[Video] Pyrex ProducerGrind Interview (Talks Joining Boominati, Moving to ATL After Being Homeless & More)
Pyrex TurnMeUp interview on the Producergrind Podcast. The young legend Pyrex stopped by the Producergrind office to talk business and drop gems on the culture. He told us about his come up & early days growing up in Baltimore, being homeless and moving to Atlanta with a dollar and a dream, linking up with ATL legends like DJ Plugg, Southside & Metro Boomin and how those relationships changed his life. Pyrex gave us his opinion on selling beats online and why he doesn’t like to do it to prevent oversaturating his sound. Pyrex also talks about getting placements and how he started to build his contacts when he moved to Atlanta.
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1:04 T Hood in the building and shouts out to DJ Plugg & Bobby Kritical
1:31 How Pyrex got his start coming out of Baltimore
2:08 Was homeless in Baltimore and moved to ATL last year at the age of 18
3:53 Met DJ Plugg at 11th Street Studios
4:58 Meeting Don Cannon and getting beats to Jack Harlow through working with CashOut
7:03 Built his relationship with Plugg and met artists – Cites Plugg for Atlanta’s darker weirder sound
8:40 DJ Plugg plays the keys like Zaytoven but he never talks about it
9:10 On being officially Boominati and being affiliated with 808 Mafia
9:37 Met Metro Boomin in a session with Young Nudy – Finished a beat on Metro’s computer
10:45 Metro flew him out to LA on a private jet
11:41 Handling business on that first 10 pack of beats he sold – walking a line between business and craft
12:52 If artists get in his inbox asking for beats, he leaves the message on read
13:45 Never forget that it’s a business and make moves that lead to long term wealth
14:57 On executive producing Free Agent 4 for Southside
15:44 Learned how to make beats by re-creating beats and using FLP templates
16:38 Every producer has that one beat try and remake to help learn how to make beats
17:03 Decided to executive produce Free Agent 4 so he didn’t oversaturate it with his own beats – Other production credits include DY, ChaseTheMoney, Cicero, DMC
18:43 On originating the reverse open hat
19:22 Making simple beats that leave room for the artist’s voice
19:50 Baltimore is NOT the DMV. Why aren’t there more producers coming out of Baltimore?
21:16 Pyrex doesn’t like tour life – Talks about his experience going on tour with Future
22:36 He was star struck the whole time and didn’t get any work done
22:58 Embarrassed at being star struck when seeing Scooter and Casino
23:39 The spiritual meaning behind one of his facial tattoos
24:38 Admitting your wrongs in order to advance spiritually
25:33 Eliminating negativity from his life
27:02 When does the money conversation occur with artists?
28:04 Selling your leases for 10% of your exclusive price
28:51 Beatstars page is up but he’s not using it
31:01 Having beats that sound like ChaseTheMoney
31:28 The PyrexBoomin mixtape
33:25 Bandhunta Izzy putting pressure on Pyrex to rap
34:10 Was trolling when he said was retiring – admits to being a troll
35:11 Overrated/Underrated
-BAPE
-Slime Language
-Walmart
-FL 20
-Crab chips
43:22 Favorite Baltimore food
44:04 Differences between the ATL music scene and the Baltimore music scene
47:53 Pyrex’s relationship with Jazze Pha
49:35 People cappin about traveling to ATL
50:42 What would Pyrex do if his computer crashed?
51:24 He has 4 computers full of beats
52:23 Never too big to reply to a DM and tries to collab with everyone
53:42 What is Pyrex favorite VST?
54:44 B Racks is one of his personal sound designers
55:47 Pyrex & T Hood
56:12 Making loop packs specifically for producer homies through relationships
56:46 On taking his time with his drums
58:44 What’s next for Pyrex?
59:10 He doesn’t put anything on his master channel
59:57 His manager Kei Opens Door & when a producer knows it’s time to get a manager
1:01:11 The main advantages of having a producer are to help with business and to help manage priorities
1:02:09 Where can we find Pyrex on social media and the story behind the quote “If you got Pyrex in your name you my son”
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Special Guest
@PyrexTurnMeUp
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