Mr. Porter on working with Eminem & Royce Da 5'9, the importance of artist development and more

Former D12 member Mr. Porter, a.k.a Kon Artis joins us from quarantine to discuss his work and relationship with giants like Eminem, Royce Da 5'9, J Dilla, as well the importance of developing new talent in episode 119 of the Free Game Podcast! *** Subscribe for more episodes ➡️ http://bit.ly/2yHyiCi *** 1:40 Musical influences & growing up in Detroit 6:00 Producing Eminem’s debut album “Infinite” early in his career 7:00 Making the move to real instrumentation by teaching himself to play the piano 9:31 Mr. Porter discusses his relationship with J Dilla 12:38 How the beat for Stunt 101 ended up being used by 50 Cent 13:57 Learning a ‘formula’, and how it can help you push the envelope and create new sounds 15:09 How he positioned himself for success with an introverted personality 16:06 How discipline and a desire to be heard contributed to his success 19:36 Why seeing well-established artists as ‘old’ is bad for yourself & your own future 22:00 Why artist development is important, and how he & Royce Da 5'9 are doing this with Heaven Studios 25:10 The importance of working on your physical & mental health 30:11 His work on the “Yah Yah" record from the Music To Be Murdered By album 33:49 Mentoring Royce Da 5'9 as a producer 38:10 His upcoming projects Follow us:   / freegamepodcast     / airbitofficial     / wlpwr     / brianonrea     / mrporter7