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[Producer Spotlight] Interview with EOM

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:49:57 +0000

There are four elements of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, and dynamics.

Yaa I Get It was Shad’s first single off TSOL, with a beat made by internet phenom EOM. The track held it’s own against storied producers Rich Kidd and Classified. His collaborations with rapper Wax have reached hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, and his RockPaperScissors album (made alongside Emay and Remot) is just good music.

I got to chat with him over a couple of weeks ago. He’s an awesome guy with a huge career ahead of him. Aspiring producers stand to learn a lot from the way he’s marketed himself, lovers of music can trust most tracks with his name on them.

Geoffrey Granka: Hey, Good morning.

EOM: Good morning homie.

GG: For anybody reading this who isn’t familiar with you, can you give us a little break down of who you are and how you got here?

EOM: I’m EOM aka Elements of Music the hip hop producer from Virginia by way of southern Maryland. I got here by working consistently and getting lucky to work with Wax.

GG: Your collaborations with Wax is how I first started to hear your work. What were you up to before you two met?

EOM: I was making beats for 4 years before I met Wax. I was cleaning up my sound and hitting up Interscope beat battles around the area (losing in the first round each time), while making beats for whoever rapped on campus.

GG: Did the beat battle help you develop as a producer? Did you make any connections from them? I ask because I know producers who love them, and others who stay away.

EOM: I learn more from the battles now than I did back then. [They] definitely helped me realize that I become the DJ each time I step up on stage to play beats. [You've] gotta provide the ear candy and irresistible beats for the crowd. It becomes less about the producer and more on how he or she can connect with the audience.

I didn’t really make any connections through the beat battles. I was meeting emcees on Facebook at the time.

GG: How have the people you’ve collaborated with inspired your work?

EOM: Oh yeah. Two heads are better than one. The people that I work with are well into their careers and moving toward their dreams. Seeing them busting their asses for what they want is inspiring in itself. [It] constantly reminds me that the road to success isn’t a fast one.

GG: That’s a reeeeally good point. I think every producer has worked with someone who just wants to show their buddies the studio and look cool. It doesn’t bring the best work out of you.

EOM: Yeah, some people treat hip hop like a trinket on life’s bracelet.

GG: What’s the proudest point of your career so far? What do you hope to have accomplished career-wise in 5 years time?

EOM: Hearing the music I helped produced being played by a live band with Wax on the mic for the first time. That was super surreal. Especially when you add the crowd into the equation. Going from no one knowing you to people singing in unison over my beats blows my mind every time. I’m grateful and appreciative.

Career wise in 5 years, The plan is to make a humble living making beats, producing tracks and engineering. Hit up the Red Bull Big Tune producer battle too. Hopefully in 5 years, I’ll be well into making my debut album with artists I respect. But with the way things are now, I’ve gotta make sure I can be self-sufficient doing what I love instead of working for these crooks.

GG: That brings up my next question: most (if not all) of the music you produce is available online for free. How do you monetize your career?

As of now, It’s by selling beats. Most producers can get into licensing their beats to play in commercials and etc. Live shows as well.

A lot of producers are also DJs or use their MPCs (or any other piece of equipment) at live shows and rip it.

GG: Shad is pretty well regarded up here (in Canada). How did the collaboration with Shad and Me&John come about?

EOM: Well, I remixed his track “Quest for Glory” and my manager sent it to him. I ended up talking to Shad via email and sent him the beat for “Yaa I Get It”. A year or so went by and my manager tells me that Shad finished the song but they ran into sample clearance problems.

That’s where Me&John came in. They reworked the drums, replayed the instruments and mixed the track a lot better. The original was all sorts of compressed and raw. Me&John definitely did their thing. They made the “don’t sue me” version of the original beat.

*laughs*

GG: Have you heard the Oddisee remix?

EOM: Maaaan, it’s a totally different vibe. It allows the listener to focus on the lyrics. Real laid back. I like it a lot.

GG: As a follower on Twitter, you post a lot of socially conscious content. Do you think your view of the world comes across in your music, and how?

EOM: I’d like to think so. I try to work with rappers that are at least aware of the issues around them. I try to make beats that provoke that type of thought. I don’t think I can make those points with just beats.

GG: I mean this in the very best way, you’re beats aren’t glossed over like what sounds familiar on Drake or modern Jay-Z, what do you think of the most commercial hip-hop out there?

