Producer's Corner: Nottz Interview
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Equally as famous as the artists they create tracks for some producers still like to lay in the cut and live a normal life. Their whole existence is housed within the four walls of their recording studio and as hard as it may be for the attention seekers out there to comprehend for producers like Nottz, that is just how they like it.
Hailed as "your favorite producer's favorite producer" Nottz has earned his stripes by crafting tracks for a diverse list of clientele. Void of nepotism his ability and originality are factors that allow this Virginia native to continue to thrive. As much as he enjoys working with the mainstream acts, he is quite happy to push product to an unknown dude from the hood. His musical backdrops know no boundaries and as he explains in this interview, it is this attribute that allows him to be the go to guy for the majors as well as the lords and ladies of the underground.
With the procurement of something abnormal being the aim of any entertainer who makes the acquaintance of Nottz, the likelihood of him ever changing his style is as far fetched as swine taking to the skies. He is what he does and stands by every sound he makes, how many can say that and truly mean it in the industry today? Called out by Masta Ace, hitting a home run with "Barry Bonds" and taking Tina Turner to a whole other level, Nottz gives Producer's Corner a 40-minute interview which allows fans and those intrigued by this man's basslines and samples a look into what makes him tick.
HipHopDX: You are working on your own album right now, how close to completion is that? How important is time management when working on something of your own?
Nottz: Well I am just waiting on a couple of tracks, so maybe another week or two. Time management hasn’t really been a problem really, as I am here in the studio everyday, all day. It helps me out working with people who have different styles when it comes to working on my project you know. Being that I am just getting my first album out, I get to venture off to work with lots of different sounds. Let’s say I am working on a project with Snoop [Dogg] [click to read], maybe I would bring a lil west coast vibe to the project because of that and it might encourage me to put a song on there like that.
DX: When working in the studio with artists on their projects and then going in and doing your own stuff, is it the musician within you that allows you to adapt, as some people have commented that at times it can be quite hard?
Nottz: No. [Laughs] It is real easy. I do this every day.
DX: Do you experiment more when it is your own stuff?
Nottz: Oh yeah. Definitely. Especially with the basslines. Now I am doing my bass lines like I used to do them in the '90s. I branched out a little bit, but now I am trying to go back to that Busta [Rhymes] [click to read] era.
DX: Why has it taken you so long to bring your own project out?
Nottz: [I] never had the urge to do it. Nobody around me really pushed me to do it. Darryl, my manager, talked about it but I never took it seriously. I said I would do it but it never really happened but now I am getting older it seemed the right time and it is coming out kind of crazy.
DX: Who is on there?
Nottz: Well you have Kardinal [Offishall] [click to read], Little Brother [click to read], The Game [click to read], Scarface [click to read], Bilal, Colin Munroe [click to read], Joy Denalane, Dwele, Asher Roth.
Read the whole interview here...............
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1400
Hailed as "your favorite producer's favorite producer" Nottz has earned his stripes by crafting tracks for a diverse list of clientele. Void of nepotism his ability and originality are factors that allow this Virginia native to continue to thrive. As much as he enjoys working with the mainstream acts, he is quite happy to push product to an unknown dude from the hood. His musical backdrops know no boundaries and as he explains in this interview, it is this attribute that allows him to be the go to guy for the majors as well as the lords and ladies of the underground.
With the procurement of something abnormal being the aim of any entertainer who makes the acquaintance of Nottz, the likelihood of him ever changing his style is as far fetched as swine taking to the skies. He is what he does and stands by every sound he makes, how many can say that and truly mean it in the industry today? Called out by Masta Ace, hitting a home run with "Barry Bonds" and taking Tina Turner to a whole other level, Nottz gives Producer's Corner a 40-minute interview which allows fans and those intrigued by this man's basslines and samples a look into what makes him tick.
HipHopDX: You are working on your own album right now, how close to completion is that? How important is time management when working on something of your own?
Nottz: Well I am just waiting on a couple of tracks, so maybe another week or two. Time management hasn’t really been a problem really, as I am here in the studio everyday, all day. It helps me out working with people who have different styles when it comes to working on my project you know. Being that I am just getting my first album out, I get to venture off to work with lots of different sounds. Let’s say I am working on a project with Snoop [Dogg] [click to read], maybe I would bring a lil west coast vibe to the project because of that and it might encourage me to put a song on there like that.
DX: When working in the studio with artists on their projects and then going in and doing your own stuff, is it the musician within you that allows you to adapt, as some people have commented that at times it can be quite hard?
Nottz: No. [Laughs] It is real easy. I do this every day.
DX: Do you experiment more when it is your own stuff?
Nottz: Oh yeah. Definitely. Especially with the basslines. Now I am doing my bass lines like I used to do them in the '90s. I branched out a little bit, but now I am trying to go back to that Busta [Rhymes] [click to read] era.
DX: Why has it taken you so long to bring your own project out?
Nottz: [I] never had the urge to do it. Nobody around me really pushed me to do it. Darryl, my manager, talked about it but I never took it seriously. I said I would do it but it never really happened but now I am getting older it seemed the right time and it is coming out kind of crazy.
DX: Who is on there?
Nottz: Well you have Kardinal [Offishall] [click to read], Little Brother [click to read], The Game [click to read], Scarface [click to read], Bilal, Colin Munroe [click to read], Joy Denalane, Dwele, Asher Roth.
Read the whole interview here...............
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1400
