Grumble is a testament that consistency and passion pay off. Juggling many roles as a musician, scientist, and businessman. He has produced for RIAA Platinum and Gold-certified artists like Ari Lennox and Surfaces as well as up-and-comers like Kam Robinson. You can tell he is a bit busy. 

 We had a great interview where we just kicked back and chatted. We got into the start of Grumble’s career. He started producing in 2003 during highschool. In 2008 he started gaining traction in the industry. He credits his persistent releasing and updating of his music for his success. His success leads to him working with artists like Ari Lennox. 

He started working with Ari Lennox through Soundcloud, curating tracks for fun. The majority of Ari Lennox’s first commercial project called Pho was produced by Grumble, which could be considered her first breakout project. Grumble produced the track “New Apartment” off her recent album Shea Butter Baby. The album peaked at 11 on Billboard. Now he is looking forward to working with her on her upcoming project. Grumble’s production style is heavily influenced by the east coast soul sound. When asked what his influences are, he said, “DJ Premier and Pete Rock,” who are the dons of that sound. When asked about the current popular sound and how it affected him. He tries to blend east coast soul style with contemporary popular styles like trap to create a unique production saying, “It all depends on what is going on at the time.”

 When working with other artists, he likes to do the creation process in person. Where he feels the flow makes the process more efficient. Efficiency is superior when juggling many things like Nanostorm Records, the label that he created. Nanostorm Records is a collective of up-and-coming producers and artists. They are regularly meeting up and releasing new music. Links to the music of the collective will be below. Grumble success proves a model every artist should live by consistency and passion. Check out his music down below, and watch out for his future releases.

Instagram

Soundcloud

Bandcamp

Spotify

Apple Music