I was born March 7th 1982 as Justin Larry McKissick, with a life path number 3. I have always been more of a "Master" Song writer because I write the most popular genres of music. I am seasoned to writing Hip Hop/Rap, Pop, Rock, R and B, Ballots, being compared to Prince, Andre 3000, Frank Ocean was a boost to the ego.
I'm always writing music in the perspective person's current life condition. Some people are ballin, happy, in love, out of relationship, sad, wanna party etc. My music is cinematic, full of creative lyrics and spoken with conviction. Oh yeah, I make killer melodies, bridges and hooks for any genre as well. Just check out my music.
Splits are as follows for all works unless stated otherwise:
Full songwriting : 50% publishing split
CoWrites/Rewrites: 25% publishing split
Hooks: 20% publishing spli
Featured Verse: 12.5% publishing splits
Work for Hire rates available upon request
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Interview with J Americana
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: For mastering I using AI Technology because it's the lastest mastering software but I 'm great at mastering using Artificial Technology.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I promise a 100% effort.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I love helping people be their best.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Anybody can do it.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: What emotion are you trying to portray?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Look for creativity, flow and lyrics.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My laptop, midi keyboard, speakers, microphone and note pad.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I currently help residents get natural energy, but I been writing for over 18 years consistently.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: My style is more of Pharrell Williams he writes all genres of music and we doesn't sample much.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Andre 3000 would be my choice because I would motivate him to write even better
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Create melody first, whether it's song or production.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Hip Hop/Rap, R and B, Pop, Rock and Ballots
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Rap verses in any style
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring pure creativeness, passion and competitiveness.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I just need topic and music. I get to work after that, really simple
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I create music on FL mobile for Windows
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Quincy Jones, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Bruno Mars
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I will ghost write a verses for rappers, songs for artists, master music and ghost produce.
- Songwriter - LyricAverage price - $250 per song
- Top line writer (vocal melody)Average price - $250 per song
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $50 per song
- Ghost ProducerAverage price - $500 per song
1 revisions. 2 day turn around time additional fee associated with extra revisions.
- Maroon 5
- Bruno Mars
- J. Cole
