Beat Tape Co-Op Interview With ohricky [Interview]
01. Would you like to introduce yourself beatmaking name or any other alias you go by?
Producer name initially and then Ricky thru out.
02. How long have you been making beats for?
I started Producing 4 years ago! I remember getting the free trial of Abelton and falling in love with the feeling of creating beats.
03. What equipment do you use to make your beats?
My workflow includes a combination of Maschine mk3, Sp 404 mk2/SP 202, PO-33. Any Sampler to me has my attention. Especially now im interested in getting more vintage samplers.
04. What is the one thing every beat must have for it to be solid?
For me, Every beat needs to have a melody to speaks for itself, to me its hard to describe but when you bear a beat you can tell. I think im attracted to sampling because there is usually emotions attatched to the way individuals sample, loop, or melodies. To me its an indicator of what the producer feels and is saying with the beat. Thats why you can have a beat without drums, theres a story there in the melody even if its just looped. Its very deliberate and its very important. Making and choosing samples is therapuetic.
05. Who are some of the best music producers / beatmakers you feel that are working in the industry today?
To me I feel like its split, the Producers in the Industry that I really enjoy are Madlib, Alchemist, Daringer, etc. But on the other side of that theres so many producers who I dont feel are necessarily "in the industry" and they are more independent artist. People who come to mind are Knxwledge, Dibiase, stlndrms, Dirty Art Club and producers like that who drive the culture and I really enjoy them alot. I guess I prefer producers that stand on their own leg and makw their own music without it necessarily needing a rapper /singer. Thats why I love the beat culture, because alot of us consider ourselves artist and not necessarily just producers who make rap beats. Its so much more than that.
06. What is the first thing you listen for when listening to records when you go digging?
In records I try to listen to the song and understand the sample before i Sample it. Im a firm believer that if you dont enjoy the music on its own, you shouldnt sample it but thats just me. On a more technical side, I love coming across keys and bells and warmer tones in general.
07. What genre (soul, jazz, soundtracks, classical, etc.) do you tend to go to when you go to a record store to find samples?
I find my self going to Jazz alot. I wasnt always into Jazz but my wife is a jazz head so she really gelped me get an appreciation for it. Jazz is fun cause you never know exactly what youll find and its usually very soulful and always gots swing! Im also a big oldie head but I find myself listening to it too much to get any beats done. Soundtravks are very fun too cause they usually have been sampled less but they always paint a visual. They have to, they were made for movies!
08. How would you describe your sound or style of beats you make?
Alot of people say Lofi, but to me its just hiphop. Alot of my heros like Madlib and Dilla.
09. What current projects do you have out now? And what future projects are you working on?
Im very proud of my one and only release that just came out in early August. Its called 33til and i produced it entirely on my Pocket Operator 33! To me it has a very dreamy sense to it and the whole thing goes together! Im an album guy for sure! Im also working on. A communitty tape with alot of my favorite online producers! I wanna get into the beat tape game, and I love having physical music so it just makes sense to make more Beat Tapes!
10. Anything else you would like to share or add and would like people to know more about yourself?
Well I love hiphop and I love the communitty. Especially in Sacramento and in Los Angeles, but if youre somehwere there isnt a huge scene, I think you should be the one to start it, dont be scared to be the first one to make some noise, usually others will follow!
Also id like to talk about an awesome communitty im a part of, its called Flip a beat Club (@flipabeatclub) and its a group based out of Sac, but now in Philly, LA, the DMV, and
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Toronto and its it just keeps growing. Its hosted by Dibia$e and Mon$rock is a communitty of producers who just wanna flip samples. It enables people to be active and connect in the communitty. Alot fo producers have alot in common, and we gotta stay connected!
Thank You to ohricky and everyone go check out his latest release: 33til @ https://ohrickybeats.bandcamp.com/album/33til
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