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THEQUICKHOUR.COM FEATURED ARTIST: WYNC

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-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RAPPING?

WYNC: WELL, I’VE BEEN WRITING RAP LYRICS SINCE I WAS NINE YEARS OLD. I NEVER HAD EQUIPMENT TO RECORD THOSE RAPS UNTIL THE AGE OF 16. I WAS WITH A GROUP OF GUYS AND WE CALLED OURSELVES “ATM RECORDS”. I ALSO PRODUCE ALL OF MY SONGS. I’VE BEEN MAKING BEATS SINCE 15 YEARS OLD USING FL STUDIO.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START RAPPING?

WYNC: I WAS INSPIRED BY THE GUYS ON TELEVISION.(laughs) ARTISTS LIKE OUTKAST,KANYE WEST,LUDACRIS,GAME, AND LUPE FIASCO INSPIRED ME TO TAKE MY TALENTS TO THE STUDIO. BUT I ALSO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM NUMEROUS BANDS AND MUSICIANS SUCH AS COLDPLAY, IMOGEN HEAP,ARCADE FIRE, KID CUDI….JUST SOME OF EVERYTHING. SO EVERYTIME I RELEASE SOMETHING NEW, YOU REALLY DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR!!! (laughs)

JC: I get that vibe listening to your music. It’s really a mixture of everything.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME WYNC?

WYNC: THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OF MY FIRST NAME IS COMBINED WITH THE FIRST LETTER OF MY LAST. MY PREVIOUS NAMES REALLY DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY WORK, NOR MY SOUND. PLUS, THE NAMES I HAD WERE CORNY AND ALREADY TAKEN. (laughs)

JC: I’m feeling the combination though. I don’t know what the other names were, but it seems you finally picked the right one.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: HOW DO YOU VIEW YOURSELF AS AN ARTIST?

WYNC: I THINK I’M A GREAT RAPPER/WRITER AND PRODUCER. BUT THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. I STILL HAVE TOO MUCH TO PROVE AND I HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME. CREATIVITY IS THE KEY WORD. I KNOW ALOT OF GUYS FROM MISSISSIPPI AND THE SOUTH THAT BASICALLY HAVE THE SAME SOUND. I LIKE FOR MY MUSIC TO SOUND VERY UNORTHODOX AND WEIRD. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT GETS OTHERS’ ATTENTION AND THOSE WHO WERE ONCE AFRAID TO BE JUDGED BY WHAT THEY LISTEN TO OR LIKE, THEY ARE NOW FREE FROM THAT. BUT OVERALL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE GREAT, BUT ORIGINAL MUSIC.

JC: Damn that’s a good answer

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: HOW WOULD YOU GRADE YOUR WORK ETHIC; HOW OFTEN ARE YOU WRITING OR IN THE STUDIO?

WYNC: I’M AT IT QUITE A BIT. THE THING IS THAT I TAKE A VERY LONG TIME WITH BEATS AND SONGS. BECAUSE WHEN I PUT A SONG TOGETHER, IT’S GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU WON’T EXPECT. I SAY THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. AND MY MIXTAPES ARE LIKE ALBUMS BECAUSE I’M ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST QUALITY OF MUSIC. SO MY GRADE WOULD BE A B+. (laughs)

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: HOW FUN IS IT FOR YOU TO WORK AT YOUR CRAFT?

WYNC: ONE WORD. JOY. (laughs) I LOVE WHAT I DO. SOMETIMES I WOULD SIT BACK AND LISTEN MYSELF ON SONGS, AND I’D BE AMAZED ON HOW MUCH I IMPROVED SINCE I STARTED RECORDING. SAME THING WITH BEATS. IT’S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN.

JC: If you love what you do, you got a great chance to be good at it.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET MORE ATTENTION AMONG POTENTIAL SOUTHERN FANS; WHAT MORE CAN YOU DO TO INCREASE YOUR FAN BASE?

WYNC: WELL, I DON’T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. (laughs) BUT NO, SERIOUSLY. THE THING THAT WOULD DEFINETLY INCREASE MY FAN BASE WOULD BE TO DO SHOWS AND ATTEND VENUES. THE REST IS ALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF YOUR MUSIC. TRUST ME, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START TALKING ABOUT MY MUSIC REALLY SOON. AND A CO-SIGN FROM EMINEM OR KANYE WOULD HELP TOO. (laughs)

JC: It doesn’t seem like you are too concerned with the southern sound, although I’m sure you were influenced by some of it. I think your sound is universal. Your fan base may end up being greater outside of the South, even though this is where you are from.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: WHAT CURRENT ARTISTS INSPIRE YOUR WORK?

WYNC: DEFINETLY KANYE WEST. HE’S AN ICON. HE MAKES BEATS AND RAPS, SIMILIAR TO ME. OUTKAST AND LUPE FIASCO ALSO INSPIRE ME TO DO GREAT WORK ALSO. BUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT I WON’T BE SOUNDING LIKE ANY OF THOSE GUYS. I’M ONLY GOING TO SOUND LIKE ME.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: IS THERE ANY ARTIST OUT RIGHT NOW THAT WYNC RESEMBLES IN STYLE?

WYNC: HELL NO. (laughs) AND IF THEY DO, I’M MAKING ANOTHER STYLE. (laughs)

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: WHAT DO YOU HAVE COMING UP; WHAT NEW STUFF ARE YOU WORKING ON?

WYNC: I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON MY ALBUM. THE TITLE IS “YOU’RE WELCOME”. THE FIRST SINGLE IS GOING TO BE CALLED “PUT EM UP”, WHICH HAS A SOUTHERN SOUND TO IT. THE SONG IS BASICALLY ABOUT NOT REALLY CARING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES OPINION AND IT ALSO EXPLAINS THAT WE ARE HUMAN, AND SOMETIMES…WE JUST DON’T GIVE A FUCK.(laughs) LOOK FOR THAT SOMETIME IN JULY. THE ALBUM “YOU’RE WELCOME” IS A FOLLOW UP TO “I AM WYNC”, BECAUSE I KNOW THE FEW PEOPLE THAT HEARD MY MUSIC HAVE SAID “THANK YOU FOR STANDING OUT AND MAKING GREAT MUSIC MAN”, AND I REALLY LIVE FOR THOSE STATEMENTS. SO I RESPOND TO THE THANK YOU’S AND APPRECIATION BY SAYING “YOU’RE WELCOME”.

JC: I already like where you going with this.

-THEQUICKHOUR.COM: WHERE CAN WE FIND MORE WYNC; HOW CAN WE HEAR ALL OF YOUR WORK?

WYNC: THE ONLY WORK I HAVE OUT NOW ARE FREESTYLE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND “I AM WYNC”. CHECK MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL OUT AT www.youtube.com/iamwync. “YOU’RE WELCOME” DROPS THIS YEAR. I DON’T HAVE A MONTH YET, BUT I WILL KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED. JUST FOLLOW ME www.twitter.com/iamwync AND LIKE MY MUSIC PAGE ON FACEBOOK.COM/IAMWYNC. SOON, I WILL HAVE VIDEOS OF ME RECORDING AND JUST LIVING LIFE POSTED ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REAL SOON. AND I MAY DROP ANOTHER ALBUM THIS YEAR BESIDES “YOU’RE WELCOME”. EVERYONE SHOULD EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.