GREETINGS! I'M V. CHOSE a.k.a. LAY-LOW DA DON b.k.a. COLORADO. FOLLOW ME! I'M A MUSIC EXTRAORDINAIRE WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND AN ABUNDANCE OF KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC & FILM PRODUCTION. I LIVE IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.
_CONTACT_ DJVCHOSE@GMAIL.COM &(704) 852-8386 (NO TELEMARKETERS) CALL OR TEXT IF YOU'RE READY TO WORK WITH THE BEST ARTIST/PRODUCER/DJ & AUDIO TECH SINCE 2000. STILL DOING IT REAL BIG!
BRING YOUR BUDGET TO ME! I WRITE LYRICS. I FREESTYLE OFF THE TOP. I MAKE BEATS. I PRODUCE HITS FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS. SORRY, IT DOESN'T WORK WITH $0.00!
FROM MY ALBUM BORN II HUSTLE : ON THE BUBBLE 2005-2006. THIS IS MY
VERY FIRST V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM I PRODUCED. HONESTLY, THE PRODUCTION IS TOTALLY TERRIBLE. I WAS JUST BEGINNING. I ONLY SOLD ONE COPY. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM LIVING IN THE CHASE.
FROM MY 5/10 SPLIT ALBUM THE REASON. THIS IS MY SECOND V. CHOSE SOLO RECORD/ALBUM I PRODUCED. I ORIGINALLY HAD 5 SONGS WITH THE 5 INSTRUMENTALS INCLUDED. THIS ALBUM HAD BETTER PRODUCTION BUT I WAS JUST GETTING FAMILIAR WITH SOME NEW EQUIPMENT SO IT'S NOT MY BEST WORK. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM LIVING IN THE CHASE.
FROM MY ALBUM THE GRIND UP. THIS IS MY THIRD AND BEST SELLING V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM I PRODUCED. I GOT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM CHARLOTTE, NC WITH THIS PROJECT. THIS ALBUM HAD GOOD PRODUCTION BUT THE LYRICS WERE SOMETIMES A LITTLE CRAZY. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON WINFIELD DRIVE.
FROM MY ALBUM X-THE UNKNOWN. THIS IS MY FOURTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. I TRIED TO freestyle THE WHOLE THING TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT I GUESS I WAS BLOWING UP, SO I HAD ONE FEATURE. I GUESS IT WAS AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW FAR IT WOULD GO. I DIDN'T SELL MANY COPIES OF THIS ALBUM BUT IT OBVIOUSLY GOT ME SOME ATTENTION--SOME POSSITIVE, SOME NEGATIVE. I ENDED UP HOMELESS AFTER THIS ALBUM. I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON WINFIELD DRIVE.
FROM MY ALBUM LOADED. THIS IS MY FIFTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. BEFORE RECORDING THIS ALBUM I HAD STARTED TO WAKE UP TO THE REALITY OF HOW THE INDUSTRY WAS ACTUALLY THE PITS. I WAS TOTALLY PISSED RECORDING THIS ALBUM. IT HAD SOME GOOD PRODUCTIONS ON IT AS I GOT BETTER WITH THE EQUIPMENT I WAS WORKING WITH. I TRIED TO BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE I HAD OF MY EQUIPMENT AND THE INDUSTRY. I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON BROOKHILL ROAD USING BEATS I HAD PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED ON WINFIELD DRIVE.
FROM MY ALBUM THE REALITY. THIS IS MY SIXTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. I WAS LEARNING HOW TO ACTUALLY PLAY THE KEYS FOR THE BEATS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY PROGRAMMING THE MIXES. I CHOSE A FEW BEATS I HAD PLAYED THE KEYS ON BUT I STUCK WITH MORE PROGRAMMING AND EVEN INCORPORATED A LITTLE SAMPLING FOR THIS ALBUM. IT HAS A COUPLE GOOD SONGS BUT OVERALL, I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE FINISHED PRODUCT. I SOLD A FEW COPIES AND MOVED ON TO THE NEXT PROJECT. I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON BROOKHILL ROAD.
FROM MY ALBUM TOP HATS FOR TOP CATS. THIS IS MY SEVENTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. I GOT MY HANDS ON FL STUDIO 3.4 AND WAS JUST LEARNING SOFTWARE PRODUCTION. I USED A COUPLE BEATS FROM THE OLD EQUIPMENT BUT FL STUDIO HELPED ME TO STEP MY GAME UP A LITTLE. MY LYRICS WERE GETTING BETTER ALONG WITH MY INSTRUMENTATION BUT SOMETHING WAS BUGGING ME DURING THIS PROJECT. I ONLY RECORDED EIGHT SONGS FOR IT. I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON BROOKHILL ROAD.
