Meet Slic | Producer & Musician

We had the good fortune of connecting with Slic and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Slic, what do you attribute your success to?
In retrospect, what was cool about my first EP Toygirl was that I didn’t really know exactly how the sounds I was making could turn into music. It just kind of came together purely on impulse. I made so many mistakes and even had to restart a song after it was already sent to the mix engineer because a synth sound I really liked wasn’t tuned. By the end of the process, I had become a lot better at structuring songs. Then I turned around and started writing new music, and some of it just wasn’t clicking for me. I realized I was at an interesting point where I had to find a way to stay curious about the sounds I was making and how they fit together when it wasn’t all a mystery anymore. One thing that I get really excited about is sound design, so I build my own software synths. But there are a million examples of what I’m talking about because music is so huge. Right now I am kind of basking in how expansive of a language music is and how expressive pure sounds are. It doesn’t always have to make sense as a song that already exists out in the world. Since I shifted my thinking in that way, I’ve been able to gain knowledge about the way music works and still end up with songs that sound like me.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I am a producer and musician, and I make electronic music. I am an independent act and I still run all the platforms and look at all the numbers. Every time someone buys my music on Bandcamp, I see it. It’s a one-to-one relationship between putting work out there and the people who want to support being able to pay for the music they listen to directly. I think the Bandcamp model is cool, and I get really excited when I think about all the ways music can be shared directly. As a result of the pandemic, we’re at a point where the rules of the game seem to be really bent. Success feels open to interpretation because a lot of the things that traditionally mean you have made it have been suspended for now. I feel like I thrive in these kinds of situations. I’d rather fail than over-analyze and try to wait for the best set of conditions before I make a move.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I would take anyone to E11even and Space because that’s an integral part of the Miami experience to me. If it was Miami Music Week, I’d be going to a techno pool party. For a beach day, I’d drive down Ocean Drive and stop around 67th street or so. I love driving people to the Everglades at sunset. I love walking around Biscayne at night. I always hit La Carreta or Versalles for croquetas and Cuban coffee and I always eat ceviche when I’m in town.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Anyone that ever listened to one of my rough demos and gave feedback, I really could not have made songs without you. My friend Pablo gave me all the samples I used to make my EP Toygirl, so shout outs to him.

Website: slicslicslic.club

Instagram: instagram.com/slicslicslic

Twitter: twitter.com/slicslicslic

Facebook: facebook.com/slicmusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQbbOHyjVsc2D1ugBBVvGg

Image Credits
Personal: Shot by Corey Johnson for A Beautiful Orgasm Party Music Cover (Blue tinted inverted image) Shot by Michael Morales Toygirl Cover (Green background) shot by Michael Morales Still from Party Music Official Video shot by Pedro Bello and Slic Still from rehearsal shot by Slic’s phone