EDITORIAL LEVEL LOFI HIP HOP PRODUCTION.
daev is a music producer from mexico who has been producing for over 4 years now. Although he can produce genres like trap and house, he's mainly focused on lofi hip-hop. daev has gotten to work with many different upcoming artists, and his production has gotten placed in spotify editoral playlists.
I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.
Interview with daev
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Im especially proud of having worked on a song called Soft Spoken, it was the first track that I produced that got over 100k streams on spotify, and was also my first spotify editorial playlist placement.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: A beattape!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Although I love messing around with analog gear, digital is just much faster, and easier to operate.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: I promise to not give up on a track until it is to your liking.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: That I get to do what I love.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That you need a degree for this, so many of the world's biggest producers have no 'formal education' on music.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Why are you an artist? What's inspiring you right now?
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Be very vocal and specific about what you want !! Don't be afraid to give me feedback !!
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: 1. Computer 2. Mouse (i hate trackpads) 3. Mousepad 4. SP404 5. Headphones
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: Currently taking a gap year to pursue music full time. Ive been doing this whole music producer thing for the better part of 4 years now.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Introspective, Abstract, Clean, Easy to swallow.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Ben Beal, he bascially started my production career.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: 1. expensive gear will not make you a better producer 2. don't be afraid to have contrarian ideas and to do things the 'wrong' way. 3. listen to alot of different music
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Lo-fi / Rap
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Making a track cohesive.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: tight production.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: I like to talk to the artist first, get to know them a little, and pick their mind on whats currently inspiring them. I then spend an hour creating a visual and sonic palette based on our conversation.This helps me later create a beat thats more aligned with what they're currently feeling.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Im currently working out of a bedroom studio equipped with the following -Yamaha HS5 -SP404 MK2 -Arturia Minilab mk2 -Audio Technica ATH-M50X -FL Studio 21
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Wun Two, Elijah Who, LAUSEE THE CAT, Nujabes, Jinsang, FloFilz, too many to name.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I usually make custom beats for my clients, they send me what's currently inspiring them (could be a movie, a color, an artwork, a feeling etc) and I make something based on that.
I was the producer in this production
- Beat MakerAverage price - $400 per song
- Mixing EngineerAverage price - $400 per song
- ProducerAverage price - $400 per song
- Ghost ProducerAverage price - $500 per song
3 revisions. Done in less than a week.
- Yamaha HS5
- SP404 MK2
