Meet Mir Bandzzz
Q: Tell me about yourselves?
A: My name is Mir Bandzzz, born and raised in jersey city new jersey, and I started making music about 3 years ago.
Q: Do you remember the first song that made you fall in love with music?
A: Yeah the first song that made me fall in love with music was a Lil durk song called “This ain't what you want”. I saw how everyone in Chicago was on the drill scene and blowing up and he succeeded in making music about his pain while also adding a melodic sound to it and still was able to deliver his message, that right there made me fall in love with it.
Q: Do you approach your music-making process with the current scape of the industry in mind or is it more of a therapeutic process?
A: It's never been industry for me it's always been therapeutic. I have a hard time talking to people as far as one on one conversations because I feel like people want to listen to what I'm going through but they're not really going to understand how I'm coming across. You can't tell anyone how to feel about a particular situation if you haven't been in that particular situation so I use my music to get those emotions across but I don't really have to say too much. I'm not asking anyone to feel for me I'm just telling the listeners what's up rather than explaining it in a one-on-one and having someone tell me how to feel.
Q: How would you compare the process of making your first song to now?
A: Growth, I'm having a lot more fun with it now. When I first started it was a bit more stressful because when I made my first song people wanted more from me but still learning how to make music so I felt like I was under pressure now I know how to make music so the atmosphere is just different. It's super fun because now I know what sound I'm looking for.
Q: What's your dream collab?
A: Lil Durk or Lil Baby.
Q: How do feel like you separate your selves from other jersey artists ?
A: Me being versatile. I can rap and spit something raw or I can hop on a melodic beat and show my vulnerability. A lot of jersey artists have too much going on to where they can't focus on the craft, whether it's beef or other small situations. Once I'm locked in, I’m locked in, I get respect wherever I go for the way I carry myself. I’m not in no crazy beef or anything like that.
Q: how do you feel about being placed in a specific genre?
A: I mean it doesn't bother me at all because at the end of the day people are going to say what they want to say. I stay true to myself so as long as I know what's up I don't really care how others paint me because I know what I can do and I know what I cant do. I try not to pay too much attention to what others have to say.
Q: Did you play sports growing up and if so what lesson have you learned that you apply to your artistry?
A; yeah I've played sports, I played baseball and football in high school. One thing that I definitely took from sports is that there's no “I” in this game. You definitely need a team, it doesn't matter how skilled you are. The same goes with sports, it doesn't if you're a great scorer or a great quarterback if you don't have a team to have your back it means nothing.
Q: Out of all the songs you’ve created what song do you feel is your holy grail?
A: My supporters might say that “Demons” is probably my holy grail but I wouldn't say that's my holy grail because I didn’t really know what I was doing, I just happened to hop in the studio and make that song. For me, my holy grail is probably the song I just made called “ Make It Make Sense” because of the way I start it off, “how you say you f*** with me and you don't share my music”. Sharing my music goes a long way.
Q: if given an opportunity to improve your community what would you do?
A: first and foremost give back, and show that I care. Whether playing sports or making music in the city there isn't that much support until you make it or start getting buzz around your name. I”d rather give that support now rather than when I make it. I'd rather put what they need out there whether it's media for the kids to give them something positive to look at or money so they can improve their infrastructure and progress at faster rates.
Q: How much would you say you’ve grown as an artist over the years?
A; Tremendously. I look at my old music and I cringe but now I feel like I have a message behind my music. Behind every track, I put out its messages whether the fans know it or not. Before I was just rapping to make words rhyme but now put together solid tracks with a message behind them.
Q: What are so misconceptions you feel people have about you as an artist?
A: Probably that I don't care and that I just make music to do it. Music wasn't my A or B choice, I didnt start off with aspirations of being a rapper so I didnt really know how to go about being a rapper but then I learned the game and realized that it's 90% work and 10% rapping but with the New Year coming they're going to see what's up.
Q: How do you look at the state of the music industry as you grow as an artist?
A: It's sheisty. People try to get you for your money, they try to get you to believe in things that are not true, and try to sell you a dream. That's why it's important for you to have that team behind you, and stick with the people you trust. I remember when I first started going to the studio, I would go in 15 people deep now it's just 4 including myself. Its a cold world and this industry is a cold game.
Q: How do you want your current music to be viewed 5 years from now?
A: As timeless. Something they can play 5 years from now and still get the same feeling. My whole thing as an artist is I don't hop on anybody's wave like drill music and stuff like that. My plan is to sell out arenas and have the whole stadium singing my songs without me having to say a word. I don't want to get hot for two years with a drill song and keep making drill songs and not be able to do something else or display my versatility. If you think about it no one that makes drill music drops critically acclaimed albums and sells 400k units in the first week, I'm trying to be that type of artist and you can't do that just by making the same type of music.
Q: Do you have any upcoming projects that people should be on the lookout for?
A: As far as projects I think I'm going to chill for a while because I've been giving people too many of my projects so for right now it's just singles and music videos. Every month it's going to be a single and a video that drops with it, it might be every two weeks if things go as planned. Like I said before on new years it's up, I have a lot of music that I'm ready to release, and shout out to Cito for letting me use his studio he’s helped me tremendously, I've learned so much I even know how to record myself now so that's a big blessing. This New Year its going to get crazy so just be on the lookout.
You can find Mir Banzzz on
Apple Music: @ Mir Bandzzz
Spotify: @Mir Bandzzz
Instagram: @mirbandzzz
Youtube: @Mir Bandzzz