Give us a general description of you as an artist. What cultures and experiences cultivate this persona or identity of yours?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: 7Minutes2LA is a producer group that consists of ARMY ZENN, Solomon Caesar, Trev In The Cut, Rob Glemser and Me Matty Moonshine. It has so many different experiences that shaped who we are today. As a group we all bring something different to the table as well as culture backgrounds etc. Personally, what I bring to the table is a fast paced hard-hitting club scene vibes. Club vibes like hiphop not EDM.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: We definitely all range in inspiration and musical taste as well as skill set. We have produced full projects of all rap stuff and recently delved into more pop and electronic vibes as of lately too. It all comes from our collective difference of influences.

How has your experience in the industry been thus far?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: This question could be answered in so many ways. The music industry is like a roller coaster. One day you feel amazing and you are at the top. The next you drop down so low and wonder if making music is worth it anymore. This all stems from so many experiences good and bad. I think the bad outweighs the good but you just need people in your circle to keep you going and you will be able to push through it.

Do you have an outstanding moment since you got into the music industry that makes you realize how important it is to make music like this? If so what would that be?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: I think one of the best moments I ever had in music is when I was scrolling through Instagram stories and saw someone repost a song I produced and the video was a father and son singing the song together in the car. I might have screen recorded it because I never thought I’d have a song where so many people appreciated it. That moment was insane to me because as a producer you never really know how well the song is doing. The listeners will tell the artist they like the song and then the artist hits you saying yeah people like it and that’s all it ever is. This moment made me realize I am here to make memories for others.

What do you think personally sets you apart from the rest of your peers in the music industry? What do you bring to the industry that you believe no one else has the ability to bring?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: Music is definitely not the easiest to stand out in. What I have been told is people say they knew I produced a song because of how the drums hit. What I always bring to the table are up-tempo bouncy 808’s and a hard hitting beat.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: I personally try to experiment as much as I can musically, I think that helps me breakthrough instead of copying the hottest sound currently. With me also doing a lot of visual work and creative direction I try to meld all my skill sets together with the music to create different experiences to help elevate what we do, solo and as a collective.

Is there any one song that you’ve made that stands out from the rest? Any songs that people should listen to that will get people hooked?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: Me, personally I would say nothing really stands out because each artist I work with has a different sound. All of my work with those artists sounds different. I don’t have a lane where I stay. What people should listen to is this upcoming project called 7Minutes24vr.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: I definitely agree, I love everything we do but this most recent project 7Minutes24VR (pronounced seven minutes to forever) with pop group 4VR is my favorite at the moment just because we got to try so many different genres and experiment. It all worked out so fire and it’s super unique, very proud of it.

What keeps your current audience listening and why should people start listening?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: I think people listen to me just to hear what I have been cooking up. I have a lot of supporters who enjoy my beats so if I produce something they will tune in every time.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: Same I feel like our work with a lot of local artists have helped us build a following, it think us being still new in sense and trying different things keep people interested. We dropped a full rap project with philly rapper Corey Lee and now a pop r&b project with 4VR, you can’t really box us in and I think people will enjoy the range and how we do things as a unit

Who do you listen to on a regular basis?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: The music I listen to changes like the seasons. I definitely listen to a rotation of Jay-Z, Nav, Don Toliver, Travis Scott and then Prince. I could go on for days of who I listen to but this sums up a daily rotation.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: My taste is also mad eclectic. I listen to a lot of instrumental music and producer projects as well a lot of older stuff and different genres. Big Soulection fan, as well as Benji B, I try to keep my ear to different sounds and vibes.

Are these the same people who inspire your sound? Or are there other factors that come into play?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: As a producer I am inspired daily by others. I originally started making Chicago Drill beats solely because of Young Chop. Then this transitioned to Metro Boomin (who is still my favorite today). I’d say someone of my quarantine beats were inspired by Mike Dean because I watched his Instagram live cookups every night.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: yeah definitely I feel like as of late I have been trying to make more music that reflects my playlist of inspiration. Just taking and pulling from a lot of different genres describes how I put my sound together.

What do you think is the most important aspect of music as a concept, personally and objectively?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: Creativity, Vision, Trust and being able to leave the ego at home.

Lastly, what advice or experiences would you like to share with your peers or anyone else who is up and coming in this industry?

Matty Moonshine of 7Minutes2LA: Leave the ego at home. Collaborate with as many people as possible. Cut off people who don’t have the same goals and vision as yourself.

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: Definitely focus on you and find your tribe, I feel like we are really blessed to have found a family of artists we work with so closely I don’t take that for granted, I wish that for every producer. Definitely used to get discouraged over the years playing the industry placement game but over time we found our sound and our gang that we all really work well with, no egos just good music. We don’t have to really look elsewhere and we all believe in each other it really is a beautiful thing.0

Also is there anything you’d like for us to promote?

ARMY ZENN of 7Minutes2LA: Depending on when this drops we have a joint collaborative project dropping June 24th with pop group 4VR titled 7Minutes24VR and it is super fun and unique. Very UK Garage, house, jersey club dance music inspired. A lot went into and definitely hope it impacts people and they enjoy and have fun with it. I know we did making it. We have already released two singles from the album called Luv Etrnl ft. Rob Coard & Sad Marquise, and Not The One ft. Ish Williams. If you could promote these two singles before our album release that would be amazing!

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