Closing out the year with our last interview we reached out to Eddy Benz to catch up with him as well as to cover the release of his new project Sailor Mouth which dropped today. Based out of Louisiana Eddy Benz first got on our radar after our introduction to other creatives from the NOLA area including Lango, Jaxon, and Pharez Scott. Starting his career in his High School, Eddy Benz’s biggest influences include Young Thug, David Bowie, Chief Keef, Prince, OJ Da Juiceman and Phil Collins. Having worked with a lot of the artists in his area while building a solo career for him self Benz’s discography includes “Eddy Benz EP”, and his latest project “VOYEUR”. He continues his musical career with his new project Sailor Mouth which drops on the anniversary of VOYEUR. Really happy to close out the year with him here is our interview with NOLA artist Eddy Benz.

Eddy Benz, it's great to catch up with you before 2020 comes to an end, so before we get into the full interview update us on how your 2020 has been, what are some goals you have been able to accomplish, and what are some of your goals going into 2021?

it’s a pleasure to speak with y’all again! My 2020 has been pretty mundane honestly. I got a bachelors degree and I’ve been focusing on music more than ever. I’ve been trying to get in tune with nature and myself as opposed to indulging in more media.

This year has been such a crazy year, with a lot of unexpected events, and a pretty unprecedented time. So with all this in mind, how have you been able to stay motivated with your career, and your music, and what are some things you have learned about yourself? 

This year was completely unexpected, but easily manageable too. From a music perspective, we lost live shows. Other than that the music itself is still relevant. So I’ve been as motivated as ever to deliver new material. I’ve learned that it’s up to me to make changes in my life. Nothing is going to drastically change if I don’t will it into existence.

For artists that haven't had such an easy time this year and who are losing their focus, what is some advice you would give them, and for newer artists looking to take their first steps, what would you tell them as well? 

My advice would be that if any external occurrences are making you lose focus in your art, then you were probably not very focused to begin with. I’ve always used my disadvantages and tribulations to my advantage. For newer artists? I’d say do everything yourself. Because you can...the resources are at your disposal.

How has the underground music/creative scene been for Louisiana this past year, has there been a lot of growth, and what are some exciting things that have come out of your local scene this year?

Dude the Louisiana scene has exploded. I never thought I’d see the day that these artists come together to perform, at a DIY venue at that. It’s been incredible. Some things that I’ve seen out of the local scene is my mutual artists have been signing major label deals. Labels are finally looking at us.

So let’s get into music, what are your top t0 projects of the year, and why and which artists do you currently have in your daily rotation?

To be honest I don’t listen to much music at all. I watch a ton of films though. But as for musicians that are in my rotation? I’d say ecco2k, Rylo Rodriguez, Baby Smoove and some classic Jay-Z and Camron.

So you've been pretty low-key this year but you're ending the year off right on the right note with the release of your newest project “Sailor Mouth”. What inspired this project, what does the title mean and how does it tie into the overall theme of the project, and how long did it take you to get this project together?

So yea I was very quiet for most of the year. But actually I conceived of the album title over a year ago. The term “sailor mouth” really just means someone that curses way too much. I think I curse way too much. I even curse in my songs just to fit the meter or rhyme scheme. So that’s where the title comes from. It probably took me about a year to come up with the concepts but it didn’t take very long to record it because I had all the concepts prepared already.

What was your creative process like putting this project together? Did it change from your usual flow with previous projects, and what was your favorite part of putting this project together? 

The creative process for this album was a bit different. I free associated on this album. Which essentially means i free-styled on it lol. But it was a bit more premeditated than that. My favorite part of the album was having a hand in the mixing process. The mix of a song can give it an entirely new dimension.

So tell us about the features on this project. What made you tap them in for this project, what was the creative process like with each of them? 

To be honest, I have one feature on the project. I had a lot more in mind but narrowed it down to one. It’s not very surprising but it’s my guy Lango. He’s been on my tapes three years in a row now and his progression has been insane.

On the production end of things, what was that like, what producers did you tap in for this project, and what was the creative process like with them? 

I love my producers. And a new development on this project is that I know every single producer. It’s been incredible to work with my friends on this project. Shout out to them all. Many of them were on my original EP a few years ago too.

So with this release of this new project what next for you, do you plan on releasing any visuals to coincide with it?

Tons of visuals. Tons of content. Full length movie soon?

Who should we feature next on Nefarious Supply?

ya gotta feature my videographer, Matt (shotbymattx) and my right hand man and twin brother, Connor (@Connorlauman)

Any last words

LOVE YOURSELF

Big congratulations to Eddy Benz for the release of his new project Sailor Mouth. His new project is on SoundCloud now so show him some love and listen to it and while you’re there be sure to follow him on Instagram as well as Twitter!

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