We were lucky to catch up with Cade Legat recently and have shared our conversation below.

Cade, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?

Being an artist has always felt like an extension of myself, like breathing. But every now and then, I do wonder about the path I didn’t take, especially when the demands of creativity weigh on me. Trying to balance the creative flow with the grind of constant self-promotion and networking, all while keeping up with the need to create new work to stay relevant can be a taxing on an individual. In that chaos, there are some times where I question if I should have gone down a more predictable and safe route. The idea of stability, predictability, and weekends without worry sometimes feel tempting. There is a quiet allure in thinking about a nine-to-five that didn’t demand pieces of my soul along with my time. There was a time early on I prayed for God to give me a different mindset so that I wouldn’t have to pursue this treacherous industry. Yet through all I have peace and know what my call in life is; to create. I was created to create and help other get their visions out of the minds and into the real world. In the creative field, that is the simplest definition of a producer.

I realize that as draining as it can be, creativity is where I find my spark. It’s how I process the world, make sense of things, and connect with people. Having a regular job might give me steady hours, but I’d be missing the thrill of creation, the joy of seeing ideas come to life and touch others. I have a healthy reverence for the challenge and fulfillment that comes with the life I’ve chosen. It reminded me that even on the hard days, I’d rather be here, navigating the uncertainty of art and music, than anywhere else.

Cade, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I have been interested in music most of my life. I can remember all the way back to 8 years old when my teacher told my parents to get me a drum set because I was tapping my pencils in class too much. I started out drumming and grew up in church where I got to play multiple times a week from 12-18 years old. That taught me very quickly how to play and create music and grew my desire to do something in the music industry. I knew from a young age it was something I wanted to pursue, because it was what I wanted to spend all of my time on when I had any free time.
From drumming, I wanted to write songs, but it was hard to write anything from a drum set and hard to acquire the regular musicians to create with. I started to learn music production on my own because I wanted to record song ideas and I didn’t know anyone who could. This was during the dubstep and Soundcloud era so I thought “I could program drums and loud noises”. I learned so much from other people on Soundcloud and began to make electronic music while also recording different jam ideas with friends. I put out and shared some of my own music I made online and people began hitting me up to record them. I slowly did it more and more and began to get paid. I’ve been getting paid and doing music production professionally ever since then. Now it’s grown to me doing music production, mixing, mastering, music and artist consultation and teaching, etc. I’ve been blessed to get to do this as my profession for the past 7 years.
I now work as a producer artist where I create my own music and produce music for other artists. I’m a part of several teams for artists and make sync music for film and tv, with being signed to multiple sync libraries,

What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?

My main goal as a producer is to help draw the best art out of any artist I work with. Art sustains creativity and imaginations for people in every day life. It is as essential and food or water. Everyone was made to create. They produce something everyday. My mission is to help them see that and produce the best thing they can every day. I execute that currently by being a music producer that helps bring the best song to life and into reality from someones head. On a broader scale, I love to help people stay producing whatever thing they do to the best of their creative ability.

Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

I wish there were half of the creators and resources there are online now when I was starting out. Youtube tutorials helped me so much when I was starting out, and is still an amazing way to learn anything, let alone music production. There’s tons or great online communities on discord and beyond that can help people grow along side others. The biggest and most helpful thin is finding that community to keep you accountable and creating.
There’s an ear training website, soundgym.co that’s a great way for beginners to learn.
There’s music creator communities like billboard 500 club and others that help guide you through music creation.
The music industry is ever changing so finding mentors and people who are really in it you can grow with is imperative.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://cadelegat.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cadelegat
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cadelegat
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cadelegat
• Other: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cadelegat
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/59QXs8tHKK8DPrH65Azhus