622 – Trevor Lawrence, Jr: An OG’s Perspective
It’s hard to classify Trevor Lawrence by genre or even by title, so I’ll leave it at Musician. The highly acclaimed Lawrence is a drummer, DJ, producer, songwriter and much more. He’s been a longtime collaborator with Dr. Dre, has worked with other hip hop artists like Snoop Dog, Eminen and 50 cent, which is impressive enough. What’s more impressive is that he’s equally as prolific in other genres and regularly performs with Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and other luminaries. Trevor’s level of versatility is second to none, which is why he’s one of the most sought-after drummers, producers and songwriters in the music business.
There’s a lot of literal cloning going on now. In my day we called that “biting”!
Trevor Lawrence, Jr.
Trevor Lawrence, Jr. talks about:
- Impacts to his life from COVID
- Institutional racism in the music industry
- Social media and drumming
- How paying dues is essential to your career building
- Making the decision to not audition anymore
- How collaborating has changed
- Ways that technology has infiltrated the music business
- Problems in the movie/television industry with giving credit to musicians
Resources/Links mentioned:
- Contact Trevor: Website | Instagram | Twitter
- Me Too! The Musician’s Pocket Guide To Endorsements (book)
- Evil Empire (album)
- Music to be Murdered By (album)