D. Muñoz Interview With Joey Franchize

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00:00It's Wild 94.1, Wild 94.1.com. Joey Franchise here on You Down.

00:04And I'm a big fan of this guy's music.

00:06Actually, somebody from the label introduced me to the song Drink.

00:11And the minute I heard it, I'm like, yo, this is like next level.

00:15I don't know what to call it.

00:16Like, it felt like a Bruno Mars record, like a hybrid Bruno Mars, like Justin Bieber kind of vibe.

00:22Not like, never say never Justin Bieber, like purpose Justin Bieber.

00:26You feel me?

00:27Like some Timberlake vibe.

00:29But what drew me to it is the fact that he's Latino, so I'm hyped too.

00:32Because, you know, I'm Puerto Rican, Dominican, Colombia, Joey Franchise, and my man D. Munoz right here.

00:38Yes, sir.

00:38What's going on, my G?

00:39How you feeling?

00:40Not bad, bro.

00:41What's up?

00:41Can I look at you?

00:42You look at this one.

00:42Yeah, we're here.

00:43Okay, cool.

00:44So tell me, man, how's this run been, son?

00:47Like, you got, you know, a lot of music coming out.

00:49You got an EP out in the streets right now?

00:51It's been cool.

00:52You know, a lot of moving around, going from state to state.

00:56A lot of naps in the car, waking up tired.

00:58Yo, take advantage of them naps, bro.

01:00You know what it is.

01:01When I take the nap, I wake up so tired.

01:04So it's like, should I even take a nap?

01:06Because, like, when I get to the spot, it's like, man, I don't feel like nothing.

01:10It's not good.

01:11The interesting point is you probably took a nap before you came here.

01:13I definitely did.

01:14I probably took a, I probably did that, and I'm not used to waking up early.

01:18So I did, I usually do, when I wake up, I set it for like 9 o'clock, like 9 in the morning

01:24or something, or 8.45, I should say.

01:26And then my alarm goes off, and then I just say, I got time to take a little extra nap.

01:29Bam.

01:30I take that.

01:3110-minute power.

01:32Those wake up extremely tired.

01:34It's like, damn.

01:36I was like a tease.

01:37But I'm trying to tell you, man, like, when we were talking off the camera, like, you

01:40know, I think we got to introduce you to coffee, bro.

01:42I think it was on camera, and I'm going to say on camera, I'm good on the coffee.

01:46I'm saying we got that Bustelo in the back, you know what I mean?

01:48You're like, come on, bro, give me a little espresso shot, espresso shot of something.

01:53But tell me, man, you got moments out of the EP.

01:55But first, I want to backtrack a little bit.

01:57Tell me how this all started, because it all happened just like, not really on accident,

02:01but it was just being playful on an app?

02:05Yeah, so there was a Voxer app.

02:09I remember Voxer, yeah.

02:10Okay, cool, cool.

02:11I used to talk to my boys all the time on that.

02:14Not a lot of people remember it.

02:15I think it was a Spanish thing.

02:16I knew a lot of Spanish cats that have Voxer, don't you?

02:19You already know the Voxers.

02:21Stick together.

02:23So yeah, this Voxer app, it was basically like a walkie-talkie app where you could send

02:26like voice memos.

02:28You know what it was, just explaining it.

02:31And I was in there with like 12 of my friends, and I sent a voice memo of me singing.

02:36I was just bored, and I said, you know what, I'm going to be funny.

02:39I was just being funny.

02:41And they were like, you know, you actually got something there.

02:45Like, what do you, you know, why don't you try singing?

02:49And that whole night, it didn't sit with me.

02:50I was just like, man, they lying to me, you know, whatever.

02:53And then the next morning, or like a few days later, I started recording myself.

02:58I did like 20 takes of me singing Chris Brown's Excuse Me Miss.

03:03Yeah.

03:03And then I posted my first cover on Instagram, got a couple comments, and I was just like,

03:09all right, I'll try it.

03:11And then for like the first two years, it was just like a fun thing.

