Any Questions for Andrew Lloyd can get answered RIGHT HERE

**as20gp** · 01-28-2012

I try my best to give real unfiltered advice for folks on here as much as possible, and since im not really doing anything this weekend but tracking things out and getting my life together, i figured i could answer any and all questions you might have about anything. Whether it be the industry, my favorite sports team, what model would i want to sleep with, my favorite strain of weed, im here to answer any questions

the reason why i've made a thread about it compared to just answering them on twitter or in my PMs, is because i get a lot of great questions that i feel like the whole forum could benefit from

so if you want to ask me a question you can post one up in the thread, or if you dont want to ask in public, PM me and i'll post a response (with your identity hidden if its embarrassing or whatever for you)

or if you dont want to bother with any of it, and you think im stupid lol thats cool too, just figured id extend my hand once again because the last thread i made i felt like went over really well and people seemed to appreciate it, and also sometimes i dont check my Private Messages often. So let me know, and if i get enough responses or anything.. i'll throw em all together in a word document and post em on my tumblr, or something, maybe a PDF so you can reference them.

ya'll stay up

**Isk2009** · 01-28-2012

I'm just saying........I knew the Knicks werent gone be about sh!t....

lol, but on the real, has anything at all changed for you since your music business post a while back? I remember you said you weren't seeing any new work even after the Wayne album and grammy nomination. That still the case?

**as20gp** · 01-28-2012

Originally Posted by Isk2009

I'm just saying........I knew the Knicks werent gone be about sh!t....

lol, but on the real, has anything at all changed for you since your music business post a while back? I remember you said you weren't seeing any new work even after the Wayne album and grammy nomination. That still the case?

man dont get me started on my Knicks, them niggas are trash smh.. but shoutout to Baron Davis.. im glad he in NY now he got a dope label and some dope artists on the roster

but naw, i mean things havent really changed, my doors havent been knocked down or laced with sessions.. Grammy weekend should be intense as ****, im still tryna figure out if thats the move i want to make. But the homies will be out there shopping records if i dont go. Everybody is gonna be out in Cali that weekend partying and recording, every studio that big named artists record at is ****ing locked up, so hopefully some things come from it. But naw no new work, ive had a couple labels hit me up for publishing deals but they didnt really come at me correct. So ive just been working on other things

its only been less than 6 months since the album has dropped so who knows, but im not counting on it lol, im still out here grinding

**Isk2009** · 01-28-2012

That's what's up w/ Baron, and at least you're not banking on him saving the team like my brother...lmao...

But fasho, hopefully something will work out for you on grammy weekend. you know the drill, keep FP updated if you can lol

**crazybeatz** · 01-28-2012

Say a producer spent a good 5 years perfecting his craft and now he has a quality sounding production that could compete with todays standard and then some.

Hes got the music and creative part down pat.

But this producer wants to get active and get tracks heard by artists/labels/etc. To land placements and build a resume and name for himself.

With the over stauration of producers and rappers now days, what should be the very NEXT step to making this happen?

Assuming the music is very good, and if it got in the hands of the right people, they more than likely pick up on it.

But how is one to "Get it in the hands of the right people"?

What should one producer do to start building these relationships, in the mist of all these not-so-good producers getting in the way?

**as20gp** · 01-28-2012

Originally Posted by crazybeatz

Say a producer spent a good 5 years perfecting his craft and now he has a quality sounding production that could compete with todays standard and then some.

Hes got the music and creative part down pat.

But this producer wants to get active and get tracks heard by artists/labels/etc. To land placements and build a resume and name for himself.

With the over stauration of producers and rappers now days, what should be the very NEXT step to making this happen?

Assuming the music is very good, and if it got in the hands of the right people, they more than likely pick up on it.

But how is one to "Get it in the hands of the right people"?

What should one producer do to start building these relationships, in the mist of all these not-so-good producers getting in the way?

this probably the question i get the most. its kind of difficult to answer because everybody has their own ways of doing things. If the music is up to par, signing up for certain websites like the PMPs, the Istandards help, but it cant be the sole way you get yourself out there. I got a lot of work by collaborating with a bunch of producers who were on the come up and starting to get placements, and i met most of them right here on FP and other forums

so i cant really tell you what you should do to make sure your music gets in the hands of the right people, theres a bunch of A & Rs and people actively looking for music on twitter, and they post their emails up, or you can contact them directly and get a private email for yourstuff.

