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Bedroom Beethovens is a podcast that breaks down stories with notable music-makers accompanied by songs and melodies, documenting growth through their 10,000 hour journey. Each episode features a musician discussing how they created the music you love, and what they personally sacrificed to make it happen. Hosted and produced by Cello.
Eric Dan, “E. Dan,” is one of the music industry’s most influential producers/engineers. Hailing from Pittsburgh, PA, he has become the anchor of the Steel City’s growing hip-hop scene thanks to his work with some of rap’s biggest names including Wiz Khalifa and the late Mac Miller, and to his I.D. Labs recording studios - the birthplace for so man…
Rapper/producer Oddisee sits down with me on episode 179 to discuss his childhood of having a Sudanese father and African American mother in Washington, D.C., having bore witness to stark inequality early in life and becoming as political as the city he was raised in. Over the course of his catalog - which includes nearly 20 albums, instrumental ta…
Teeko is coming off the heels of the The Gene Brown Beatdown where he single-handed took on friend of the podcast 14KT, and I get the first interview after his turn at bat and the first interview of 2023 with him. We chat about his journey from Puerto Rico to California, and working at his Uncle's record store, through the DMC championships and gri…
Memphis Hip-Hop artist Marco Pavé has forged a twin identity as a champion of independent Southern Hip-Hop and as an educator and arts advocate working to stimulate community activism and entrepreneurship through the lens of hip hop music and culture. We chat about growing up and being born and raised in North Memphis, and how Pavè started rapping …
Versatility and persistence are a deadly combination of characteristics. They are much-needed weapons to have in an artist’s arsenal of traits. For Taylor Gang’s in-house producer RMB Justize, these are the qualities that got him nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Album of the Year in 2015 (Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood). We talk about everything …
Jasper Patterson, better known by his stage name Groundislava, is an electronic musician and music producer based in Los Angeles, California. While we wait for his new album, PuzzleBox, to come out, we chat about his upbringing, school days, his growth since the Low End Theory days and video game soundtracks, susboy, and the record label & friend o…
By Marcello Milteer
Terri Lyne Carrington has never once pumped the brakes on developing her creativity and expanding her own professional success. The three-time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master has set the bar for contemporary jazz drummers and emerged as an inspiration and role model – particularly for female musicians. Her latest book, "New Standards: 101 Lead Sh…
By Marcello Milteer
DJ Skizz is my guest this week, who is a great producer who has built a solid catalog of production credits over the last few years, dropping high-profile remixes, solo albums and collaboration projects with the most respected emcees in the game. His new body of work is with Crimeapple entitled, 'Breakfast In Hradec'. Crimeapple brings some deep in…
Focus... is known as a forerunner and pioneering voice in Hip Hop culture since the late 90's. We have a great and honest dialogue about what it was like being the son of Bernard Edwards; legendary bassist and founding member of the hit-making 70’s disco band CHIC, how his skills were first recognized by Dr. Dre, who admired the creative sound and …
Living legend Diamond D swings by the podcast to talk about the early days of his career growing up in The Bronx, sharing stories of being in the studio with numerous rappers, and much more. This conversation leads up to a discussion surrounding his new album, The Rear View, which proves without a shadow of a doubt, Diamond D’s reputation as the be…
This episode is a masterclass in modern narrative, following my guest this week The Koreatown Oddity as he recounts childhood car accidents, his life in Koreatown, his career in stand up comedy, comic books, movies, spirituality, his new album 'ISTHISFORREAL?' and the kitchen sink. The new album gestures at a running talk-show concept while he depl…
This week, my Houston bro Anti-Lilly swings by the podcast to chat about his life growing up, dealing with the trials and tribulations of his 20's, his growth as a person and touring musician, and his new music. To get a better comprehension of his journey, I invite his Indigo Klan collective into the fold, De'Vante Hunter and GodKing Preach to giv…
This week I return with veteran producer B. Bravo to talk about life in California, and navigating our way through his struggles and success to create the funk you enjoy today. He returns to Bastard Jazz with the long-awaited follow-up to his 2017 debut LP, “Paradise,” with a fresh full-length offering: “Vizionz.” Replete with his signature future …
Salami Rose Joe Louis is a multi-instrumentalist producer from the Bay Area in California, creating a blend of experimental dreamy sounds with jazz influenced vocals and keyboards. Salami's music may remind listeners of the eccentric spirit of Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart and Stereolab at their most whimsical, fused with the hazy Californian sun…
The Wisconsin beatmaking phenom, DJ Pain 1, shares insight on his production history, in this episode of the podcast. In order to do that, you know we have to dive into his history, thought process, and celebrate his overall W's so we can have a candid conversation that you can only have with someone that has walked the walk. His first major compos…
