Romano: Songwriting = More Placements, Getting Finessed For $50K, Top Kits & Plugins, Tips
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Credits:
August Alsina Entanglements
BIA & nicki Minaj Whole Lotta Money
Chris Brown Indigo
Megan The Stallion Sweetest Pie
Ski Mask Slumpgod Cat P***
Summer Walker Throw It Away
Megan tuned in freestyle
Torey lanez flexible
Wiz Khalifa Still Wiz
How bout that Quavo
Baddest yung bleu 2 chainz chris brown
Did for the streets lil durk
Facetime king von
Latto mullato
Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
02:30 – Playing the keys
04:30 – Business with independent artists
05:50 – The early days of Romano
08:00 – Moving around as a producer in Atlanta
08:30 – Country influence
10:10 – Advice for producers learning keys
12:55 – Getting placements as an engineer
14:00 – The importance of sound selection
20:35 – Beat making process
21:20 – OR/UR – Making beats from scratch
22:30 – OR/UR – Mixing your beats
25:35 – Making the 808s harder
26:15 – Clashing 808 and melody
27:27 – Romano’s mastering process
28:30 – Jack Harlow hates kicks
29:50 – First major placement
30:35 – Connecting with Chris Brown
31:40 – Connection with OG Parker
33:33 – Getting signed
36:10 – Entering the studios
37:55 – Easiest placements
39:30 – Who would Romano want to work with?
41:05 – Close relationships with artists
42:55 – How did the Tory Lanez placement come along?
44:50 – Networking in the beginning
47:00 – Last words
