broke. Fast forward...Got fruity loops, learned how to freak it and never looked back. I aslo know my way around a MPC and the EPS/ASR 10 but ima stick to what works best with me FL. Gear is all the same...just setup different...find your comfort zone ... and grind.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I dont like crowds ... but my music does...Join the mailing list and you'll know as soon as I do.
Your musical influences
Hmmmn. My dad Denis Earl Paige, for getting me started with my 4ever growing record collection. Then... Pete Rock - DJ Premiere - Dr Dre - RZA - Quincy Jones - Marley Marl - Issac Hayes - Curtis Mayfield - DJ Muggs - Large Professor - The Beatnuts - Lord Finesse- Buckwild - Showbiz - Diamond D - Alchemist - DJ Hi-tek ... etc, etc.
What equipment do you use?
My brain (custom kit)
FL studio (it was a B to master, but try me)
My records (4ever diggin)
A gang of plugins and Protools
GT 66 mic (Good lookin once again Trane)
MPC (whenever Im at my boyz crib)
Anything else?
Thats all Im saying...unless u got a more specific question.
