EP #14: Yanchan – Popular Carnatic Hip Hop Producer Talks About His Drake-Inspired Dreams, Love For Scarborough & Financial Freedom

Yanchan is a Scarborough-raised producer who blends hip-hop with Carnatic music. He joins Ara for what could be considered the Scarborough episode, to discuss how he fell in love with music and achieved his childhood dreams of performing on tour, his recently released Scarborough Beat Tape, how to make money off of music, why he doesn’t turn down opportunities anymore, and a lot more!Connect with Yanchan - https://www.instagram.com/yanchanproduced/Timestamps:01:06 - Introducing Yanchan03:37 - Studying economics at Laurier, family’s view on his career ambitions07:08 - The Scarborough Beat Tape, nostalgia for the city14:13 - Achieving his childhood dream of performing on tour18:22 - Shan Vincent de Paul and the track “best friend”20:39 - The Tamil music scene, artists who Yanchan wants to collaborate with21:56 - Being inspired by another music producers, and wanting to give back in a similar way23:14 - How does Yanchan make money (Spotify, selling beats, artist development)28:11 - COVID-inspired business ideas30:14 - Why Yanchan takes every shot he gets32:28 - Networking as an introvert, wanting to connect the Indian and American markets34:56 - Yanchan’s admiration for Drake, and wanting to mimic his career36:26 - Financial freedom38:14 - How has the Tamil community impacted Yanchan39:14 - Beliefs and behaviours which have improved Yanchan’s life42:03 - How Yanchan decompresses from work, prioritization of family/friends43:29 - Yanchan’s advice for other creators44:06 - Creator Confessions46:16 - The wrap upSupport the show