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!