In today’s times, there are multitudes on multitudes on new artists, new artist and the next “big thing”. To make it to the top, artists continuously release heater after heater in hopes to have their shot in the spotlight. This is exactly what up and coming bass artist, BRAINWAVEZ is doing with his latest release with our friends over at LoFreq. This track, featured on their Cypher Vol.4 compilation series, combines some absolutely chaotic, infectious energy with an intense melody to create a heavy hitting track you do not want to miss. With inspiration from the ticking of clocks, “Time Loop”, creates an alternate reality, catapulting listeners into a whole never before seen world through sound. There is no doubt that BRAINWAVEZ has a unique sound design unlike any we have ever experienced before. Let’s take a deeper dive into why we are calling “Time Loop”, a certified bop.
“I wanted to make a song with a chaotic, pursuit-like melody for the intro and a heavy drop that would match that energy. The visual scene for me in this track is basically cyborg soldiers from the future in an epic battle lol.
At the time of writing this song I was heavily inspired by artists like PEEKABOO and ATLiens, a lot of the sound and arrangement choices are inspired by them.
The name “Time Loop” comes from the ticking clock sample I’m using throughout the intro and also the “in 1 minute” vocal loop that can be heard during the first part of the build up.”
Diving Deep w/ BRAINWAVEZ
1. How did you decide to get into music? Was there a certain event in your childhood/life that made you stop and realize that you wanted to pursue a career in music?
So back in highschool I used to record reaaaallyyyy crappy mixtapes with virtual DJ on my mom’s pc, some day one of my friends was listening to one of these mixtapes and he asked me if I also produced Hip Hop beats, which I said no to BUT I got curious about how beats are actually made, then I downloaded a cracked version of FL Studio 9 and I was instantly hooked from that day on.
2. What has been a personal career struggle that you have battled with the most and how has it helped mold your character for the better good presently?
For the longest time I struggled with building a narrative and a visual and overall brand for BRAINWAVEZ, I had some ideas but nothing definitive, recently and thanks to a mentor I was able to flesh out a really cool story/narrative and visual aspect for the project that I’m really excited to start presenting! Achieving this has helped me gain confidence over what BRAINWAVEZ is all about and how I want the audience to perceive it.
3. You live, breathe and eat bass music. Do you listen to anything else when you are away from everything? What would your top 5 non bass artists be? Top 5 bass artists?
Funnily enough, I don’t listen to much bass music! Unless I’m looking for inspiration or preparing a DJ set.
I normally listen to pretty chill music actually haha I like lofi hip hop and jazzy beats.
– At the moment my 5 non bass artists would be Billie Eillish, FKJ, Mac Miller, Vicente Garcia and 53 thieves.
– For bass music artists right now I like a lot of the music of LYNY, Chee, EAZYBAKED, Shades and my homie Oddly Godly!
4. What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned since you started making music? Do you have any words of wisdom for aspiring producers hoping to follow in your footsteps?
If I can condense it to one lesson only is that consistency is key! You gotta be patient and focus on getting 1% better EVERY DAY, it does take a lot of time to start liking your own music but if you put the reps in consistency you’ll see results! As I said to one of my students, music production is like mining, you gotta dig through a lot of mud, rocks and shit(ty songs) for quite some time until you get to the gold!
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