How to Get Over Beat Block: @BeesandBirds @Ju Fresh

Being that you guys have, you know, you’re out here and you’re getting placements, can you talk about any times where you might have experienced like frustration or disappointment within your career and maybe how you combated that? Any tips for somebody who is, you know, feeling a little frustrated? I know with Ju, you quit your job one day and decided that this was for you, but for somebody who might not have that opportunity right now… and either one of you can go first. As in, like, actually making music or just career stumbling blocks maybe? I’m having to lip read… I said either or, um or both. Just whichever you have tips for. Yeah, I think first of all the music itself because the rest sorts itself out. Like, as I said about the Tink placement, but I guess that was lucky but the rest kind of does sort itself out. Just yeah, don’t be in the way of yourself.

Like, if you’re making music and it’s not 01:12 - working one day, you don’t have to make a beat that day. In fact, if anything you might just frustrate yourself and you might not want to make beats for the next two days, so just go do something, like watch a movie or just do something completely different. Then you could come back and you come with a fresh perspective. As for like, the music industry is built on promises and and that’s just the way it is and I think I understand that in my personal life. A promise is just a promise, it’s not necessarily…

it’s not set in stone just because someone says, 01:48 - “I’m gonna sign you”. Like, you get DMs every single day saying, “Yeah, I want to buy this beat. You know, I’ve got a million dollar budget” and it’s like, all right cool and then if that doesn’t come to fruition then that’s also fine because that’s just how human beings are. So, if someone promises something to you or you feel like you deserve more, here and there then that’s fine because that’s just the nature of human beings and don’t take anything personally, just keep going. For those of you who’ve been here for a minute, you know, we talked about that too.

Don’t get excited until the ink is dry, everything can change. What about you Ju Fresh? He already took the words out my mouth man. I was just about to say that, like nothing’s promised in this industry man. Like, you can do so much and get placements, you can even get placements and still not reap the benefits of it because, you know, just it’s all based on your relationship with them and stuff. Like, they just want work for you one time and then just move on, like it’s all about building that relationship to keep going and and build that longevity in your career, but on top of that, just and for your for your own internal self… just uh… you know I actually have notes so…

03:08 - I love that, please reference them! I mean, I experience a bunch of highs and lows but I think the main thing is just not comparing yourself to idols or your peers. You could look at your idols and be like, man he did this at 26 or he did this 27… like I’m almost at that age, like that could happen to me and then it gets there and it doesn’t happen, then you’re all in your mind like, damn why didn’t this happen. It happened for him or your peers, that you grew up with, your producers, producer friends and they getting more shine than you.. actually getting these album placements or whatever and then you down yourself, but you can’t let that happen to you.

Like, everybody has their own path, everybody 03:48 - you know has their own timing to really to blossom in this industry and if you just really focus on yourself, then that’s all that really matters, like nothing else matter but you. You tell your own story and you show your own story to the world, so that’s pretty much it. Just get out, get out your own head, pretty much. Facts. You said nothing but facts. I’m so glad you looked at your notes because I wouldn’t want you to miss that one. It’s actually a perfect segue because my next question was going to be… .