*** BASIC INFO ***1. Real Name: Christopher Johnson .. thats what the ladies call me.. Christopher
2. Name you go by: Kronis the iLL aka Sharp-Eye Washington
3. Age: ummmm iono
4. Location: iLLadeL Foul Penzi... where the murder rate is more than days
5. How'd you come up with your alias? Kronis(Cronus) is a constellation as well as a Greek God..the actual God of Gods that is..and i was REALLY heavt into that growing up..started taggin Kronis all around..and now... its stuck
6. Crews or Affiliations? Dhingbatz(whaddup Ches)...Beat Majurz(whaddup Tye)...the Beat Council(now known as A Friend Of Ourz..whaddup Ab..Owenz)
7. How long have you been producing for? errrrummmm iono.. a few years i think
*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***8. Hardware or Software? i was a DEAD ON software guy.. but umm i do LOVE touchin keys and buttons my dammie
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? Technic 1200's parents sold em and broke my heart!!!!
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? lets cee.. MPC2oooxL Acid 3.0 and 4.0..Reason3..FruityLoops..Turntable..tons of records..Korg Kontrol49 MIDI Keyboard as well
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? it used to be FL... but my MPC is the BABY
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? MPC definently.. lol.. even tho i love her.. like.. i dont have the Zip Drive installed..so im workin with floppies..which is cool..but it takes FOREVER to do stuff
13. What's the next piece or program you want to get? i really want to get the Roland Fantom Rack...but prolly might get the 8outs put in the mpc
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? NONE
15. Which do you need to learn more? ALL
*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***16. Samples or from scratch? hmmm..i love samplin more.. but i feel more accomplished when i made everything myself
17. Chopping or looping? lol.. if i mess around on FruityLoops.. im not choppin..maybe once in a while..but i LOVE choppin on the mpc
18. Favorite tempo range? 86-103
19. Play any instruments fluently? nah
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: Nas..Mos..Com..Jay..i wouldnt mind hearing Ghostface on my joints..or Freeway!!! yes..annoying voiced Freeway
21. Describe your style in 3 words: some dumb ish
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? (ex: dance, get crunk, drive, relax, smoke etc.) head nod..grab they dicks..start rappin..shorties start bobbin..me..i two step half the time
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? i wanna do a pop track.. havent come close jus yet..but im workin on it..come on Reason!!!
24. What's the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? that Laffy Taffy..crank that Soulja Boy Leav w/it rock w/it stuff... i aint hatin..i jus wouldnt do it!!!!..although...that new song homie from D4L got out is CRAZY!!!
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? organs..weird synthy sounds..love em
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? the ones i dont love? lol
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? hmmm...Reason..the ambient sounds..like the weird ones that just be in there..MPC..i love doin the sample chop
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? more bass feel.. i need to get some studio monitors for that..which may be the next piece of equip..i need the Low End Theory
*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? Erick Sermon.. then in no particular order.. Kanye..Just Blaze..JayDee..Madlib..DJ Premier
30. Honorable Mention(s)? MF Doom..Pete Rock..Lord Finesse..Ski..
31. Who's brain would you love to pick from? Mr.Sermon..him and JayDee..i think they are kind of one in the same..i know imma get some flack off that
32. What's your favorite beat of all time? New York State of Mind.. both of em..prod. by DJ Premier
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? Uptown Hit for Kurious(DIG DEEP)..Politics As Usual for Jay-Z..and Touch The Sky for Kanye West
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? Banned From T.V. from NORE's 1st album
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? hmmm Thieves in the Night or K.o.s. Determination both from the Blackstar album
*** RANDOM ***36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? i got rushed to the hospital
37. Ever been beat-jacked? yep
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? havent really sat down with anybody and made beats jus yet..except maybe J.Owenz..and um my mans Ches
39. Do you ever skip meals while you're producing? eehhh sometimes lol
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? save that bastard before somethin foul happens
41. What did you do before you started producing? i was always rappin...i was breakin as well..umm..i was a graffitti KID
42. Signed or unsigned? im signed to the unsigned signs
43. Produced for a major artist? who? ummm... i did a joint for my mans J.Sands of Lone Catalysts fame.. he ROCKED it
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? Abduology
45. You made a beat that you don't like... save it or delete it? i ALWAYS save my beats..my ear isnt the next mans y'kno
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? 'ya samples aint landing smoothly'
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? 20-1:30...sometimes 2 hours if im playin around
48. What do you normally start with? drums
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? hundreds of hundreds
50. Where can we check out your work at?
http://myspace.com/KronistheiLL or
http://showcaseyourmusic.com/KronistheiLL
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