AMA:

Q: When did you start producing FF?

First time I ever tried making a Future Funk track was for my First ep, which mustve been summer 2016, so i’ve been at it for almost 3 years now

Q: Will you ever remake stuff from First?

I’ve been thinking about it honestly, feel like some of the songs off that EP have some potential but they’re not really well executed. Maybe one day!

Q: How would you describe your experience working with Coraspect?

Honestly Coraspect is the best label i’ve ever worked with. Alan is a really amazing guy and working with him was super smooth. Really hoping we can do something again really soon!

Q: Why are you the least lazy Future Funk artist?

Hahahah I’ve always been a fan of artists like Fibre so I’ve been trying to take a leaf out their books, plus making original stuff is super fun.

Q: Which genres were you interested in producing before FF?

Before doing Future Funk, I never released anything but just spent years messing around with all sorts of electronic stuff like dubstep. I feel like having a variety of genres under your belt really helps with creativity and originality regardless of what genre you make.

Q: How was Aessential? And are you hyped for Groove Horizons in July?

Aessential was honestly the most amazing music experience I’ve had so far, It was insane actually meeting so many of the future funk artists I’ve looked up to, and being able to talk to anyone about a niche genre like future funk felt surreal hahah. Super hyped for groove horizons.

Q: Where do you see Future Funk heading?

Right now big artists like yung bae are blowing up a ton and bringing the genre more into the mainstream so I’m presuming his kinda stuff will be where the genre will go forward. Hoping there’s still gonna be plenty more originality and innovation though.

Q: Is JUSTICE among your inspirations? your style is a unique hybrid of electronic music and funky vibes.

Definitely! Justice’s sampling on their Cross album is honestly insane and I’ve looked up to it from the start, wish I could get into their level one day haha.

Q: Any sample-flipping tips you can give to people who are new to it?

Find a sample that has a nice chord progression and start looking around for cool sounding chops and just seeing what happens. Getting decent at chopping is honestly all about putting the hours in imo. If you leave some space between the ends of your chops to let them breathe a bit it can really bring them out though. And also, try working out the key of your samples and pitch another sample to fit in the key. Having 2 samples to work with for one song really opens up a crazy amount of opportunities.

Q: Have you ever had any bad experience around the Future Funk community in general?

Honestly not that much to be honest! The future funk community feels especially welcoming and friendly compared to others which im really grateful for.

Q: Are you into any non electronic genres or artists?

Honestly I’ve not been doing enough listening to non-electronic stuff lately, need to catch up on that… jazz is pretty cool tho lol.

Q: Where are you from and how old are you?

Originally from Poland but been based in Glasgow most my life. still 18.

Q: what are your thoughts on 3D blast’s new album?

Been hearing a lot of great things about it but I still need to get around to giving it a listen… I’ve been falling behind on my music hard..

Q: Greatest moment of musical career?

Definitely playing Aessential in toronto last month! Being able to see an actual crowd of people jamming to my music was honestly on another level. I feel like it’s really easy to forget that those numbers on your screen are actual people so experiencing this really opened my eyes again.

Q. How long have you been making music and how did you get to where you are today?

Been messing around in FL since I was 10 I think, so that would make it 8 years. Had absolutely no idea what I was even doing for most of those years apart from the last 3 so it definitely doesn’t take that long hahah. How did I get to where I am today? Honestly it’s all just about putting the hours in and grinding things out. If you don’t just get stuck into it and start experimenting then you won’t really get anywhere.

Q: How do you make your Future Funk?

Stick a sample into Ableton and start chopping things around until something sounds cool, then get a fat bassline and drums on there and you’re good to go

Q: Any plans for future music releases?

Been slowly working on tracks for the next EP and I’d honestly say I’m pretty close now so look out for it this summer.

Q: Do you have any tips on Mastering when it comes to FF?

