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MR. FREEZ aka... Juice

About Me


Any serious artists/writers in need of recording/production services should HOLLA!
Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama; I only got down with that True School Hip Hop. I grew up on Lord Finesse, DITC, UTFO, Def Squad, Black Moon, Cypress Hill, CMW, A Tribe Called Quest, Mantronix, early LL (Walking With A Panther, Radio), Big Daddy Kane, etc... Nowadays I'm still more into the underground Hip Hop scene. I have been doing this music production/recording thing off and on (did the college thing also) for about 10+ years, now I'm in South Carolina doin my thizzle. Yep... I'm the one you heard about...
I was always into music from an early age. I used to fool around with various cheesy drum machines thru middle and high school. I even had the classic Casio SK-1 (that little keyboard changed the game!). Yes, I rapped also. It wasn't until I went to school at Howard University that I realized I may have a little talent with the words and the beats. My crew from New York made a huge impact on my life in terms of musical growth. My roommate was a DJ and taught me how to blend and scratch. Another friend of mine from L.I. used to always be interested in where samples would come from. That is how I got hooked on diggin in the dusty $1.00 record crates. (For a good while, I was doing less diggin and using more synths, BUT, I'm back diggin in them crates hard now though.) My homie Dan (who needs to holla at his boy!) from Delaware was like my Ace. We were always freestyling around the yard and writing songs. Anyway, after I moved down south (S. C.) I decided that making beats was going to be my thing and I began rapping less and less.
My first piece of equipment was a Roland MS-1. That is what I used to make my first beats after making pause loop beats for the longest time as a youngin... My homie Jimmy taught me how to work an ASR-10 and I was hooked. I purchased an Ensoniq EPS 16+ (rackmount) and the rest is history. My dudes FatRat and Misfit (UGRR) influenced my style tremendously during the time that I was making beats with the EPS 16+. I wish I still had that machine just because it is a classic that many producers still use to this day. I went to grad school in Mobile and bought a Korg Triton with my first student loan refund check! Guess what??? I only had that machine for about three months, because I got turned on to these computers and I started using Fruity Loops. That was in 2003. I was working with some lyrical beasts at the time that went by the name of the Royal Assassins (they are now in the A doing their thing). My dude Ryan also schooled me to a lot of shit about the music game. To me he will always be a hood/production legend down in Mobile. I still use Fruity Loops to this day and love it. I dabble with Reason (and like it a lot too), but my bread and butter is the FL Studio!
UPDATE: Lately, I been using a my new 2000xl. (I know, i know... what took so long), so add that to the arsenal of tools...
Hit me up for more info on the beats. I'm interested in working with emcees, vocalists, etc... It does not matter what style of music you are into. We can work something out.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 05/06/2006
Band Website: You're looking at it...
Band Members: Juice aka... MR. FREEZ
MPC 2000XL
multiple computers (macs and pcs)
the record collection
mad software and vsts
various midi controllers

Influences: Jay Dilla (RIP), DJ Premier, The Guru, The YOUNG Guru, The Whole D.I.T.C. (RIP Big L), Pete Rock, The Alchemist, Havoc, Lord Finesse, ATCQ, BDK, BDP, Dwele, Redman, Ice T, EA SKI, Too Short, EPMD, Scarface and the GB, Hiero, Breed, UGK, Magic Mike, Run DMC, Kool Keith, RZA and the WU, and also the old school cats like Roy Ayers, James Brown (RIP), Rick James (RIP), Chick Corea, John Klemmer, Heatwave, Grover Washington Jr. (RIP), Maze, War, Lonnie Liston Smith, Patrice Rushen, Cal Tjader, and too many other people/groups to mention!
This is the CLASSIC battle scene from Beat Street when they was at the Roxy. I would spend mad hours perfecting my windmill while rewinding this shit over and over...

What ya'll know about Riley Freeman! That is that dude right there! Check out his theme song from the episode where Thugnificent gives him his own chain which makes him an official member of the Lethal Interjection Crew...

DA COLD WAR!!!

Sounds Like: My sound is usually described as hip hop with that jazzy feel to it. I like my ish to be a little offbeat. Nahmean? Sometimes I will have that grimey feel, sometimes I clean it up. Sometimes I will have that southern crunk feel, sometimes I use that east coast boom bap, or mabye some west coast synth action and live instrumentation. I have several influences musically and creatively, but I can't say that I really "sound like" anyone. It just "sounds like" good music to me!
Hit me up if you run across this page!

Record Label: none

My Blog

R.I.P. Wayman Tisdale

Dude was nice on the court and with the bass guitar.  He was only 44 years old...  Damn...  RIP.
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 10:17:00 GMT

R.I.P. Eartha Kitt

The REAL Catwoman...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:33:00 GMT

R.I.P. MC Breed

R.I.P. to Breed.  This dude put his city on the map.  And these dudes out here is still FRONTIN!one love
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:50:00 GMT

R.I.P. Miriam Makeba

She sang about the struggle until the day she died.
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:36:00 GMT

R.I.P. Rudy Ray Moore aka Dolemite

A major influence to the game whether folks like it or not.  One love...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:36:00 GMT

R.I.P. Bernie Mac

I ain't even got no words for this one other than, the good die young...R.I.P. Bernie...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:40:00 GMT

R.I.P. Issac Hayes

We lost another great one this time...  Rest in peace to the man who was cool as a fan and gave us that Hot Buttered Soul...Issac Lee Hayes Jr.08/20/42-08/10/08
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:38:00 GMT

R.I.P. Pimp C

I remember summer 92 bumpin "A Pocket Full of Stones"...  A true down south pioneer...ONE LOVE
Posted by on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:19:00 GMT

R.I.P. James Brown

James Brown was an inspriation to musicians worldwide.  He will be missed.  Also, without him a lot of them early hip hop beats would not exist.  He is a legend.  PERIOD!
Posted by on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 09:25:00 GMT