interview w/ sweeneykovar.wordpress.com... follow the link.

Thanks for this Rez....



** BASIC INFO ***

1. Real Name: jordan
2. Name you go by: snowman
3. Age: 27 years young
4. Location: los angeles, ca via metro detroit, michigan
5. How’d you come up with your alias? ty (ty&kory) gave me the name cuz i’m ’one funky ass white dude’
6. Crews or Affiliations? jack sample professionals
7. How long have you been producing for? since april 06

*** EQUIPMENT/PROGRAMS ***

8. Hardware or Software? hardware
9. What was your first piece of equipment/program ever? borrowed mpc 2000xl (thanks to ty & be)
10. What equipment/programs do you currently have/use? mpc2000xl (belongs 2 shoes), records, alesis micron, microkorg...
11. Which piece or program is your favorite? the keyboards are becoming my favorite but the mpc will always be the foundation
12. Which piece or program pisses you off the most? got nothin but love
13. What’s the next piece or program you want to get? a moog & my own mpc
14. Which do you know fully understand and know in and out? i am a perpetual student
15. Which do you need to learn more? every single one.

*** STYLE/PREFERENCES ***

16. Samples or from scratch? doesnt matter, both.
17. Chopping or looping? chop first... unless its begging to be looped.
18. Favorite tempo range? 88-94 bpms... but I get crazy & go up to 103 or down to 60.
19. Play any instruments fluently? none fluently... but keys is my best.
20. Artist(s) you think would sound best on your beats: busta, badu, phife, de la, obie
21. Describe your style in 3 words: raw, nasty, dirty
22. What do people usually do when they hear your beats? they try to contain themselves.
23. What other genres do you or would you like to dabble in? funk & classic soul
24. What’s the type of beat(s) you would NEVER do? bullshit pop fuckery... just turn on your local ’hip hop & r&b station’ & you’ll know what Im talking about.
25. What type of sounds/instruments do you LOVE most? anything with soul
26. What type of sounds/instruments do you HATE most? ones with no balls
27. What part of a beat do you love doing the most? basslines, drums & chops. in no particular order.
28. If you could change a feature on one of your pieces, what would it be? wtf is this question supposed to mean?

*** INSPIRATION/INFLUENCES ***

29. Who is your favorite hip-hop producer(s)? dilla dawg, pete rock & karriem riggins
30. Honorable Mention(s)? too many to mention.
31. Who’s brain would you love to pick from? james brown & pete rock.
32. What’s your favorite beat of all time? de la soul - stakes is high tied w/ pete rock & cl smooth - t.r.o.y.
33. Name 3 beats you wish you made? roy ayers - brooklyn, james brown - the big payback &
34. What famous beat makes you wild out the most? de la soul - stakes is high
35. What famous beat makes you chill out the most? sv - climax

*** RANDOM ***

36. Ever lost a bunch of your beats? how did you react? yes... working on the 3000... SAVE YOUR PARAMETERS... I lost 5 beats... crazy ass ones too. I was heartbroken... till I made more.
37. Ever been beat-jacked? naw
38. Who are your favorite producers to collaborate with? me, myself & I... and maybe yall.
39. Do you ever skip meals while you’re producing? hellmuthafuckinyeah.
40. What do you do once you finish a beat? smoke a cig, crack a vitamin water & listen...
41. What did you do before you started producing? dj
42. Signed or unsigned? unsigned for now...
43. Produced for a major artist? who? no one yet... busta where u at?
44. Who did you learn the most from personally? ty, chordz, shoes & ta’raach
45. You made a beat that you don’t like... save it or delete it? turn the machine off & start over.
46. What was the FIRST "constuctive cricitism" you recieved as a beginner? make sure your kicks bang!!!!
47. Average time it takes you to make a beat? anywhere from 10 minutes to 2 hours
48. What do you normally start with? drums sometimes... a sample other times... there’s no formula to my work.
49. Estimate of beats you have in your arsenal? beats for days
50. Where can we check out your work at? here!

goto www.rushhour.nl to cop the 1x7

'Street Corner Music' b/w 'Rise'

just search for 'Snowman' in the vinyl section.

Thank you KanYe...

