Producer CEO

Producer CEO: DJ Premier [Part 2]

by Kevin November 17, 2010 Exclusive

As promised, we get into Premier’s head about the artists he worked with on his upcoming compilation album, as well as his creative direction in putting projects together. And if anyone is a reader of KevinNottingham.com, they know producers and sampling are a large part of who we are. Prem talks in-depth about “sample snitching,” [...]

Producer CEO: DJ Premier [Part 1]

by Kevin November 10, 2010 Exclusive

In our second installment our Producer CEO series at KevinNottingham.com, John Public caught up with the one & only DJ Premier. As the head of his own label Year Round Records and outright legend in the game, he’s able to guide his team in any manner he wants; that includes working with other legends and talented newcomers. [...]

Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 5]

by Kevin June 21, 2009 Interviews

In our final segment with Illmind, our spotlighted Producer CEO talks in-depth about effective networking, translating personal relationships into mutually beneficial monetary ones, as well as staying busy and how perfecting your craft is the first and most important part of building your brand. We definitely want to thank Illmind for taking his time to [...]

Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 4]

by Kevin June 18, 2009 Interviews

Through Parts 1-3, we’ve gotten to know a little about Illmind, his influences, some of his favorite things about the hip-hop culture and it’s music, the gear he uses and a few details about his life outside of producing. But here, Illmind opens up about the industry. Topics in Part 4 of our Producer CEO [...]

Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 3]

by Kevin June 18, 2009 Interviews

With Part 3 of our exclusive series, we wanted to know what Illmind was using to build the music at the core of his enterprise. Here, he breaks down his equipment, software and some of the techniques he uses to achieve his uniquely organic, but still very hard, sound. He also talks about executive producing [...]

Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 2]

by Kevin June 17, 2009 Interviews

We continue with Part 2 of our exclusive Producer CEO series with Illmind, and here, he gets open about his experience teaching music at the Harlem Children’s Zone, science and some of the more interesting projects he’s undertaken. Producer’s are usually cerebral people, and Illmind’s love of Music Science isn’t surprising, although it’s definitely interesting [...]

Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 1]

by Kevin June 15, 2009 Interviews

We got a new exclusive series for you all premiering tonight called Producer CEO. This particular series has been a work in progress for a couple of months now and started when my homie John Public hit me up and said he wanted to do some interviews for the site. This series looks specifically into what makes [...]