ATL via Flint, MI producer Dillio tells me that marketing music doesn’t come naturally to him. “Allow yourself to make mistakes and never stop learning,” he reminds us as we discuss the ever-evolving music industry from the perspective of a foc

The Hardest Working DJ in Atlanta

May 2nd, 2019 42m 2s

DJ SKY has been translating his musical interests and moods through the turntables since '93, proving to be a solid representative of the Atlanta hiphop scene. Throughout these years, he has built a name DJing with live bands as a scratch turnt

Listen Up! Kid Karate Delivers that Dublin Punk to New York

Mar 18th, 2019 23m 13s

Sometimes we need to broaden our perspective to learn. That's why we invited this rock trio from Ireland to join Beat Studies on a traditionally hip-hop flavored podcast. They were in the states briefly for a high-profile gig and we talked in t

Illastrate puts the work into Working Class

Feb 1st, 2019 26m 54s

I caught up ATL producer Illastrate at his studio for some insight into his production process, the business side of indie-music, and to get the story on how he led and cultivated a thriving creative artistic enterprise known as Working Class.W

Yung Matthew Does What He Feels

Nov 15th, 2018 1h 2m

Yung Matthew came from a house full of music growing up in rural Alabama. He cut his own musical teeth while cutting records on some cheap turntables shortly after high school. Throughout the years, he learned to compose, perform and engineer m

Inside Duran Jones's Magic Community

Aug 31st, 2018 55m 18s

Duran Jones and I have known each other for over ten years and have worked on a ton of music together as we were coming up and honing our craft. Today we reflect on this history and catch up on new projects as he returns to the same lab where w

Look out for Grandaddy's Shotgun

May 23rd, 2018 35m 2s

A informal and informative talk with rapper turned producer/rapper Jay Quest shortly after putting the wraps on his forthcoming album "Granddaddy's Shotgun". We talk about his inspiration and process of taking the leap into production after yea

From the A to LA with Ozy Reigns

Apr 9th, 2018 39m 3s

When a young and inspired Ozy Reigns visited Atlanta from Columbia, South Carolina, he was walking through the mall with his fiend and former rap partner, Tweet. That day they were star struck as they ran into Outkast, Ice Tea, and Tracey Lee.

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