Very pleased to present DJ Wally Sparks on the podcast as we chat about his 20+ years of experience in multiple facets of the entertainment industry. From DJing in college spinning parties, it led to opportunities at local nightclubs which led to work in radio eventually granted him the opportunity to travel as a tour DJ. We chat about his 10,000 h…
Another veteran of the Low End Theory days, this week Free the Robots comes on just a few days after the release of his newest album 'Kaduwa'. When the pandemic hit during a trip to his ancestral home in the Philippines, Free The Robots found himself stuck on the island. The artist took the time as a creative opportunity and produced this said albu…
One of the original turntablists, J. Rocc has done just as much on his own as in a group setting. What now presumes is an all encompassing conversation where we talk about everyone from Eminem to J Dilla, to his crew the Beat Junkies which have been a seminal force in the rise of instrumental hip-hop, and were among a handful of DJs who transformed…
Originally coming up as a rapper at Project Blowed and the Good Life, his ultimate goal was to make beats. We chat about his 10,000 hour journey which includes how he devised his own sound comprised of J Dilla-descended moonlit soul, G-funk's south L.A. swing, and the dusty cartridge and epileptic flashes of 16-bit Nintendo music. This conversation…
Mikos Da Gawd, is a producer with a sound as colorful and complex as San Francisco itself. Born in the Mission and raised in the Bayview district, he was shaped by the city’s winding streets and rolling fog; density and diversity; its contradictions and constant evolution. He’s trusted with providing a musical canvas for singers and rappers, allowi…
In the time since his last album, the original founding member of Odd Future has focused on his personal life including going to recovery for addiction, focusing on his mental health, and moving from Los Angeles to Toronto. As Hodgy – born Gerard Long – describes it, the new project has an almost bipolar feel to it, like he’s two different artists …
This week I put the focus on a personal friend of mine who was a Baptist Pastor for almost 10 years. Now he is on a journey to become one of the greatest rappers ever. We discuss all hiis victories and defeats as he begins his rise to the top. Once, as a semi well known Christian song leader for years he is now sharing his inner emotions with the w…
Buscrates is a DJ, musician, and vinyl junkie from the Steel City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since childhood he has always gravitated to the myriad of sounds coming from the stereo system of his father, who did some DJing in the early 80s. We talk about his upbringing, his collabs, what makes him tick, the obstacles in life but more importantly t…
Cosmo Baker is known globally as one of the top-tier DJs on the planet, and has toured the planet dozens of times and played many times on five different continents, in almost 50 different countries, in front of tens of thousands of people at once. There is a lot of meat ont he bone when we talk about his 10,000 hour journey and we really dig into …
By Marcello Milteer
Drummer and producer of Magic City Hippies invade the podcast this week. Which you might think is weird because they actually just wrapped up a tour right now, but that’s more reason for #PatHoward to come on and tell his story, give his reasons, and walk us through his 10,000 hour journey. While most of the episodes here involve rap figures, its t…
The worlds freshest is on the podcast because a few months ago him and Nef The Pharaoh unveiled their new project, The Tonite Show With Nef The Pharaoh. The 13-track release sees appearances from a who's who of talented people and as he enters his 40s he feels he is on a new level musically, and that's what really get me excited. You got a guy who …
The first interview in over a decade where BOTH Louis Logic and J.J. Brown are together! What started in a GAP clothing store, while in college, turned into a life long friendship that has birthed classic albums -- they now find themselves drenched in the troughs of Silicon Valley, fatherhood, sobriety, DJing and getting out of their own laundry ba…
Let's celebrate episode 150 by inviting respected Hip Hop artist, activist, and Muslim community leader Brother Ali on the show to talk about his 10,000 hour journey. He has a self produced body of work out now called, 'Brother Minutester, Vol. 1' and it is a good time for him to dip his toe back into the podcast space with me because he is about t…
Ric Chavez is a legend, plain and simple. The Los Angeles artist has done it all, between serving our country, working and serving on non-profits, putting in work for the FiveSeven Collective or somehow squeezing out music, Ric Chavez is leaving an imprint. It's a bit of a challenge to cover all he has done over the course of his tenure within a si…
When it comes to boombap and classic rap, there isn't anyone who does it like the trailblazers, name-makers, and ground-shakers like Arrested Development. Speech is still a prominent member of Arrested Development, and is the driving force behind the new album 'For the FKN Love'. We sit down and have a great conversation capping a massive career sp…
Dixon Hill returns! After saving lives, remote AirBnB stays, and dropping some musical gems, we meet back for a melding of the minds, to talk about 'The Book of Changes' and navigate this scene, the music scene, its not for the faint of heart. We almost go track by track, how some songs brought him to tears, how he sang the hook on one track, and h…