FROM MY ALBUM EL-PRESIDENTE. THIS IS MY EIGHTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. I WAS IN LOVE WITH FL STUDIO DURING THIS PROJECT. I WAS STILL GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS DURING THIS ALBUM BUT I STUCK IN THERE AND MANAGED TO COME AWAY WITH ELEVEN PRODUCTIONS. LOCAL SUPPORT FOR ME BECAME CLOSE TO NONE. I CAN PROBABLY COUNT ALBUM SALES FOR THIS ALBUM ON BOTH HANDS AND FEET. I GUESS I HAD "FELL OFF". I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON BROOKHILL ROAD.
FROM MY ALBUM BALLIN' IN THE TRAP. THIS IS MY NINETH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. I TOTALLY LOST ALL SUPPORT AND HAD TO STOP PRODUCING FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR AS I FORMULATED ANOTHER PLAN. I ONLY SOLD ONE COPY OF THIS ALBUM. IT TOTALLY WAS A TERRIBLE ALBUM. I DECIDED TO DROP THE LABEL. I DID GET OFFERED A RECORDING CONTRACT FOR TWO OF THE SONGS I PRODUCED ON IT BUT I HAD TO TURN IT DOWN FOR IT BEING TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON BROOKHILL ROAD.
FROM MY ALBUM VICTORIOUS. THIS IS MY TENTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. IT TOOK CLOSE TO A YEAR TO GET BACK TO MY MODE OF OPPERATION. I TOTALLY THREW FL STUDIO TO THE SIDE AND WENT BACK TO USING THE HARDWARE, BESIDES, SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO MY HOUSE AND STOLE MY DRUM MACHINE SO THAT ALSO SET ME BACK A LITTLE. I FOUND OUT WHO IT WAS.....BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET BACK TO MY FOUNDATION TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AND GAINED THE SUPPORT I WAS HOPING FOR BACK. I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING ON BROOKHILL ROAD.
FROM MY ALBUM LOVE-HATE DILEMMA. THIS IS MY ELEVENTH V. CHOSE SOLO ALBUM. I WENT BACK TO FL STUDIO TO TRY AGAIN. BY THIS TIME I HAD CREATED MY OWN "BAND TYPE" FLAVOR, AND THEN THE JACKALS CAME OUT.
EVERYTHING AFTER THIS ONE BECAME COMPILATIONS AND MIX-TAPES WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF ARTIST WANTING TO "RIDE THE DJ V. CHOSE WAVE". I RECORDED THIS ALBUM LIVING IN OAK PARK APARTMENTS.
FROM MY ALBUM LETS TALK LYRICS. TEN TRACKS PRODUCED TOTALLY BY ME. HAD A FEW FEATURES. I ACTUALLY WENT COMMERCIAL WITH THIS ONE TO SEE IF I COULD GET ALL THE MALE SINGING OUT OF HIP HOP. I FELT HIP HOP WENT TO ELECTRONIC R&B AND WE'VE LOST TOUCH WITH WHAT IT IS TO BE A REAL MALE MC WITH A DJ. THESE HITS POPPED LIKE JULY THE 4TH. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM UPSTAIRS IN HAMPTON.
FROM MY ALBUM WITH IT. SEVEN TRACKS PRODUCED TOTALLY BY ME AGAIN AS USUAL. WENT COMMERCIAL WITH THESE HARD HITS. NO FEATURES BUT I STILL CRAVE THIS ALBUM TODAY. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM UPSTAIRS IN HAMPTON.
FROM MY ALBUM WHATEVER IT TAKES. FIVE SONGS PRODUCED BY ME. A LITTLE PACKAGE WITH A BIG SOUND. WENT COMMERCIAL WITH THIS ONE. A FOLLOW UP TO WITH IT. SAME FORMULA... I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM DOWNNSTAIRS IN HAMPTON.
FROM MY ALBUM KING OF THE RAP GAME : FRESH FROM THE EASTSIDE. A TEN TRACK BANGER YOU CAN LISTEN TO FROM BEGINING TO END. I'M BACK WITH SOME HARD HITS SHUTTING DOWN THE NON-POPPING MC AND THE FAKE PRODUCERS BITING MY STYLE BRINGING V-HOP WERE IT NEEDS TO BE. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM DOWNSTAIRS IN HAMPTON.
