Could you talk a bit about the collaborations on Notes To Self?
Yes—Cassius and I were mutuals for years and always wanted to do music together. There’s more to come but for now this one record "No More 'I Love You's,'" after I made it, I was like, I neeed a rapper on it, and sent it to him and I got back two different verses, singing and rapping, and was blown away! And Colle I found through my manager who was so sweet to show me her and she sent me back “You Lost Me” and I had no notes, it was just beautiful! I also left open a few spots throughout the record so that the listeners can be collaborators, too.
I’m curious to know more about your time on the South Florida rave scene. How has that inspired you as a producer?
It’s made me adaptable and I don’t take myself too seriously to the point where I limit myself to making just one thing. The South Florida rave scene definitely had a mixture of sounds and shaped the early stages of me learning how to produce for sure.
What is your relationship with guitars and rock music in general?
I wanna learn how to play the guitar SO BAD, I’ve had two and the second the strings pop I get rid of them lol, but I do love rock music, also it’s a genre I wish black people embraced again because it is ours.