Have you ever wanted the inside scoop of the music business from a producer or engineer? Well, ed you’re in the right place. I had the privilege of meeting the talented producer and engineer Marque “Keybeeetsss” Walker. He shared his knowledge about the music business and gave some insightful tips about what to do and what not to do to succeed in this big pond called the music industry.
Marque is a native of Memphian who has worked and collaborated with countless artist such as, visit this site Sheri Jones-Moffett, sickness Vickie Winans, Kevin Davidson — just to name a few. He owns a label titled U Hear Dat.
Marque is most known for producing music in the gospel genre. “I play mostly gospel,” said Marque. His works have been nominated several times for different categories. Two in nominations in the gospel genre includes: Contemporary R&B Gospel and Traditional Gospel.
A project done in collaboration with Vickie Winans won two Stellar Awards. “Being nominated for a Grammy was a great feeling. I thought, okay, maybe now I’m a real producer now, because you know the Grammy is like “The Mother” of all awards,” he said with a smile. For him, it wasn’t and is not about the winning, but just being nominated was good enough.
Furthermore, Marque shared how you should measure your job performance for the position as a music producer and/or engineer. He said that you have to approach each song you work on differently. You can’t use the same technique all the time. You have to switch it up each time. In other words, you have to show that you have mastered different styles of technique. For example, he said, “If you’re using a certain mic for the chorus and you’re going to another part in the song, try something different. Approach it with something new. Change the atmosphere…anything.”
No matter what your role is in the music industry you have to listen and look at things from a consumer standpoint. “Sometimes it’s hard to do, but once you do that, then you listen to it from a technical standpoint. The end result in anything you do should always be strong,” said Marque. Your end result should be your best result.
The most important piece of information that he shared dealt with relationships. Being impersonal can hurt you. “I learned that being personal with people actually helps you better than anything,” he said. No matter what, you always want to make sure you’re on good terms with the people you surround yourself with and network with. Killing a relationship in a bad manner is not a good look, especially if you have done or are doing business with that person.
Marque “Keybeeetsss” Walker is very well known in the music business and works on numerous projects for many people. If you want even more information about him, look him up on your social networks.
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