We were lucky to catch up with Henry Thrill recently and have shared our conversation below.

Henry, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. The first dollar you earn in a new endeavor is always special. We’d love to hear about how you got your first client that wasn’t a friend or family.

The first time I got paid for a song that I produced was about a year after I had moved to LA. This was a connection that I had made 3 years prior online. I had sampled this artists drumming video and we followed each other. After that we didn’t talk much but would still see each other on line. Fast forward to fall of 2022. That artist moves out to LA as well and texts me out of the blue if I would want to work. We get in the studio and, long story short, he ends up releasing a lot of the music we made during that time. So crazy to think back that just a random video that I sampled over lockdown then ended up being my first paid song.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

For me, I started out making music when I was 12 years old. I was making videos with my brother and friends at the time and all the other music I had been using kept getting copyright claimed online, thus began my start in making music. From there I fell in love with house music and started to DJ as well. For around 5 years after that it was all I did. After school making music, and every once in a while throwing shows around DC for all my friends to come or playing festivals in the area. In 2020 I tried making pop music for an artist, a completely different work-style than I had been used to. I was now having to take in account that the music I was making was for someone else and that their vision was the goal. This inspired me in a whole new way and thats what made me take producing seriously as a career. Since then, I have moved to LA and built a studio where I work with a variety of artists across many different genres, building up my catalog as a producer and helping these artists bring their internal ideas to life.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice

NFTs, in my opinion, did not get a healthy start and it caused a lot of people to view them in a negative or childish way. Hearing people say things like, “why would you buy a picture of art.” shows me that people never got the full understanding of how NFTs can be utilized, especially in the creative space. For example, if an artist were to sell tickets to their shows as NFTs, that artist could have it be where they will always get a percentage of whenever the ticket is resold, eliminating one negative aspect of scalpers. Also, and artist could sell something similar to a token that can be redeemed for 1 piece of merch every time a new collection is dropped. Along those lines I think the possibilities for NFTs in the creative space are endless, it is just about getting the public informed on all the possibilities.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

I love the fact that I can get in the studio with an artist and just a few hours later we will have something that no one has ever heard before and is brand new to the world. It is such a unique feeling and rewarding because depending on the artist I work with on any given day, something totally different will come from it. Also, being able to send those new demos before they are officially released to my family and friends to hear their reactions is always such a thrill (no pun intended).

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.henrythrill.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henrythrill/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/henrythrill

Image Credits
Henry Thrill, Ayla Subyak