(soulful music)
My gift is to create an atmosphere
that's what music is.
Whether you rapping gangster lyrics,
or you're a pastor at
church in the pulpit,
my job is to create a canvas
that you can, you know, testify on
♪ Zaytoven ♪
♪ He pulled up in that big body, yeah ♪
My name is Xavier Dotson
a.k.a Zaytoven.
Mr. Atmosphere, atmosphere creator,
God Fearing, church going, trap banging
monster on the track.
Zaytoven the architect.
♪ Boy when I'm with you ♪
♪ I ain't thinking about nobody ♪
When I sit down at a keyboard,
when I sit down at a drum machine,
I'm feeling around.
I'm searching for a bounce, a certain hop,
for a certain melody that's
gonna be contagious for energy.
Kinda like feeling around in the dark.
I'm pointing down here
cause I feel the bass,
but then I'm pointing up
here cause I hear that piano.
Pointing over here cause
I can hear a snare.
Those are the things
that, you know, inspire me
to make the music that I make.
I gotta implement the new with the old
just so that I'll be unique.
That's the reason that I still been around
is cause I can combine the two.
With the new technology
you are able to hear things different.
[Engineer] That's you're
track spread out in 360.
I definitely think that it's something
that inspiring for the newer generation.
Our job as creators and producers
is to create an atmosphere,
and that's you know,
that's how I know how to use my gift.
And I feel like that's what other
creators and producers
should be doing also.
(piano music)
