Exposed Vocals Interviews MANSONE BATEZ

MANSONE BATEZ

I WAS BORN & RAISED UP IN THE SOUTH BRONX NYC  WITH MY GRAND MOTHER,  AUNT,  MOTHER,  AND YOUNGER BROTHER.  AS I GOT OLDER MY DAD USE TO COME PICK ME UP AND TAKE ME DOWNTOWN TO HIS MOTHER MY OTHER GRANDMOTHER WHICH HAD 5 KIDS MY FATHER ROGER,  MY AUNT CARMEN , AUNT DAWN , UNCLE DOUG E FRESH , AND UNCLE SHOCKA ,  BEING THAT MY UNCLE WAS DOUG E FRESH I USE TO BE AROUND HIP HOP BEFORE IT REALLY GOT BIG LIKE IT IS NOW I WAS EXSPOSED TO THE EARLIE STAGES AND MY UNLCES AND AUNTS USE TO SING AND RAP AND IT WAS LIKE A FIRST NATURE THING FOR ME TO DO I DID IT WITH EASE

MANSONE BATEZ

THE NAME MANSONE BATEZ WAS GIVING TO ME BY MY UNCLE DOUGS BEST FRIEND K K HE PASS AWAY SINCE . BUT MANSONE BATEZ STANDS FOR (1-MAN -OF A -SONE) AND BATEZ STANDS FOR ( BASIC, ATTENTION , TO , ETURNAL , EX”ZISTN) THAT MEANS IM THE MAN OF A SONE OF A MAN SO I WOULD NOT BE NO LESS THEN I AM AND I WILL TEACH THE YOUTH THE BASICS OF HIP HOP LIFE STREETS AND HOW TO FOLLOW THE MISSION GOD PUT YOU HERE TO DO

MANSONE BATEZ

I LOVE ONLINE MUSIC SHARING IT HELPS GET THE MUSIC AROUND FASTER AND TO PLACES SOME MUSIC CANT GET TO . AND YES I GIVE MY MUSIC AWAY ALL THE TIME YOU HAVE TO GET THE PUBLIC USE TO YOU AND THEN THEY WILL BUY YOUR WORK AFTER THEY FEEL CONFTERABLE WITH YOU THEY WOULD THEN BUY ANYTHING YOU SALE

MANSONE BATEZ

YES YOU HAVE TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DJS, PROGRAM DRECTORS YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A MIX TO KILL YOUR SONG HAS TO BE MIXED TO THE T ITS A DIFFERENTS BETWEEN RADIO MIX AND MIX TAPE MIX AND YOU HAVE TO START WITH ONLINE STATIONS FIRST THEN YOU GROW TO COLLAGE THE P1 STATIONS YOUR BUZ IS VERY INPORTANT ON IF YOUR RECORDS WOULD BE ROTATED OF JUST SPINNED 1 OR 2 TIMES THE RADIO STATION COULD PLAY YOUR RECORD 1 TIMES AND FORGET ABOUT IT IF YOUR NOT ON THE LEVEL THEY ARE ON BE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE BURNNING BRIDGES WILL DESTROY YOU

Exposed Vocals: Do you ever make mistakes during performances? How do you handle that?

 MANSONE BATEZ

YES I FORGET LINES AND I TRIP UP SOMETIMES WHEN IM OVER HYPED UP I JUST THINK QUICKLY AND REPLACE THE WORD ITS ALL ABOUT KNOWN YOUR SELF AND FOCUS ONCE YOU KNOW YOUR SELF YOU CAN FIX AND THING THAT GOES WRONG

Exposed Vocals: Do you tour? Anything interesting happen on tour that you think our readers would enjoy hearing about? 

MANSONE BATEZ

I TOUR WITH MY UNCLE DOUG E FRESH I ON TOUR NOW ..AND ON TOUR THESE DAYS IS LIKE BEING ON Z NATION A BUNCH OF ZOMBIES EVERYONE IS HIGH AND FOCUSED ON SEX AND DRUGS INSTEAD OF THE BUSINESS

Exposed Vocals: Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?  

MANSONE BATEZ

I LIKE TO WRITE IN SILENCE IN THE BATHROOM THE REASON FOR SILENCE IS SO I CAN HEAR ONLY MY FLOW AND THE RYTHEM MY FEELINGS GIVE AND ALLOW ME TO DELIVER IT MAKES IT ORIGINAL

Exposed Vocals: Do you have a band website? What online platforms do you use to share your music?

 MANSONE BATEZ

ITUNES

FACEBOOK

INSTERGRAM

TWITTER

EXTREAM97.2FM THE MAC MOMIE SHOW LIVE THATS MY WIFES STATION

MANSONE BATEZ AKA MR BATEZ FAN PG

MANSONE BATEZ FAN PG

SUPERSTAR DU RECORDS GROUP

MAC MOMIE LIVE GROUP

TUNECORE WEBSITE

AND MANY MORE INTO PLAY

WHAM

BOY GEORGE CULTUR CLUB

BLACK BOX

OH MAN IM A JUST STOP THERE THE LIST IS LONG I LOVE ANYTHING THATS MUSIC INFLUENCED

Exposed Vocals: If you were given half a million dollars and a year off, what would you do? How would you spend it?  

MANSONE BATEZ

I WOULD INVEST IN TAKING CARE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO HOMES I WOULD MAKE MORE JOBS HAPPEN FOR UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE I WOULD TAKE VERY GREAT CARE OF THE ELDERLY

I REALLY DONT HAVE TO RECORD IN THE STUDIO I RECORD IN MY MIND SO WHEN I GO TO THE STUDIO ITS EASE FOR ME I HAVE AT LEASE 10 SONG RECORDED IN MY HEAD FULL SONGS MIXED AND MASTERED IN MY HEAD EVERYDAY

Exposed Vocals: Any planned studio upgrades? What are you working with now?  

MANSONE BATEZ

IM WORKING ON MY SECOND MOVIE AND 5 BACK TO BACK ALBUMS A TV SHOW AND A BUNCH OF PILOTS

Exposed Vocals: How do you find ways to promote your music? What works best for you?

 MANSONE BATEZ

THE PUBLIC WORKS THE BEST BEING UP AND CLOSE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT BUY YOUR MUSIC AND THE INTERNET

Exposed Vocals: If you could perform anywhere and with any artists (Dead or Alive) where and who would it be with? Why? 

MANSONE BATEZ

AFRICA

THE JACKSON 5

JAME BROWN

DAVID RUFFEN

MANSONE BATEZ

ONLY MY MOVIES CALLED RUN & CANT LOOSE

MY NEXT ALBUM CALLED THE V.I.R.O.U.S

Exposed Vocals: If you weren’t making music, what would you be doing?  

MANSONE BATEZ

MAKING MUSIC

 MANSONE BATEZ

SPECIAL ED I GOT IT MADE

Exposed Vocals: How do you juggle the rest of your responsibilities while trying to stay ahead in your music life?  

I THINK ABOUT TIMES I WAS BROKE AND I SPENT ALL THE MONEY SO NOW I CAN FOCUS ON SAVING FOR A RAIN OUT YEAR DROUT WHEN THE DROUT COMES YOU MUST HAVE A STASH

Exposed Vocals: What should fans look forward to in 2016?  

MANSONE BATEZ EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE