Zaytoven Talks Producing Trap Holizay, Signing a Deal, Superfly, Beast Mode 2 + More

Zaytoven interview at the producergrind office. The goat stopped by for an exclusive podcast/talk with us about his new album "Trap Holizay", Superfly, Signing to major label Capitol Records, Beast Mode 2 with Future, Birds of a Feather 2 & more. Producergrind Merch: https://merch.producergrind.com/ Sound Kits: https://producergrind.com/shop/ 1:10 Trap Hoilzay new release 1:40 Signing a publishing deal with Capitol 2:08 Doing the album on his terms 2:42 His entire career has been breaking new artists 3:00 The majors didn't understand his music for a long time 3:21 Had #1 song in the country w/Usher and Zay wasn't getting calls from majors 3:43 Got the Usher opportunity because of how hot his ATL acts were 4:12 Most people won't get a major label call after a couple placements 4:43 Branding himself with hard work 5:02 The logistics of a major label deal - Using your OWN relationships 5:57 Future and Jay Z recorded to the same beat that became Future's Mo Reala 7:18 Up and coming producers should get with an up and coming artist 7:45 Producers today are chasing placements 8:12 Artists have to have a strong work ethic 8:52 Zaytoven's daily routine - Been doing the same thing for 20 years 10:02 How to make 10 beats a day without playing keys 10:33 If he makes 10 beats a day at least 1 is gonna be hot 11:01 Zaytoven has always been worried about falling off - Once saw music as a side hustle 12:10 First Usher check was $101,000 and he still kept cutting hair 13:01 Versace came out and Zay had to quit cutting hair because people were showing up to take pics and drop mixtapes 13:57 Enjoying his family and home is how he enjoys his success 14:50 When he got his big checks he always reinvested in himself and his image 16:36 Your image matters so put that in the budget 17:17 Zay's scene in Superfly as a local artist 17:50 Zaytoven scored the movie in the music 18:10 The logistical process of scoring movies 18:29 He made Birds of a Feather because he thought he was falling off 19:42 Birds of a Feather II COMING SOON 20:55 Overrated/Underrated -Being able to play keys -Papadeaux -Buying jewelry when you can’t afford real -Focusing on quantity more than quality -Beat battles 24:44 Working with Lil Uzi and Lil Pump to impress his son 25:05 His son wants to be in the music industry 25:39 Zaytoven's take on the new class - Lil Baby, Blocboy JB, Key Glock, NBA Youngboy 26:39 Hard to tell which beat is better without words on it 27:19 New Music! Let the Trap Say Amen with Lecrae 28:20 Who is Lecrae? Inspirational music with a message-It's not necessarily gospel 29:44 Being a man of faith and balancing that with the music industry 30:40 How did a church man become the Godfather of the trap? 31:16 Gucci proud to be friends with Zay because he's a good guy 32:01 Knowing that people are watching him and that he can be a good example for other people 32:41 He and Gucci are able to laugh at some of the bad times 33:01 Gucci is influencing new rappers to make good choices 33:55 The Umm Factor - Everything you know on balancing being a husband with being in the music industry 34:59 He and his wife making fun of rappers on the road 35:21 The craziest chains Zay has ever seen 36:15 International DJ Zaytoven - Messed up on first set and nobody knew 38:18 Paris LOVES Zaytoven 39:15 DJing on the road made him really miss his family 39:50 Zay social media habits 41:21 What is Zay listening to? 42:31 Zaytoven says Snapchat is dead 44:10 A Zaytoven cut is $100 44:24 Zaytoven is the 20th guest on the Producergrind Podcast 44:51 Beast Mode II Hosted By @ceodylan @theletterlbeats @carrington_hill @producergrind Special Guest @zaytovenbeatz Directed by @cookitupkayo