Interview: Los Angeles Based Artist #Zammy Talks About His Track "RunWitMe Interlude" and "Impact" Album
What are some things that inspire your creativity when developing new music?
I've learned over time my creativity is solely inspired and fueled by my life and current mindset at that point n' time. I can only make music about what I go through and see in my life, so the only way I can continue making music is by living my life to the fullest and taking it with its up's and down's. Thus expressing my journey sonically and visually.
How would you say that your hearing disability has impacted you as an artist and how you create your music?
I noticed at a young age that writing poems and rhymes came easier to me than others around me which I attribute to my disability because the way I write is through melodies and syllables which are naturally more prominent to me when I'm listening to anything in my daily life.
Sure there's negatives to having a hearing disability but over time I've found there's positives in it also.
Congratulations on the release of your track "RunWitMe Interlude", which appears on your album "Impact". Who produced the track and what was your creative process for its development?
First of all thank you for supporting the project; this beat was one of the few I grabbed off YouTube from a producer I never met before by the name of Albrey Beats. So when I'm looking for beats on YouTube I'm always looking for videos with very few plays from lowkey producers.
This song barely made it on the project because I was pretty much done with all the tracks by the time I came across the YouTube video. Off the first listen I instantly started freestyling the lyrics and flow over the beat, I knew right then that I had to record it asap and throw it on the project some way. Ultimately making it the perfect Interlude.
Tell us about the "Impact" album overall; who were the producers on the project and would you say that there is an overarching theme or concept behind it?
Ok so “Impact” was something I started recording the moment I moved to Los Angeles from Maryland. Living by myself in a city like L.A. with a makeshift studio in my apartment I found myself recording songs that reminded me of specific women in my life that've made a lasting impact (whether good or bad).
Certain encounters and aura's you just stick with you, you know? So part of the way through making it I started working closely with my main Engineer/Producer Versus.xx who helped me take my vibe and where I was coming from conceptually n' mold it into an overall sound for the project. So when you notice each song's name is a women's name I'm basically saying the vibes you get from this song are the same vibes I felt during my encounters with that person. Overall naming the album "Impact" because of their impact on me and my goal to impact the world with my music.
Now let me not leave out, the producers credited on "Impact" were Versus.xx, Auntie Connie, JayBenJay, Big Jeezy, Albrey Beats, and Gibbo. Very talented and highly recommended as I work more closely with Versus.xx and Auntie Connie out in L.A..
Can we expect a music video for "RunWitMe Interlude" or any of the other songs on the "Impact" album? If so, which ones?
So far my team and I released two official music videos under my YouTube channel "#Zammy Music" for 'The Intro' and most recently 'RunWitMe Interlude', while also releasing one lyric video for 'Niya!' all through my in-house Production team DukeTV in collaboration with a good friend over at TilDeath Network.
Make sure you go check them out!