Stu Watts chats with Ish Quan, also known as "Mixedbyish" has been in the industry now for over half a decade, and has had the privilege of working on hundreds of released records in Australia and many more outside of Australia. Many records by Ish have been placed on Spotify editorials, played on major radio, and performed in stadiums. Ish has developed his audio skills through his bachelor's degree in Sound Production, and working outside his course, building his building his network along the way. He has developed great relationships and worked with some of the most well known talents in Australia's current hip-hop/rap scene. Working with Warner Music Australia was a pivoting moment for Ish's career and fast-forwarding 4 years down the track, he has seen much success in working with a tonne of signed & independent artists.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro 00:01:48 About Ish Quan 00:03:12 Ish's younger years 00:05:53 How he started getting into production 00:08:30 What the early sessions were like 00:11:00 How sessions differ now 00:12:43 Difference between artists 00:14:03 Pushing an artist past their comfort levels 00:17:25 How Ish splits his time 00:18:37 Landing his first placement 00:20:07 Allowing the artist to be fluid in a session 00:23:16 Donate to the podcast! 00:23:40 How to level up 00:26:26 Networking & offering your services 00:30:16 The difference between collaboration and working on your own music 00:33:09 Focus on music over content creation at the beginning 00:39:30 Staying consistent and making a lot of music 00:40:32 Referencing and knowing what is a good standard 00:42:41 Setting deadlines and moving quickly 00:44:28 Ish's focuses on the next 6 months 00:46:25 What's coming up in the near future 00:47:14 Going live on TikTok 00:50:29 Best bits of advice 00:53:34 Conclusion/Outro
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