Groove Magazine Zimbabwe Issue 2 | Page 22

Rontingz: Audius definitely! Kendrick Lamar, his music is poetic, it’s so sick! Production wise, Alex the Kid, Mike Will, Scotch, I could actually write a whole Bible, Timbaland, Drake. Marvin Gaye, I know that would surprise people, but when I listened to him I was like wow! They don’t make great music like that these days. I think that they had more fun romancing back then than now. But I guess it’s all about bringing back that music that’s why I guess that Pharell is doing his thing. A lot of people are now taking it back. Tehn Diamond, Junior Brown, actually I want to start within, locally and then when I grow big I can spread out. Regionally, it would be AKA, Ice Prince ,D’banj and P Square, then I would have conquered Africa. Internationally, I’m not so keen because I have attended some of the conferences with Audius, and international artists egos make me sick. You will be like can you please come down to earth and they have a negative perception of Africans. But the one guy I would like to work with is Lil Wayne because he will never lie to you, he speaks his mind. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, and maybe Drake. I will get there, give me five years. I’m not yet known so I haven’t started yet. GM.: And what type of music do you listen to? GM.: Where does Rontingz see himself in the future? Rontingz: Rap, R&B, gospel, dancehall, I actually want to venture into dancehall as a producer. And soul! I listen to soul music when I’m going to bed. Rontingz: I see myself as an established producer., as well as a huge artist. I want to own my own record label where I will be recruiting artists. I want to show artists that they can make it big from here, that you don’t need to go outside to make it. I see myself going big. GM.: So who are your musical inspirations and what type of music do you enjoy listening to? GM.: We understand that you also do production, so who have you worked with and would love to work with through your career? Rontingz: I opened doors a few months ago in November 2013. I worked with Mr. Hingis on a song called “My Moment” and I gave it to radio from ZiFM to Star FM, and people were like this song could go international. At the moment I have only worked