TOKIMONSTA Interview | DJTT Artist Spotlight

[@estherhong5724]

Tokimonsta, you are my true inspiration to why I am becoming a music producer. My parents have also forced me to play classical music for 10+ years, and I have always focused on playing my favorite parts of a specific piece. Now, I feel I have the motivation to finally introduce myself into this industry, and this interview truly encouraged me to do it. Thanks for this great interview. Sincerely, an enthusiastic fan...!

[@Suwutae]

Tokimonsta is extremely intelligent... I love the ending advice

[@caueito]

A hundred points here. Thanks for this inspiring video!

[@NovaZengear]

A wonderful, brilliant & unique artist!

[@edleng69]

my favorite artist finally got an interview, big ups djtt

[@Augusto_SilvaN]

im from Brasil and i love your songz

[@AriSanX]

This was one of the best interviews ever from djtt, i know there were some generic parts like at the end when she said make your own sound and stuff, but i found this to be a alot more, i don't know the word, less generic than previous interviews. Another good one to check out was how i play which was kinda like a interview with chris liedbeng or liadbieng or something but that was really good to. Keep this up i want to see some more stuff like this!!

[@anigbochic]

wow...a female Asian DJ?!? much respect 2 TOKiMONSTA! i've been listening 2 her for a long time now, she's been getting me through these loooooong study hours at school lol. it would be great 2 see her live!!

[@TargetAcquisition]

Inside of Ableton there are tutorial links. I learned all those and now I started classes at a music college. It's actually pretty simple. It's just a matter of taking the time to go thru the tutorials.

[@jasonpeng33]

Tokes just seems like ah dope chick..

[@no0b4th3w1n]

Tokimonsta is soooo awesome.

[@CosmooreMusic]

great interview

[@airbagbeats]

Love her opinions on Ableton.

[@LordOxyIdiot]

Love her

[@raskmann]

Nice interview! When is the madeon interview going up?

[@Alxbeginner]

I this this kinda awesome because i have tried FL, and i couldn't figure it out, then i saw a deadmau5 video, and saw in the comments that the software were called ableton, then i tried the demo, and after a week i had learned 10 times as much as i had for fl in 3 months. Now i've produced with ableton for a year, and it's been a great experience :)

[@mustbescud]

What age did she start producing? Great interview/video btw!!!

[@Maadnote]

it depends on your daw or the sampler or sample editor you are using, you can use any one of those to do it, but they are all different. in ableton you can just double click on the sample itself and then turn the transpose nob to where ever you want it

[@abeswaves]

Great advice. Thanks Tokimonsta!

[@Osc2xPowerPuff]

amazing artist

[@oddboy7077]

Good interview! motivates me to get back to making some music!

[@Aryanbrotherhoodboxing]

I think I'm in love

[@timskow]

Best female producer that I can think of!

[@megabot80]

I actually had the opposite experience, i tries reasond and logic and couldnt use them and ableton came to me much quicker, i love it!

[@lancelovecraft5913]

i knew it. FL studios has a really distinct sound. i can totally hear it in her older works. some of my favorites work in fl.

[@nsteadybeatz]

@3:35 she talks about how she will duplicate parts of the chorus and pitch it up by 7 or below by 7 to make harmonies, etc. etc.. my question is.. how do you change the pitch without effecting the speed of it?? Any answers would be deeply appreciated as this is something i've been trying to do for some time with no luck.

[@groovewolf]

ur beats inspire my drifting

[@Juheardmeshun]

Hey guys is it just a preference if you don't use hardware like she does? I am 17 and I want to start making beats and I really am into the eclectic style like shlomo, tokimonsta, ta-ku....I want to use hardware because i think i will be more comftorbable, and more of an experience for me. Maybe maschine, or mpc? I'm a noob at this stuff hahaha, also what software, fruityloops, abletone? Please answer me I really have wanted to do this for around a year and I now am able to buy these things

[@0x12d3]

I don't know what else she uses but I definitely saw an Akai APC 40.

[@4ntonbeasley]

YAY!

[@charlottecady9417]

Ah I love her!! I grew up listening to sponge and I know I'm weird but I'm gonna kill it

[@charlottecady9417]

Shpongle **

[@Codaddict1000]

she was so sick live

[@KamoHaze]

Weird is Better! Thank you Sister Tokimonsta! Keep it weird. Stay + SPREAD #KAMOISM

[@Juheardmeshun]

ok thanks i've been using the fruity loops demo and getting the hang of it

[@Zuuhle]

If you're a complete noob, then I would recommend you to do start out with FruityLoops. However, I would recommend you even more to try out the softwares before buying one. I personally, love FL Studio and Logic Pro (Mac only :/ ) because they're easy to use, and are pretty good for mixing etc. As for hardware, I would recommend just starting out with a simple MIDI keyboard. When you start making beats, it won't be easy but eventually you get the hang of it. Good luck man!

[@etatSknalB]

i know how she feels. Asian parents making you learn piano or any classical instrument. i know how to play 8 instruments in total. but i picked up being a DJ and i love it. I love the environment and the music is full of variety. (Y)

[@NebuzaTrackz]

She knows whats up be urself when it comes to music

[@ski2707]

Any tips with abelton? I just got the launchpad and it is making me hate abelton already :(

[@foneshawty]

i tried ableton now i just use Studio One for everything vocals all that jazz

[@northbearfireworks]

launchpads are really cool to use you know, i have a akai mpd with fader knobs, just map the buttons you have to your most loved vst plugin and be WEWUWUWe

[@ds37]

Name of the song in the background at 1:38 please?

