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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
My birth name is David, but artistically I go by DV Beats as you can see. To give a quick synopsis of when I started producing music, it all started back in high school when I learned about the fascinating world of FL Studio and what it entailed. I started making hip-hop beats for my friends in band who rapped and recorded music. From there, after high school, I went to college and was exposed to EDM, dancehall, reggae, and many other forms of music I heard at the clubs or bars. Combining all of these influences with my Latino roots and upbringing of listening to Caribbean/Spanish music at home is what makes me the DV Beats that you hear today. I create music with Latino roots, Caribbean influences, and some world music sounds to give people a taste of the variety of music I am capable of creating.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
As mentioned above, I started creating hip-hop instrumentals during the very beginning of my musical journey. I still love hip-hop to this day and it's music that I still create in my free time, but over the years I have begun to really internalize with my cultural influences and started creating music based on what I grew up listening to (and still listen to). Being half Puerto Rican, half Panamanian and growing up in the United States, I was raised listening to a whole bunch of different genres of music, from salsa to reggaeton to dancehall to hip-hop to cumbia. From these different genres, I experiment and create fusions of these genres into one track. Right now, I have a lot of new music in the works that will reflect one or more of these genres. I feel that it's important to recognize where you came from, what your roots are, and how your cultural upbringing can really impact the type of art you create.
What´s new right now?
Right now, I just have a bunch of new tracks in the work. That simple. I'm working this year on rebranding myself and establishing myself in the marketing aspect of my music. Aside from that, I have been busy just upgrading the technical aspect of my music (updating software, clearing computer space, organizing samples) in order to improve my workflow. I'm also making it a goal of mine to be a lot more proactive in searching for gigs and opportunities to DJ and perform my music in live settings to others. At the moment, I have a lot of ideas on paper and set in stone that I cannot wait to start working on and fulfill so stay tuned ?
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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?
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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?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
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How do you personally discover new 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?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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