Freddy Leone first things first welcome back to Nefarious Supply, it’s been a while since we’ve featured you on the platform but in that time, you have made some substantial progress with your career, so just give us a quick update on what’s been going on with you, and what are some things you have accomplished in 2020?

Yes, it has! glad to be back brother. I believe its been about a year since the last interview and I think I only had 3 tracks out at the time. Ever since then, I have released more singles, production for other close artists, and released an EP with my brother Hrtbrkfever called Sad Boys & Nose Rings late 2019. It has been quite the experience and I have learned so much along the way over this period of time. Going into 2020, it has been a wild ride for everyone in the world. With this whole pandemic, politics, it can be hard to stay calm without any anxiety or fear. Luckily, I’ve managed to put my problems to the side and advance my producer skills by practicing new things every day. I can definitely say I am not the same producer I was last year. I have managed to come out of my comfort zone and produce, engineer, and sing on a couple tracks that are out on my SoundCloud. I am proud of the artist I have become and I cannot wait to see where I will be at this time next year.

Since we’ve last talked you started a new Instagram page to promote the music production side of your talents. how have things been going with that and have you been able to sell any of your beats to artists?

Yes, I have! I felt to myself that I was too locked away in the shadows and wanted to show snippets to others of where my production is at. I know I can be a versatile producer, so I wanted to see what kind of feedback I’d receive from the different beats on display. I try to post something new at least every day, if not, every week just to maintain activity. Shockingly enough there has been some interested artists in my work so there has been purchases made. Enough to the point where I even considered being a full time producer and quit my day job. With that being said, I actually made a YouTube and BeatStars account to help advertise my beats to a wider audience of artists. I hope that my purchase rates will rise in order for me to work fulltime on what I love doing the most.

How have things been on the artist end of things have you worked with any new people?

Thankfully yes, my name has reached some dope artists like Hiddenhills, Bond, ID (identification), and Cliff. I have also worked on collaborations with some crazy producers like Lonesome, Solon da G, 100graham, YLX, and ProdbyWKDBOY. We have so many files in the vault, who knows when or if it will all be used. They are all talented in their own way and I have had great experiences with them all. Behind the curtain you can say I am working with more artists, but nothing is official until we got some things recorded and put out.

Okay so let’s talk about your newest project which dropped yesterday which is a joint album with your close friend Apollo1027 titled “The Third Generation”. What got y’all together again for this joint album and how was the experience stepping back into thestudio with him again?

Yes, that’s my brother from the start of all this. We have some special vibes on this, and in my opinion, some evolutionary ones. It had been long awaited for us to make a collaborative tape and I was very excited for the drop. Me and Apollo1027 have made a numerous amount of tracks so it was only a matter of time. I presented the idea, “The 3rd generation” to him because of us being the third generation in our families. He liked the idea and started going thru some beats of mine to piece the project together. The first one recorded was “What Its Like” next was “Freak Show” then lastly “Best of Me”. All of this was decided and finalized within a couple months but was delayed due to final touches that were done on the tape.

 So 3 tracks all of which sound amazing! So just walk us through all 3, and tell us about what your favorite song is?

This project contains 3 tracks in total, first track is called “Freak Show” featuring our close friend David Sulky who did an amazing job on his part. His ambience really compliments the track. This track also features a friend I had in high school named Daniel Seymour who plays the violin full time and was nice enough to include some solo parts in the track. The second track is called “What Its Like” and it’s a very bouncy experimental track with unique drum patterns and majestic vocals. Definitely a favorite of mine and I can’t wait to see the feedback I get from it. Third track is called “Best of Me” featuring a talented individual who goes by Bismarck and he is a living legend saxophonist. I first heard his work on “kids don’t do drugs” by Hrtbrkfever and I was hooked immediately. I was honored enough to have him on this track as he gives it a more sexy, genuine feel. Using live instruments was something I been wanting to have done for quite some time now and I am very blessed to have had this opportunity. This tape holds only to mostly Rnb vibes so any Rnb heads out there, your welcome haha.

 Did you guys work with any other artists or producers on the project and if so how was the experience working with them?

So, the only other vocal artist on this project is David Sulky and other than that, it’s been the musicians included like Daniel Seymour on the violin and Bismarck on the sax. The experiences with all of them have been a walk in the park and was honored for all of them to be a part of this. I got to witness Bismarck record his sax live and it was very impressive to watch. My engineer, Edwin, located in Boca Raton Fl at the Forever Current recording studio also mixed and mastered the project together. I have worked with him on my previous EP and he always out does his work every single time. But yes, all production was made by me.

Can fans of you guys expect any visuals for the album and if so when are the gonna be dropping?

At this moment, the only visuals that had been posted was the promo video I posted on my IG a couple days ago. Due to the pandemic, we may or may not have a video done but at this moment, it is still undetermined. I would’ve loved to have something done though!

I gotta say you and Apollo1027 show no signs of slowing down and it’s amazing the work ethic you guys have for your craft. So my next question is what’s next for you in 2020, and will you guys be dropping a joint project anytime in the future? 

Oh yes, we are always working and I always bounce anything new to him whenever I can. That’s one thing I love about us is that we are always working on our craft no matter what. We are truly destined for this shit. Apollo has his EP, Summer Solstice 2 coming along right after our tape drops so expect to hear production by me on there as well. I am also trying to put an album together and hopefully it will be released this year as it is the goal! Another joint project? Of course. We will see what the future holds.

Any last words?

Stay enlightened when its Shaded. The Nature Boy is present. < O >

Big shout out to Freddy Leone for coming on and talking about his joint album with Apollo1027. The 3rd Generation EP is available now on all streaming platforms and while you listening be sure to follow Freddy Leone as well as Apollo1027 to stay up to date with new releases coming from them. If you want to stay up to date with news and content coming from Nefarious Supply you can find us on Instagram, and  Twitter. We also recently opened the Nefarious Supply shop so if you want to support you can show some love here!