Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Marcus Omeish. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Marcus, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

Learning the craft was a lot of work. I really started off knowing absolutely nothing. A friend of mine was interested in making a song and he asked me if I could make the beat for him. I went out and bought a $400 software called Maschine and started playing around with it. All of the projects I made at first were awful because I really didn’t know what to do with it. I kept at it for about 3-4 months until I made something that was at least decent. We recorded over the beat and we had made our first song! It took about another 2 years of making beats myself without any professional help before I went to school for audio production. Thats when I really started learning about the craft and could take it to the next level. I went to IPR in Minneapolis Minnesota and got 2 degrees in Audio Engineering and Sound Design for Visual Media. I’m still learning and trying to push myself every time I produce. I don’t think its something I will ever stop doing and gathering knowledge from.

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?

I got into producing myself, but also went to school for it which helped tremendously. A lot of how I learned the craft was just practicing and failing. Failing while learning a craft is the best way to learn in my opinion. It taught me so much about how to record, make beats, mix, ETC. I think making beats will always be my favorite part of the process, but mixing is a close second. Being able to create a song from scratch is something special and I love the feeling it gives me. I am pretty picky about what I like and what I think is good, so I think that sets me apart from a lot of other producers or engineers. I don’t like the basic or generic things that so many people gravitate towards. That can have its own detriments and obstacles, but I like having a unique or different take on my art. I think being creative is the most important part of any art and it seems like we’ve lost a lot of that as a society. Everything has turned into “content” now which has taken away a lot of the art. I don’t refer to my beats or songs as content because that implies it’s just another cog in this giant machine, which it technically is because it’s on the same platforms as everything else, but to me it’s more than that. I have respect for my work and I talk about it that way. I think I’m most proud of the way I’ve grown the last 12 years. Although many people may not see it, I know that Ive grown extensively and it makes me proud to know that the hard work has paid off.

Alright – so here’s a fun one. What do you think about NFTs?

A fad. A phase. Something that will die off once people realize it doesn’t have any value. Hell, even our paper currency doesn’t have any real value. NFT’s are something that have popped up in our world and I don’t think they will stay long. Maybe a few people will hold onto them and stick with them, but to me they are just bullshit. Support physical art, media, vinyl, 4k, blu-ray. Tangible, real things that you can hold onto. Something that someone created with their own hands.

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

The most rewarding aspect is being able to interact with the final product. Whether that’s watching a film, listening to music, reading a book ETC. It’s easy to just take in the art when you weren’t the one creating it. Being a creative has shown me all the hours it can take to really make something right. It may take years or even decades to finish a project, but the audience only sees the final result.

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Josiah Sickler