User:Slimmgemm

A city boy who grew up in queens ny, slimmgemm begin his love for music as a child by always messing with his mothers record player , but didn’t take music seriously until he was in his early teens’s. He explains, “I started thinking to my self i want to learn how to make beats, and it took my interest in music to another level. My mother decided to buy me some turntables of my own and a sampler.From that point i began exploring how to blend sounds together with loops i made.Then over time i began to want to do more then loops so i saved my money up and got a beat machine and keyboard and that broaden my horizons even more.” I wasn’t interested in anything I was doing other than music so by 20 years old i upgraded and started working with another piece of music equipment called the mpc2000xl at that point i stayed in my house until i learned that machine to the point where i can work it in the dark.As time went on slimmgemm began to have a buzz in the streets of south Jamaica as a go to young producer with the help of his brother skid they formed a team twinbeats with slimmgemm on the beats and skid engineering slimmgemm crafted beats for Various queens /ny artist including Lloyd banks/nature/ali vegas and many more.He began to realize people really enjoy his beats and he could make money from doing it. He explains. "i said to my self im really good at making beats not to mention it only takes me 10-20 mins to make a beat i should shop my beats to record company's", So he started to shop his beats to various labels and artist getting the attention few a&rs establishing a relationship to where he could come up to the office and play any new heat he has anytime.By late 2004 his family decided to move out of the drug infested / crime area where he grew up in south jamaica queens and relocate to up state ny but his mother didn't have all the down payment for house they was about to rent out so without thought he sold his beat machine to help his mother and sis and self start a better life upstate.He says he wouldn't have changed what he did if he had a 2nd chance again but by doing that if made him work hard to obtain another 1 and so he did and began making beats for many upstate artist in the dutchess county area while getting back to his craft his mother began to get sick and after 6yrs upstate his mother /father /best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer and passed away shortly after and to make matters worst his 2nd child was only 4months old.With pounds of pain/ hurt on him he got into contact with a long friend dj absolut and the two began talking and then one day he asked him did he want him to manage him with out thinking slimmgemm said yes.Now in 2012 slimmgemm has records on ace hood/french Montana /pusha t /reek da villain /50cent and others and has plenty projects to come that he is working on in the future