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On Episode 110, today's guest hails from Oakland, California. He's a Educator, DeeJay, Beatmaker, Live Performer, Audio Engineer, Multi-Media Artist, Father MacArthur Maze Crew Member and more. Please welcome DJ Basta with RootsandBranches.Org to the show. Enjoy and be sure check the links below!
During this episode, we chopped it up about his music journey, inspirations, aspirations and more. His Father was a big influence in his world music discovery at a young age, test them on their knowledge and taking them to music concert. His Mother is his influence of fusion jazz and acoustic music. He started playing drums in punk bands then transitioned in to DeeJayin. Then at 14 years old, he had a Bar mitzvah and started buying music and started learning how to scratch. He then started experimenting with music with Reason software and a midi keyboard after being an Engineer and using Pro Tools. In 2009, he began getting serious. He link with a crew called "Chosen Few" Unjust was chopping vinyl on a ASR10 and spoke the Dilla-ism. Opio and Pep Love influenced him and opened up a world to him where he couldn't help but create music. He was a witness to the well-known Los Angeles Beatmaking Event called Low End Theory as well as the Smartbomb Beat Community. He names his Beatmaker/Music Producer Superheros like Roger Troutman, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Grandmaster Flash, J DILLA, Tony Allen, Joao Gilberto.
DJ Basta talked about a few of his albums '222', 'Roots & Branches Record Box' and 'QQQ'. He left crazy jewels, inspiring words for Beatmakers and detailed what's in store for the rest of 2023 & 2024.
DJ Basta's Gems:
1. Don't close yourself off from new information or techniques
2. Speak with sound, not words
3. Read Wax Poetics Magazine & Subscribe
4. Read Songs of the Unsung - The Music and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott by Horace Tapscott
5. Be intentional with your art/music
6. NEVER DEVALUE YOUR ART
Intro Track: Music from "Hip Hop 50 The Beginning" presented by Afro Bluu & Available Here: https://afrobluu.bandcamp.com/music
Featured Music: All music played from DJ Basta's Bandcamp Discography Available Here: https://rootsandbranches.bandcamp.com/music
Social Media: @RootsanBranches
Website: linktr.ee/rootsanbranches
Edited, Mixed and Mastered by Gldnmnd
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