Name of Artist/Band and where are you from? (Include all band members
names and instruments played.)
The name of the Label is Aye Yo Records! Consisting of two groups: 1) Gutta Born Hustlas(GBH) and its members are Johnathan Garcia a.k.a. Sir Gutta, and Fernando Velasquez a.k.a. Phenomenil. 2) Gangsta Club Boyz(GCB) and its members are Nathan Haynes a.k.a. O.B. Sug of Da Hood, and Ramses Terry a.k.a. Piru Mr. Blood Money. We also have an artist who is on our label by the name of Christopher Rodriguez a.k.a. Joker the Punchline King. All are straight spitters.
How did you break into the music industry?
Our break into the music industry came from doing a showcase in our city which landed us a distribution deal and everything else fell into place and got us to where we are today.
Choose one adjective to describe your style?
EXHILIRATING!
Do you write your songs as well? If so, what are your songs about and where do
you draw your inspiration?
Everybody on our team whether it be Sir Gutta, Phenomenil, Joker, O.B., or Piru all write their own songs and lyrics. A lot of inspiration comes from the beats created by our producer Carlito Flores a.k.a Lito on the beat, who also has started flowing too.
What project are you currently promoting and is it available for purchase?
Right now we have a project that we are working on and will be available for release in mid May 2012 we got a buzz going on right now for HOT SINGLES that are on this album.
If you could sign with any label which would it be and why?
Honestly, we would all be lying if we gave a specific Label that we would like to be signed to. Its 2012 and if the deal and numbers are right we would rock any Label. We work hard and would want to be given our worth without compromising what we have worked hard to accomplish.
How would you define the word success?
The word success for us is best described by the three DS as we say 1) DEDICATION, 2) DTERMINATION, and 3) DRIVE, not to mention good work ethics because you cant be lazy in this industry and expect to be a factor.
What is your biggest career embarrassment?
The biggest career embarrassment would have to be when we went to do a show in Cleveland Ohio and went on stage and forgot some of our lyrics. Very embarrassing but we learned from that and we even finished that show with a bang!
Most memorable moment in creating one of your records?
We can’t specifically pin point just one memorable moment when creating records because we EAT, LIVE, and BREATH music so we are always at our studio recording. It’s memorable for us just to create music that we know have substance and that people can relate to. Whether it be a street banger, club banger, or some real situations going on in our lives at the moment.
Name a celebrity people say you look like
Who has been the most influential person in your music career?
Haven’t really given it much thought because while we are in the studio we have what we call CRACK SESSIONS and at any given time we can say that a person looks like this or that. This is what gives us that vibe and makes us click with one another on our records.
What artists would you love to work with?
We would love to work with Jay Z, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Dr. Dre, and Wiz Khalifa. There’s an artist out of Cleveland Ohio named Machine Gun Kelly who we feel is hot right now and in the future we hope to get him to do a track with us.
What is your worst Fear?
Worst fear, REALLY? Not to be able to express ourselves in our music. That would be very scary! Lol
What is your guilty pleasure?
To be rocking a big show and realizing that this is exactly what we set out to do and finally made it happen.
Any advice or lessons learned in the music industry that you would like to
share with other indie artists?
Always follow your heart and your dreams of becoming who you want to be in life. The music industry is not for everybody but if this is what you decide to do, DO IT! Negativity is everywhere haters are and if you let it get you down, you will never succeed!
When looking for inspiration what albums do you listen to?
Most of our inspiration comes from artists such as Nas, Jay Z, Tupac, And most definitely Big Pun!
Where can people get in touch with you?
AyeYoRecords.com is our official website, you can get in touch with us there or you can contact Lefty who is the C.E.O. of Aye Yo Records 330-233-8135. Also you can contact Co C.E.O. Lito at 234-564-9776.
