Today we’d like to introduce you to Sauce Samurai
Hi Sauce, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I started making beats when I was 13 ,making music and selling cds and beats by the time I was in the 10th grade. Around 2015 I did a session in a studio in the Southside of Houston (Dead end) & met Jrag2x he was the sole producer for sauce walka at the time and he wanted to work. I play guitar , piano ,trumpet & bass. 2015 go fully fledged into music working weeks at a time going from the studio to a hotel to take a shower & back & my production begins to get traction. Next thing you know I have credits with Travis Scott ,Trippie Redd Asap Rocky Wiz Khalifa. I start my mobile recording business 2022 & Now 2024 open my own studio along with Jrag2x as my business partner Gotham City Studios.Located in Missouri City it is a 3 room recording studio & full barbershop thru the grace of god I’ve been able to provide for myself and my family with my craft & hope to keep doing so always reaching more & more milestones.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Being first generation Hispanic I come from humble beginnings. A lower income home didn’t make me feel like I was missing out it made me go harder because I saw how much work my parents put in to give my siblings and I a better life. As a producer/engineer I had to prove myself & put in countless sleepless nights in the studio to gain accolades & footing in the rap game & there’s only so much you can say , you gotta make sure your work can do the talking.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am sauce samurai super producer I am know for my sampling of records straight from vynil ,owning my new Recording Studio / Barbershop Gotham City Studios. I know for my banging 808s & my producer tag (SAMURAI!!) because when you hear it you know it’s lit. Favorite songs I’ve produced are Where you was at by Sauce Walka , Drive to Memphis by Sosamann. I’m most proud of my growth and a producer & achieving a milestone of mine , owning my own recording studio. What sets me apart is that I have an ear for music I play a multitude of instruments & produce all types of music from down south rap, Christian rap , reggaeton & Spanish corridos.
Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
Do things for the love of your craft , take a chance & get around like minded peers. Always be a sponge network not only online but in all ways possible go to those random shows. Book a show at music festivals SXSW, AC3 take flights to LA book studio sessions network at those studios. GO HARD FOR YOU.show the world your talent , let your work do the talking
Pricing:
- T shirt merch 20$
- Slice of Sauce DRUMKIT 50$
- Studio time 60-50$ depending which room
- Beats 300-1000 depending on exclusivity rights
- Mix & Masters 150$ 2 revisions 3 day turn around
Contact Info:
- Website: https://sliceofsauce.univer.se/
- Instagram: Sauce.Samurai / gothamcity_Studios
- Facebook: Orlando Ruiz
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@saucesamurai?si=kjMRvDJb_lmuXI23
- Other: https://www.beatstars.com/sliceofsauce
