Since JulEYE x Mr. Bugatti – LOVE For The STREETS (feat. Todd Stoops & NADASOUND)

Lev Averbakh known under the moniker, Since JulEYE started as a DJ project but has quickly evolved into a healthy mixture of DJing, original music production and live instrumentation. Living in the musically immersive city of  Denver, CO has enabled this artist to develop under the proficient guidance of some of the top producers and musicians in the game. According to Lev, “My time spent particularly with turntablist Brisco Jones and veteran keyboardist Todd Stoops allowed for my project to be constantly evolving through multiple genres.” Today, Since JulEYE and Mr Bugatti drop a brand new single, “Love for the Streets“, feat. Todd Stoops & NADASOUND.

DailySteeze had a chance to sit down and discuss all things music with Since JulEYE. Check out the interview and listen to the new song below!

SJ: I first got into music around 5th grade. Mostly gangster rap. Bone Thugs was my shit back then. even tho back then i was way more into the lyrics than the beats, i still think that the production on their early albums was ahead of its time. after that i started skateboarding and listening to grunge and Nirvana became my favorite. shortly after i got exposed to a bunch of Chicago underground hip hop and i was hooked.  to this day clever lyricism, punchlines, and battle rap type shit is still my favorite. also i started goin to raves when i was 15 and fell in love with drum n bass.

SJ: ive always been an artist. ive been drawing and painting since i was 2 years old. ive also been a tattoo artist for 13 years but music always seemed very difficult to me. i played bass when i was a kid for a bit but never really got it. in 2013 i started working as a tour manager and this allowed me to see a lot more live music and i started paying more attention to how its made, mixed and played live. around this time i got Serato and started learning how to DJ. i didnt take it seriously, but it was fun to fuck around with. in 2016 i started taking it more seriously and learned how to DJ better. around this time i picked up the bass guitar again. it was much easier this time around because i had some sort of musical knowledge at this point. by this time, tour managing wasn’t really working out for me so i decided to do my own thing and  launched my project in july of 2017. it was just me DJing but after a few shows, i realized that performing on stage was definitely something i love so the next logical step was to make my own music so i started messing around with Ableton. it was very intimidating at first, mostly because i suck at computers, but with the help of some very supportive homies who r really good at it i started to figure it out. i love making music because crating and putting art into the world has always been very important to me and music is the best way to do that. i can paint a painting or do a tattoo and lots of people might see it but putting out music can potentially reach millions of people and thats crazy. also theres no feeling like playing your music live and seeing people get down to it.

DS: Did any particular artists inspire you to produce music? 

SJ: im not sure i was musically inspired by anyone in particular to make music.  i have a lot of good friends who r very talented producers and musicians and id say i was more inspired by all their dedication, hard work and unrelenting drive rather than their music specifically.

SJ: this is a tough one because there r so many talented producers out there right now in all genres. im sure theres some 11 year old kid making the craziest shit uve ever heard in his room right now while his mom thinks he’s doing his social studies homework.  Michal Menert will always be one of my favorite producers, not only because hes a very good friend and the early Pretty Lights stuff is what got me into a lot of the music that i currently love, but it feel that his music is appropriate for just about any situation in life and i think thats truly amazing.  When u hear his music live it has the energy of some of the most rowdy bangers yet u can still play it in your car at your house when you’re just trying to chill. So much electronic music is made just to get crazy at a giant festival, or is so chill that u cant really play it live other than a sunrise set, and thats cool, i love a lot of that music too, but transcending that with the same beat is definitely something im striving for.  im also a huge fan of Late Night Radio. ive loved his music from the start but i think his newer shit is some of the best in the game. hes really come a long way.

SJ: im still pretty new at this so im not sure ive fully developed my own sound quite yet.  the new music ive been making with Stoops and Brisco definitely feels like the vibe of where i want this project to go. im still exploring a lot so im very open to making all kinds of music.

SJ: Well for one i recently finished building my music studio. i designed and built it myself (some good homies helped with the build) exactly how i wanted it so im really stoked on that. a lot of prominent producers have been working in there and that’s something im really excited about. right now im focusing on finishing up music and releasing music.  i have a good amount of singles and collabs that i cant wait to release. My main focus is to finish up and release my first EP that will b recorded with the band. myself on bass, Todd Stoops on keys, Brisco Jones on the cuts, and Colby Buckler on drums. there will b some cool features in there as well.

SJ: Learn as much as possible about how the music industry actually works. surrounding yourself with a team that u trust and is willing to crush it for u is of utmost importance, but the more u know the better. coming from being s tour manager and having to deal with the business side of music was a very valuable lesson and has helped me immensely with my own project. also, and i cant stress how important this is, stay humble. whatever u do, dont become that guy no one wants to work with. no one will give a fuck about how dope your beats are if ur impossible to b around and it super hard to bounce back from that.

DS: Is there anything else you would like to inform your fans about, so they can get to

know you better?

SJ: yes. i never thought in a million years that id be playing music in front of people, let alone making my own music. So i would like to thank all of my super talented, super supportive friends in the music industry, anyone who has ever come see me play or has listed to one of my songs, and especially anyone who has reached out and given me props or constructive criticism in regards to my music or one of my sets. being stopped by someone at a festival or an airport and having them tell u they liked your set or your music is an indescribable feeling that im very thankful ive gotten to experience. even if i quit right now i would call my short music career a win, but instead im gona keep getting better and better because i love every minute of this shit.