Free Game- The WLPWR Producer's Podcast Episode 46 Ft. Isaac Hayes III

02/16/17 • 120 min

On this episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea welcome producer, songwriter, entrepreneur and voice over actor Isaac Hayes III to the show, live in studio!The son of the legendary Isaac Hayes, “Ike Dirty” has produced and composed records for Lil Scrappy, The Ying Yang Twins, Ruff Ryders, Too Short, Kurupt, and Redman among others. He also has music licensed in a variety of television shows, commercials and movie trailers in addition to lending his voice to several television spots for voice overs. If you think this is a lot, Ike also manages the estate of his father and is responsible for hundreds of unreleased Isaac Hayes records!There was a lot of free game discussed this lengthy episode. They discussed.The passing of Al Jerreau The winners and losers at Grammy AwardsWhat the Chance The Rappers winning multiple Grammys mean for independent artists?Should artists and producers campaign for their music to win?The state of black/urban music Isaac Hayes III breaks down:Gems from his production career including how he came up with “Money In The Bank” for Lil Scrappy?How he got into the music licensing game and got so many placements on televisionHow he obtained hundreds of his late father’s master recordings and what his plans are with themMarketing and promoting the Isaac Hayes brand to a new generationYou want to press play on the episode ASAP and thank us later!Follow Isaac Hayes III@isaachayes3@WLPWR@BrianOnrea@FreeGamePodcastOur Beat Break Features a Song By Adrian Marcel ( @adrianmarcel510 ). Prod by WLPWR

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Free Game- The WLPWR Producer's Podcast Episode 45 Ft. Chad Cnote Roper

On this Episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea welcome Producer/Engineer/Songwriter Chad “C-Note” Roper to the show.A Milwaukee native. C-Note earned a Bachelors of Science Degree in Chemical Industrial Engineering from Florida A & M University, where he met another Milwaukee native named Rico Love. He got his start engineering & vocal producing for Rico Love in 2005. Within his premiere year, Roper diligently worked with some of the music industries most wanted artists and producers including Jamie Foxx, Pleasure P, Michelle Williams, John Legend, Estelle, Nas, The Backstreet Boys, just to name a few. In 2011, he was nominated for his first Grammy for work done on Rihanna's Loud album. C-Note continues to work with the biggest names in the industry as well as dozens of independent artists every year. On this episode he talks about:His influences growing up in Milwaukee (Clark Sisters, Jodeci, Quincy Jones, etc)Learning how to arrange/produce vocals by singing in churchGetting his foot in door through audio engineering and learning an early version of pro tools as a teenagerThe process of bringing together Developing a close relationship with Rico Love on road trips from Tallahassee, Florida to Atlanta while in collegeWorking as a math teacher in Milwaukee during the week and flying to Atlanta every weekend to work on demosGetting his first industry paycheck from Jamie Foxx directly (cool story)How graduating from college helped him develop his consistency and work ethicThe importance of keeping his work under wraps until it’s actually releasedHis advice for up and comers in the music industry and where to begin“Treat the janitor like he’s the CEO, he just might be the CEO one day”Follow [email protected] discussed in this episode:Free Game takeaways from Super Bowl 51 (Never give up and Don’t get too comfortable)New music this week from Big Sean, Syd, Prodigy, and Slim ThugMusic Publishing BasicsWhat does a music publisher do?The functional differences between record labels, music publishers, and performance rights organizations.Who are the top music publishers by market shareBenefits of a publishing dealFollow us:@WLPWR@[email protected]

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Free Game- The WLPWR Producer's Podcast Episode 47 Ft. Edsclusive

On this episode WLPWR and Brian Onrea talk with producer Edsclusive. Coming straight out of Miami by way of New Orleans, Edsclusive had a break out year in 2016, producing the hit records All The Way Up (Fat Joe/Remy Ma) and Holy Key (DJ Khaled/Big Sean/Kendrick Lamar/Betty White). He is now Grammy nominated and multi-platinum! During this dope interview he discusses:His musical experiences growing up in both New Orleans and MiamiHow he linked up with Cool and DreMeeting Fat Joe and how that changed the course of his production career (he shares a cool story)How the “All the Way Up” and “Spaghetti” came about for the Plata O Plomo albumHis approach to producing a record in terms of sampling or not sampling (he does both)How he came up with “Holy Key” for DJ Khaled His experience at the Grammys and what it meant to himHis move to LA and what his future plans areHis advice for up and coming talented producersFollow Edsclusive@edsclusiveAlso discussed this episode:Reaction from our first video recorded podcast with Isaac Hayes IIIThe passing of Clyde “The Funky Drummer” Stublefield and Leon WareNew projects released from Fat Joe/Remy Ma and FutureRemy Ms vs. Nicki Minaj Follow us!@FreeGamePodcast@WLPWR@BrianOnrea

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