We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful KC Carter. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with KC below.

KC, appreciate you joining us today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

As a kid I was always interested in creative writing. I used to draw characters and create full backstories for each one. My love of music was there ever since I could talk. Growing up in church and being around Gospel music really help cultivate that interest. Before I knew anything about notes or music theory, I would come up with melodies in my head and try to play them on the little Casio Keyboard my mom bought for us. By the time I was like 10 or 11, I bought a tape recorder and started recording myself playing the keys and beatboxing. I starting writing songs and little raps to those recordings. When I got to be around 13, I remember my cousin loaded this program called Fruity Loops on my Grandmother’s computer. That was the moment I fell in love with producing. I remember there was like a pre load of Aaliyah’s “Try Again” on there and you could see the sounds and layout Timbaland used. It blew my mind. I didn’t have to beatbox and play to a tape recorder anymore. I could actually put all of my ideas into this program and try to make something as good as the music I loved. Ever since then I never wanted to do anything else.

KC, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I’m an Artist/Producer/Composer/Songwriter/Engineer and the list goes on lol. I had to learn how to do all of these things in order to be somewhat successful in the music industry and even then it was an uphill battle and continues to be. I got into the industry just by building relationships and having a good product while finding a way to monetize my gifts and passion. I create and write music for sync licensing. Anything that pairs music with visual media is considered a sync. So the music you hear on TV, Film, Video Games, Commercials, etc. I provide a sort a sonic branding that allows my partners to get their emotional point across. I think something that sets me apart from others is my work ethic and drive. I’ve put in 10,000 hours a few times over. I’m just grateful to be able to do everything I do at a high level and to be able to serve both my fans and clients. I’ve had my music in pretty much every form of media and the excitement is still the same when I land something.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

When you have a passion for something and it’s the first thing you think about in the morning and the last thing before you go to bed, there’s really not a lot of people who can understand that unless they’re a creative themselves. I couldn’t tell you how many times I got looked at crazy or laughed at because I wanted to pursue a career in music. Luckily I was born with a real stubborn passion and persistent personality that just helped me ignore everything except what I felt GOD had for me. I’m not going to sugar coat it, graduating with a degree in Music Production, I had no idea what I was about to do. I just knew what my end goal was and I NEVER forgot it. I spent years after graduating working jobs that had nothing to do with my degree or my passion, BUT, I was always working on music and getting better at my craft. I had all kinds of different jobs and I remember sometimes working 60-90hrs a week and still going home to work on music. My mindset was, If I’m going to give all of this time and energy into someone else’s dream, I better put that same type of time and effort into my own. I did the balance of a day job and music for about 5 years before I decided to start my own music publishing company. Add on another 4 years of working and trying to build relationships and connections before I really started to see any type of significant income. I was already putting out an insane amount of music, but once I saw my first placement and royalty check I just hit the ground running. I saw and understood what was possible, so I doubled down on my efforts and made it to the point where I began to see the type of return where I didn’t need to rely solely on a job anymore.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

The most rewarding part for me is the process. It’s always been therapy for me. Literally coming up with ideas in your head and having the knowledge and skillset to actually create it exactly how you imagined it; that feeling never gets old. Being able to translate your emotions sonically and to have it resonate with another being is something that’s spiritual. Yes, a big portion of my job is to create music that’s useful to my clients, but it always stems from from a real place.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://ffm.bio/kccarter
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktothecizzle/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KtotheCizzle
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/KtotheCizzle
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/mek2c

Image Credits
Images provided by Paris Steward & Alex De Guzman