"...They told my momma I was bipolar had A.D.D.
I told em, w-what I wanna do, I wanna be a baller
The dream spoilers are for ya
Hatin on you to they mans on the corners
Old folks said he'd never make it off the corner
They are the virus that corrupts the soul
They are the cubic zirconia inside the 10 karat gold
That get green on ya, when you get green on em
You gotta wash ya hands of em, get clean on em
Somebody told me success is the best revenge
So they gon be fucked up when you do ya thing on em
Now hold ya plaques high, like who woulda thought
And tell em, eh-hem, thank you for your no support...

Now how you gonna talk about the way I spend my money
Everybody say it with me now, it's my money
And they know they hatin, but what they don't know is
They are my motivation, they are my inspiration
Cuz we the leaders, and they the followers
And we the nut busters, and they the swallowers
They are the rumors, they are the lies
We are the shit dog, and they the flies
How you gon tell me how to live my life
And you can't even get your own shit tight, right
They are the misery that loves company
Cuz that comfortable corporate job can't comfort me
Told em I finished school, and I started my own business
They said "Oh you graduated?' No I decided I was finished
Chasin yall dreams and what you got planned
Now I spit it so hot you got tanned
And they hate on your relationship, then break your marriage up
Can't kill ya dreams so they assassinate your character
Do anything to downplay ya or embarrass ya
Come around wit ya but they aint down wit ya
They the dreamkillers...

LIBRA: The question of money is huge. What you're so clear that you need to put your heart into is being challenged by the fact that you're rolling up your quarters to pay the bills. You know you can't turn back. Returning to whatever kept you going before would be like nailing yourself into a coffin. Realign your thoughts and stay focused on the fact that this will work. If others raise doubts about your sanity it's because their breadth of vision is the size of a pinhole. Relax and follow your bliss. You're on the right track.

Peep.

http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2008/02/mike-slott-hudson-mohawke-snowma

Thank you XLR8R

March 3rd...

Snowman (Jack Sample Pros) + Mike Slott (Heralds of Change) + Fulgeance (Musique Large) + Mweslee (Arkestra) + Leneko (Le Phonik) + Hudson Mohawke (Heralds of Change)+ Newman (New Jack Hustle)


Beats for days from the above producers – seven double sided 45 RPM (in some cases 33) seven inch vinyls. The series kicks off in March 2008 with LA via Detroit producer Snowman and for the next six months thereafter featuring beat makers from Europe and the US. The 45s are strictly limited and complete with artwork from Summel.



Snowman – A member of the Jack Sample Professionals (Fat City), djing over 10 years plus beatmaking the last few... he went on some Detroit I to the L.LA and swapped the blue collar and harsh winters of the Motor City for Los Angeles's sunshine and herb.

Locked away in the Hollywood Hills he opens the series with a bang on Street Corner Music (previewed on Benji's Deviation some time back if you heard) and goes for the concept on the flip. Currently working with Shawn Jackson and Guilty Simpson amongst others you're going to be seeing the name with increasing frequency over the coming year.

7 x 7 Beatsrumental Series kicks off on 3 March 2007 with &035;1 Snowman and April 8th &035;2 Mike Slott

Taken from the Walkman Flavour (LDN) blog (myspace.com/walkmanflavour)



We are delighted to announce that Snowman (Jack Sample Pros.) will be releasing a double instrumental album with us later on this year.... hopefully summertime.

Keep your eyes and ears open for further details and don't forget to check the jukebox for exclusive tracks from the project.


Check out Snowman's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thesnowmanjack
photo by kyLA

Libra Horoscope from RealDetroitWeekly.com...

all I can say is WOW... this shit is ALWAYS on point.


LIBRA: Right now you're more interested in expanding your mind than you are in the things that preoccupy most humans, so go for it whole hog and see what comes out of it. You've got opportunities to teach or learn that you can't pass up. What comes out of the next six months may show you that you came here to show others the way. My hunch is whatever you're doing now, or are about to do, will go a long way to furthering your career. At the very least it will pad your credentials and prepare you for the next step.

From 10.10.2007

LIBRA: Anything you want can be yours. Don't ever limit yourself to less. The doubts you have about what's going on right now are only your own worst fears. Whatever form they take, they have nothing to do with your current situation. Looking objectively at this, it's so apparent that you have gone too far beyond all that stuff to be concerned that it might still be a factor.