Five Questions With MixedbyKBOfficial Aka Young Beatz
Some know him as MixedbyKBOfficial and others as Young Beatz but whatever you know him as it is without a doubt that he is a talent.
The artiste and sound engineer who is a wiz at pro mixing and mastering transforming tracks for likes of the ever booked Ms Mavy of the Afroplug movement has also performed on concert bills with legends like Shatta Wale, Obibini, Obrafour, Edem, EL and Ras Kuuku to name a few.
On those stages he is known as Young Beatz and his rap flow and word play is incredible. Behind the scenes as a mixing and mastering Sound Engineer his moniker is MixedByKBOfficial. Adept and creative with an incredible understanding of music, he continues to be a talent to watch.
We had to get him in our interview chair. He is dynamic, he is talented, he is an inspiration. This conversation with him left us inspired. From who you need to have on your playlist from Ghana right now to pro mixing hacks, we loved speaking to him.
We present Five Questions With… MixedbyKB Aka Young Beatz. Read on…
1. Fave artistes of all time?
Easy, my fave artistes of all time are Bob Marley, 2Pac, and Fela. Each is a legend.
2. Fave artistes you have been on the same stage as?
I’ve been on same stage with Obibini, Obrafour, Verse Rico, Edem , EL, Shatta Wale and Chyme Crane just to name few.
3. Five Ghanaian music artistes we ought to know now?
Five Ghanaian music artistes I would say you ought to know now are Obibini, Black Sherif, Kweku Smoke, King Paluta and Gyakie. The new wave of talent is strong.
4. A pro mixing and mastering hack we should know?
Some pro advice that I can give is… less is more. Keep it clean and let the track breathe.
5. One thing you love about Rap?
Rap is like a voice for the unheard. It speaks what others won’t.
We want to thank MixedbyKBOfficial aka Young Beatz for this exclusive interview. Follow all his music adventures at @MixedbyKBOfficial. He is truly one to watch.