03:14You know, how can I make a fun song that people would like?

03:18Like, and then like two years down the line, I went viral on Instagram.

03:23That was my first time going viral.

03:25And I started gaining a fan base, so I was just like, you know what, I'm going to take

03:29it real serious now.

03:31And then it went from a fun thing to, you know, still being fun.

03:34Like, I started falling in love with the whole music stuff.

03:36But now it's like, you know, I'm trying to make this my job.

03:39Yeah.

03:40And I started going harder with it.

03:42Taking it to the next level.

03:43I respect that.

03:43How important was like social media, or is social media in what you do and just the

03:48music business all together?

03:49Because I feel like places like Instagram and TikTok is where we're breaking music.

03:53I think a few years ago was SoundCloud.

03:56Yeah.

03:56And now it's just straight up social media.

03:58TikTok.

03:59They trying to get me to get on TikTok.

04:01I just started it, but I'm like, I don't really like it.

04:04Yeah.

04:04It's like Vine with extra, with more time.

04:07There's just so much weird stuff that goes on on that app, I feel like.

04:10Like so many weird videos that I see.

04:12But I'm going to get on it.

04:13I just got on it.

04:14Yeah.

04:15Posted a couple videos.

04:16They doing okay.

04:17But social media in general, I feel like that's the key now.

04:21Like a lot of people, they'll ask me like, yo, how do you, yo, get on Instagram.

04:25Yeah.

04:26Post some dope stuff.

04:27And, you know, see what happens or if you have the connections, honestly.

04:32And what influenced you?

04:33I know, you know, you used Chris Brown as like an anchor to kind of, you know, get your

04:38way started with, you know, doing the cover thing.

04:40But who also was kind of intricate in helping you hone your style and somebody you really

04:46looked up to?

04:48Chris Brown, Drake, growing up.

04:50And then as soon as Bryson Tiller came out, like he's my, like that's my favorite artist.

04:55Man, that trap's so, bro, to this day.

04:56Yo.

04:57That's a, that's a, that's a timeless album.

05:00You got a long drive.

05:01You just put that album on.

05:02And you listen to it from front to back.

05:05Don't got to skip a record.

05:06But, um, yeah, Bryson Tiller, that's my favorite artist right now.

05:11Listening to me growing up, Kendrick, J. Cole, all those artists.

05:16And you're from Jersey, right?

05:17Jersey.

05:18So, you know, I'm from Connecticut, Tri-State, you know what I'm saying?

05:22Gang gang.

05:22Yeah.

05:22Um, so, growing up there and, you know, living in a, in a, in a Latin household, uh, were

05:30you also, are you bilingual?

05:33Yeah.

05:33Well, yeah, you got Spanish records on the Moments album.

05:35But, um, was there anybody that, like, like your mom or anything like that, like that maybe

05:39pushed you to want to do like more of a Latin thing or anything?

05:42Were they acceptive of your new venture into R&B?

05:46Because I know how parents can get sometimes.

05:47Yeah, my mom didn't believe, she thought that the whole music stuff was a phase.

05:53Because I, like, I went through so many different sports.

05:57At one point I wanted to be a model.

06:00And, excuse me, um, I just, I started, I would let it go after a while.

06:06So, when I told her that I wanted to do music, she was just like, right, you know, sure.

06:13And then I.

06:13I know exactly how that is.

06:14Yeah, she didn't believe me.

06:15So, then I had my first concert in my city and, like, so many, excuse me, so many people

06:23came out and she was there.

06:25So, like, when she saw, like, everybody there and she was just like, okay, maybe, maybe you're

06:30serious about it.

06:31And now, now she loves it.

06:33I totally feel that.

06:34Because I think for me too, um, when I was, when I was pursuing radio, like, my parents

06:39didn't get it.

06:40Yeah.

06:40You know, they didn't understand it.

06:41They just saw me working these odd-ass hours on a day and night.

06:45And it's like, okay, what's the end result of this thing?

06:48Yeah, that was before, before, like, I got my deal and everything.

