We were lucky to catch up with Bucky P recently and have shared our conversation below.

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

As a kid I always had an infatuation with music. Whether it was my mom blasting Mary J Blige, 2 Pac, and Sade all through the night or watching my Uncle Doug go crazy on the drums, I knew I was destined to have a career in music.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

My name is Bucky P. I am a Music Producer, Rapper, Songwriter, Audio Engineer, pretty much all around Artist, born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, My love for creating music began when my parents surprised me with a drum set on my 8th birthday. From then on, I started to dabble with different instruments (guitar, piano) until my older cousin introduced me to GarageBand at age 10.

I actually wanted to be a rapper before I even thought of producing. The only reason I started making beats was because I didn’t like the selection of beats available online. Plus, my idol, Kanye West, was known for having his hands in everything so I wanted to do just that.

As a young teen I started to become more locally known for throwing shows, producing records and audio engineering. In 2015 I caught the attention of an artist named Sk8. He actually ended up signing to Taylor Gang for a while, which led me to producing records for Wiz Khalifa, Dice Soho, and many other artists.

During my first few years in LA, I would still do my rap thing on the low. I think me being surrounded by such talented professionals intimidated me a bit. But as time went on I became more comfortable thanks to my peers.

I offer all kinds of services. I sell beats, mixing & mastering services. I even make my own cover art and edit my own videos. I think that is what I am most proud of, my ability to bring all of my ideas to life without having to explain or pay somebody else to do it.

I feel like producing, tracking, mixing, & mastering all of my own projects definitely separates me from the rest.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I think I got a lot of stuff thrown at me pretty young and early into my career. I was in rooms with the biggest artists, A&R’s, label execs. At the craziest mansion parties and studio sessions. Typical industry Hollywood shit. This was all around the ages of 18-22. I can admit I got comfortable. I got used to opportunities being handed to me. I’m 27 now. The pandemic and a tough break-up made me unlearn that the hard way. Everything came to an abrupt halt. I had to dust myself off and get back on the grind. I kinda had to fall in love with music all over again. It was rough but it made me realize no one gives a f*ck and when you accept that life isn’t fair, it gets a lot easier.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding part of being an artist is being able to convey my emotions into a beat or a song. This sounds corny as f*ck but music is definitely my diary. Whenever I finish making a song or a beat I feel an intense feeling of relief.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buckyp_/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buckyp1100/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/buckyp_?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@buckyp_

Image Credits
Photos taken by Jackson Martin, Alex Green, & Jabaree Suh.