BIGG D: DADE TOWN
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24: Congratulations on your label deal with Universal for Dade Town Records.
How did that all come about?
Bigg D: We just went and sat down with Silvia Rhone
and we sat down in a meeting to go over some beats. While we were talking about
beats for other artists, I just played some music from my artists and immediately
fell in love with them and wanted to meet them. She met them and they performed
for her in her office and she gave me a little label deal.
24: Is Universal the only label you were looking
at?
Bigg D: At the time, Universal was the only place.
I didn’t shop the kids because she really wanted them and she asked me
not to shop them. I really respect Silvia. Her longevity in the game and she
really believed in me and what I brought to the table. She made me a good offer.
24: The group that you have signed, how would
you describe their music. Hip-Hop, Pop?
Bigg D: It’s a little of everything. You can’t really
label it. When you hear it, you will hear a little of everything. It has the
hip-hop element. It has the pop. It’s one of those things that you are going
to like.
24: When can everyone look forward to hearing
some new music or an album from your group?
Pretty soon. You will hear something within the next month. They’re going to
drop a single. The album will drop next year around the first quarter. Then
you will be able to see another group out of Miami that’s different. They’re
special. You will be proud to know another group coming out of Miami.
24: You have also had the success of Miami Live.
How did that all come about?
Bigg D: Miami Live has always been a vision of mine.
I’ve always wanted to bring something to Miami that was totally different.
Something that wasn’t the normal party with a DJ and poppin bottles type
thing. [I wanted] something different that would showcase Miami and you could
see Miami in a different way. It let companies and artists know that we do real
music down here. It was always a dream of mine. It’s funny because when
I first started doing Miami Live, there were only a few people that really believed
that it was going to work. And to see where it started to where it’s at
today, it’s crazy. People in Miami still appreciate real music. They don’t
always want to hear booty shaking music or hip-hop or snappin their finger music.
They really want to listen to a live band and have artists get on stage and
perform with that live band. Last week we had Jacki-O and they saw her in a
different scene. She was really impressive. That’s the thing about Miami
Live, you never know who you are going to see on stage. Rick Ross was there.
Ne-Yo, Trick [Daddy] and Trina. I had Trick and Trina on stage for the first
time in 8 years. They haven’t performed together on stage together in
8 years, so the first time they got back together was at Miami Live. So that’s
what it brings in. And you have people in the audience that’s just listening
to the talent. I’m really proud of Miami Live.
24: Why do you think it’s has become so
successful?
Bigg D: Because it’s different. It’s not
the norm. It’s professional. People come to have a good time. They listen
to good music. People are just fucking with it because they just love the whole
vibe of it. And you can network in there. You see people from Def Jam, Jive
Records, Slip N Slide. We had people from J Records. Bryan Leech from J Records.
Kevin Liles. Everybody was in there. Last week we had Silvia Rhone in there.
And then you have your radio jocks in there like Teddy T and all of them. You
are able to just come in and network and still have a good time and party and
listen to some real music. Feel good music with the band. It’s the hottest
party of the week here in Miami.
24: Are there any plans to expand? I know from
the first week it started to currently, the crowd has expanded tremendously.
Bigg D: Everybody asks me that. It depends. I may
expand or move. But it’s so hard to get away from that vibe. The vibe
is so nice and everyone is so intimate. If I move it or expand it, I would definitely
want to keep that vibe.
24: Are you interested in doing anything outside
of music?
Bigg D: Like what?
24: Like movies or clothing or anything?
Bigg D: It depends. If the opportunity presents itself,
I’m not going to leave any stone unturned. I want to do whatever this
music game takes me. As long as I’m successful. I don’t want to
do anything where I’m not successful at it. Whatever it takes.
24: What artists are you currently working with
or in the process of working with?
Bigg D: I’m actually getting ready to do some
stuff with Fantasia. I just got done doing some records for this new group called
Nephew that’s pretty hot. And we’re just working on a lot of stuff.
Having fun.
24: Are there any underground artist that you
think are hot?
Bigg D: This artist named D-Shep that I fuck with
that’s real hot. I’m feeling Plies. He’s a hot underground
cat. There’s a lot of hot underground artist.
24: Are there any other producers in the game
that you’re feeling?
Bigg D: I got respect for everybody that’s a
producer. I fuck with everybody. Everybody has their own way and their own style.
They do it that way that works for them. As long as everybody eats. I don’t
really have a particular producer that I’m feeling.
24: How do you feel about the whole ‘Movement’
that’s going on in Miami?
Bigg D: It’s good. I look at the movement in
Miami where people think it just arrived. It’s always been a movement.
It started when Trick and Trina went mainstream, I feel. Then you got Pitbull
and Pretty Ricky which was part of the movement. Then you got all these other
artists, Jacki-O. All these artist were part of the movement. The movement started
when we got labeled one way. Everybody thought Miami was just booty shaking
music. We went from that to where we are today. That’s a movement to me.
We got credibility down here when these companies started sending these A&R’s
down here to check things out. The movement didn’t just start, it’s
been here.
24: Anything else you want to promote?
Bigg D: Not really.
Interview by: Ryan 305DJs
