Meet Joshuwa Burton of Creezed

Today we’d like to introduce you to Joshuwa Burton.

Joshuwa, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I always had a passion for music since I was a child so through my teenage years, I started to dabble in producing and making beats for my friends and myself. Later on, my friends needed a place to record so I decided to set up a studio in my mom’s basement and asked one of my close friends who got me started “Benjididit”, to show me the fundamentals of engineering and recording. From there I branched off into my own little world and experienced trial and error. I am consistently learning something new everyday and the great thing about engineering is that the knowledge is endless… I’m only 21 years old and this is just the beginning for me.

Has it been a smooth road?
It has definitely been a challenge. I decided not to take the intern and the school route in engineering. Because of this, I had to struggle with learning proper recording techniques, keeping and gaining clientele, and giving artists the sound that they want. Which is one of the main things in engineering. I’m still putting in my 10,000 hours and I am not even close to where I want to be.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Creezed story. Tell us more about the business.
I am an Audio Engineer/ DJ and co-owner of the clothing brand “Colors Archive”. I am known for my work with many upcoming Atlanta artists such as Cam the artisan, Lord Bones, Baby Pote, Derrick Nealy, Pariss, Luke The Sap, and including my collective “Better Days Ahead”. What sets me apart from others in my craft is that I know what I’m doing, no pun intended *laughs*. A lot of people in this industry, or those who call themselves engineers, lack the passion and knowledge to help give an artist the sound that they need and want. Some people just do this for the money and don’t understand the hard work it takes to be great

How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
Hopefully, people understand how important an engineer is to an artist and how much they both need each other. Producers are finally getting their limelight in this industry and I believe engineers are next on the list. There are many workshops that are helping the engineer community get the knowledge that they need such as TDE Engineer Mixed by Ali. Years from now, I hope people understand the importance of getting their songs mixed professionally instead of uploading rough versions, making themselves look bad.

Contact Info:

• Email: mixedbycreezed@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creezed
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/creezed
• Other: www.colorsarchive.com

Image Credit:
Maliputyouon & Benjididit

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