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Interview with Jabulani Majola
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: I’ve completed a few songs for a trap artist and a trap soul artist. I ghostwrote for these artists. I enjoyed it because it stretched me as a writer that doesn’t normally write those genres.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: I’m working my rap career, I’m writing for/ with a trap artist, a trap soul artists as well as my own project where I do Alternative music.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: No
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I’ll give my all to the project.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The ability to create freely.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: They normally ask if I understand what they want or are looking for and I say, yes.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: People think it’s easy and there for isn’t that important.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Who’s your favourite artist? What inspires you and what do you want to communicate to the world?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be patient and be in the moment.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Earphones/ my cellphone/ a mic/ monitors and a notepad and pen.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I’ve always wanted to be a musician, since I was a kid. I fell in love with writing and have been writing poetry, raps, hymns and songs.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Versatile and diverse.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Justin Vernon, Jemima Coulter and Ed Tullet. I love their styles of writing and their music. It’s open ended and honest.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop, Indie/ Alternative, Trap, Trap-Soul, Hiphop/ Rap.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Writing lyrics and melodies.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Direction and strong enough content lyrically and melodically.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I have a pretty flexible work process. I’ve learned to improvise with every project that I do or get involved with.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Justin Vernon, James Blake, Jemima Coulter and Ed Tullet
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I write melodies, lyrics, raps and songs for artists/ brands.
