Chris: Welcome back Mike, and thanks 
for again taking the time to be interviewed again

DJG: thanks for having me Chris

Chris: Ok, let's jump right in. Last 
time I talked to you, we talked strictly about 
311... this time it's going to be a bit different. So 
I hear that you're a 'recording artist' now. 

DJG: Yes I am, I have just recorded a 
new record called "illuminations" where it is 
contains many different elements dub regaee, 
rock, trip hop, jungle, and acid jazz.

Chris: Tight, how did your talents 
come to you? Was it natural, or did you have to 
practice day and night to get where you are 
today?

DJG: Well it took about 2 months of 
practicing before I started recording and I was 
horrible at first but I am much better due to all the 
practicing day in and day out. I am still learning 
every day though

Chris: That's always great to hear. 
What kind of equipment are you required to use 
to make all of these mixes and to make them 
sound good?

DJG: Well almost all of it is done on 
my CTX laptop. I have 4 computer programs I 
am using to lay down beats and other effects, 
Mixman Studio, DJ Power, Opcode's Studio 
Vision, and Cool Edit. I also plug in my Casio 
midi interface keyboard into my laptop to get 
some spacey effects and drum sounds that I just 
loop or drop in.

Chris: Great... Who would you call 
your idols in the music industry?

DJG: Wow that is tough question 
because I have so many. 311, Ronni Size, DJ 
Shadow, DJ Lethal, DJ Honda, Prodigy, 
Chemical Brothers, The Urge, Korn, 
Morcheeba, and Dub Syndicate are all musical 
inspirations of mine.  Those are only some though 

Chris: what would you say is your 
favorite song on 'illuminations' and why?

DJG: I think the track "Earth People" is 
my favorite because it combines hard rock, hip hop, 
and jungle. It is also the only hard rock track on the 
cd

Chris: Ok, We've talked about 
favorite tracks, now what is your least favorite 
track(s)

DJG: I don't have a least favorite 
track. I enjoy certain different elements on each 
track

Chris: Great. At what age did you 
start your career in music arts?

DJG: About 6 months ago. I have actually 
no musical experience in the sense that I never 
was taught how to read or compose music

Chris: ok... What genre of music 
would you consider your favorite, rap, rock, 
heavy metal, etc... ?

DJG: Right now I am really into Hard 
Rock and Jungle. I really dig The Urge, Limp 
Bizkit, Deftones, Korn, and Ronni Size right 
now.

Chris: Same here. Now, i just read 
now that you were never actually taught how to 
read or compose music, so, when you create 
somethings on your computer, you do it off the 
top of your head, or whats the story there?

DJG: Well yeah it is basically off the 
top of my head but how I go about it at first I 
take a drum beat that I think sounds good then I 
take the guitar or keyboard part and mess with 
the bpm, tempo, volume, and pitch till they start 
to sound the same then I add the bass to it which 
is pretty easy to do once I got the first two 
sounding good then I just drop sound effects into 
the mix such as scrathes and dub effects then I 
make an intro then I fade the outro.

Chris: Do you plan on trying to learn 
how to read or compose music anywhere down 
the line? 

DJG: Yeah I am doing that right now I 
am taking a beginners music composition course 
on how to read notes and write notes down as 
you go about making a music.  I am doing that so I can learn 
how to play the guitar and incorporate live guitar 
sounds into my music

Chris: Do you plan on sending your 
Illuminations CD to radio stations, or plan on 
keeping in on the downlow?

DJG: It is going out to 20 record labels 
on saturday as my demo but I have not tried any 
radio stations because my music would not fit on 
the radio formats they have here.

Chris: true, maybe if you send me a 
couple copies, i have a few stations here that 
would be interested... How many people have 
heard the whole album as opposed to the four on 
your webpage?

DJG: Yeah I will defintely send you 3 
copies of it...I would say about 20 people have 
heard the entire cd and all I have gotten back are 
positive replys about how much they liked it and 
how it is different than what is popular now.

Chris: What advice can you give to 
those musicians like yourself, who are unsure of 
their music?

DJG: That you don't have to know 
how to be an expert on music but to trust what 
your mind tells you is dope and to not worry 
what other people think of you like some might 
say your music is wack when they are just 
jealous of the talent you have that they don't

Chris: That's great advice Mike. 
Now, I would like to conclude this interview with 
these remarks. You mentioned earlier that you 
have been getting positive feedback from your 
listeners. They have said that it is different from 
most music in the industry at this point in time. 
The good thing about that is a lot of the music 
played on the radio these days is really wack! 
Difference is great this day in age, and it's been a 
pleasure talking with you mike. And that is Chris' 
Final Thought

DJG: Thank you for having me Chris

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