1.Whats Good Fam, Now Ive Known you for a short amount of time but im a major fan of your work and you're dope beyond dope at your given craft. Feel free to introduce yourself to the readers. Who you are? Where are you from? And What Is your craft?
Yo what up, this is the one and only Cee Gee "In the Place to Be". 1/2 of Green Giant, 1/2 of The Almighty Rebelz, DJ, Producer, Gamer and Collector from Buffalo, NY
2.Now Cee Gee, thats a dope production name...kinda reminds of the legendary producers Ced Gee and Kay Gee. What is the science behind the name and how did it come about?
Well, Columbus Green is my real name which also it stands for, its basically from my family and friends during the early years, because I was named after my late grandfather and my late uncle (both is my late dad's father and brother).
3.What is your earliest recollection of music? And how do you recall hearing music made you feel?
Going to record stores, flea market or yard sale in my younger years made me wanna go to collect music, video games and all the other media formats. Hearing the music is something I've never heard in my life from the sound, melody and everything.
4.Now Cee Gee, not to show age but what year did you start producing and deejaying?
Producer in 2009 and Deejaying in 2017. At first I was interested to be DJ in my young age before planning on making beats but i have no experience to it at a time, By then i was an mixtape DJ,
5.Between DeeJaying and producing, which do you enjoy most?
I'm enjoying doing both, most of the times I'm making beats in my daily routine but I'm very rare when someone booked me to DJ or doing live beats.
6.If you could be locked in a studio for a month to produce an album with any artist or group, Who would you choose?
Elzhi, Little Brother and Skyzoo
7.What is your stance on the analog vs digital debate far as music production equipment?
It depends what the set up u got or what u already have, as long as u got a speakers and a pair of headphones to listen to the beat.
8.How do you feel about the debate between Vinyl Djing Vs Digital Djying?
Vinyl DJing is mostly an real tradition of the culture, but the problems is u gotta carry like five or six crates of records in each shows or gigs. Digital DJing is easy for DJ's to not breaking their backs by carrying records.
9.What is your stance on the crate digging vs edigging debate?
Edigging is like simple way to find some gems thru YouTube that nobody don't even know about. Crate digging is real tradition for DJ's/Producers like myself although u gotta have some real mad bread to find some ill gems to cooked up.
10.Who are some of your influences as a producer and DJ?
As a DJ: Kid Capri, Funkmaster Flex, Jam Master Jay, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Grandmaster Flash. As a Producer: DJ Premier, RZA, Q-Tip, Alchemist, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder and J Dilla.
11.What Does your lab consists of and how has it changed since you started producing and Djing?
When I decided to start making beats, It took very small steps to set up like a laptop and a software. I didn't even get a MPC until 2016 because the whole time I was make my beats thru the computer from 2011 to 2016. Buying more records, CDs or other music outlets expanding, everything I did is thru my own bedroom. So that's basically how I set up my own lab.
12.What is your creative process like as a producer? Not to give away any sector 7 secrets tho.
Whether something I heard before or didn't heard. My creative process as a producer is like a machine to me. What I heard the sample, just seeing what can I come up with and worked out dope.
13.Congrats on the Broadway Joes placement With Westside Gunn on his Hitler 7 project. How did that placement come about?
.I met Westside Gunn back in late 2014 when he was Hitler Wears Hermes 3 release party in Buffalo. That was a same night when he brought Skyzoo in the city. Keep you in mind, I was already friends with W$G on FB in late 2013 but I didn't tapped in what's going on musically in my own city at a time. Plus the same night, I met Conway and I already met Daringer awhile back. I was already approaching West to link up for some music but they was upcoming in the industry and I was upcoming thru my own city, so I wanna get know them and support their movement first. So five years later after building, supporting and following what they was doing, the beat was putting together when Benny the Butcher dropped The Plugs I Met but I didn't presented to West until three weeks later, when he threw a release day party in Buffalo for FlyGod is An Awesome God (also he was in town), By then, i wasn't in a right place thru out the whole weekend and so I came down in the club to get my mind off what happened. My friend and fellow music associate Neph recommended me to do some productions whether is West, Conway or Benny. I already got beats made for them just in case they wanna reach out and send them but that one day, I pull West to aside briefly I told him that i got some joints and he said inbox him and send them tomorrow, so i did that to the next day. Then couple days later he reach out to me, choose a beat and let him handle his business without me explaining more. The next time i seen him when the back to school giveaway, so I ended up being over there to say what's up and then he pull out his phone then let me hear something, it was over my beat and I was impressed as hell. I kept this whole thing to myself until West was putting together his next installment of Hitler Wears Hermes series, he dropped the tracklist which including the song produced by yours truly, tape finally came out and the rest is history.
14. Also congrats on the release of your new album "Classically Gifted". What was the creative process behind that project?
After i did The Research back in May 20, 2017 which it was on my birthday, I was debate about whether if i'm gonna do an follow up to the first album or not because at a time, my main focused is working on some collaboration/group albums like Green Giant (with Frigid Giant), The Almighty Rebelz (then known as Supreme Black Acez) (with SemiAuto007 fka Gunsmoke Shabazz), Program, etc. because i have beats and songs ready to go. But everything got put an halt indefinitely due to their personal lives or working on individual projects. So i decided to start working on my follow up. Album title Classical Gifted was based on my name, Artwork was inspired by Schroeder from Peanuts Gang (Salute to Darius Johnson). I've been on and off working on that project because figuring who's gonna be on my tape, what beats i'ma use or make for the project, where i'm gonna record the joint, what's the concept of the album, I spend 2 years and an half to putting a lot of work of this masterpiece just make an improvement what i did on my last joint. Plus, the creative process was magnificent and touch up what was going on around my city and my life's perspective. it was a very long journey for me and i'm proud of myself how's it came to be, especially after my placement of WSG's Hitler 7 back in November and it was an new decade.
15.What are some of your current projects and where can we find them?
Most of my projects on Bandcamp and SoundCloud.
16.What are some of your future projects and which are you looking forward to most?
I'm working on Green Giant 2 with Frigid Giant, Untitled EP with Singer/Rapper Genecist, Almighty Rebelz tape with SemiAuto007, other collaboration projects like Elcamino, Jae Skeese and others i can't speak on it right now. Future production placements from L-Biz, Chaotik Kojima, Dan the Underdog, Da Joker, Madhattan, G4Jag, hopefully i can do some with Termanology and more joints for Westside Gunn and possibly Benny or Conway. oh yeah it's the only beginning for Yours Truly, there's more rappers out there wants to do some work with me.
17.Do you represent any companies or labels, if so, who are they and how long have you been affiliated with them?
Not yet, everything is all independent to me.
18.Do you have any jewels that you would like pass along to aspiring producers and djs?
.Keep working on your crafts, support everybody whenever u can, you'll be straight.
19.Do you have any shout outs or special thanks?
Peace and Salute to my Green Giant bro Frigid Giant, my Almighty Rebelz bro Skrap aka SemiAuto007, Toneyboi, Camoflauge Monk, Ooze Gang, Neph, Shaun & B, Westside Gunn, Conway, Benny the Butcher, Rick Hyde, DJ Shay, Beats Anonymous, G Premacy, Chuckie Campbell, Program, Mostro, to all my family, friends and the rest of my associates.
20.Is there anything that we didnt cover..and final words for the readers?
Classical Gifted Is Out Now!!! Be On The Lookout For What I Got In Stores Next!!!
