Beat-making master
Junior Parker Bretl works on making hip-hop beats daily, and collaborates with other students as well as other producers to create a final and professional product.
March 6, 2014
How were you introduced into beat-making? Why did you start making beats?
Music has been in my family for a long time and I was introduced to music at a young age. I am known for drumming and have always had a passion for music. Once I got older and new genres of music unfolded, I got very interested in the crafting of it. I always wanted to be a musician ever since I was a young kid, and although I thought it would consist of me drumming for a rock band, making beats is the current works of mine. After seeing many famous producers using a program called Fruity Loops Studio, I had to try it out.
How often do you work on beats? Have you seen improvement in your work?
Music consumes most of my free time. I go home everyday and go right into my music making programs. After almost 2 years of constantly working at it, I have seen large improvements in my work.
How do you work with other people at Park, and what’s your favorite part about it? Is there anybody else who you work with?
Working with others is an interesting process and differs nearly every time. Most people that I work with will rap and/or sing over a beat that I made. I then take their vocals and mix them to make an official song. Also I have worked with a few other producers and we send project files back and forth until we get the sound we are both satisfied with.
What’s your favorite/most rewarding part about making beats?
My favorite part of making music is showing audiences after I have finished a song. Hearing their responses or just seeing them nodding their heads to the beat makes me feel proud of what I do.