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Please tell our readers who you are and what you do?
My name is Baltazar Saravia, I go by the artist/producer/dj name IAMBZAR. I'm from the San Francisco, Bay Area in California. I'm 22 and i've been DJ'ing for about 3 years and producing music full time for about 7 months now.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
Growing up my parents listened to a lot of hip hop. Artists like Dr. Dre, Eminem, RBL Posse, lots of Bone Thugs and tons of R&B as well. The influence has always been there, the sound curation from all these artists have always been with me in everything I do to this day. I think over the years i've fallen deeper in love with what we call "old-school" sound. Production back then was crazy, it was an actual art rather it be something anyone can do now. Yes, I can say my taste over time changed but again like I said, it was only because I wanted to know more about artists from those times, I appreciated the time and effort they took in the studio creating what all still love to this day. 50 cent had the best production team, if you know what i'm talking about.
What´s new right now?
As of now, I have a show in the works with Space2950, a collective out of San Francisco, March 16th at the Elbo Room in SF. As far as upcoming releases, I have a series of beats releasing under SaturdaySelects from Kuala Lumpur, that series is called "Take Two" don't know the release date but it's soon. I'm just trying to connect and work with many different artists as much as I can, I believe in this industry we are not meant to take this on alone, I believe everyone should have the proper team behind them if they want to make it for, we can only do so much, by ourselves. I've only been doing this as a full time thing for about 5 months and don't plan on stopping soon, thank you to everyone who's supported me.
If anyone new wants to support me and follow my journey, you can follow me on some of my social media platforms in the links.
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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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http://www.soundcloud.com/iambzar
http://www.facebook.com/iambzarmusic
http://www.twitter.com/iambzar
http://www.instagram.com/iambzar
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