What's up Q I wanted to welcome you to Nefarious Supply, Let's get this interview started! So to begin to tell us about yourself who is Qdajuice, where are you from, and how has this area played an influential sound on you and your music?
Yo, wassup. I appreciate you guys for having me. Qdajuice a.k.a. “Quincy Bones” is a multitalented recording artist, Single Father, & music lover from Cleveland, OH. I think where I’m from plays a big part in my music. Being from Cleveland, it’s a hard nose city. It can sometimes make you feel like it’s hard to get out. I feel like what I’ve seen around me influenced me to take those extra steps and try to remain myself. It seems like everyone is waiting for the next best thing out of here or waiting to become the next big thing. Sometimes I just hope it’s me or one of my boys.
What artists have influenced you, what are some of the things you from them, and as you frow what artists do you want to work?
As far as influences I can go in for days but going back to the days where I fell in love with music. My dad would play Outkast around the crib when I was younger. The “Speaker Box/ The Love Below” album. They were so different to me and always had different sounds to offer. 50 Cent is a big influence to my gritty side. I remembered the first album I received to myself because I wanted it so bad and probably had no business listening to was 50 Cent’s “The Massacre”. I was like 8 when that “$#¡+” came out lol. I wanted it for my birthday so big ups to my Grandma for bootlegging that for me. My Grandmother was into making CDs and DVDs back in the day heavy but she was making the CDs for her friends and people around the neighborhood who would pull up. Every morning waking up with a different album playing from artists like Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, & Bootsy Collins. She even would throw in some old school jazz and a little Ghostface for my pops and his homies. As I grow I think I would want to work with like a lot of artists but off the top of my head, I would say....6lack, Kendrick, Andre 3000, Pharrell, and Charlie Wilson.
How has your experience been so far as an artist, what are some of your biggest goals, and how do you plan on making yourself stand out from other rising artists?
I think my experience as an artist has been exactly how it’s supposed to be. It has its ups and downs but I love it all. Being a father, brother, son, & friend one of my things I’m big on now is setting my music persona aside from real life. I’m trying to have as much fun as I can at this age in music. On both sides though. I have real family and friends inside and out of music that I’m trying to keep good relationships with and do good things with on both ends. I think that’s what creates the music. Some of my biggest goals in music are to create a natural following and make the best music I can for a long time.
I wanna be comfortable enough to do this for as long as I can. I look at an artist like Curren$y who’s been in the game for so long but he’s still making music and his brand is still moving. I want something like that. To always have a working machine, ya know? I plan on standing out by keep killing it honestly. I try to always come with a crazy verse that catches attention. I also want to keep pushing visuals. I feel like I have a good interest in actually putting the videos together and wanting them to be something that makes you look twice. You will be hearing a lot more music and catching a lot more video presentations from me this year for sure. I plan on working with more artists as well. See what else is going out there for me to get my hands on.
What got you into the music industry, how has your experience been so far, and what’s some advice you would give to brand new artists?
I wouldn’t say I’m in the industry exactly. I’m still making music out of my apartment in the Heights with the homies. I’m just getting my foot in the door with a couple of things and learning the business side as well. The experience has been great though. Something I would tell a new artist is to always believe in his or her vision. Don’t let anyone or anything sway you into doing what you don’t want. Never be afraid to be exactly who you tell yourself you are & lastly it’s cool to be yourself and an artist these days.
You have a pretty solid discography but some of my favorite songs gotta be “Day One’s”, give some background on this track?
Hahaa “Day One’s” is one is my favorite tracks. I just remember wanting to have a track that was just loud and in your face. The flows were really witty and I had my boy Jp Mack on some of the background vocals to really bring out some of the feelings in the track. He has a very dynamic voice. I recorded the songs in pieces. I remember literally only having the hook and one verse on it. I think all together it came out to be a bad @$$ track.
You not to long ago dropped a visual for your single “Split”
Yes, I dropped a visual to “Split” from my latest project “What a Life”. It was shot by Kyle Hammonds & Dave Pelosi. I feel they did a great job at bring the vision to life for the video. I knew I wanted to drop some dope visuals for the project so this was a great addition to that.
So you have solid two projects out right now” Babylon (Hosted by Bobby Booshay)” released in 2017, and your most recent project “What a Life” released 2019. Tell us about both?
