Below is an email interview with Mecca-Digital Hi-Fi from New York. All interviews are published unedited.
- How would you discribe your tracks?
Lucid – Dream Soundtrack – Music
- How important is being in New York to your music?
After Spending many years in Atlanta I realized that I needed to come home to New York ( I’m originally from Spanish Harlem ) – New York has the media capabilities to really help an artists’ career progress. On an artistic level I grew up hearing every type of music you could think of. A walk to the corner Bodega in the 80’s was a lesson in Plena, Hip Hop, Funk, Jazz, Gospel, R+B…you name it. I could hear it constantly – And Live!!.. through the church doors, park benches, boom boxes , jeeps, Mtv ..wherever – Ethnically, I’m a typical NYC mutt, a true Nuyorican..LOL ..so all of those musical influences came from within my family as well…Hell, the Mecca Digital name is an ode to Harlem and a famous Harlem spot called Mecca Audio.. I’m just a digitized version of that old school funk!
- How long have you been making tracks?
I would say that the technology of music production has only caught up to my creativity recently, maybe over the last 2 years. Before that money was a big factor in getting songs created. I’ve been around studios since I was a child and I was an intern for Bob Powers when I was 15 years old- I always had a knack for writing, performing and Djaying, so until very recently I focused on those skills. I was an Mc for an Underground Hip-Hop group called Further 3 Mcs, you can hear me on the Sound Ink Album ‘Krak Attak’ by Cx Kidtronik – Cx and I had a Punk/Rap group called Duese Gangsta- I was also the Mc for Mark Ronson’s first band The Whole Earth Mommas – I’ve always had the calling to produce songs but being on stage performing has opened a nice amount of doors for me..but yeah, I’ve only been playing people tracks that I’ve made since the beginning of this summer, maybe 5-6 months? Technology has opened the floodgates for me..no cutting and splicing? Brilliant!
- You have lot of different vocalists on your songs, who is the vocalist on ‘The Boss’?
The Boss is actually a Masters At Work tune performed by The Braxton Sisters, as in Toni Braxton’s sisters ( Diana Ross was the first to record it many years ago ) – I sent the music used in my version to a Dj from London named Ben Chesters just to get some feedback..I checked my email and he had created this wonderful remix with my beat and the Braxton vocals – I never expected it – I was floored! it was a major compliment…
- Where do you see your music going?
Wow..I have a vivid imagination so that’s a tricky question- Right now, I’d like to be a part of your favorite Dj’s arsenal – Music can bring people together…that’s the mission…
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