EP. 26: INTERVIEW WITH JACKSON WHALAN

Charles interviews Jackson Whalan, an American lyricist and producer known for his high-impact rapping, music production, live performance, and collaboration. He has independently released over 100 songs, including LPs, EPs, singles, and features, while touring extensively both solo and with a live band.
Topics
0:00 Introduction
1:50 Jackson’s start in music
2:35 Early influences: Nas, Fugees
3:33 Early mixtapes and the road to being a rapper
4:05 Passing out mixtapes in high school & live performances
5:00 Early days of “The Aposoul” aka Jackson Whalan
5:35 Early gear & a casio keyboard
7:07 Learning with DJ Rob Swift @ The New School
9:45 Jackson’s creative process
11:02 The song “SNAG”
11:25 Making the time to be creative
12:18 “Big Facts” and “Discipline”
13:00 Performing at The United Nations - International Day of Peace
15:00 The best time to be Creative
16:10 Collab with KRS-One of B.D.P
17:05 Working with Ian Evans to write the song about “From The Woods” (KRS Remix)
17:45 Linking up with KRS-One and the backstory
19:23 Old School Hip Hop
21:04 Live performances with other hip hop acts
22:47 “Bring It Back”- New track
24:55 Playback of “Bring it Back”
26:28 The recording of “Bring it Back”
28:15 Playback of “Encourage”
32:54 Writing songs for sync
34:34 Producing and writing songs for sync
35:40: What’s on Repeat for Jackson?
37:03. Freestyle Rap by Jackson Whalan
Follow Jackson on IG: @jacksonwhalanmusic
On the web: https://www.jacksonwhalan.com/
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