We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Matthew Schuchmacher. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Matthew below.
Hi Matthew, thank you for being such a positive, uplifting person. We’ve noticed that so many of the successful folks we’ve had the good fortune of connecting with have high levels of optimism and so we’d love to hear about your optimism and where you think it comes from.
My optimism comes from my family and our values. It feeds into my inspiration which is heavily influenced by feel-good music and classic beats. I also realized that being pessimistic and negative won’t bring any success so I use that grindset to fuel my drive in every branch of my life.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I really love the passion I have towards the ventures I pursue. My DJ monicker, Yacht Rescue comes from my love for the ocean and feel of my music I’m producing. Nowadays, skateboarding, working out, and supporting other upcoming artists, is something that I get a tremendous joy from. I’m certain that this passion project of mine does so much for my personal wellbeing and that’s one of the driving forces in why I help my fellow artists on their journeys, free of charge. I was talking to my friend Tyler the other day when I mentioned that the journey of being a solo music producer can sometimes feel lonely. When it comes to self-releasing, promo, or trusting your gut on how you want your music to sound. It can sometimes be overwhelming especially when I feel hasty to get my own music out there. So hearing about other people’s creative journeys and it’s ups ‘n’ downs is exceptionally useful.
During my senior year of college at the University of Arizona, there was a short slow halt to my weekends full of DJing parties, due to Covid. That’s when I started producing music more seriously, and thus I decided to start a label or collective of sorts, Cold Chrome Records (formerly known as Crib Collective Records). With the sole purpose of archiving and showing the world that the underground producers and DJs are often the most innovative and inspiring. In Cold Chrome’s early stages, I would “crate dig” on SoundCloud & BandCamp in attempt to find awesome DJs from small scenes that I felt were under-appreciated and offer free services such as getting their music onto DJ Pools or creating visualizers for their songs. It slowly snowballed into meeting so many dope people from all over the world, many of whom I still stay in contact with. Through sharing demos, ideas, collabing, or connecting them with my other musician friends when they need a certain expertise (ie. mixing/mastering, live instruments etc.)
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
So far, three disciplines that I found very helpful to stay afloat in this pursuit would be as follows;
1. Recognize that you do this for the love of the game and be in it for the right reasons.
For most, this is not a get rich quick scheme, as a matter of fact I am completely content with not making any profit off my music or label. Yes it would be cool, but my full time job as an Iron Worker is also cool, and I love what I do outside of my creative endeavors.
2. Put yourself out there, have confidence and be proud of what you’re trying to achieve.
Many people get caught up in these milestones and may feel down when the work they create and share is not widely received. While being patient and taking breaks is useful, I also believe that being too patient can slowly turn into laziness. Rep your brand and be damn proud of how far you’ve come along.
3. Don’t be a d*ck.
I’ve met many really awesome people especially in my time in the TV and Entertainment industry years ago. So many awesome opportunities and connections were made through just being nice. Even on my bad days I try to do what I need to do with the best attitude, because being negative will not only affect your personal interactions, but your own view of yourself.
Any advice for folks feeling overwhelmed?
When I feel burdened or overwhelmed, I do exactly what I do when I feel relaxed. Make music, or excersice. As I mentioned earlier, I try to muster my anxious or negative feelings into positive ones. Because when emotion is strong, the output is stronger. I often find that I will tap into different genres in my music production when I carry a certain feeling, be it good or bad. Some of my best work are pieces I’ve made during some really heavy times.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: personal – https://www.instagram.com/mattshoosh/ | music – https://www.instagram.com/yacht_rescue/ | Cold Chrome Records – https://www.instagram.com/coldchromela/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ColdChrome
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/coldchromela
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/yacht-rescue?lang=en
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Aaron Cleary
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