Jenius Talks Getting Placements in High School & Moving to LA w/ Wondagurl

Today we are interviewing a young & successful Toronto music producer named Jenius. He has been carving out his lane since he was very young and has managed to get placements on the Jackboys album, as well as with Jack Harlow, Yung Bans & more.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:33 Episode overview: Jeniuslevel
03:19 Jenius’s background
09:03 Jenius joins the stream
09:48 Jenius shares his background story: Dad being a music producer in Toronto, his dad showing him how to make beats at 8, not expecting to be as successful as he is at his current age, putting out a beat tape on Datpiff, working with Tory Lanez at 14, networking with Wondagurl, attending a ProducerGrind event and winning a contest
19:11 Jenius: Staying in your room and making beats all day is not going to cut it to get popping
20:53 Jenius: Working with Canadian artist Killy and producer Wondagurl
23:13 Jenius: Going to LA for the first time and working with artists in PartyNextDoor’s camp
25:38 Jenius: How the trip to Means Street came about and the relationship with Jack Harlow
28:38 Jenius: Getting nominated for a JUNO with Killy in grade 12
30:36 Jenius: Moving to LA after graduating high school in September 2019 and Wondagurl inviting him to a session with Travis Scott, working with the Cactus Jack crew
33:09 Jenius: What it was like for Jenius to work with Travis Scott and his camp
34:00 Jenius: Working on Jack Harlow’s current project “Sweet Action”
35:42 Jenius: What quarantine has taught him
36:34 Dylan: Focusing on being the best version of yourself, having a supportive family, relationship with Wondagurl
37:51 Jenius: Earning success by having met and worked with every artist in person
38:38 Dylan: The power of attending events
40:03 Jenius: Knowing yourself and being yourself
42:43 Jenius’s go to plugins: Cableguys, Omnisphere, Nexus, Reffects plugins, Kontakt
44:00 Jenius’s workflow
44:48 How Jenius came up with his name
45:38 What Jenius puts on the master channel
46:30 Jenius: RC20 overrated or underrated
46:59 Jenius on making melodies or flipping samples
47:26 Jenius on emailing loops to Producers
48:00 Jenius favorite 808
48:30 Jenius on kicks being deceased
50:10 Q&A with Hades: Having a father figure influence, Jenius dad’s influences as far as producers and artists, having Jenius father by his side keeps him grounded and played a big part in him being a producer, advice for producers to get noticed and get exposure, what Jenius dad DM’d Wondagurl, does Jenius dad still make beats, Jenius’s production output, what Jenius does besides making beats, beat making rules and standards Jenius has broken, favorite Nas and Mobb Deep songs
01:07:38 Q&A with Ja’Rell: What to say when you meet people to branch your business, what kind of artists to work with, focusing on being the best you
01:16:15 Q&A with DX: Advice for upcoming producers with a unique bounce and how to blend it with trending sounds, what’s a Jenius type beat
01:23:51 Q&A with Persey: What to do to protect yourself after you get a placement
01:28:35 Jenius: How the “What to do” track was produced
01:29:39 Best advice for aspiring producers
01:32:26 Outro