battle of the beatmakers 2012

As part of the Battle of The Beatmakers 2012 competition, Sound Supremacy accompanied by Urbanology Magazine held its annual Producer Weekend Retreat in downtown Toronto on August 24th, 2012. Each year the retreat gives producers an opportunity to network and learn from some of the industry’s top producers and executives. Through panel discussions and one on one mentoring, producers learned everything from branding, licensing, publishing and management strategies to name a few. This year’s retreat included the Pro Audio Conference with guest speakers Statik Selektah and award winning producer Just Blaze. Both producers talked about their journey into music, their first major placements, some of the pitfalls of the music industry, and advice about becoming a successful producer. The Come Up Show was fortunate enough to be invited to this years events and enjoyed every minute of it. Throughout the weekend we had the opportunity to sit down with super producer Just Blaze at The Pro Audio conference. During our interview with Just Blaze, we ventured towards many topics including his passion for photography and directing, his vision for the video Lord Knows, his previous encounter with two “overzealous” female fans in Toronto, and why, after fifteen years of success and countless platinum and gold records, he still gets up and grinds like he lives in his momma’s basement. Click on the link to read our interview with Just Blaze