Interview: D'Vo Talks About His Newly Released Album "The Codex: Running The Point"
Congratulations on the completion and release of your new album. If you had to describe the project to a stranger in three words, which ones would you select?
Describing the Codex in three words is extremely difficult but I would go with: Spiritual, Encouraging, Soulful.
How would you compare this album sonically and thematically to your last release The Codex Volume I?
Sonically, this project is much more polished from a production standpoint. The first album I was learning a lot and had never done anything like this before but now I feel confident in the production side of things. I have also made connections with people who are willing to point me in the right direction or lend me a hand.
How did you go about selecting the beats that you rapped on for the album and who were the featured producers?
Everything that I do is lead by the spirit, so when I get a beat either the music moves me or it doesn’t. I have a few beat makers that I work with, that will ultimately share their wave file, and then from there I record mix and master, and complete everything.
Some of the producers I work with is Beanz & Kornbread, Tellingbeatzz, & OB3ple and there are a few others, but everything is executive produced by myself and in most cases they haven’t heard the final song until it is published.
What would you say is the overarching theme or message of this album?
The first theme in Volume I was, I Got Next, think about a street basketball game calling out you are next to get on the court to compete.
The theme on Volume II, Running the Point, is now you are on the basketball court, playing the point guard and using your vision to assist your team in willing the game.
With this album now released, what your goals musically for the remainder of the 2020?
The Codex Volume III is already recorded and pretty much ready to go but I need to focus on marketing for the first 2 projects. I plan to create visual content to go with the songs, music videos, promo videos, ETC.
I do have five songs from the first album that are getting global airplay and one of the songs is getting some serious recognition on the charts, “I’ll Find My Way”.