I recently started making beats, so this is kind of new territory for me, before that i only used to jam in bands. I guess i wanted to see the production side of things a little more. That's about it.
I think i should also mention that i do mostly hiphop stuff.
Guitar, vocals, attempted drums
Cubase.
Oddisee. He's the new god of beats, imo.
Wham! - Make It Big x10
I actually started listening to hip hop/neo soul/funk and so on, a couple of years ago, before that i was kind of a ''rock guy'' now i pretty much listen to all kinds of music, but of course, there's genres i prefer.
To list a couple of artists from various genres that have influenced me along the way: Wu Tang Clan, Mos Def, D'Angelo, The Roots, Gramatik, Oddisee, J Dilla, Afu-Ra, Alice In Chains, Queens Of The Stone Age, Nirvana, Pantera, Metallica, Biffy Clyro, Faith No More, System Of A Down, The Police, Sting, Depeche Mode, Genesis, and a bunch of weird shit.
Gazelle Poop.
...serve strangers alcoholic beverages.