06:53My mom was making me go to school.

06:55Like, there was no ifs, hands, or buts.

06:57Same here.

06:58I begged her to give me a year off.

07:01And she at least gave me that so I could figure it out and do my thing.

07:05And then, I remember I had signed up for school, everything.

07:10I took my placement test.

07:11And they gave me my schedule.

07:13And I'm like, I'm so upset.

07:16And then, like, two weeks later, I signed my deal.

07:18And she's just like, you're good.

07:19Do what you want.

07:21So, I'm happy now.

07:22That's what's up, man.

07:23I think, I think with, like, Spanish moms, you gotta kinda show and prove.

07:28You can't really just say you're gonna do something.

07:30They actually wanna see it.

07:31And then, then is when they get, you get the full support.

07:33But, yeah, cause it's like in the business that we in, you know, it's not like set hours.

07:39You don't have a set job.

07:40Like, you're literally just figuring it out until you get that big moment.

07:44And she was just seeing me wake up whenever I wanted, writing music, going to the studio.

07:49And she's just like, alright, you know, like, but like, what exactly do you wanna do?

07:54And, yeah, now she's just like, she sees it.

07:58We're here with Dee Munoz, Joey Franchise here, Wild 94.1.

08:01Now, what's that feeling like, man, just signing that deal?

08:04Was it like almost, like when NBA players get drafted on draft day?

08:08Like, what did you do?

08:09It was the first thing you did after you signed that contract.

08:13I'm not gonna lie.

08:14Like, yeah, at the moment, it was like, man, I just got my deal.

08:21I went home, we celebrated, bought a nice car.

08:25But, um, I feel like I took it for granted for a little bit.

08:29Um, cause I, after I signed, you know, I went into the whole situation.

08:34Like, I had records out.

08:36I had, you know, I had my numbers.

08:37I had did my thing.

08:38But I didn't have no records ready to go.

08:40So now it's like, you gotta start over.

08:42You know, you gotta get in the studio.

08:43And it ain't no fast process.

08:45You're not gonna make ten records and think that, boom, those are it.

08:49So, it was just like a process.

08:52I spent like a year, two years working on this EP.

08:55So for a while, I just felt like I wasn't doing nothing when in all reality I was.

08:59And that's what I had to, that's what I had to figure out.

09:02But through that whole process, you know, having a deal, I was just like, I mean, yeah, I have a deal.

09:08But now, when you see the videos, you know, you see everything that's going on now, it's just like, man, like, I'm blessed.

09:15I'm really blessed.

09:15It's good that you see your records pop up.

09:19On, you know, these playlists on Spotify, you know.

09:23And it's crazy how, like, that's kind of like the forefront of, like, how we're breaking music.

09:26Like I said earlier with the TikTok, but, like, we're looking at some of these streaming services.

09:29How much is that coming?

09:30How much of you, is it a lot for you to kind of grasp in when it comes to, like, the streaming thing?

09:36Are you fully, like, zoned in on it?

09:37Like, what is your, you know, your take on music and the streaming service?

09:42Because back in the day, man, you know, CDs, physical copies.

09:45I like it.

09:46I feel like it's easier, easier way to access music.

09:49Like, I don't know, like, you know, I'm still learning the ins and outs about it, like, the whole playlist thing and stuff.

09:57Yeah.

09:58Because, like, when I was independent, I didn't pay attention to none of that.

10:01Yeah.

10:01I would just put my stuff out, letting the fans, you know, consume it and everything.

10:06But I think streaming is dope.

10:08Do you feel like there's a lot more pressure because of the streaming?

10:10I feel like everybody's, like, consistently trying to put out, you know, content at a fast pace.

10:15Yeah.

10:15Do you ever feel any pressure, like, to drop a new song or anything like that after, you know, like, Drinks is a fire record.

10:21And it's like, okay, well, when's the next one?

10:23Like, okay, well, we just did that, like, about a month or two ago.

10:27I don't think so.

10:28Or at least not right now.

10:30Yeah.

10:30Because before Moments, I hadn't put out music in two years.

