On today’s stream we are interviewing 25 year old Reggaeton & Hip-Hop producer Mando Fresh. He is a 3X PLATINUM Mexican-American producer with credits including; Anuel AA, Meek Mill, Lil Wayne & more. We will be talking about Mando’s come up story from New Jersey, his placement with Cardiak, Anuel, and more, music business tips, how to make reggaeton trap beats, and the Latin music business.
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:52 Episode Overview: Mando Fresh: reggaeton and hip hop producer
05:25 Announcements: Beat Battle, ProducerGrind Discord
09:24 Mando joins the stream
13:04 Mando’s come up story: Always having a love for music, growing up surrounded by Latin music
15:56 Biggest markets for Latin music
17:03 How Mando discovered FL Studio
18:55 The moment Mando decided to commit to producing beats as a career
20:09 Mando’s piano class experience
21:09 How Mando linked up with Cardiak, Mando’s definition of having weird beats, opinion of producers having a lane for beats, what it felt like signing with Cardiak
26:11 What it was like working with Cardiak when Mando first got signed
27:00 How long it took to get a placement with Cardiak
28:01 Mando’s intentions when he was paying for beat reviews from established producers
29:48 Mando’s experience for selling beats online and what percentage of his business is that
32:11 What shifted Mando’s mindset to be open to selling beats online
36:47 Mando’s experience with going with the flow instead of looking for life changing moments
41:06 How Mando got into making reggaeton beats
43:06 How Mando’s placement with Anuel came about
48:00 When publishing companies started reaching out to Mando
49:06 Proper way in Mando’s opinion to waiting before signing a publishing deal
50:10 Mando’s advice to handling the business within the music business
55:40 Differences and similarities in the Latin and American music industry
57:03 Reggaeton bounce
57:55 Mando’s advice on where to get the best reggaeton kits and packs
59:37 How Mando appeals to different cultures globally
01:01:57 Sounds that dominate reggaeton beats
01:03:17 What happened to the group Heartfelt Music
01:04:04 What’s in the future for Mando
01:05:18 Moments where Mando was feeling burnt out from music
01:07:44: Q&A with Clint: How to make a project when you are in multiple genres and how to find vocalists for your beats
01:11:21 Difference between making a trap beat vs reggaeton beat
01:12:19 Q&A with Gcluez: Difference between reggaeton and dembow, elements for reggaeton
01:15:31 Q&A with Nick C: Playing live music as a producer
01:16:50 Q&A with Junior H: Mando’s favorite drum kit for reggaeton music, tiny drum kit
01:17:15 Q&A with Pierre: What to focus on when you’re a new producer, how many beats to make a day
01:20:42 Q&A with Carlos: How Mando attracts more artists to work with him
01:22:38 Q&A with Santos: How to get in contact with big artists, platform to send beats, best way to send Mando loops
01:28:47 Mando’s advice to leave everyone with
01:31:19 Outro