but i can tell you what you SHOULDNT do.. what you shouldnt do is spam, nobody likes spam, nobody likes people who bombard their music down other peoples throats like "HEY LOOK I MAKE BEATS I MAKE BEATS", i really got all my industry connects by becoming actual friends with people, and through word of mouth.. and less of "Oh **** with Drew because hes a dope producer" it was "yo **** with drew he a cool ass nigga, hes good people"

so i think by being a good person, being reliable (sending stuff when you say youre going to send it) and having the music to back up all that stuff will take you a lot farther than people tend to give it credit, if i was an ******* i probably would never get work a day in my life just because thats how i kinda branded myself, as just a regular nice guy. Theres no facade with me, and i think A & Rs and companies appreciate that just as much as they want to hear good music

**alxgry** · 01-28-2012

this is a generic question, but how did you learn to do what you do? I mean, ive hard some of your random stuff and obviously what you have placed, and its good. Your sound selection is nice, everything works well with itself bla bla bla enough ass kissing lol

My question is what did you do to learn what you know today? How do you make "good" music?

And also, how much of it is your mixing and mastering vs. i made this beat, its nice, heres how I mixed it to sound good to me, but here are the trackouts so that you and artist A can engineer it yourself?

**kyng** · 01-28-2012

Drew I know you already hit me up bro, and I appreciate that. . .

but just so everyone else can get an idea. . .

Can you tell us about Berklee?

-How was the audition?

-Would the audition be harder for less experienced players than yourself?

-What to practice to make sure you get in. . .

-Life at Berklee.

-The curriculum and the teachers. Did you learn anything?

-Is Berklee worth it? Or are you better off sitting at home on your ass and practicing diligently everyday?

Thanks again homie.

**as20gp** · 01-28-2012

Originally Posted by alxgry

this is a generic question, but how did you learn to do what you do? I mean, ive hard some of your random stuff and obviously what you have placed, and its good. Your sound selection is nice, everything works well with itself bla bla bla enough ass kissing lol

My question is what did you do to learn what you know today? How do you make "good" music?

And also, how much of it is your mixing and mastering vs. i made this beat, its nice, heres how I mixed it to sound good to me, but here are the trackouts so that you and artist A can engineer it yourself?

appreciated fam

as far as "making good music" i come from a musical background, so i really spent my time emulating people that i looked up to and literally making beats like them and stepping my sounds up. Once i started making my own sounds it helped me get my sound selection popping because i was literally creating sounds that fit perfectly well together and a lot of experimentation

i realized my music wasnt on par with the people that i looked up to so i just kept trying to get better, making beats everyday, its kinda like sports.. making beats is like practice.. even when i take a break from beats, i'll come back and be really rusty, nothing will sound "good" to me, but once i knock out like 4 or 5 "wack" ones, then i get back in the groove of things.

as far as mixing and "mastering" i dont do any of that lol, honestly i just get my levels right, and panning right, and a lil bit of compression and boom, i dont know how to mix, i dont even really know how a compressor works, i do everything by ear. And honestly you really just want it to sound good.. because most artists are 2-tracking everything.. like most of the placements i got like on my bandcamp were 2-tracked, just beat and vocals lol. so im not really a mixing expert im still trying to get better and get good at that sort of thing.

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Originally Posted by kyng

Drew I know you already hit me up bro, and I appreciate that. . .

but just so everyone else can get an idea. . .

Can you tell us about Berklee?

-How was the audition?

-Would the audition be harder for less experienced players than yourself?

-What to practice to make sure you get in. . .

-Life at Berklee.

-The curriculum and the teachers. Did you learn anything?

-Is Berklee worth it? Or are you better off sitting at home on your ass and practicing diligently everyday?

Thanks again homie.

Berklee is great!, im still in school ima be finished by august but the audition wasnt as bad as i thought it was.. basically they ask you to play a prepared piece, and basically try to gauge how well you can read music, and read chord charts, its really laid back and not as difficult as i thought it would be. For less experienced players, it might be a lil daunting because you gotta know chords, scales, a prepared piece and then random stuff they'll ask you on the fly. I didnt practice anything specific, i just made sure that i knew my piece by memory and could perform it well

life at berklee is great, lots of good people.. boston is wack though, not a fan and its too cold even tho im from NY. Its a sports city though so theres always lots to do.

the berklee curriculum is SUPER difficult, its a lot of information, ima music business major and i had to take a lot of classes that were out of my major and were hard as ****, but i def learned a lot, built a great network with other students and teacher and made some really good connects into film, TV, and other industries. It opens your eyes to other industries that make money using music so its a lot

Berklee... i mean.. the only thing i can say against berklee is that if youre looking to major in music production and engineering.. its not WORTH it.. because school is so ****ing expensive, but if money isnt an issue for you, i would def suggest it, i major in music business so that at least if i dont wanna make beats anymore i can get another job with my degree. Theres def some things you will learn at berklee that you wont learn staying at home practicing. Overall its been a good investment for me so far, i have no real complaints except its pricey