Hey what’s up readers.. I just wanted to post an update. My birthday was last week and I had a nice time. I just hung out at home with my wife, but we went to the record shoppe and she let me get some records without scolding me about it. I didn’t spend that much, but I got some cool vinyl that I’m happy with. I also got a book from my brother about making beats. I haven’t started reading it yet, as I am still reading another book he bought me called “Dilla Time” which is about the life and rising of the legendary producer J-Dilla.
That book has been an amazing read so far, as it delves not only into how he got on, but it talks about some music theory stuff as well. There’s a lot I didn’t realize about J-Dilla, and how he really changed the game when it comes to the way producers look at music. Did you know that that Janet Jackson song, “Got til it’s gone” was ripped off from J-Dilla’s style of beat-making by Jimmy Jam? Jam heard a song from Slum Village Fan-Tas-Tic Vol 2 and went into the studio to try and reproduce it for a song he was doing for Janet. You can really hear it when you go back and listen to the song… it’s in J-Dilla’s signature time signature.
I uploaded a beat I had on my SP 404 mk2 for a while to my Bandcamp page. It was a decent track, but I may need to re-record it and arrange it a bit better. I’m still working on my beat tape and I only have one more song I need to record then I’ll get it up on my DistroKid account. I got a new job that I start on October 2nd which is pretty cool. It’s in IT again and I’m going to approach it as professionally and methodically as I can. I’m learning to code Python right now, and it’s very interesting. Hopefully this job is a good place to work and I can get my work life balance back in order.
Other than that I have just been chilling and looking for work up until finding this new job. I feel healthy and I’m doing the things I need to do to stay that way. I’m going to start walking again and once I start my new job, I’ll have more money to buy healthier foods like fruits and vegetables more regularly. I want to start rhyming on some of my tracks, so stay tuned for that. I have a better mic on the way that I found on a great deal online. Once I get it hooked up, I’ll write a few verses to one of my beats and see how it goes. To you reader, stay blessed and keep marching on. L8r!