Stu Watts chats with Ish Quan, also known as "Mixedbyish" has been in the industry now for over half a decade, and has had the privilege of working on hundreds of released records in Australia and many more outside of Australia. Many records by Ish have been placed on Spotify editorials, played on major radio, and performed in stadiums. Ish has developed his audio skills through his bachelor's degree in Sound Production, and working outside his course, building his building his network along the way. He has developed great relationships and worked with some of the most well known talents in Australia's current hip-hop/rap scene. Working with Warner Music Australia was a pivoting moment for Ish's career and fast-forwarding 4 years down the track, he has seen much success in working with a tonne of signed & independent artists.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:48 About Ish Quan
00:03:12 Ish's younger years
00:05:53 How he started getting into production
00:08:30 What the early sessions were like
00:11:00 How sessions differ now
00:12:43 Difference between artists
00:14:03 Pushing an artist past their comfort levels
00:17:25 How Ish splits his time
00:18:37 Landing his first placement
00:20:07 Allowing the artist to be fluid in a session
00:23:16 Donate to the podcast!
00:23:40 How to level up
00:26:26 Networking & offering your services
00:30:16 The difference between collaboration and working on your own music
00:33:09 Focus on music over content creation at the beginning
00:39:30 Staying consistent and making a lot of music
00:40:32 Referencing and knowing what is a good standard
00:42:41 Setting deadlines and moving quickly
00:44:28 Ish's focuses on the next 6 months
00:46:25 What's coming up in the near future
00:47:14 Going live on TikTok
00:50:29 Best bits of advice
00:53:34 Conclusion/Outro

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