This week on the show, I welcome Namir Blade, a producer from Nashville who started experimenting with sounds at the age of six and further developing and refining his talents from middle school well into high school while attending Nashville School of the Arts. Over the years he has had projects and collaborations that extended to multiple genres …
Josh Karp, professionally know as Budo, has made a name for himself as an internationally respected record producer, artist, and musician. Raised on a steady diet of Sam Cooke, Miles Davis, Emmylou Harris, and Howlin' Wolf, he manages to combine an incredible array of disparate influences to create a unique tapestry of textures, rhythms, and sounds…
This week, I sit down with Warp Records longest serving signee, Nightmares On Wax who opened doors to new sonic landscapes for countless producers and musicians. We talk about what captures his imagination, his musical journey through his early teens and the arrival of hip-hop in the UK, complete with its loop, sample, cut ‘n’ paste aesthetic that …
This week, Harry Krum swings by to talk about coming up in the Dallas scene and his latest project which is entitled "The Dirty Angels Ride Tonight" + book which tells the story, and each song on the DART album is the first hand thoughts and emotions of the characters living the story, as told by Krum. It starts as an idea, then you create it, then…
This week, accomplished artist and producer Calvy P swung by the podcast to talk about the creative process behind his new project, "Weed Is Awesome". Calvin smoked all the weed and wanted you to experience the record the same way. This is the first time an artist has EVER shipped weed with his music, and we speak about a myriad of topics including…
Every DJ knows this story, it’s a tale that’s been told and lived by thousands of DJs for years and it will never change. Growing up you talk to your friends and family about how you dream of travelling the world and seeing the sights; For nearly a decade, Fred V wasn't just Fred V, he was Fred V & Grafix. The two built a brand of melodic liquid dr…
Every life lived is filled with stories & within those stories are lessons to be shared. Bryan Winchester, aka Braille, swings by the podcast to give me a take on his illustrious career. He started writing music at age 14 (mid-90's) & continued putting all of himself into it for over 20 years. During that time he made 17 albums, toured the world, r…
This week I sit down and discuss the 10,000 hour journey of hip-hop luminary Pharoahe Monch, who has formed a new trio, Th1rt3en, with Jack White’s drummer Daru Jones and acclaimed guitarist Marcus Machado. We chat about the humble beginnings of his musical career spanning from art school to the Cannes Film Festival that covers his early relationsh…
"As Serious As Your Life" is the newest body of work of Ill Poetic. After over 15 years of boundary-pushing production work, Timothy "Ill Poetic" Gmeiner has developed a wide spectrum of creative processes to express a range of thoughtful and honest work. We chat about his life and times in music which include his latest, where we see Ill Po use as…
Asher Roth, who I've been a day one fan of, swings by the show to account his 10,000 hour journey through the 'I Love College' days, his various projects, business interactions, and numerous moves around the country that all leads up to his current body of work. Entitled, 'The Greenhouse Effect Vol. 3', it serves as the third installment in his fan…
So much in the works as Illa J lets me know hes got new music coming and Phife Dawg links with him and Redman for “French Kiss Deux.” which will appear on Phife’s long-delayed posthumous album, Forever. We chat about his 10,000 hour journey, his parents' influence on his music and the legacy of his brother, J Dilla. Meshing pop/R&B, with occasional…
Anthony Davis is an American hip hop producer. He is best known as being one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere. Ant started to become interested in DJing at a very young age. He would watch his father DJ in the army while he would picture himself as Grandmaster Flash. Ant has produced every Atmosphere album in full and of course we talk about hi…
Project English teacher, entrepreneur extraordinaire Jon Hope swings by to give us a dose of that hope shit as we talk about his life and times in music, and life in Providence, leading up to his new body of work. All of this made Jon Hope double down on the person HE was, it helped him have a “cultured, but street perspective” which is a mark of t…
"Sev" is a bit reclusive, he prefers to spend time creating but on special occasions he will tour and or perform live. He began professional training as a jazz vocalist in his early childhood and then studying production styles of various genres in his teens. Before reaching adulthood he rejected several major label offers, instead opting to contin…
Mr. Lee, whether you heard of him or not, if you like hip hop and youre in the south, you know his work. An American record producer, recording engineer, musician, and entrepreneur who has not only helped create the trademark sound of the South, but has a great story surrounding finding his passion for hip hop at the age of 21. After meeting with B…
Liberated from a self-destructive past and born anew in sobriety, Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms and early 70s rock n’ roll. His music evokes a bygone era of R&B’s heyday while simultaneously forging a new path on the musical landscape. We chat about his past with addiction, his sobriety and how …
