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  • Natanya Interview: London R&B Scene, Daydream, Producing vs. Singing, Feline's Return EP & More!
    Apr 16 2025

    Interview w/ London singer and producer Natanya.

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    0:05 - Natanya’s here and just finished cooking for her family

    1:10 - Growing her fanbase and success of Angel ( S/o Human Resources)

    3:45 - UK singer culture

    5:18 - Growing up in a religious household, and getting into new music through Youtube and Roblox

    7:30 - Classical music and jazz background

    9:14 - Producing vs Singing, and the dreaded mixing process

    12:01 - Sorrow At Sunrise

    15:50 - Live shows (underground come up and current show routine)

    18:47 - Guap Gala award (Shoutout Guap Magazine )

    21:24 - Performing in Lagos , and the Somali-London connection

    22:47 - Being active on social media

    24:28 - Maintaining creative control while ascending in the music industry

    25:54 - Daydream reception and music video (Shoutout Janet Jackson)

    29:14 - Felines Return coming out in June!

    30:39 - LA trips, UK food vs. US food, and future NYC trip

    36:58 - What to expect from Natanya next

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    38 min
  • 509 BMG Interview: Orlando Music Scene, Cracka Pack Chris Griffin 1+2, Splits, Niontay Feat & More!
    Apr 11 2025

    Interview with Orlando, FL producer and rapper 509 BMG.'

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    0:05 - We’re here w/ 509 BMG and these are his favorite Weird Al songs

    2:40 - 509 BMG music-making origins and influences

    5:07 - Not taking rapping seriously until 2023

    5:56 - Orlando music scene, and top 5 Orlando artists

    9:20 - Cracka Pack Chris Griffin

    11:34 - Working with/ other producers

    13:23 - Haters (Special Request to All Nice and Decent Real Niggaz (Stop Hatin)

    16:09 - Haitian Origins and Jamaican connection

    16:54 - Getting write ups from publications (s/o Alphonse)

    18:38 - Connecting w/ Feardorian and Discord method

    20:38 - Avery Bradley track and connecting w/ Niontay

    21:54 - Flying Low Music Video and importance of comic relief (s/o Family Guy)

    26:50 - Record labels and considering signing to a deal

    28:24 - Splits PSA

    29:39 - Not having twitter (The power of the DS)

    32:25 - MUSIC review34:38 - Who BMG is listening to rn

    35:24 - Notable beat placements

    39:27 - Branching out into different genres (S/o kemikelex)

    40:55 - What to expect next (upcoming project, and more music videos)

    41:49 - Shoutouts and signing off

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    43 min
  • ety Interview: Demoland 1 EP, Vine Stardom, LA Music Scene, Record Labels, Live Shows, & More!
    Mar 21 2025

    Interview w/ Atlanta-raised and LA-based singer-songwriter Ety.Follow ety:https://www.instagram.com/e.tyhttps://www.instagram.com/yanaleihhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/7zg58K7mLgYIztHHUFWOTLhttps://soundcloud.com/ety-anahttps://www.youtube.com/@UCXxPMRbeUILOSltVnTGv7gw Follow Sleepwalker Entertainment:https://www.sleepwalkerent.comhttps://www.instagram.com/sleepwalkerhttps://twitter.com/sleepwalker_enthttps://soundcloud.com/sleepwalkerenthttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepwalker-radio0:05 - Liban’s here w/ Ety an breaking our interview fast1:38 - Describing Ety’s music and influences (s/o Erika De Casier)4:15 - Recording and producing at the beginning of college6:19 - Instruments, and growing up in musical households8:15 - Moving from Atlanta to San Diego to LA9:34 - Performing music Vs. releasing music, and finding the right engineer for her sound15:28 - Recording routines and setup, and feedback from Ety’s peers on her sound19:12 - Interacting w/ the music industry (s/o Scenic Route)21:41 - Making “this town” for Scenic Route’s compilation tape (s/o Kwame Adu)24:22 - Being a former vine star 26:48 - Enjoying art while still taking it serious28:16 - Growing into doing more collaborations, and LA vs. ATL vs. NYC creative scenes34:50 - The mental barriers of fully committing to a music career38:00 - Dream Collabs (s/o Nourished By Time, Freak Slug, Tennis) 40:41 - Unexpected favorite bands (s/o Say Anything), and what Ety’s listening to rn42:30 - Social Media cosigns45:05 - What to expect from Ety next (Swan Dive otw! Getting a band, and going on tour)48:15 - Potentially getting a manager49:28 - Signing off

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    51 min
  • ZAYALLCAPS Interview: iMessage Platinum, autotuneKaraoke show, My Favorite Color, memes, and more!
    Oct 17 2024

