“From the engineer to the producer, all of these roles are critical to ...” — Russ Quote

From the engineer to the producer, all of these roles are critical to creating a song.

If you're an artist, create music and put it out on the Internet. If you do this consistently, your fan base will continue growing, and that will power your entire career.

When I was making beats, I don't remember thinking about doing it as a career, I just remember that every day I wanted to do it.

When I made 'What They Want,' I was going crazy. When I made 'Losin Control,' I was going crazy, when I made all the songs that are on my Soundcloud, every time I was out, I went crazy, like it was still the first song that I made.

Drake is my favorite rapper.

As a first-generation American, my parents expected that I would go on to have pretty tactical higher-education-type jobs - doctor, lawyer, engineer. Those were the three options. My dad was not at all open to the idea that there would not be a higher education in my future.

Every time we go into the studio and use a different engineer or producer I try to look, listen and learn their approach. That has helped with the gear I look for to use live and in the studio.

I've always focused on technology and growth and don't have the core competency to do liability management - I'm a mechanical engineer.

In 1988, before I'd written a word for a car magazine or stood in front of a camera, I was a subeditor on 'The Engineer.'