What's up Nick, welcome to Nefarious Supply so just to get the interview started tell us a little bit about yourself and what got you started as a musician?
When i was ten my family and i lived in an apartment and one day my dad bought a karaoke machine and that’s pretty much where it started I used to be on that thing 24/7 and at the time I liked Michael Jackson and Phil Collins i used to be singing all night and do performances in the living room for my mom and cousins. Since then over the years music became an addiction for me and a means of escape.
How long have you been making music and what artists would you say have had the biggest impact on you and your overall sound?
I've been making music for 4 years. I started making beats on cell phone apps and then Linux MultiMedia Studio because I didn't have any money at the time. My biggest influences are The Weeknd, Anderson .Paak, Mac Miller, XXXTentacion, The Beatles and Drake. As for my sound I would say its introverted with and overall happy texture. I try my best to tell you how i'm feeling and also capture that feeling that's why all the beats are different and the feeling of each song is different
What DAW do you currently use and walk us through your creative process from beginning to end?
I currently use FL studio and Pro Tools from time to time i have a love/hate relationship for Pro Tools but all my best work starts in Fl studio i’ll start making a beat and the moment i don’t like or any aspect of it i scrap it and start over especially when i have an idea on what the song should sound like i usually write out the hook and then go down to the studio or record it on my Shure SM7B at home and then improvise the verses around the hook.
So your newest album is coming. Juvenile Heart is coming out pretty soon and is a direct follow up to your previous work “Self Care - EP” which dropped in 2019. So tell us about your new album, what's the meaning behind the title?
It's called Juvenile heart because it conveys growth from being young and naive it's also a representation on how my past relationships and heartbreaks changed me as a person
Are there any features on the coming album and who helped you with production?
Yes my close friend Oluwabukola Odediran, she goes by Bookie and she featured on the intro and the outro of the album. I produced tracks Two and five by myself much of the other tracks were done by my friend Cullen Wagner Roach who goes by 8milotb his production is very emursive and its very different from what you hear everyday I got amazing vocal help from my engineer Jonae Townsend who goes by Lady J she also helps the music feel more sincere. and i also got help from my East MD colleague and owner of J-Apollo Productions Jude Auguste who helped with the vocal vision for track 4 of the album.
Do you plan on putting out any visuals for the album?
No comment but we’ll see in the near future most of visual work is done by sydney coley i love going back and forth with her on ideas she truly knows how to capture the visions i have in mind.
Who should we feature on next Nefarious Supply?
DMV artist wise I say Oluwabukola Odediran, and producer wise i say ShawnThadawn and Kardon Benz also 8milotb even though he's in Toronto
Bigshout out to Nicko Flash for coming on and interviewing with Nefairous Supply, be sure to checkout his newest album which is available now on all streaming platforms. And if you want to stay up to date with him you can find him in Instagram.
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