Today we’d like to introduce you to Chad Green Bey
Hi Chad, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
It all started one day when I was about fourteen years old. I came home from school and it was time to hang out with my neighborhood friends. On of my friends, DJ, showed us this program on the computer called Fruity Loops. At least that’s what it was called when it first came out. Now they just call it FL Studio, but we were amazed at how you could put together sounds on a computer! This was my introduction into production. Not too much later after that we got our hands on programs like Acid Pro and VirtualDJ. We even started collecting gear like mixers, turntables, beat machines. By the time I was 17 years old and entering into my senior year of high school I started linking up with small labels in Houston producing and recording their artists. Most of those labels disappeared but the experiences remain.
Upon entering college I began to expand more online and learned about online beat battles. I also joined what was called The Hip Hop society and subsequently started a small production team. I believe my college experience is where I really decided that I wanted to produce quality music and not just do what the rest of the world is doing. The Hip Hop Society held live beat battles and our production team hosted parties and collaborated with college radio.
After college I moved to Austin, TX and assisted another label of various artists. After two years in Austin, around 2014, I moved back to Houston and started the company Royal Vibe Studios with my long time neighborhood homie B Fly. After we built a few studios I decided to go to college for Audio Engineering, as I originally went for electrical engineering. I enrolled at Houston Community College and got my formal audio training to sharpen most of the information I already knew. It also expanded my network even more.
Now fast forward to today, I work with some of the people I went to school with at HCC. I am a lab aide in the audio department. I also manage the grooviest studio in 5th Ward: Wayne Street Live. I am a live sound Front of House and Monitor Engineer for Brazos Sport College in Lake Jackson as well. I’ve recorded tons of people in many different genres from rock, to hip hop, to gospel. to r&b, to poetry, to audio books. I also write my own music and collab with other cool artists I meet. I’m even getting into film and have created music videos for people.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Of course in this society if you want to do anything in the arts there are going to be challenges. It’s been like the NBA or even PGA but now things are getting easier with the way technology and social media are. You can promote easier but you still have to make great music and authentic content. That is one thing I can say has been consistent, is the authenticity. One main challenge is finding was to increase cash flow as the music market and landscape has evolved so drastically over time. People often say the public doesn’t buy music anymore. They still consume it just not through the channels that once were. I remember you could go to best buy or Walmart and put on headphones in the CD department and preview an album you might like to buy. Those days are gone where now you press Youtube on your phone and just about any song is at your finger tips. These days every artist has to find ways to monetize their personality and use the music to advertise it.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
RVS has really been a movement. I carry the thought that there is only one vibe to bring, the best vibe. It’s a ROYAL VIBE. I specialize in bold rawness and marinated production. I bring that same attitude of doing my best to any team or partnership I associate with. What sets me apart is that I’m willing to see any project through to the end no matter how long it may take. I also have an eclectic ear for sound selection. I have to go for the sound that gives the appropriate feeling for each track or scene. Audio and sound selection are one of the most important part of a movie. That vibration is everything because it can move and heal cells.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
I feel the most important quality or characteristic to have is consistency. The more ground you can cover with consistency the quicker you will see results and will know how to alter your trajectory or stay the course if need be.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://royalvibestudios.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dailybreadth/
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dailybreadth
