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Please introduce yourself real quick. Tell our audience about your background and how you go into doing what you´re doing right now.
First and foremost, my full name is Chimula Mwanza and I come from a place called Lusaka, Zambia… And I'm 19 this year.
I started music production in the 8th grade when I was about 12 years old with some average school grades, but back then I didn't have much of an idea on what I was doing, I would just open up FL Studio and lay down something that would mostly come out like house music or something and it would sound like trash lol… I abandoned beat making for about 3 years and I started again in the 11th grade with slightly more knowledge but still, my beats didn't come out so good but I was always on YouTube watching "how to…" tutorials, I used to use my dads desktop computer so I never really had the chance to freely work on beats plus I didn't have any good headphones to work with. I never really knew what I wanted to do with my life because throughout high school, my grades weren't "the best" and I was only really good at ICT (Information and Communications Technology) so I basically said I wanted to do Computer Engineering, not because I was like "OMG BRO I WANT TO BE A COMPUTER ENGINEER AND ENGINEER COMPUTERS AND STUFF" lol nah… I just chose that course using the elimination method, without music as an option at the time… But anyway, time went by and I got my first laptop in 2016, from there I just started practicing more and more and became better by the day, I would make beats all day and vibe to them with my friends, I fell in love with hip-hop, to be specific trap music… I only used to make trap beats because I loved that sound of heavy 808s and bouncy drums… I started realizing the potential in myself the more I made beats and I realized it's my true passion and it is what I want to do for the rest of my life, not a 9 – 5 which I'd spend half the time complaining about… As at now, I'm currently doing my best to make my beats perfect, also networking with my fellow artists and trying to gain some exposure
Please tell our audience what projects have you been working on in the last years?
I haven't really had many projects in the last few years but I recently dropped an 11 track beat tape called "Transition" which is available for Purchase/Free download on:
Spotify: https://t.co/ax2pM5mfkQ
iTunes/Apple Music: https://t.co/l5lKZS1Lhp
Google Play: https://t.co/T7jw1Q5AiO
Amazon: https://t.co/uDU3hKvCfD
streaming and download:
Audiomack: https://t.co/KfjzxVt9fx
Soundcloud: https://t.co/duHSVnvFZc
What are you currently working on? Do you accept clients and and what kind of projects/work fits your profile?
Right now I am not working on any projects but I will soon. I do accept clients and I sell beats at affordable prices…
And I make all hip-hop based genres.
My soundcloud is:
Https://www.soundcloud.com/chimulamwanza
My soundcloud has a few samples of what I'm capable of doing and I am looking forward to working with some new clients
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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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?
DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE SAY…
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
Using social media and interacting with people is basically what I do
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
Consistency is key.
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
Achieving my goals of becoming a professional producer is my biggest challenge and I am currently in the process of overcoming it.
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How do you personally discover new music?
I usually use Soundcloud cause that's like the best platform for me to discover music
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
Of course practice… But also see what other people are up to and watch interviews… Basically apart from practicing just use the internet to gain as much information as you can… But, remember that you can't know everything at once.
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
Take some time off the track, maybe some hours or a day or 2 or work on another track… That will definitely help because by doing that you sort of reset your ears.
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
Watch the space…
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http://www.soundcloud.com/chimulamwanza
http://www.facebook.com/ChimulaJMwanza
http://twitter.com/OfficialChimula
http://www.instagram.com/officialchimula/
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