RECORDING LOG:

Artist: Vic Mensa, Towkio
Producer/DJ: Papi Beats

RECAP:

Thank the universe for always having my back. Had a session cancel early this morning and within minutes after that I got a call from Cody, Vic Mensa’s manager about booking the day for him to rehearse for tour. Papi Beats and a few others showed up first to get the rig all sorted out. Performing with Ableton Live as the  backbone and incorporating some effects units in on the mic. Heard them run through the set a number of times, it should be a solid show! Very excited to be going to the show on Thursday with the guys to watch Vic Mensa’s first solo show in the LA area. Vic Mensa showed up later in the afternoon, really great to catch up with him and congratulate him on taking over the world of music. Always knew he was a superstar from all the time we spent working on Innanetape. Played him some music we’ve been working on at the studio, didn’t have enough time in the session to get into making music so hopefully before they take off or when they come back to LA we’ll jump in the studio for some sessions. Fun day hanging out with their crew and seeing it all come together. Did a killer little photoshoot too, this was Vic’s favorite.

GEAR:

Lynx Aurora
Dangerous D Box
Pro Tools HD3 PCIe
Focal SM9s
SM57

VIC MENSA PROFILE:

Vic Mensa is a rapper, singer and producer from Chicago. Originally part of the group Kids These Days before splitting off to do a solo career as Vic Mensa. He made a major splash with his first mixtape Innanetape and went on to tour with acts like J Cole, Disclosure and most recently collaborated with Kanye West on his current single U Mad. Prior to that he was featured on Kanye West’s last release titled Wolves featuring Sia and Vic Mensa. He’s affiliated with Save Money crew from Chicago as well as Chance The Rapper and the Social Experiment.

TOWKIO PROFILE:

Singer, Rapper, Producer, Director.. A man of many creative talents. After his debut album Wav Theory released earlier this year Towkio has had a ton of success. Big records with both Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper, most notably “Heaven Only Knows” with Lido and Eryn Allan Kayne. Extremely creative and talented video director and overall incredible energy as a human.

PAPI BEATS PROFILE:

Producer from Chicago who’s worked with many notable acts like Vic Mensa, Chance The Rapper, Njomza and many more.

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

Vic Mensa Traffic Tour Rehearsal Session with Papi Beats at Truth Studios. Also with Towkio and about 5 others all plotting various degrees of Traffic Tour.