EOM: It’s more melody driven instead of rhythm. Besides that, I like some of it. Rick Ross, Jeezy, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Wayne and all them have tight songs. It’s real hard to deny that. The only problem I have with anything mainstream is the lack of balance from the stations that play the music.

GG: Is being on the radio an aspiration for you? Does radio matter anymore?

EOM: Not really. I’d be blown away if I did get any radio play. Right now, dreaming to be on the radio is like dreaming to see your album on the shelf. Everything is becoming digital. You don’t need those avenues anymore. You can create your own radio station with Ustream or podcasts. You see how successful people are with YouTube, but who wouldn’t want radio play?

GG: What’s next for you? I heard you’re making YouTube video?

EOM: That’s the plan. I don’t have a camcorder right now to make videos with quality. I’ll have to use the picture method for awhile until then. I’m pretty late to the whole YouTube deal, but it’s all about being everywhere the people are.

GG: Thanks for taking the time out of your day for us.

I appreciate the interview. People can check my music and news here at elementsofmusic.tumblr.com.

Thank you and be on the look out for Megaran’s Language Arts and Wax&EOM – Relax EP.

Interview by Geoffrey Granka for TheComeUpShow.com

[Event] Atomic Reaction Party

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:09:18 +0000

What: Atomic Reaction Party will feature performances from LP, Blazeline, Evaflow, Phatima Nuri, and much more.

Where: Downtown Kathy Brown on 228 Dundas in London, On.

When: September 17 at 9:00pm – September 18 at 3:00am

Tickets: Ladies $5 before 10pm and $10 after. Tickets available at the door.

RSVP on Facebook.

[Podcast] TheComeUpShow.com Presents – Late Night Edition Hour 1 (Aug 24, 2010)

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:39:05 +0000

Mac Miller Nikes on my feet is what we played in this podcast and he gets the picture. We had so much fun in the episode, definitely a classic show for us.

Listen

1. Nas, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Raekwon- John Blaze
2. Kanye West ft Jay-z- Power Remix
3. Heltah Skeltah & O.G.C. – Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
4. Joell Ortiz – Sing Like Bilal
5. Kardinal Offishall ft. Saukrates & Richie Hennessey- World On My Shoulders
6. Lupe Fiasco – Go To Sleep
7. 2Pac – If I Die 2Nite
8. Substance- Freestyle
9. Mars x Bond- Solus
10. Cee-Lo Green – Fuck You
11. Mac Miller – Nikes On My Feet
12. Little Brother- Home

Download The Podcast: Late Night Edition Hour 1 (Aug 24, 2010)

[Podcast] TheComeUpShow.com Presents – Late Night Edition Hour 2 (Aug 24, 2010)

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:29:28 +0000

I was playing the Just Blaze instrumentals throughout the show and once “What We Do” instrumental came on J.R. suggested to play it. RIP to the ROC it was a good time for Hip-Hop.

Listen

1. Big K.R.I.T. – Ghetto Selfish
2. JD Era- Pay Day
3. Curren$y – Twistin’ Stank
4. Shad – Yaa I Get It (Oddisee Remix)
5. A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour
6. J. Cole – Bun B for President
7. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props
8. Black Milk ft. Royce Da 5′9″ & Elzhi – Deadly Medley
9. Dax Flow ft. Sha Prince – Daxter
10. Grand Analog Ft Shad – Electric City
11. Curren$y Ft. Trademark Da Skydiver – Roasted
12. Chip Tha Ripper – Here I Am
13. Beanie Sigel Ft. Jay-Z – It’s On
14. Freeway ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – What We Do

Download The Podcast: Late Night Edition Hour 2 (Aug 24, 2010)

[Podcast] TheComeUpShow.com Presents- Casper The Ghost (Aug 21, 2010)

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:54:41 +0000

I was holding to this podcast because we released the video version of this podcast. Make sure to check the freestyle as well. I’m really proud of the quality of The Marcus Morris Mixtape Vol.2 and most important we really pushed this mixtape to the best of our abilities and I the results show. Make sure to click on the links previously mentioned to watch more of the interview.