Not really sure whether this falls more under mixing, but making sure each element of your song has room in it’s own frequency range is pretty important imo. Make sure there’s plenty of room in your mix for the kick sub, have your sample highpassed a bit so you have room for your bassline in the 200–250hz range, and so on. Also panning things and giving them stereo width with an imager plugin can really bring a lot of elements out so that everything is audible.

Q: What are some key plugins for Future Funk?

I’ve been abusing the Ozone Imager plugin for making elements of the song that lack stereo width a lot more depth, and definitely BlueCat phaser. Sticking that on your sample takes your phaser game to the next level and makes your samples sound amazing. If you don’t use Ableton, Xfer’s OTT plugin is a great replacement for Ableton’s OTT. I use that on my samples and tons of other elements. Pretty sure all of those plugins are free as well!

Q: What is your favorite song that you’ve produced?

Honestly when it comes to the one I had the most fun with producing, it would be slow. That’s the song where I let myself just mess around the most, Using a 7/8 time signature and sampling plastic love, but I think the one I’m most proud of would be xoxo.

Q: What does your IRL friends think of your music and FF?

I’m honestly kinda reserved and self conscious about my music so I don’t like telling everyone about it, but my friends that do know think it’s pretty cool I guess lol. Only got 1 IRL friend that’s properly into FF so it can be lonely ;_;

Q: What is your DAW of choice?

Originally used FL, but now I’m ableton. I really like the freedom it gives you with warping samples, but at the end of the day any DAW works.

Q: What’s your favourite collab you’ve done?

I was really happy with my collab with UniBe@t, but all of them were really fun, being able to see into other producer’s workflows and styles.

Q: Who is your dream collab with?

Dream collab would be Skrillex tbh hahaha.

Q: How much did Pad Chennington do on your collab?

he did nothing… nah jk he actually sent me in a pretty much finished song and I reworked a bunch of it so we both did a fair share lol.

Q: What music are you into outside of electronic music?

I honestly really need to broaden my horizons with music. I’ve been pretty much exclusively listening to electornic music lately.. like a bit of jazz on the side though lol.

Q: Did you learn formal music theory?

I learned piano and tuba in highschool and took music classes but honestly the theory that came out of that was pretty minimal. I’ve been trying to teach some myself though because I feel like it really opens your eyes up and makes composition easier / lets you put your ideas down more effectively.

Q: Regarding Future Funk as a genre, what in your opinion are the essential elements/characteristics, etc. without which it becomes something else?

that’s a tough one… A compressed sample and fat drums are an obvious one, but I feel a lot of it is just the aesthetic to be honest, since there’s been sample-free stuff or songs that barely rely on the sample that I’d say would still fit.

Q: Any bass design/processing tips or tricks you’d like to share?

You can make a super nice French House bass if you take a saw, lowpass it to around 250Hz, and put a big resonant peak right before the lowpass. Also bitcrush to taste lol (and also making basses low-mid heavy really brings them out in the mix of the whole song.)

Q: What’s the meaning behind ev.exi?

Idk I was just kinda desperate to releasae some music but couldnt think of a name so i just slapped some random letters together tbh…

Q: Tips for artists who wanna start out with FF?

One thing i’d say is definitely dont limit yourself to just producing future funk, and just mess around making anything you want. I feel ike only having experience with samples can make things a bit tough later down the line if you’d want to expand your sound.

Q: How do you feel about mode getting memed?

It’s honestly pretty damn funny, loved the tracks that came out of it lmao.

Q: Did future society ever ship out the remember tape?

nope…. no sign of the remember tape. im super glad Coraspect helped eventually make it a reality though!

Q: Have you ever used Audacity before?

Yea i have used audacity lmao. best DAW not gonna lie.

Q: How was the experience with releasing a big hit like Remember?

I’m honestly just really flattered that people enjoyed the album. Making it was a huge learning experience so I’m glad people could enjoy it as well

Q: Any last words?

Thanks for all the questions! Was a fun time hahah.