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:: For our first release, ELLT 001 which drops tomorrow Feb 20th, we sat down with our friend Aaron to get a little back story on his album Reworks and his creative flow. Enjoy. :: Kj: Tell us about your decision to release with ELLT and your experience with us so far. Why ELLT?

AV: I decided to release with ELLT because I am inspired by the mindset that this label is going for. ELLT is trying to create a family atmosphere for all artists and I am drawn to that type of tight knit community. Kj: Tell us about your career, how long you’ve been a producer, why you produce and any goals you have for yourself?

AV: I have been producing for about 3 years now. First started making electronic beats on garage band senior year of high school. I just found a breakthrough in my sound recently and I am grateful for the following that has supported me. I produce because it helps me get out my introversion and gives me a positive feeling that I can’t really find anywhere else.

My goals for the future are to keep performing live shows and to create more beats in order to push my music to a larger audience.

Kj: Tell us about your recent shows and your beat boxing career. What other skills are you hiding ? AV: Well before I got into electronic music or anything like that, it all started with beatboxing. I witnessed an a cappella group perform at my middle school one day and there was a beatboxer in the group that made all these percussion sounds with his mouth. From that moment on, I watched a bunch of beatbox videos on Youtube so that I could develop my vocal percussion.I guess you could say that beat boxing planted the seed for my love of electronic music, creative expression, etc.

As for shows, i just recently i opened up for RJD2 about a week ago. There were close to 1000 people at the venue and it was very humbling that they were vibing to my music. I try to incorporate beat boxing into my electronic performances in order to mix things up.

Another skill that I usually hide is that I’m pretty good at frisbee… yea that’s about it.

KJ: What does your work environment look like and what kind of equipment you use? Messy studio/ clean studio. Explain your creative process. Do you need coffee , silence etc.

AV: I would call myself a bedroom producer. the only equipment that I have to produce is a laptop and a midi controller (MPD 24), nothing fancy. Sometimes I have a huge craving to make a beat and sometimes I don’t feel like making anything at all. It all depends on how I’m feeling I guess. My room is messy as shit, I should probably try to tidy up the place. It’s probably not gonna happen though.

KJ: What motivates you to create music? Is it an intellectual or emotional process for you?

AV: Listening to all sorts of music motivates me to create music. While listening to non music, such as nature sounds and other ambient soundscapes, motivates me as well. Kj: What inspired/influenced this album?What are your greatest influences whether it is other musicians or other outside influences.

AV: I called this album Reworks because I was inspired to put my own spin on certain samples that i was drawn to. I have been listening to a lot of mellow, alternative music recently and wanted to ‘rework’/manipulate those sounds into a experimental hip hop style that appealed to me.

I’m inspired by so many artists, but some of my greatest influences are J Dilla, Flying Lotus and Madlib, who are usually the main people who come to mind when someone thinks about beat music. Mndsgn and Knxwledge are my favorite producers too and it’s even better that they are originally from NJ because thats where I was born and raised. My parents are also a great influence on me because I’m fortunate that they raised me right and that they support me in everything I do.

Kj: Tell us about your decision to use and old family photo as your album cover for this release. Any special meaning?

AV: This famly photo is exteremly personal and it is very significant to the meaning of “Flamingosis”. The name “Flamingosis” originates from a frisbee freestyle move that my father created. Back in the 70’s, my dad and uncle were world champions in the sport of freestyle frisbee. It sounds really random, but it’s true. I try to carry on my family’s rich tradition in creativity and self-expression, not through sports or frisbee, but rather through electronic music.

Kj: How are you feeling about your first tape? AV: I’m extremely excited for this tape and am very thankful for the support that you have given me! Hopefully this release will be well received. I put a lot of love into it. :: We’re happy and feel blessed to have you representing us, Aaron, thank you for sitting down with us to answer a few questions. We wish you the best with the cassette. Much love in return. ::

February 19, 2013
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