FROM MY ALBUM LIFE IS ... RHYMES & BEATS. 10 TRACKS. CLASSIC V-HOP CUTS. ONE FEATURE. BACK TO THE BUSINESS. JUST LISTEN. THE MUSIC SHOULD SPEAK FOR ITSELF. CLASSIC V. CHOSE PRODUCTION. GOOD BUY FOR A V. CHOSE FAN. I PRODUCED THIS ALBUM DOWNSTAIRS IN HAMPTON.
I MOVED FROM CLEVELAND, OH TO DENVER, CO THEN TO CHARLOTTE, NC AND I BECAME AN INDEPENDENT RAP ARTIST AND MUSIC PRODUCER MARKETING MY OWN MUSIC. I WAS ON T.V. IN 1996 THEN I HIT THE STUDIO IN 1999. I EVENTUALLY INVESTED IN MYSELF IN 2000, CAME UP WITH THE SLOGAN WE'RE DOING IT REAL BIG AND THEN TOOK IT SERIOUSLY FROM THERE. I HAVE A HUGE COLLECTION OF UNDERGROUND MUSIC. I EVENTUALLY DEVELOPED A KNACK FOR MUSIC PRODUCTION AS THE YEARS FLEW PAST, NOW, I'M INTERESTED IN BEING AN MC AND A DJ. I HAVE SKILLS FROM THE MIC TO THE 1 AND 2 ON TOP OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF T.V. AND MUSIC PRODUCTION. NOW, I'M REALLY TRYING TO MARKET & MANAGE SOME DOPE RECORDS AND VIDEOS...ANYONE'S!!! _SOME THINGS I LEARNED IS TO BE MYSELF_ _I'M NOT YOU AND YOU ARE NOT ME_ _DON'T BE SCARED NOR IGNORANT ABOUT THE SITUATION_ I CALL IT LIKE I SEE IT! HIT ME.
I WOULD, & I HAVE. SHOWCASES, CLUBS, PARTIES, THEATERS, STREETS, ETC. I GOT A MEAN FLOW, SO I ALWAYS WOULD LOVE TO DISPLAY IT FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH. I'VE HAD ALL KINDS OF SPECIAL THINGS HAPPEN WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.
FROM SUGARHILL GANG ALL THE WAY TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC. EVERYTHING, 80's BABY, YOU KNOW?
MPC, USOLO MKII, MIXER, MIDI CONTROLLER, FL, MIDI CONTROLLER, FOCUSRITE INTERFACE, MIC, LAPTOP, SPEAKERS, T.V., etc.
I'M LOOKING FOR A PRODUCTION DEAL WHERE MAYBE I CAN SIT DOWN AND WRITE THE LYRICS, MAKE THE BEATS, PRODUCE, DO THE GRAPHICS, COPYRIGHT, DISTRIBUTE, PERFORM LIVE, AND MAKE MONEY THROUGH RADIO DELIVERY, TOURING, STREAMS, DOWNLOADS, AND MERCHANDISE SALES...WITH A BIGGER BUDGET OF COURSE.
I CALL MYSELF A MUSIC EXTRAORDINAIRE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME. I'VE DONE IT ALL. DOING GREAT THINGS...DOING THINGS GREAT...GETTING DIFFERENT & BETTER RESULTS. PUT ME ANYWHERE. I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO RESPECT ME ON A HIGHER LEVEL THAN JUST SOME UNDERGROUND RAPPER. I DO MORE THAN JUST RAP. I'M DIFFERENT. I HAVE WORKED AND HAVE MORE GOALS TO WORK WITH MANY PEOPLE FROM VARIOUS CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS IN THIS INDUSTRY WHO DO DIFFERENT THINGS. I'M FRIENDLY BUT I'M NOT HERE TO PLAY GAMES. I KEEP IT BUSINESS. I'M NOT HERE TO JUDGE EITHER. I'M HERE TO HELP. IF YOU'VE READ EVERYTHING IN THIS INTERVIEW, THEN YOU CAN EXPECT NOTHING BUT THE BEST OF THE BEST. BRING YOUR BUDGET TO ME & LET'S GET STARTED ON A GREAT SONG! WHATEVER THE INSPIRATION ...
