Interview: Dilemma - Producer Talk
Dilemma
Born and raised in New Jersey, Dilemma has become a rising star in the production industry ever since he began in 2000 at the age of 18. Dilemma has worked with such artist as Talib Kweli, Rhymefest..
How are you doing man?
I’m blessed. Thanks for having me. I feel real good right now. It’s a new year there are new projects on the table. I got my hard hat on its time to go to work.
And how is your beat game doing too?
Everything is good. You know how this music business is; it’s like a rollercoaster ride, sometimes its fast, sometimes it’s slow, sometimes its low and sometimes it’s high. As long as it’s always moving, you can’t be mad at that.
Since when have you got this inspiration for creating music?
My inspiration for creating music has been pulled from different sources from different times in my life. I started in high school playing the saxophone in my marching band and then senior year I went on to become a drum major. Being in control of a 200 piece marching band and seeing the reactions and feeling the excitement of the crowd when they hear good music got me excited.
I started to see that the crowd wasn’t just there to watch the football game but to see the band put on a show. Around 2005 when I decided to get real serious with music production, I was also a host at three clubs in Philadelphia. It was in the clubs where I once again got to witness the power of music. It changes moods and nowadays it’s probably the biggest voice you hear. It’s kinda clich but it’s the power of good music that inspires me to make good music
What or who got you influenced to start producing?
As far as who, who got me into producing, that has to go to my best friend, who is more like my brother, Adam Blackstone aka the best bass player on the planet, (google him lol)! We were roommates in college and our dorm room was our mini studio. We had a Triton keyboard, Akai MPC 2000 XL, Roland 880, along wit a mic that we kept in the closet.
Adam was always on tour playing for different artists so while he was gone, I familiarized myself with his equipment. After awhile I started to feel comfortable creating, and decided that this is what I have a passion for. As far as being influenced, besides Adam I would have to say my family, a good producer and friend, Versatile, (myspace him lol) and established producers like the late J Dilla, Timberland, Dr Dre, and Just Blaze and oh yea Daft Punk, those guys are great.
How hard was it before you started contributing on some artists cds as an up coming producer?
It was a difficult struggle, and its still is a struggle, but I guess this separates the men from the boys. There are a few obstacles that you may run into when trying to contribute on some artists CDs or some artist’s projects.
Just know one thing. Sometimes it’s not about how hot your track or song is, but it’s about who you know, and if who you know knows you. You might run into a person that talks a good game like they know all the right people. But do all the right people know them. Understand what I’m trying to say? So working with artists and getting on their projects is sometimes just a matter of knowing the right people.
Can you name a few of some artists you’ve worked with?
Sure, I’ve worked with Young Chris, Postaboy, Rhymefest, Vivian Green,. Omillio sparks, D Woods and Dawn of Danity Kane, and Talib Kweli
Are there still any other artists in the music industry that you would like to work with?
Of course.
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