We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Xavier Lewis. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Xavier below.

Alright, Xavier thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with 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.

YouTube is an essential tool for any producer starting out. Looking up tutorials for whatever style or genre you want to emulate is crucial to finding your sound. You have to be willing to absorb new information on a daily basis. A big mistake that I made was feeling as though I didn’t need to keep looking for new techniques or shortcuts to get better after learning the basics. There’s always something to learn and improve upon when honing your craft.

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’ve been producing for about 3 years now. I started in 2021 just making beats on FL Studio, figuring out my style and what works best for me. I’ve made well over 100 beats in that time and have over 20 songs released with artists on all streaming platforms. I’ve also helped executive produce on a total of 6 projects, including my own.

What sets me apart from the next producer is that I genuinely love music. Money and the ability to potentially live off of my ability is a driving factor of what I do, but music is something I’d continue to make without the motivation of making a profit. I work closely with almost every artist who wants to collaborate with me to make sure the final product comes out the best that it possibly can. Vocalists do not exist without producers and vice versa.

I’m currently working on my debut solo EP called “SECURITY” slated for release before the end of 2024. Like most creatives, I’ve struggled with imposter syndrome when it comes to making my art and have a habit of comparing myself with others. In an attempt to break that trend, I’m putting a lot of raw emotion and life experiences into this project and I’m confident it’ll be something I can be proud of going forward, regardless of what other listeners or artists think of it.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

Two videos I always circle back to when I need to refocus on my creative goals are “Basquiat’s work ethic” and “Prince’s work ethic” both by the channel “Make art not content.” on YouTube. They are both short and effective summarizations of what made both Jean-Michel Basquiat and Prince the artists they were, and how they put themselves in a league of their own in their respective fields.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

For me it’s quite simple: my primary goal is to have fun. If I’m not enjoying what I’m doing I always take a break and come back to it when I’m in a better headspace. After that, my main goal is to be able to make a living from my creativity. I have connections and people in my life doing what I want to do, which lets me know that it’s possible and tangible, I just have to continue putting in the work and doing what I do best.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://antiheroes.co
• Instagram: @xaeneptune