Tromac Pineapple is an upcoming producer and curator making is mark within the DMV area. Through the answering of these automated questions, we’ll give you an inside look into his creative process and the influences behind his reasoning for becoming a full fledged artist in this industry.
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Q:
Who is Tromac Pineapple? What are the themes and experiences that formed the curator that you have become today?
A:
I'm just a dude from Laurel, a town on the tip of PG county, who found out music was the best thing ever. In high school, I met one of my closest friends who goes by Vlad, a fellow artist also from Laurel. He introduced me to music on a surface level when he showed me his songs he had on his old YouTube channel. from that, I started making beats, then rapping, eventually DJing.
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What do you think is the most important aspect of creating music? What are personally your favorite parts of the process?
A:
An important aspect of creating music to me is knowing what your doing, not necessarily what you want to make or where you're going with it, but knowing what how to do what you're about to do. personally I love watching Youtube videos of people playing with hardware that I own or intend to buy to give myself an idea of whats already possible so I can feel motivated to try the impossible.
My favorite parts of making music is the unexpected, like when you and your manz making beats and you hand the controls over to him and he do some wild shit to the sample or lay down some wild keys or hard ass kicks or some shit. or when you do something completely different from what you were trying to do and it hits even harder than what you thought.
Love it.
Q:
What do you think differs you as an artist from your peers in this industry? What relationships have you made or experiences that you’ve gone through that have molded you differently?
A:
Me and my friends just be having fun with it.
The thing about the scene where I’m at, Baltimore, D.C, etcetera, everyone is really good at what they do, so when we combine and collab its even more amazing, that’s the beauty.
You have good ideas? Just do it. A lot of people in the industry, from my understanding, are like make believe, living like semi-false lives because they have to fit in a standard or appease a certain group of people and shit. I don’t do that and I don’t think i will.
I do what i want, who gon' beat me up?
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Q:
What artist would you like to collaborate with the most?
A:
Honestly I would die if the legend Lil Wayne were to ever hop on one of my beats like that’s my favorite rapper. But if I could have a room full of artists, I would love to sit down with like Pharrell, Monte Booker, have like Kelela or somebody in there for some vocals, Childish Gambino too, and then just bring in my homies cus' they some of the most talented people in the world to be honest.
Q:
What do you feel is the best track you’ve ever produced?
A:
i couldn't tell you, I change my opinion on that every month, not even just when i make new shit but I will listen to some of my older beats and be like damn this is it.
But if I had to pick right now, i'd say I went off on my Drip Too Hard remix, which is on my Soundcloud right now titled "Drippy".
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If you weren’t a musician, what do you think you’d be doing at this point in your life?
A:
I probably would have moved to New York or something by now. Just because. Probably be working some random $13 an hour job so I could pay rent with some random roommates. I'd probably be doing graphic design and photography still.
Q:
Take us through the day in the life of Tromac. What do you get up to daily?
Are there days where you need to take a break from it all?
A:
Well I work, because I ain't shit yet.
But let's describe an off day, a weekend. Lets say its a Friday, I wake up around 9 or 10 depending on if I did anything the night before, freshen up, shower, get dressed all that good stuff and head out. Usually I have plans already like smoking with a friend or going somewhere to make beats or something.
Literally all i do is make beats, spark gas, and do like creative shit.
Might go see a movie or get some food with a friend or something. At night I’m either doing a show or at a homies show or some event but if not then I might be at the homies crib sparking or making beats or both of course. I started going to the gym more often lately, I find that I enjoy writing while working out, like on the treadmill, I tend to write verses on my phone.
Its like working the body which makes the mind work more or something? I’m not sure. but most of the time I am at home sleep.
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Lastly, is there any advice you’d give anyone who wants to start the process of becoming an artist/producer or curator in any form?
A:
Wild out, bust down, do that shit, spend that bread, cop that laptop or midi controller or whatever, no regrets don’t look back, just dive in do the shit and make it good.
Don’t let anyone make you feel bad for following dreams or having ideas.
And fuck school, that shit is wack and cost mad bread and niggas be down bad afterwards and that’s dead, unless you're good at it and have dreams that can be obtained easier with schooling. in that case, bust down.
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