“Babylon” was my first project. Engineered by the great Antoine Christopher. I met Toine right before creating Babylon. I wanted to find work with someone I could get consistent work in and work in a fun studio environment. That’s where Toine came in. I had a story to tell creating Babylon but most of the music was created off of simply having fun and reminiscing on old situations in my life. It was kind of like a slight introduction of myself. I wanted to tell my story and share a piece of my life. I even put my daughter Jade Marie on the track “Promised Land”. She’s really a big part of my life so I wanted to present that in my music.
I feel creating “What a Life” was more personal. Also engineered by Antoine Christopher. It was a different type of story and feeling I’ve never felt before. Copping with different feels while creating the music. I knew the project was more personal so I felt it was going to take a little time for people to catch on to it. It’s like taking in 1,000 & 1 feelings and emotions at once to me. I had to bring in Dj TouchMoney to get an ear on the project as an executive producer. I told him the feel I was going for and how I was feeling at the time as an artist. He and Toine together gave it the perfect sound to me. It’s so many words in one to me. It sounds gritty starting off but if you really listen you can feel every word. Sonically I think we created a sound for myself working on this project. I feel like tracks like “Love Interlude” & “Bounce” give it a transition to a softer side but all in all it’s like pure jazz. Making the project I was watching movies like Mo’ Better Blues to inspire me on more of the jazz sound & the storyline of Denzel Washington being a jazz musician is gold. I also wrote “Split” after watching the movie. Movies and visuals are a big asset to my creating process.
So you’ve worked with some amazing artists including; King Jerm, Jake Finesse, Mack Whitney, Carolyn Fuentes, Jade Marie, Dutch Bailey, V’ari, WesWill, and eelleinahtan. But I gotta say man your production is exceptional! So my next question is who do you have on your production team, and how do your work so perfectly in synch with them, as well as other artists?
I’ve had a great pleasure to work with these people. They are great talented artist but on top of that, most of them are good friends of mine. I appreciate them for taking the time to bring these visions to life. As far as production goes I’ve recently been working with FifGawd, Jp Mack, & Antoine Christopher. Starting off I was just getting random beats through email or getting them from YouTube. It’s great to actually sit down and work with these producers now though and really cook up a sound. All three of these guys are great producers and have different sounds to offer. They know the type of sounds I like. I’ve heard I can be picky when it comes to picking beats but I think I like everything so it’s cool to work with people who are willing to see past that and just cook up.
Most of the artist I’ve done features with are people who believe in my vision & I’m thankful for that. I’ve known most of the artist I’ve made music with for a long time so I believe in them to kill whatever we’re doing. These artist are amazing so I know by being around them and seeing how they work, I know that we can make great music together. Even the artist who I’ve just recently started working with. They bring heat to the table every time.
Walk us through your creative process from start to finish, and how do you know you have something you are proud of?
My creative process now is fun as hell. Jp Mack lives right downstairs from me so I start my day off making music. As he creates the beats I write my lyrics. Later on in the day Fif will slide through and I’ll create music with both of them through the day. It’s probably some dope anime playing in the background while creating. I take a lot from the stories in anime. After that we take the music to Toine and create beats and record at his studio. I like to have long sessions where I can get comfortable and get the work in. Taking the time to hear the sound evolve is always something I’m down to sit through. After getting the vocals down and capturing a feel for the tracks I send the music to Dj TouchMoney. He gets his ear on the tracks and work with Toine to put a final mix on the songs. That part of the process can be a little tense but after it’s done everything is ready to drop.
I know I have something I’m proud of when I really have a good feel for it. No matter how it may sound, if I like it I think someone else will. If my daughter Jade Marie can bop to it and likes it I know it’s worth releasing. She’s 8 & she’s my biggest fan. She loves the music but is honest about music like me so if she rocks with it I’m rocking with it lol.
What’s next for you in 2020?
I want to say 2020 holds a lot more Qdajuice as a whole. I’m everywhere with it. I believe in manifestation so I see good things for me this year.
Any last words?
I want to say thank you for having me on your great platform. Much Love
Who should we interview next on Nefarious Supply?
I think you guys should interview Tae Miles. I think he would give you guys a great interview & he has an great arsenal of music under his belt. He would be a dope interview for sure.
Shout out to Qdajuice for coming on and interviewing with Nefarious Supply, if you want to stay up to date with him be sure to check out his Soundcloud which can be found above and to stay up to date with him be sure to follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
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