New York, NY (August 28, 2008) – (Editor’s Note: We met Mikey Mike at Dynamic Producer a few weeks ago. We dug dude’s beats and he came off as a real knowledgeable cat that was making some moves in the industry. He was a natural choice to be a guest blogger, and we’ll be introducing you to more of our guest bloggers as the weeks go by. For now, though, sit back and enjoy a little bit of Salsbury funk.)
Loud.com, what up? It’s Mikey Mike here. I’m a 20 year old up and coming producer from Salisbury, MD, and for the next little while, I’ll be blogging on what it’s like to be an up and coming producer in this crazy industry and also any other random shit I feel like getting at. I’ve done joints for lots of up and comers, and also some more well-known dudes like Sha Stimuli. I know every kid out there who downloaded Fruity Loops on their computer at school last week during lunch detention claims to have “big shit about to pop off,” but I’m not one of them. I’ll explain later on as nothing’s certain, but I do have some big things in the works.
Most the time blogs and interviews like this are done with dudes who have already “made it,” which is cool, but most of us can’t really relate to them because we haven’t made it yet ourselves. Hopefully, I can be a good middle-man for those at the bottom who are trying to get to the top. Just like most of yall, I’m still doing beats in my bedroom, hearing cries from downstairs to, “Please turn that shit down because Desperate Housewives is about to be on!” But, hopefully with time, those same cries won’t be coming from my mom, but from someone like Jay-Z, sounding more like, “Please turn that shit up because that beat is fucking retarded!” Each week, I will try to address some aspect of being an “up and comer” and share some stuff that I’ve learned along the way.
To kick it off, I want to talk about keeping quiet with the shit you’ve got going on as a producer. Like I said before, everybody and their mom thinks they’re about to blow. I’ve found its best not to speak details on the things you have on the plate because so often in this industry, things get fucked up and fall through. I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten calls or emails from so-and-so, like “Yoo, I played that joint you sent me for (insert famous rapper’s name here) and he went crazy, he’s recording to it tonight,” only to find out later on that things didn’t pan out. For me, that is absolutely the most frustrating part of this game. You just can’t get your hopes up or your gonna get let down hard again and again. Until somebody cuts you a check and you actually hear your track on the album, just pretend it never happened.
I remember a while ago, when I first started getting news like that, I would be like fuck the dollar menu, I’d buy new kicks, I’d get Grey Goose instead of Popov etc. etc., all cause I thought I was going to get a check soon. Haha, I was wrong! It’s cool to tell your close friends and shit when your excited, but don’t hop on the Internet and start posting shit like, “Yeah, I’m gonna be on 50’s album, he’s flying me up this weekend so we can eat pizza together” cause, when things fall through, you’re gonna look like a clown and no one is going to believe the shit you say. If people ask, just say, “I’ve got some things in the works,” but don’t get ahead of yourself. Nothing is certain until you actually hear the track on the album with your own ears.
The beat I’m bumping as I write this: Common – 1999. Anyone trying to get in touch with me can hit me up here at Loud.com (friend me!) or at my MySpace. Email is always a good option, too.
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