    Dessi2k interviews Sacramento-area bred and LA-based rap artist and producer ZAYALLCAPS Intro & Outro produced by Eightyy Follow ZAYALLCAPS: https://x.com/zayallcaps https://www.instagram.com/swagalog101 https://www.instagram.com/kwamzay/ https://autotunekaraoke.blogspot.com/ https://soundcloud.com/zayallcaps https://www.youtube.com/@UC6a0mchUnLDgqr0ircIYSCQ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2i0QIuHqoui64KdE9xxAbL Follow Sleepwalker Entertainment: https://www.sleepwalkerent.com https://www.instagram.com/sleepwalker https://twitter.com/sleepwalker_ent https://soundcloud.com/sleepwalkerent https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepwalker-radio 0:00 - Dante (dessi2k) connecting w/ ZAYALLCAPS like SpongeBob and Patrick 0:28 - New album iMessage Platinum, BOY (V), and Bjork 2:27 - Using a narrator/host on project 3:29 - iMessage platinum meaning 4:56 - S/o Pat Johnson the manager 5:10 - Music Label politics 6:36 - PHINEAS and locking in w/ My Favorite Color 9:14 - BOOF and the Sacramento area music scene 11:24 - Northern Cali the Blasian capital 11:58 - Top 5 Blasians (Toro y Moi, Tiger Woods, anD ZAY’s brothers) 13:59 - What ZAY’s been listening to recently 15:29 - S/o DORIS 15:58 - MF DOOM and ACCORDION track 18:36 - S/o Cletus Strap, not erehwon 19:42 - Being a Nigga Of The Year nominee and defending it next year (Musical left turn otw) 20:42 - FAUXRELL SHILLIAMS 22:52 - No wifey in LA 24:56 - Connecting w/ 1K 26:07 - ANXIETY easter egg (s/o Brittney Spears) 28:03 - Influence of memes, being on twitter, and the comedy of a rap artist 31:05 - What’s next for ZAYALLCAPS (1st Autotune Karaoke show w/ Hadji Gaviota October 23rd!) 30:45 - Signing Off

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    33 min
  • DORIS Interview: Frank Dorrey, Producing, Ultimate Love Songs Collection, Upcoming Tour, and more!
    Oct 1 2024

    Interview w/ Linden, New Jersey digital artist, producer, rapper, and director DORIS Intro & Outro produced by Eightyy Follow DORIS: https://www.instagram.com/frankdorrey https://doris1.bandcamp.com/album/mollywood https://soundcloud.com/dor1s https://www.youtube.com/@UCRNE5X2fsw27Z878zWNF5Rg Follow Sleepwalker Entertainment: https://www.sleepwalkerent.com https://www.instagram.com/sleepwalker https://twitter.com/sleepwalker_ent https://soundcloud.com/sleepwalkerent https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sleepwalker-radio 0:00 - We’re in DORIS’ apartment in NYC 0:45 - Moving from Linden NJ to Brooklyn 1:39 - Making art under the name Frank Dorrey and making beats in highschool 3:30 - Getting into rapping 4:33 - Producing the majority of his music (S/o GarageBand) 5:30 - What was being played around the house growing up and finding artist on his own 6:50 - S/o Spaceghostpurrp 7:26 - First song uploaded to the internet 8:34 - Using Autotune 9:12 - Indie music phase 10:26 - Describing DORIS’ music and name origin 12:33 - Favorite Soundcloud albums 14:21 - Side Nigga EP Series 16:51 - Recording Qs (Setup, Process, rapping vs producing, writing vs freestyle, stand up vs sit down) 20:12 - Gaining more confidence music balancing it with visual art 22:18 - Not being signed to a label (S/o 10.k tho) 23:02 - Favorite Haitian musician and artists 24:07 - Ultimate Love Songs Collection Vol 1 25:47 - Going on Tour w/ Body meat and Anycia Kim 26:30 - S/o Charles Steele and performing live 28:04 - Janine Records Youtube channel 30:51 - Good movie you’ve seen in the last couple weeks (S/o Tubi) 33:10 - Woking w/ Hernbean 5150 35:10 - Working w/ Niontay 35:14 - S/o Klein 36:08 - Not stressing about working with people and letting it come naturally 36:45 - Whats next from DORIS 36:57 - Shoutouts and signing off #FreePalestine

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    56 min
  • Durkalini Interview: Surf Gang, Snippets, Lil B, Alabama Football, Doja Cat, and more!
    Jun 12 2024

