For Episode 11 of the UNSUNG podcast, MixedByJocelin and Matt Soczywko were joined by the multi-talented L. Dre in Los Angeles at Just For The Record Recording Studios.
L. Dre is one of the biggest content creators in the music production space and has released a string of viral tracks in the Lo-Fi genre, receiving over 200M+ streams across streaming platforms. Over the years, he’s created multiple viral videos on social media and built an audience of over 1.3 million followers in the process.
In this episode L. Dre talks about NAMM, learning piano, being an introverted producer, building an audience, pivoting from selling beats to releasing his own music, being inspired by J Dilla, the relationship between numbers on streaming/social media and mental health, content ideation, his friendship with Decap, plugin ideas, new music, Ambient music, his Classical Music Lo-Fi album, performing live, NFTs, goals for 2025, wanting to score a cartoon & make better quality videos, and advice for aspiring producers/creators.