JazzFeezy: Of course. Before I started production, I was a lover of music first, and it also goes back to manners. If someone shows you appreciation, you give it right back. The fact you took the time to show love and post it, it means a lot because without that support, the song is dead. We release these songs by the ten-fold, but it’s the fan appreciation that gives it the longevity. Saying thanks is nothing, but it shows that this is a human being. Comments will say that it’s dope, but you don’t really know if it’s a bot or something. To actually say thanks and a few words behind it, it gives that person the idea they’re talking to a human being.
U.G. Digital Mag: You’re from Canada, right?
JazzFeezy: Right. Where Toronto is, I’m about an hour north of there in Barrie, Ontario. If Toronto was like the hubcap, there’s like an hour of trees, farms, and uninhabited land; then you have a city called Barrie, and that’s where I’m from.
U.G. Digital Mag: It’s dope man. I connected with Peter Jackson, and I thought he was so dope too. I know you guys have worked together before. What got you into music, and how did it really start?
JazzFeezy: At 16 and 17, I began to see how easy the school system was, and I stopped caring as much. I started doing more with Sony Sound Pro, Fruity Loops 2, and Cool Edit Pro. I started tinkering with it, finished high school, went to school for a computer systems degree, and then realized that wasn’t what I wanted to do. My father let me go to a private school called Harris. It’s basically a studio, but they offer production engineering. Upon completion, they promise you a job, but there was nothing, and I was always on the Toronto scene. I went to the battle of the beatmakers, and I met Matthew Samuels who is Boi-1da, and T-Minus from Ajax, and I kept in contact with them and kept sending them beats. I had the drive and just kept following music man.
U.G. Digital Mag: I think you’re perfect for this column though. There’s a lot of people who know your work, but it’s been easy for them to overlook. You’re behind so many people. What comes next, and what more do you have planned?
JazzFeezy: In 2016, I put down the roots by working with a lot of labels. One of my managers, G. Roberson, has me locked in for a few different projects, so I’ve been working on those. We’ve been plugging away since October.
U.G. Digital Mag: In terms of your brand, what plan is there for continuing to get yourself out there? I compare you already to the biggest names like Dre. Where do you want things to go, and what outcome do you envision?
JazzFeezy: I always write my plans down. If you’re familiar with the Boi-1da kit series, I created the first one with him.
U.G. Digital Mag: Right. I know you have your own kit as well.
JazzFeezy: Right. I have one now, but in May, I’ll do volume II. I think it’ll bring more people to it. Every 3-4 months, depending on what people want, I’ll continue the kit series. Other than that, I want to get into the merchandising side of things. Maybe snap backs, T-shirts, and real merch. It’s a lot of ideas that once I get into a certain atmosphere of being known, there’s a lot that I’ll have in the works. Property out here is very cheap, so I want to buy like an acre of land and build my own house, but on the back end have my own studio with overnight accommodations.