We were lucky to catch up with EZ Duzzit recently and have shared our conversation below.

EZ, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. What were some of the most unexpected problems you’ve faced in your career and how did you resolve those issues?

One of the biggest obstacles of my career was figuring out what kinds of people to keep around me, as well as which ones to stay away from. Often times we have connections to people we feel are “close” such as family or long-time friends and unfortunately in this business you begin to realize that many of these people are more “in the way” rather than being “supportive”.

In a business that depends on the support of beings to ensure smooth and lucrative operation one of the hardest things to do in order to achieve that success is to learn to let go of any “dead weight” in your personal and professional life essentially providing balance and structure to the way you move, and who you choose to move around is key to finding that space.

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.

Initially I got into music at the young age of about 5 or 6 as I was a huge fan of Michael Jackson in those days and for many years following up into his untimely death. I began writing poems and raps around 14 years old and had my first actual performance when I was around 15 at Brother Jeff’s Cafe in Denver, CO where I won a talent show alongside a couple family members. This led to my first studio recording over the “Holla, Holla” beat by Ja Rule at an upscale Denver recording studio who’s name I cannot remember anymore, but I do know that “Who Let The Dogs Out” was recorded there.

That was just the beginning of a long journey as I was always finding ways to record and make beats on FL Studio with whatever PC or equipment I had at the time, including a simple programmable keyboard at one point when I was around 18. I would move on to Florida some time soon after 19 years old where I met my now ex-wife and we started a family together and got married in 2008. 3 years later in 2011 I went to college at Full Sail University for Music Production which introduced me to the world of audio engineering.

Since then I’ve been practicing and studying and perfecting my craft and training my ear to listen for the subtle qualities or lack thereof within recorded audio. I help bring music to life so to speak because many who aren’t exactly into music or the recording arts at large aren’t very aware of how much goes into making a digital or even an analog recording sound robust, vibrant, bold, and highly intuitive to the listener.

My passion for music in general including my own artistic and lyrical abilities allow me to mix and master music with a lot more in-depth creativity to ensure that the recording is as engaging and pleasant to listen to as possible. I am always most rewarded with the satisfaction I receive from gaining a repeat client who trusts my ear and my work for their projects.

Other than that, I definitely am still an active artist and I do have my own music which I also mix and master myself, and some of it is also self-produced, however if I like a beat made by someone else, I am not ashamed to purchase it.
I am also open for collaborations if anyone likes what they hear in my songs.

Can you share your view on NFTs? (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

I believe NFTs have a great potential for future use once all of the kinks, bugs, and other financial and/or privacy concerns are all worked out. Currently it’s just a good idea but in dire need of development and once development is complete, the next obstacle will be getting the general public into purchasing NFT’s over streaming which is much more convenient but admittedly very discriminating against the average artists best interests if they aren’t on a “Drake Level” of success.

I’d say for now drop an NFT here and there but don’t put all your eggs into that basket just yet.

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

Not exactly resources I wish I would have known about earlier but more or less I wish I would have utilized the resources I had better for my career. When Myspace was king, that was a great opportunity to get known for music but many of us were simply trying to stand on our soap boxes with our beliefs or trying to catch a date at the time.

If I would have utilized that space as well as Facebook and other social media sites completely geared toward my music a lot earlier I would have had a larger internet presence a lot earlier. The lesson for anyone reading this is, if you see a way now, go for it now, don’t wait until later and trust me, the boyfriends or girlfriends out there are only going to hold you back if you give that stuff too much of your energy, which is way too easy to do.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://linktr.ee/ezduzzit5280
• Instagram: @ezduzzit5280
• Facebook: EZ Duzzit
• Twitter: @ezduzzit5280
• Youtube: EZ Duzzit Slapz
• Other: Also check me out on TikTok for my conspiracy, current event, and mystery review channel if you’re into deep and critical thinking. @eyetoldyoa55tv