Today we have YoungTN on the show to talk about his come up and getting placements with artists like Lil Baby, Toosii, K Camp & More
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:08 Episode Overview: YoungTN
04:57 YoungTN’s background
06:36 YoungTN joins the stream
07:36 What YoungTN has been up to over the past months
08:06 What life was like for YoungTN before he got into beats
10:17 How YoungTN discovered music production
13:14 Youtube channels YoungTN was watching to get better
16:20 How YoungTN got into networking
19:18 YoungTN: Being inspired to make 5 to 10 beats a day
21:11 Working with an artist from Canada “Duvie”
23:20 Studying other producers
24:20 How YoungTN was networking with A&R’s and managers
26:04 Quality vs quantity for making beats
26:31 Getting into using loops and sample kits
29:30 Networking as a teenager and handling the relationship with parents
30:59 What YoungTN wanted to do before pursuing music production
33:32 Interning at a studio for co-op credits in high school
35:31 Getting into making melodies and placing Lil Baby’s “Social Distancing”
37:28 How YoungTN got better at making melodies
39:11 YoungTN’s go to Kontakt libraries, and Guitar VSTs
40:50 YoungTN’s go to plugins “RC20” and sound shaping
43:53 Connecting with Chichi and how to send melody sample packs
45:16 We transfer opinion and using Dropbox, sending wav files instead of mp3s
48:20 How YoungTN names the files he sends out
49:19 How long YoungTN’s samples are
50:55 Getting a Toosii placement
52:01 Melody vs beat placement
54:25 How YoungTN goes about making his melodies
56:01 YoungTN’s opinion on signing under another producer
59:02 Q&A with PluckNplayZA: Are online algorithms not favored towards towards certain countries, the mindset to have when trying to break in from other countries
01:11:17 Q&A with Toxicplug: Adapting to how the music industry will change, other genres YoungTN listens to
01:15:57 Q&A with Berki: Working with Toosii, staying consistent on Youtube
01:20:26 Q&A with Madness: What YoungTN puts on his master channel while making melodies
01:23:33 Q&A with Sire: Opinion on age in the industry
01:29:38 Q&A with Evertime: How to keep the balance between melodies and beats, advice for making melodies by recording yourself
01:36:45 YoungTN’s best advice for producers coming up
01:40:33 Outro
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