Listen

1. Kanye West ft Jay-z- Power Remix
2. Casper The Ghost- Oh Jah
3. Casper The Ghost ft Blazeline and Big Cussion- Mr. London Remix
4. Casper The Ghost- Going to be a star
5. Casper The Ghost ft Big Cussion- Ton of Singles
6. Casper The Ghost- Gary Morris
7. Casper The Ghost- Love myself
8. Casper The Ghost ft S.A. and Big Cussion- Hip-Hop Grave
9. Casper The Ghost- Things will change
10. Casper The Ghost- Freestyle

Download The Podcast: Casper The Ghost (Aug 21, 2010)

[Podcast] The Come Up Show.com Presents – Bananas Hip-Hop (August 14, 2010)

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:24:27 +0000

Big K.R.I.T. get the picture for this hour because I am in love with “Hometown Hero”. I played the remix with Yelawolf and since I discovered this song I’ve had on constant repeat.

Listen

1. Currensy ft Trademark and Young Roddy -Roasted
2. Casper The Ghost- Oh Jah ft Kiri
3. Blake Carrington- Put Ya Down
4. Big K.R.I.T. ft. Yelawolf – Hometown Hero Remix
5. Casper The Ghost- Gonna Be A Star
6. Casper The Ghost ft Blazeline, Big Cussion – Mr. London Remix
7. Casper The Ghost ft Big Cussion- Ton A Singles
8. Casper The Ghost ft Mami Uno- Things will change JD Era- Body
9. J.Cole- Blow Up
10. Art of Fresh- Alive
11. Nas ft Damian Marley- As We Enter
12. Big Cussion- Put You Down

Download The Podcast: Bananas Hip-Hop (August 14, 2010)

[Podcast] The Come Up Show.com Presents – Feel Good Music (Aug 14, 2010)

Chedo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:24:26 +0000

Jessica Kaya without a doubt gets the picture for this hour. I played “Heavy” by Jessica, it’s featured on Rich Kidd Mixtape “We On Some Rich Kidd Shit Vol.4″. I loved this song so much that I searched for Jessica on facebook and I grabbed the picture you see above from her facebook profile. I hope she doesn’t think I’m a creep lol.

Listen

1. Reflection Eternal- City Playgrounds/Ballad of the black Gold
2. Rich Kidd- Don’t Sleep One Me
3. The Roots- How I got over
4. Yonas- Y’all Know
5. Famous- A Kid Tryna Make It
6. Exile- Radio (Marco Polo Remix)
7. Jermaine Dupri ft Da Brat & Usher- The Party Continues
8. Dru Jill ft Redman- How Deep Is your Love
9. Mya ft Silk The Shocker- Movin On
10. R.Kelly- Bump and Grind (Old School Remix)
11. Usher- Nice and Slow
12. Jessica Kaya- Heavy

Download The Podcast: Feel Good Music (Aug 14, 2010)

[Podcast] The Come Up Show.com Presents – Late Night Edition Hour 1 (Aug 10, 2010)

Chedo — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:17:37 +0000

J.R. picked a song from Shaq’s album “You Can’t Stop The Reign”, I never knew Shaq had an album!! We played No Love Lost featuring Jay-z & Lord Tariq and it was ill. The album cover is the picture you see, check out the song in the podcast plus more feel good music.

Listen

1. Casper ft Kiri- Dah Jah
2. Game ft Snoop Dogg- Trading Places
3. Kanye West- Champion
4. Big K.R.I.T.- Exhibit K
5. JD Era ft Drake- Rock N Roll
6. Shaq featuring Jay-z & Lord Tariq- No Love Lost
7. Drag-On- Spit These Bars
8. Black Milk ft. Royce Da 5’9- Losing Out
9. The Clipse- Virginia
10. MeLo-X- Canigetonmy
11. Jay z ft Beanie Sigel & Scarface – Guess who’s back

Download The Podcast: Late Night Edition Hour 1 (Aug 10, 2010)

[Podcast] The Come Up Show.com Presents – Late Night Edition Hour 2 (Aug 10, 2010)

Chedo — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:15:59 +0000

Do for Love by Tupac was the last song of this podcast so I give Pac the picture. Check out the rest of the playlist and you can also preview the show first before downloading.