[@JiriTeller]

+ds37 Stigmatizing sex

[@ds37]

Jude The Obscure I've found it since then but thanks man!

[@Alxbeginner]

Yup me too, guess we were born with it ;)

[@vegiitable]

I WANT MADEON INTERVIEW!

[@Giordy74]

Which controller she use?!?

[@vinnytran4285]

God I love you Tokimonsta

[@antonzadin7074]

When I first heard of Tokimonsta I was like, O shit Nosaj things girlfriend!

[@robertstevenson3214]

Damn, there were like 10 people at her performance.

[@googlem7]

Musicality off the charts...female jdilla

[@l_combo]

I actually found Ableton the easiest out of all the DAWs to pickup.. it was much more intuitive for me and I was up and running in no time.. maybe it's because I am a geek first and music lover second... there's a bunch of great tutorials on youtube and online courses if that's your thing!

[@AizenIPlannedIt]

digital audio is just a stream of numbers, we are talking basic mathematics (addition, subtraction and division),any DAW software that uses at least 32 Bit floating point calculations will be capable of processing audio without introducing unwanted distortions, frequency response alterations or any other unwanted effect that would be 'clearly audible'. It's called 'transparency'.so from a transparency perspective all DAW software is created same.

[@thewestinator3000]

Music= Life

[@smashcorefilms]

Respect.

[@Toplockerguy]

What controller was that

[@aligboyakasha]

I agree with the notion that being unique is the key to success, but I think Lucky Date hit the nail on the head, in that at the earlier stages, it's a bit tough to go that route until someone gets a firmer grasp over what they're doing.

[@TwoVera]

Im in love.

[@EdisonLaw9811]

Why her dance floor is empty :( She is so inspiring

[@foneshawty]

it could be how her deal looks all deals are different

[@Xolin11]

I didn't know Absynth was warm or even warmer than Massive...

[@Serendipitation]

Nice! :D

[@katalysismusic8897]

You know, I used FL a lot, I know it like my five fingers , but I think Ableton is a lot better in dealing with piano roll and drum sequencing.The mixing section and the audio engine by themselves are way more better than Fl's! I've also tried Logic, Cubase, Reason and all of that stuff, but I've liked Ableton much more than them :/

[@AizenIPlannedIt]

no they do not, unlike hardware which sounds different depending on it's built digital audio processing is just numbers.

[@ski2707]

I want to make a track

[@knuckledragger5493]

qt

[@elskater10]

No, It's just movement, music is movement, and movement means change, she's good.

[@Adenomamusic]

MARRY ME WOMAN!!

[@Maadnote]

awwww sumwun needs his ba ba, i looked at ur page, ur just a troll. interweb warriors are real life badasses bruh, keep it up maybe someone might eventually loose a little sleep over your one of ur comments, that'll show'em to listen to tokimonsta

[@MisterShufu]

Fallen Arches...

[@Serendipitation]

Patience, young grasshopper. But in all seriousness, don't let ableton get you down. It has a bigger learning curve than the others DAWs out there. It's simply because it's so complex. The only tip that I can think of is to create your own workflow. Figure out what's comfortable to you. Do you want to perform your tracks to give it a live feel? Do you want to compose the track traditionally? Also don't give up and learn all the ins and outs (no pun intended) of the program!

[@SirCronusofficial]

Watch tutorials on ableton. Just keep experimenting. Don't sit down in front of the computer and say,"I'm gona make some Dubstep/Dnb/Electro!" Just mess around with the vsts and effects until you get something that sounds pleasing. After doing that the songs will come together on their own.

[@tonyztyles]

I love you

[@GwaiLoIntheHead]

Tokimonsta x DFD, make it happen

[@megabot80]

liebing lol

[@Maadnote]

ur still running data through a software algorithm.. different software = different sound, why would you even dispute this? not all software is of the same quality, just because is serves the same function. some daws have better sound engines than others, if you ever used more than one daw you would know this to be true

[@FaraceChannel]

she seems sweet

[@Kuziai]

strong woman

[@groovewolf]

[@leebeer]

saw her at sonar , she was quality. check out my vids

[@wild939]

Its not the program its about talent. Come on guys not anyone that will learn ableton or fl or any daw will make a good song. Its about the talent and creativity. Whatever the genre is cuz some ppl think edm is just about arranging blocks and drawing lines then ur edm producer n thats completely wrong...

[@Jukethat3]

lol @ in and outs

[@wild939]

Weirder is absloutly better

[@Serendipitation]

Then take the time to learn the program... You can't just sit down at a piano and expect to play Jazz licks like a boss... It's the same thing with a DAW.

[@AizenIPlannedIt]

DAWs don't have a sound people!

[@illymusic007]

Marry me

[@evanmoore3285]

I expected an Asian accent -_-

[@aaa77712]

the music world has gone soo far from great music..this is lame..she is lame.

[@aquistou19]

What is the song playing?