interview
Interviews with top Beat music advocates celebrities, musicians, artists, and icons about their current and past music projects.
A captivating interview with TAIN aka MainTain Beat$
According to his bio, TAIN first came on the music scene as a hip-hop artist in 2007. While living in Virginia, he began exploring his talents with music and wordplay. He joined a group called The Rich City Screw and performed in places all throughout Richmond. “I remember the first show I did with them was at a restaurant and all the people there loved it,” he said. “after that I knew it was my calling. Shortly after that I did an underground song called ‘pull up to the club.’ I knew the song was dope, but I didn’t realize how much people liked it until I did a small show with about 50-to-60 people and they all knew the words. From that moment on I knew this was something I’m supposed to do.” What U Need is TAIN's most recent song release now available on all music platforms. TAIN took the time to answer our questions.
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
Women in Music
The music industry has historically underrepresented women. A recent study reported that 21% of all artists are women, 12% are songwriters and only 2% of producers are women. We had the pleasure of recently interviewing one woman making waves and standing out in a major way. She goes by Kira Deevah and she’s by far one of the hardest working women we’ve met.
By Lamore Lifestyle 4 years ago in Beat
Tamwah is a soul rebel, activating positive change through her music!
Tamwah is a vibrant first nations singer-songwriter and producer from Australia, who is currently creating a vibe in the Caribbean. Sounding warm, like a Tropical fusion of hip hop, reggae, samba & RnB.
By Toneman Productions4 years ago in Beat
Shay Mann sets off on his mission to take people on an expedition of sound.
Shay Mann is the alias of Shayan Mannan, a producer and composer residing in Toronto, Canada. Formerly known as 'Disease' & 'DiseaseMusic', Shay grew up in a musical family with a cultural background in South Asian instrumentation. Shay took a shining to learning a variety of new instruments from a young age. He started on the Harmonium, Tabla and acoustic drums. While he gravitated towards percussive instruments, it wasn’t until he discovered the synthesizer that the songwriting pieces began to fit. It opened the floodgates into exploring new sonic territory, and combined with his already established repertoire of musical knowledge, his vision began to manifest as reality. Fast forward to today and the project 'Shay Mann' now sees him combine idiosyncrasies of Electronica, Finger Drumming, Ambient and Downtempo to create his brand of eclectic music. His music echoes influences from a broad spectrum of famous producers ranging all the way from rap pioneer Dr. Dre, to cinematic prodigy Hans Zimmer. It is no surprise that his music also reflects the raw attitude of Hip Hop, juxtaposed against lush, cinematic tendencies and emotive soundscapes. What started off as just beat boxing and finger drumming in high school to lay down the beats while friends rapped over it, grew to a full-scale musical project. Shay Mann sets off on his mission to take people on an expedition of sound. He invites you to join him on that journey. (Spotify Bio)
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
Richard Lynch's Radio Friend
You’d be hard-pressed to find a musician as authentic as Richard Lynch, whose traditional country music fully embodies his hay-raising, farm-dwelling lifestyle. An all-American, blue collar country man, Lynch has poured his heart and soul into the countless chart-topping hits he and his band have produced. His music is 100% real country, evoking some of the great classics who influenced him, like Keith Whitley. Conway Twitty, and George Strait. For three decades and counting, Lynch has written, sung, and performed his songs with passion and dedication, building himself up into an independent country music sensation. While his musical roots are grounded in pure country, his songs also showcase elements of western swing, honky-tonk and outlaw country. (Richard Lynch bio)
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
Catching up with Suzic
Suzic is a songwriter based in Waterford, Ireland. Her love for music came from her grandfather, Samuel McNulty, who played the fiddle in a show band. She looked up to her grandfather as a source of inspiration and as a role model. It was in those early years that Suzic fell in love with music, as music has always been part of her life. Her journey through music began in 1982 when she started recording her music in Dick Keating’s studio’s. Keating is known for writing the song 'Here Today Gone Tomorrow' which was a representation of Eurovision. Suzic’s music genre of choice is pop and electronic dance music (dance pop). She has worked on many albums such as “All My Love”, “The Flow of Life”, “Classic Dreams” and her latest being “Worlds Apart” released in 2019. She has also worked on song’s (singles) like ‘Your My World’, ‘Heaven, Crazy Love’, ‘Paradise’, ‘Sunset’ (dance mix), ‘Lovin You’, ‘Heaven’ (dance mix), ‘Horizon’, ‘Our Children's World’, ‘Raising Above’, ‘Wild Dreams’, ‘Skylight, Child's Vision’, ‘Christmas Time’ and ‘This Our World’. She has set off at a good pace where she has dropped hits like High Energy, Only a Woman Heart, This is Your Time to Shine, Peace and I Never Wanna Let Tonight Go, Free, I Love You Babe, Baby Baby, Heaven. Recently, releasing My Life and All I Want is Love. Suzic has been in the music industry for over 25 years and her journey to growth has been one to be emulated by many.
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
Interview with UnknownWriter 21
UnknownWriter 21 is a rapper singer, songwriter from the Philly area looking to impact listeners with something new, yet familiar, for your listening pleasure and to be the soundtrack of those memorable moments in life. His newest single, Okay Okay, is the follow up to his debut single, Can’t Breathe Without U, featuring Ne-yo. Okay Okay has catchy hook, booming bass line with ear captivating synths that makes you wanna turn up and party. It is a feel good club song that celebrates success and the come up in life.
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
CimplyDan Releases "Cupids AK"
CimplyDan kicked off the new year with the release of “Weekend” last month. “Weekend” is a hype, up-tempo Hip-Hop/Rap anthem. CimplyDan returns with a new single, “Cupids AK,” just in time to close out the month of love. “Cupids AK” is a departure from the bouncy “Weekend” and is more akin to his well-known style of music: sleek, melodic, laidback, and smooth.
By Meikhel Philogene4 years ago in Beat
Krave Di Alpha delivers catchy hooks and witty punchlines giving listeners a conscious and upbeat vibe.
Krave Di Alpha is a reggae, dancehall artist born in Kingston Jamaica. He grew up in the cool hills of St. Andrew, and currently lives in New York. Krave have a smooth delivery with catchy hooks and witty punchlines that gives you a conscious and upbeat vibe. At an early age, Krave had a deep love and passion for music. Growing up in Jamaica, he was heavily inspired by gospel, reggae, dancehall, soul, and hip-hop. Krave transitioned from a fanatic listener to a professional recording artist and music producer in late 2018, his music career has been trending worldwide ever since.
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
DJMcTom
Q: May I ask how you arrived at your DJ name? Give us the scoop. It was given to me as a joke during my teenage years. I beat someone who was twice my size in a friendly game and the whole school was watching and laughing ( I played everyday and him being from another country was a novice.) To soften the blow, he asked me for an autograph as a joke I gave him one and he mispronounced my name and everyone called me that and it stuck. He pronounced it mc like an Irishman instead of m c the rap word.
By mysoundMusic4 years ago in Beat