Listen

1. Lil Wayne ft Drake-Right Above It
2. Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, – Phone tap
3. No I.D. ft. Dug Infinite – The Real Weight
4. Styles P- I’m Black
5. Kanye West-All Of The Lights
6. Snoop Dogg- I Promise
7. Ray Black Ft. David Morin, RS & Anwar- A Little Soul
8. Big Black Lincoln- In The Hood
9. Smoke Dza feat Curren$y & Big K.R.I.T. – Etc Etc
10. Shaun Boothe- One Yes
11. Shaun Boothe- Let Me Go
12. Freeway and Jake One-Never gonna change
13. Tupac- Do For Love

Download The Podcast: Late Night Edition Hour 2 (Aug 10, 2010)

[Video] Curren$y ft. Killa Kyleon – 4 Hours & 20 Minutes (Ride To H-Town)

Chedo — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:44:12 +0000

Curren$y is kiling it right now with these videos. Shoutout to Creative Control, this is directed by Jonah Schwartz.

Jet life to the next life…

Pilot Talk 2 Coming Soon

[Gallery] TheComeUpShow.com Presents- Biz Markie and Scratch

Chedo — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:05:19 +0000

Thom Payson had the opportunity to attend Biz Markie and Scratch in Toronto, check out the gallery. I really have developed a love and appreciation for what photographers do.

[News x Event] Art of Fresh- “When The Night Comes In” Release Date x Party

Chedo — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:44 +0000

Art of Fresh is proud to announce the second album “When The Night Comes In” out on Tuesday September 21. You will be able to purchase it on itunes and anywhere you can buy Feel Good Music.

If you are near Toronto, come out the album release party. You can check out the facebook event for full details.

Where: 678 Queen st. W Toronto, ON @ Czehoski Restaurant.

When: September 17 Doors open at 9:00pm.

Make sure to check the single “Alive”. Make sure to post this on your profile and twitter. Download link is below.

Download: Art of Fresh- Alive

[Video] Battle of The Beatmakers 2010

Chedo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:43:23 +0000

Photo by Ajani Charles for HHC.

I’ve emceed at a Producer Showcase before so naturally I couldn’t wait to attend the Battle of The Beatmakers in Toronto. With talent like Big Pops, 808 Gang, Burd & Keyz, Neenah, Vokab, and so much more I was very excited to see who would win.

Congratulations to Neenah who is the FIRST female producer to win Battle of The Beatmakers 2010. Check out the video as I ask her how she felt to win the title and I also had the chance to interview grammy nominated Boi-1da who was one of the guest judges. You can also check out HipHopCanada review and full gallery on Battle of The Beatmakers.

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[Video] Statik Selektah & Termanology ft Bun B & Masspike Miles – You Should Go Home

Chedo — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:25:59 +0000

Statik Selektah & Termanology combine to form “1982.” This is the video for the official single “You Should Go Home” featuring “Mr. 5 Mics” Bun B & Masspike Miles. The video was shot on location in New York and was directed by John Colombo. The 1982 album will be released October 26th, 2010.

You can cop the single on iTunes.

[Video] Fabolous – Funkmaster Flex Freestyle

Chedo — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:50:31 +0000

Do you think Fabolous is overlooked? I don’t mean underrated because he’s sold millions of albums. By overlooked I mean, everyone know he’s dope but people might not really pay attention to him?

I’m just throwing different ideas out there so you can give me your opinion. Even if you consider yourself an “underground” Hip-Hop head I think Fabolous does cross over.

What do you think?

[Video] Born to Serve International B-Boying Battle

Chedo — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:41 +0000

I know this event is in Montreal but I had to post this promo video. Click play to find out why.

If you are interested in competing or attending visit the Born to Serve website and facebook event.

[Contest] Brother Ali @ Call The Office

Chedo — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:44:32 +0000

Want to win tickets to the Brother Ali show @ Call The Office on September 18?

Contest: Name one of Brother Ali’s influence. First person to answer correctly and email us will win 2 tickets. Good luck!

For more info about the Brother Ali show, click here.

[Audio] J.Cole- Villematic

Chedo — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:05:59 +0000

That beat is incredible, shout to Yeezy. Much Love. Shout to Bink. I could write a million verses to that.

J.Cole went in on this!!!

Download: J.Cole- Villematic

[Video] Wiz Khalifa – In The Cut

Chedo — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:35:53 +0000

In the cut, in the cut, rolling doobies up!!!

Download Wiz Khalifa’s latest mixtape Kush and Orange Juice.

[Video] Ryan Leslie x Fabolous – You Be Killin Em

Chedo — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:27:25 +0000

Ryan Leslie creates magic every single time he’s in the studio.

R-Les is one of the few R&B artists album I’ve bought because he makes his fans feel like they are a part of his journey, his success, and his music.