Cloudchord: Producing the Disco Biscuits and How to be Prolifi

Sat down with Cloudchord to talk about producing the Disco Biscuits, how to be prolific, being a family man, his massive rebranding, reimagining his sound, creating CloudChord and how it led to working with Chillhop Records and his success in the lofi world, and more. Enjoy.

00:00:00 - How to be prolific
00:02:28 - David Satori of Beats Antique used to open up for Derek’s latin mambo band
00:03:19 - Selling tapes out of the trunk of his car from his first band “Naked Sam”
00:07:00 - How Derek figured out his sound of Cloudchord and signed with Chillhop Records
00:12:50 - Taking an emotional inventory to reinvent yourself
00:14:06 - Spreading his wings and returning to his roots
00:18:36 - Producing for the Disco Biscuits
00:28:00 - How Derek rebranded from D.V.S* and came up with his new project, Cloudchord
00:36:15 - Working with Ableton and being an Ableton-certified instructor
00:38:50 - How to take on new gear and make the most of it
00:40:57 - Treating the week as work, producing is a job, and removing distractions for focused work
00:47:00 - Singles vs. Albums and how to think about that
00:52:00 - Building better landing pages versus using fanlinks
00:59:45 - Release of new album, BloomBap - https://cloudchord.ffm.to/bloombap
01:04:00 - Potential launch of a CloudChord online music school

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Cloudchord bio

Cloudchord (Derek VanScoten) is a producer, guitarist, and genre-bending specialist who is augmenting musical possibilities with his remarkable technical skills. His refreshing takes on atmospheric dance music have solidified his place in the world of psychedelic chill-hop beats.

VanScoten was inspired by pivotal live experiences leading him into jazz and classical guitar studies, while digging through the fertile left-of-center instrumental hip-hop. Born out of this aesthetic convergence, Cloudchord has established himself in the burgeoning lo-fi chillhop scene with his own blissfully hypnotic sonic alchemy. He’s since racked up 100 million total streams and won an Emmy for scoring on the documentary In Football We Trust, all while building his reputation with engaging live performances and an overflowing catalog of tunes.

Recent Press:
"Austin-based Cloudchord has a knack for working his slick guitar playing into his songs and effortlessly puts this talent on full display" -This Song Is Sick

"Cloudchord has amazed with his atmospheric remixes of Big Gigantic, Savoy, Autograf, and more." -Run the Trap

When it comes to Cloudchord, you never know what's behind that play button. The US beat-maker & guitarist can swing you from an utter zen mode to the break-your-bones-dance-vibe with a snap of his fingers! - Stereofox

"Perfect for injecting some more energy into one’s day." -Dancing Astronaut

"CLOUDCHORD has developed a lightning-in-a-bottle sound as he precisely associates, and synthesizes separate genres with detailed production and skill."
-Beautiful Buzz

"The airy effervescent, spongy soft future pop is sublimely intoxicating.” -I Heart Moosiq

"What do you get when you combine elements of shoegaze, jazz, low-fi, glitch and indie? ‘Forever For Now’ by the Austin-based Cloudchord." -Indietronica