We were lucky to catch up with D3 Beats recently and have shared our conversation below.

D3, appreciate you joining us today. Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I’m a self taught producer I started when I was 14 on apps on a iPad. I just started playing around and then it got serious, I never actually really knew what I was doing though. Id watch YouTube and buy courses and overtime I ended up getting really good at it and begin to create connections. Over the years of consistent work I began to build a small fan base in Marietta/ Kennesaw area, I was only 16. The wave will come and go and as people would call it “ I fell off” . Now I’m 22 on a journey as an artist of self discovery and finding out that the same Fanbase is just as into my artistry as they were my beats. My discography right now isn’t the biggest but one of the purest everything that Is heard is real or an experience that I’ve went thru , with the exception that some songs are over dramatized for entertainment purposes.

I think assistance from a lot of my older generation would’ve sped up the process, but without them making me go through it the hard way I do not think I would have developed the skills.

I think being an open learner or a good learner is the best skill you can have a in this industry because it’s constantly changing and you have to be able to adjust and pivot. Also being resilient and understanding that you can have a bad song and A hit song back to back.

A lot of the obstacles were definitely keeping a healthy computer , keeping a healthy environment and and keeping a healthy mindset. On the other hand you have to deal with a lot of the hate and criticism on a daily basis definitely if you have a Fanbase. Another struggle is looking at the numbers too much this rap game is so wide and so many different moving factors that it can be overwhelming and distracting. I’ try to just stay in my own world and focus on the music only.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is “D3beats” I got into the industry when I did I underground show ended up meeting a couple people in the underground. It’s been a couple years now but I’m still pushing I’m moving my way slowly but surely throughout the industry.

At heart I’m a beat maker it’s my bread and butter. I really make ambient open wide hip-hop trap beats but my skill set is very Broad and I can do almost any type of instrumental. My creative range can go from hard rock all the way to smooth country ,even pop sometimes.
Only recently have I’ve been rapping and beginning my features in different artist type of things.

One of the main things are things that sets me apart from the big group of underground artists , is the fact that I’m willing to say what’s really going on. Also my attitude and how to hold myself is very present in my instrumentals and my music. My music may keep up with the trends and the sounds but it doesn’t sound like I’m trying to copy anyone specific. I instead provide high emotional value and makes it last a long time separating it from the fast food music I think is taking over the game.

The most thing I’m proud of right now is my push to keep going , this game has been all over the place and after Covid year I didn’t think that it would even be a chance left, but now I’ve grown and realized there’s no chances you make your opportunities you have to go and take them that’s the most thing I’m proud of that I understood this.

Anyone unfamiliar with me looking to dive into my music I can promise you will have a great experience and a high amount of emotional vibes, I also I have substance in my music that way it’s easier to relate to my stuff in the reality we are in today.

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

It’s was 2019 my second show ever as a artist I was gone after bigger name you may know “Tony Shhnow” and after he left the show energy kind of completely died down. This is a common thing that happens when the headliner has performed and leaves and no one really knows who’s coming up next, Well the funny thing is I was a person that was up next. As I got onto the stage I can already tell the attitude of the crowd didn’t really want to be there, me and my two fellow artist still got on stage and began to introduce ourselves. When we did this the energy got even worse and people even began to leave, As they continued I’d looked back at the DJ “POPSTAR Benny” turned bacj to the crowd and scream “get the f*** back here” this completely shocked them and at least 60% of them turned around and came back. POPSTAR being the smart DJ he is immediately turned on the music and the jumping began. Than more and more people that were leaving started to come back to the front. This fueled the whole crowd and it actually turned out to be a pretty decent performance.

This is an example of just believing in yourself and knowing who you are not letting the people in front of you tell you who you are.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I had to unlearn that you do not have to be successful to other people standards. Success is subjective some people can build a cabin in the woods and their life is successful , some may be part of building a skyscraper this does not make any of those achievements better than the rest of them.

Contact Info:

• Website: D3beats.com
• Instagram: d3beats
• Twitter: d3beats
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCo9RWxnrAk8Q5mIoZ-ovp-Q