Exposed Vocals: So tell us your story. Where did you grow up? What made you decide to become an Artist?
Dj Fresh Kid: I was born in Denver, Colorado but I was basically raised in California. I think what mostly drove me to be a producer and a DJ was just the love and the escape music provided me, my mom had me when she was a kid herself so my life was tough sometime, at 4yrs old I had a drum set that my mom bought me and I would play it for hours to let my mind escape to the point where I eventually put a hole in one of my drums, I also was given a mini piano and I loved to play with that too. I was put to sleep as a baby listening to old school music and even to this day I still do. I looked up to producers like Dr.Dre and Timbaland, I love their style and the layers they put on the music. It sounds so beautiful to me.
Exposed Vocals: How did you come up with that name? What was your inspiration behind it?
DJ Fresh Kid: Me and my mom were brainstorming on names one day and I had originally came up with DJ Fresh but a lot of people have that name branded already so my mom was like “Why not, DJ Fresh Kid: and it has stuck with me ever since then.
Exposed Vocals: What do you think about online music sharing? Do you ever give your music away for free? Why?
DJ Fresh Kid: I think online music sharing is cool and a good way to get exposure but when it comes to business it can get dangerous. Anyone can loop your song or take off your vocals and call it their own. Also I don’t think ill give away music just because I put hard work and time into my songs and I believe it should get some type of respect and appreciation. Although if the rare case in which I do give away music for free, it would have to benefit me heavily.
Exposed Vocals: Since everyone was a start-up once, can you give any smaller or local bands or Artists looking to get gigs and airplay some tips?
DJ Fresh Kid: I think social media would be the biggest helping tool for anyone looking to get into music and booking jobs. Just keep up with your page and always be telling people about your page.. just lots of networking.
Exposed Vocals: Do you ever make mistakes during performances? How do you handle that?
DJ Fresh Kid: I rarely made mistakes during performance but when I do I usually cover it up pretty well with some sort of sound effect or I talk on the mic to make it look like I did it on purpose to hype the crowd
Exposed Vocals: Do you tour? Anything interesting happen on tour that you think our readers would enjoy hearing about?
DJ Fresh Kid: I’ve never been on tour YET, but will be in the near future
Exposed Vocals: Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?
DJ Fresh Kid: I don’t really write songs, I’m a producer but I usually get inspiration from random things I think of in my head, like I’ll be at a store and I’ll be looking for something and I will randomly start humming something and if I like it and think I can use it in a song, I record it on my phone and make it into a beat when I get home.
Exposed Vocals: Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?
Dj Fresh Kid: Yes, you can check me out through my direct website, facebook, and I do post my music on soundcloud and I post updates and the links to a new productions I’m working on instagram, twitter, and snapchat. @DJfreshK,
Exposed Vocals: What are some really embarrassing songs that we might find on your mp3 player?
Dj Fresh Kid: I have a lot of Beyoncé songs I still listen to. To this day I still love “Love On Top†The production on that song is just perfect to me, and along with her beautiful voice. It makes for a beautiful song
Exposed Vocals: If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?
Dj Fresh Kid: Well first I would save some, then I would invest some of the money in stocks or businesses to make more money for me, then with the rest I would buy my mom her dream house and buy some stuff for myself
Exposed Vocals: Any planned studio upgrades? What are you working with now?
Dj Fresh Kid: Yeah I plan to upgrade very soon, as of now I have my Mac and I use my Launchpad and akai mpk on Ableton, Logic and FL Studio. For my DJing I use my DDJ pioneer controller.
Exposed Vocals: How do you find ways to promote your music?
What works best for you? Dj Fresh Kid: HIT ME ON THE GRAM @DJfreshK all my links and work is posted there
Exposed Vocals: If you could perform anywhere and with any Artists (Dead or Alive) where and who would it be with? Why?
Dj Fresh Kid: I would want to perform with Diddy or 2Pac in California mostly because they know how to work a crowd and keep them hype and I feel like people in California would love to see a performance like that and they would have an amazing time
Exposed Vocals: So, what’s next? Any new upcoming projects that you want to talk about?
Dj Fresh Kid: I’m working on getting some new people to produce for. I got someone pretty big right now so just wait on it…
Exposed Vocals: If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?
Dj Fresh Kid: I would probably be at home thinking of new ways to get money, I am an entrepreneur, that hard work, and drive part of me will never go away
Exposed Vocals: Do you remember buying your first album? Who was it? What was going through your head?
Dj Fresh Kid: I don’t think I have ever bought an album cuz Im 16 bro, and alums are before my time.. lol.. but I can remember my mom giving me the Lil Waynes “500 Degrees†man.. I played that like EVERYDAY for 30days straight..
Exposed Vocals: How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?
Dj Fresh Kid: I usually set a specific time for al my daily things I need to get done, I’m very good when it comes to planning out my time throughout the day
Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?
Dj Fresh Kid: Big moves for DjFreshKid by the end of the year, you’ll know my name…
