Head Nods

I am from a little farm town in Southern California called Oxnard. I will forever rep the 805 even though I live out here in Las Vegas. I came up with the name weirddough because honestly, at a mental standpoint, I’m not all there. The name just popped in my head one day, and it just stuck ever since. I use beats as an outlet to keep myself healthy. It’s my medicine.

What got you started into making beats? How long have you been making them?

I was a fan of Hip Hop since elementary school. I used to listen to 36 Chambers on cassette, and try to breakdance to Eric B. and Rakim when I was four feet tall haha. When it came to music in general, I was always drawn to the beat. Lyrics weren’t that important to me back then. No matter what song it was, if the beat was wack, I wouldn’t listen to it. When I was in high school, I found out about a lot of local artists that lived in that area like Madlib, Kan Kick, and DJ Romes. I also attended several events such as bboy, DJ, and emcee battles. Seeing true Hip Hop in action blew my mind, and I’ve been a head since. I always wanted make beats.

What equipment do you use?

In 2007, my cousin (hortron) showed me how to use Reason. I still haven’t upgraded to anything else yet. haha

How do you get inspired?

Sometimes it just comes out of the blue. Sometimes I get that feeling like “I have to make a beat”, and if I don’t, I’ll get withdrawals and get a migraine or something. I try to find melodies that I can actually feel. It’s more than hearing something pleasant, you know what I mean? It has to be connected to my soul somehow.

What do you like your beats to sound like?

Something that can ease your stress.

What do you like to do besides music? Any hobbies?

I was bboying for a few years before I stopped. I love to draw/paint. I rhyme sometimes, maybe you guys can hear it one day.

Who would you like to work with?

Rapper-wise, probably Scaramanga. Always wanted to know what it would sound like. Beat-wise, probably Kan Kick or Madlib. Huge influences and life-changers for me.

Are you working on anything at the moment?

Not particularly, just making joints here and there. EP sometime maybe? Idono. haha

links:

http://soundcloud.com/weirddough/

http://www.youtube.com/user/stalesteez

http://weirddough.bandcamp.com/

http://twitter.com/#!/weirddough

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Weirddough/188034481246489

Source: youtube.com