#79 - Steel Tipped Dove INTERVIEW

Video animation by: Big Flowers Intro/Outro beat by: BLOODBLIXING Beginning of Episode (0:49). In a very special Episode 79, we host our first Backwoodz Studioz member, producer/engineer/mixer/masterer, sound mastermind Steel Tipped Dove. Dove is a phenomenal artist, who has graced the best works in hip-hop, from Haram and BRASS, to his own work in 2021's great Call Me When You're Here LP. De-mystifying what audio engineering, mixing, and mastering actually means (2:49). Steel Tipped Dove's views on the emergence of more care and attention being put on engineering and mixing in recent years (11:23). The role an audio engineer, mixer, or masterer, plays in the creative decisions of a record (14:58). How Dove's deep passion for music begin, and how his work evolved from beat-making to post-production work (19:30). How Dove initially linked up with Heems, Big Baby Gandhi, and Lakutis, which jumpstarted his career and garnered him an initial buzz (22:21). The importance that his home studio in Brooklyn played in Dove's career (25:06). The meaning behind the Steel Tipped Dove moniker (29:26). Steel Tipped Dove recounts how his relationship with Backwoodz Studioz first began (32:57). What about the Backwoodz Studioz camp inspires Dove (36:57). Dove explains the unique vision and structure behind his 2021 instrumental album, inside.outside.inside.outside (41:23). +57 The conception of Dove's new album, Call Me When You're Outside (49:36). Dove describes the sound that he attempted to create on his latest LP (54:16). What Dove looks for in potential collaborators (58:40). Why Dove is content with being in the background, and why he felt it was time to put out an album like Call Me When You're Outside (59:52). Dove's favourite record to be a part of (1:04:43). What Dove has in store in the near future (1:08:15). Support Steel Tipped Dove's music here: https://steeltippeddove.bandcamp.com/  Follow Steel Tipped Dove on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/steeltippeddove?s=20   Follow Steel Tipped Dove on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/steeltippeddove/  -- Fiending for some more quality rap content? Visit the RMPP website: https://rmpp.squarespace.com/ Want to support and help us grow? Become a RMPP Patreon, and gain access to exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/therapmusicplugpodcast  Looking to connect? DM me @rapmusicplugpod on Twitter and Instagram, or shoot me an email at [email protected]