008. Part 1: The Art Of Sampling, Motivation, and Making Money As A Music Producer | feat. Birocratic

Today's guest is Brandon Rowan, who writes and produces music as Birocratic.He has been recording songs since 2008, when he spent earnings from his first job as an ice-cream-scooper on a digital recording console.Since then, Birocratic fostered a love of making sample-based beats in the vein of ‘70s funk and old-school New York hip hop, augmented by live-recorded bass guitar and synthesizer.Birocratic's Beets albums have topped the Bandcamp hip-hop charts.And Birocratic has toured the US multiple times, including stops at venues like Red Rocks in Colorado.Finally, Birocratic has co-written songs with Grammy-award winning artists. Birocratic currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.In the first part of this two part episode, we get into:Approaching your creative process through a place of excitement and fun versus hard work.Sampling and it's role in Birocratic's own process as well as it's value as music education.Lessons learned from giving lessons to other producers.Motivation.Making money and its place in artistic developmentAND, we even have a mini-listening session and discuss a couple tracks.This was something new and I had a lot fun with it. I hope that you do too.That’s it for this episode of ProducerHead. Appreciate you coming through and being a part of it. My hope is that it helps you unlock a bit more creativity and find progress in a way that matters to you. Before we go: There are three simple and zero cost ways to support the ProducerHead Podcast. 1 - Tap in and subscribe or follow wherever you’re listening, whether it be Spotify or Apple. 2- If you haven’t already, drop a review on Apple or Spotify. The feedback is appreciated and helps me continue to do what’s working while improving along the way. 3 - Send this episode to one person who would enjoy it. Do not underestimate the power of word of mouth. The most old school of methods are often the most effective. Finally, let’s stay connected: I regularly share ideas that help me develop my creative process along with music recommendations, and even give away free music and sample packs. Head to torubeat.com and sign up to receive all of these things and stay up on all things ProducerHead. You can also stay connected with me and the Podcast, @torubeat on Instagram, YouTube, and tiktok. The theme music is one of my own songs. It is called “Room To Breathe” and available on all streaming platforms. Again. For real. Thanks for being here with me and I look forward to catching you in the next episode of ProducerHead. This has been toru, and in a way, so are you. Peace.