Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
My name is Brandon Doggett. I was born and raised in Portsmouth, Va. I currently live and work in Virginia Beach. I've been working on making beats and various types of mixes. When I stopped playing college baseball and dropped out I downloaded some music software and started doing it as a hobby. I've had to learn some tricks and techniques as I go because I don't have a musical background other than being an avid fan of all types of music. The more I played with it the more I realized I wanted to put it on the internet and get feedback. So a it's been a little over a year since I started uploading my music and I've been getting some good feedback and learning new stuff.
*Here is a link to a snippet of my newest track I'm working on : https://soundcloud.com/doggett_757/love-went-away-snippet-unmixed
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years? Do you feel that changing tastes over years as artistic growth? ?
My influences come from all types of genres. I listen to mostly Hip-Hop and R&B. Basically I just find a sound I like and I build on it. I'ld have to say that my taste in Rappers has always been one who spend more time with word play than just throwing rhymes together to make a hit. Tech N9ne, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Logic are just some of my favorites; But at the moment I'ld have to say Russ is at the top of my list. His production, his mixes, and his lyrics are excellent. Discovering artists to work with has been difficult since I'm fairly new to this but I have found some people that I have talked to and have plans to work with in the future.
What´s new right now?
At the moment I have about 6 projects I'm working on. I may release a couple snippets tonight. If I'm not working on projects, I'm working on loops and samples to use in the future.
I thank you for taking the time out to read this interview and thank you Trazz24.com for interviewing me and giving me a chance to expand my fanbase. If anyone is interested in hearing or even interested in working on a project together. Click on the link below and check out my page.
https://soundcloud.com/doggett_757
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
One of my biggest challenge is mixing and mastering. I've read and watched tutorials to help me overcome this challenge.
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How do you promote yourself? Do you have any specific promotion tips for other musicians?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
Hopefully I've produced some solid projects and continue to do so as my fanbase continues to grow.
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https://www.facebook.com/brandon.doggett.9
http://www.soundcloud.com/doggett_757
https://www.facebook.com/brandon.doggett.9
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