After stumbling across the Jaydiohead project and thoroughly enjoying it, we knew we needed to hear more and know the full story.  Awesomely, the man behind it has been busy.  We were able to dig into Jaydiohead: The Encore and Doublecheck Your Head and even better; he was cool enough to answer some of our questions about his work, his process and what he might have in store for us down the road.

What inspired the Jaydiohead project? Jay Z and Radiohead are pretty far apart, musically. What was it that made them come together for you?

I first heard the track "I Might Be Wrong" by Radiohead, and thought that it would make a great hip-hop beat. So, I did it, and put Jay-Z vocals for "Pray" over it. Then I did another track with Thom Yorke's "Black Swan" and Jay-Z's "Ignorant Shit." I had these two tracks done for about a year before I decided to make it into a whole album. When I thought of the name "Jaydiohead", it spurred me to see the project through. It was a personal challenge, just to see if I could make it sound cool.


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How did you get into being a producer and DJ?  

I definitely consider myself still learning both crafts...so I don't feel as if I've reached my goals. That being said, it all started out just making beats on my computer. I was amazed at how polished and cool the music was that I listened to. I tried to emulate that. The Neptunes were a huge influence on me when I first learned about making beats. Researching and learning stuff from online has been invaluable to me as well. I know its cliche, but the power of the Internet and how much you can learn from it is really remarkable. From here I began layering acapellas over my beats and other popular instrumentals...and I just kind of kept going. Ultimately though, I would like to produce a group or a band. I think that would be really cool.

Production, at least in this remix/mashup type sense, is fun because anything goes. I get the final say on everything, and I don't have to listen to anyone! Not that other people's opinions aren't valuable, its just cool to create something based on my own ear. To put this creation out there and have other people like it is amazing and I'm very grateful for it.

With that said, many tracks from both artists had similar tempos, so from here I paired tracks together based on their sound and feeling...so yes, definitely the "vibe" of the tracks determines what gets married together.



Once that's finished, I'm not sure. Possibly get back into some original tunes, or maybe some more remixing, I really don't know. I'm really thankful for everyone that has been checking out my remixes and tunes. If you ever have any questions or just want to say hey, hit me up on twitter: http://twitter.com/maxtannone

Thanks again for the interest!


Thank you Max, we're stoked to see what you're up to next.  Keep up the good work!

-beards