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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
I'm Freddy Pineda. I produce, mix, master, and record music. I also DJ but I focus heavily on my craft. I'm a 21-year-old from Atlanta, GA, USA. I produce mainly hip-hop and electronic music. Make sure you check the links at the bottom to follow me and see some of my work.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/freddypined_ayy
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/freddy-pineda
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
Some of my influences include deadmau5, J. Cole, Aphex Twin, and Kanye West. Since I got into music, my taste has gone predominantly hip-hop but I still love electronic music with my heart.
What´s new right now?
I just released a song back in November with one of my good friends, Sonny. The song is called "All in the Way" and you can find it in any digital store like Spotify or Apple Music. I'm cooking up a lot of new stuff. I also released a single just a few weeks ago on SoundCloud called "Can You Hear Me". I have an EP coming out soon and even more for the year. Make sure y'all following me on twitter and instagram because it's important!
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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?
Kanye West. It's always fun for me to talk about this but I'm a huge Yeezy fan. I remember listening to College Dropout super young and it's an album that really influenced my love for music and got me through a lot of bad times.
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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?
My biggest mistake was overworking my ideas at once. That will result either in gold or a trainwreck. most of the time, a trainwreck haha. I would only have to say- don't overwork yourself. It's okay to take breaks and not work on art every waking moment of the day but don't slack off too much because productivity is important.
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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?
My biggest challenge is finishing songs the way I want to. I have a tendency to make my music, arrangement wise, kind cookie cutter sometimes and I hate it. So, I've been working with my mental blocks on trying new techniques and what not. I've been overcoming it with this EP.
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How do you personally discover new music?
I'm a listener on Spotify. They do the whole discover weekly playlist. What it contains is music related to the genres you listen to. It's a great way to find stuff like that that's not on the charts or super well known. Of course I listen to a lot of the stuff on the Billboard charts and Shazam anything I like in stores and stuff.
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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?
Sound design is one of the most essential parts of production. People pay almost no mind to the idea that all sounds have to fit and even myself- I forget that, too. don't pick the first drum sounds you hear. take some time and look through your sounds first and play with it. the pre-production part of making a song is super important.
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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?
I hopefully will have 2-3 EP's out and start doing live shows more. I'm more focused right now in my production, mixing/mastering skills, and marketing myself more.
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https://soundcloud.com/freddy-pineda
https://www.facebook.com/senpaifreddy28
https://twitter.com/freddypined_ayy
https://www.instagram.com/senpaifreddy/
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