Taurus Talks How DJing Got Him Gunna Placements, The Benefits Of College + More

This is the fourth installment of the Producergrind Podcast episodes we filmed in LA in 2020. We had the pleasure of interviewing Gunna’s official DJ & producer Taurus where he told us his come up story growing up in Memphis Tennessee playing basketball to eventually working in Atlanta with Gunna, Turbo, Wheezy, going on tour, and making chart topping records like “200 FOR LUNCH”, “SKYBOX”, “SUN CAME OUT”, “NASTY GIRL / ON CAMERA”, “DIRTY DIANA”, “ADDYS” and more on Gunna’s latest album WUNNA (Deluxe).

Taurus shared with us many music career gems including DJing tips, how to work with artists and producers for placements, having other hustles, why you should go to college, recording studio etiquette and more.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:23 Main differences between LA and Atlanta
04:09 Taurus background info as Gunna’s official DJ, producer credits on Gunna’s album WUNNA, and how Taurus started producing beats
07:00 Difference between DJing clubs vs DJing shows
07:53 Growing up in Memphis Tennessee
09:20 Playing basketball as Taurus’ first career dream early on
11:00 How Taurus started DJing and throwing parties in college, DJing gems, reading the crowd and having a big music library
13:17 New York vs Atlanta culture and music
14:02 Linking up with Turbo with JBeats and why Taurus like Producergrind interviews
14:48 How Taurus went from Memphis to everything he’s doing now, attending college HBCU Clark Atlanta University, DJing in Atlanta clubs to build his name
16:50 The struggle of building your brand and almost quitting as a DJ
17:38 How Taurus first linked with Gunna by playing his music in the club and tagging him, to opportunities linking in the studio and replacing his old DJ who missed a show
20:38 What DJ gear Taurus had early on, getting the bigger board can attract more clients
22:00 Selling merch for Gunna outside the show, not having too much pride when you work with someone you believe in, doing whatever to get the dream accomplished because you have a love for it, knowing your role
24:58 What’s it been like watching that come up in the DJ world
26:00 Good qualities to look for in an artist, building relationships naturally with organic vibes in the studio sessions, not just working to work
26:48 At what point did you feel you had to do extra things like making beats
27:20 Crazy tour stories, Rolling Loud Miami show
29:05 Role of a tour DJ and hype man, being comfortable with your voice
30:30 Why making beats can be difficult, favorite drum kits and VST plugins
31:43 How Taurus got his 1st big placements, WUNNA documentary in Jamaica
33:22 How they pick singles for the album and know which songs to promote
35:07 How they strategize releasing WUNNA during this quarantine beginning of 2020
36:37 Other ways DJs can make opportunities in their careers, having other hustles for multiple streams of income
38:09 How to send loops to Taurus, tagging producers and giving them credit for the loops
40:40 New things coming out soon for Taurus, Gunna, Don Toliver and more
42:13 First steps to take when you go to a new city to work on music when you don’t have relationships with people, favorite recording studios in Atlanta
45:34 Best advice from Taurus for producers starting off their career, be yourself, never get depressed, find your way, if you won’t do it for free then don’t do it and waste time
47:00 Don’t think of a Plan B, just focus on Plan A, benefits of going to college
50:13 Studio etiquette, what not to do in the studio session, you’re in the room for a reason
54:20 Outro and how to connect with Taurus