    Interview w/ Alabama/Atlanta-based artist Durkalini #pyro #church

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    0:00 - We’re here w/ Durkalini it was his bday recently 1:42 - No Diddy, No Drizzy, and beefs 3:34 - Pyro the biggest in the underground 4:36 - Pyro IG sermons bible otw, and the snippet method 7:12 - Being muslim, and growing up in a christian household 8:09 - Growing up in Roanoke, Alabama 9:10 - Playing college football at Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, and Western Illinois 13:27 - Going to the psych ward and moving to Atlanta in the heart of the pandemic 14:32 - Staying in Connecticut the last few months 15:35 - “Doja Cat put me on” 16:13 - Durkalini on burning rap cds as a kid with his cousin 17:42 - Using Football to get out the hood 18:50 - Getting back into rap during the pandemic (s/o Bandlab) 19:52 - Durkalini and Pyro name origin 21:08 - Durkalini’s SoundClouds 21:42 - Pyro’s Facebook method 23:10 - Signing a tape deal w/ Surf Gang and connecting w/ evilgiane 25:57 - S/o the UK producers 26:35 - Connecting w/ Yhapojj 28:25 - Durkalini on not letting anyone finesse him 30:12 - Connecting w/ Rx Papi 31:42 - Working w/ Bravoo Hunnidz and Sam Rubin 32:20 - Shoutout Doja Cat 34:41 - All these niggas getting BBLs 33:55 - S/o ye he’s tha boy 36:35 - Recording Questions (Daily song routine, recording nearly 1000+ songs) 38:46 - Musical Inspirations 39:45 - Living in the moment and truly being different 41:21 - Stand up or sit down to record? 41:40- - Durkalini got the dance from Jimmy Neutron not Milwaukee 43:18 - Blaxicano Podcast 45:10 - Tape deal w/ Surf Gang details 46:25 - Talks with labels and benefits of staying and independent 51:14 - Pyro the adult film star 51:38 - Interracial dating 53:48 - Getting stranded in Atlanta 57:19 - Durkalini on being the biggest in the underground (s/o Lil B) #based59:22 - Pyro the entertainer, philosopher, and barber 1:01:03 - Too many lies in the the mainstream 1:03:15 - What’s next for Durkalini (Tapes, podcasts, cartoons, flying plains) 1:05:06 - What Durkalini’s reading right now (the kybalion) 1:06:30 - Shoutouts 1:07:05 - Signing Off

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    1 h et 8 min
  • Goxan Interview: LazerDim, Dubstep influence, music labels, customizing 808s, and more!
    May 16 2024
    Interview w/ Texas producer Goxan Follow Goxan: https://payhip.com/Goxan / 1goxann / 1goxann https://open.spotify.com/artist/1bKG2... Follow Sleepwalker Entertainment: https://www.sleepwalkerent.com / sleepwalker / sleepwalker_ent / sleepwalkerent https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...0:00 - 50th video Interview!!! S/o all the supporters #thefewtheproud1:21 - Listening to Rap, Dubstep, and Techno growing up 2:06 - Inspirations for evolving his sound (s/o Boolymon and tdf) 2:59 - Starting to produce in 2021 3:20 - What’s a good word that describes your sound? 4:33 - Connecting w/ LazerDim 6:25 - LA Trip 7:44 - Clout Chasers 9:18 - Music Labels tryna get goxan to sign 10:52 - Branching into elctronic music and wanting to be a DJ 12:48 - S/o Bookclub Radio 13:04 - Artists Goxan is locked in w/ right now 14:29 - Goxan IS NOT a manager 15:55 - Producer Qs (DAW, Beats a day, sampling, VSTs) 17:30 - How you get the 808s to sound like that? 17:55 - Not playing the game and documentaries (watch our for them white nerds) 19:02 - What type of music Goxan listens to 20:16 - Where Goxan sees himself in the future (breaking mainstream) 20:48 - Mainstream artists on a Goxan beat? (s/o Elton John) 22:35 - What should we expect next? 23:06 - Shoutouts
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    24 min
  • Kapwani Interview: Everything Will Be Okay EP, Liv.e, Dreamville Sessions, and more!
    May 16 2024
    Interview with Atlanta-based singer Kapwani Follow Kapwani: / kapwanii https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ex82... / kapwani / @kapwani3347 Follow Sleepwalker Entertainment: https://www.sleepwalkerent.com / sleepwalker / sleepwalker_ent / sleepwalkerent https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...0:00 - Liban Here w/ Kapwani whose recovering from a late night studio sesh 1:15 - Being born in Philly and raised in Atlanta’s outskirts 2:30 - Singing since a child, going to a performing arts high-school and transferring after a month 5:02 - Going to college at Georgia State and getting back into music 7:12 - Connecting w/ Liv.e 9:04 - A Real Butterfly Effect 11:28 - Music tastes evolving over the pandemic 12:26 -Everything will be Okay EP, recording process, producers on the project 16:05 - S/o DavidTheTragic 17:05 - Reception of Everything Will Be Okay EP 18:15 - Getting a manager (s/o Queen), and seriously pursuing a music career serious 20:50 - Connecting w/ Allen Thomas 22:05 - Recording preferences 23:40 - Kapwani on letting opportunities come to her, and egos in the industry 26:43 - Going to the Dreameville sessions in Atlanta (S/o Marco Plus) 29:12 - What makes The Alchemist your dream producer? 30:45 - Who you wanna work with right now? (MAVI, Ravyn Lenae, MIKE, 32:33 - Very big song otw soon! 33:50 - s/o SUIQE 34:40 - s/o Vayda 34:56 - Femme Energy Fest setlist 36:43 - Upcoming EP and Mixtape 37:48 - What does success in music look like to you? 40:16 - Shoutouts 40:42 - East Africa stand up! (Tanzania and Somali) 42:43 - FREE PALESTINE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD 43:23 - Signing Off
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    44 min