10:33Yeah.

10:33So it's like going through that obstacle, I feel like, and then finally putting out my EP, right now I'm just living in the moment.

10:42I haven't even thought about that yet.

10:43But I definitely, definitely get what you mean.

10:46I feel like now everything is consumed so fast and people move on to the next thing easily.

10:53But we'll see what happens when we get there.

10:55For sure.

10:56And Moments EP is out right now.

10:59It's a dope, versatile, like, EP.

11:02Like, I feel like I got different vibes from you.

11:06Like, you know, we took it on a pop level.

11:08Then we went on this, like, R&B trap zone.

11:10And then we hit them with the Latino flavor, that regaton stuff.

11:14Like, what was it like putting together?

11:16Like, was it hard for you to, like, choose, you know, those selected records that you put on the EP?

11:20Nah.

11:21And then, like, having my NR, Zeke, my whole team, my managers, we all, like, collectively, you know, picked and choose.

11:29And I feel like that's what made us successful with it.

11:32But it was fun.

11:35I definitely tested myself.

11:37Like, one thing I'll say on this EP, if you listen to this EP and you go back to my old EP, to when I was independent, you can hear how much my voice grew from it, lyrically, everything.

11:49And I just pushed myself to limits that I didn't even know I could reach.

11:54Like, some of those notes on that EP, I didn't even think I had that in the bag.

11:58But it was cool.

11:59It was a good process.

12:01That's what's up, man.

12:01It's a fire project, by the way.

12:04And you got the video for Drink?

12:06Got the video for Drink out.

12:08And we have the Type of Love video out.

12:10Nice.

12:11And we got another video, but I ain't going to say too much about it yet.

12:13I see.

12:14I see.

12:15I see.

12:15Do you see yourself, who do you see yourself collaborating with in the future?

12:19Is there anybody that you've come across that you've been like, yo.

12:21Bryson Tiller.

12:22Well, that's.

12:23I got you too.

12:23It's done.

12:24That's got to be done.

12:25Yeah.

12:26I'm big on Roddy Ricch right now.

12:28Roddy Ricch is.

12:29Roddy Ricch is fire, bro.

12:30Yo, he has one of the best albums I've heard in a long time.

12:34So he's winning right now.

12:35I think everything he's doing is dope.

12:38To be someone from Compton, Blockin' Bieber from the number one spot.

12:42That's insane.

12:42I feel like that's legendary.

12:44And his melodies, his cadence, wordplay, lyrics, everything.

12:49He just picks everything perfect for each record, I feel like.

12:52And I think me and him can make some cool stuff.

12:56Bryson Tiller, of course.

12:58Drake.

12:58We don't want to collab with Drake.

13:00I ain't going to lie.

13:02I want to make something with Bruno Mars.

13:03Something funky.

13:04We didn't get Bruno on that remix to Drake.

13:06That could be cool.

13:07That sounds.

13:08We speaking that.

13:09Hey, we speaking.

13:10Bruno.

13:11Bruno.

13:11Come on.

13:12We speaking that into existence.

13:13That would be cool.

13:18I want to collaborate with Paloma Mommy on the Latin side.

13:22Okay.

13:22She's dope.

13:23Yeah, she's fine.

13:24Nikki Chan.

13:25Lunai.

13:25I feel like if me and Lunai got together, the young girls would go crazy.

13:30But yeah.

13:31All those are.

13:31That's cool, man.

13:32That's the beauty of, like, that's what sucks for me because I can't speak Spanish that well.

13:37I'm terrible.

13:39So, like, to be in that realm, bro, and be able to go on both sides, man, that's like crossing, damn near, crossing universes.

13:46Yeah.

13:46It's awesome, bro.

13:47So, I'm really happy for you.

13:48Like, one of my favorite new artists to come out right now ever since.

13:51You know, like I said, the label introduced me to the record, and I'm just like, yo, who is this kid?

13:56And yeah, I'm just really happy for what the future holds for you, bro, for real.

13:59Yeah.

14:00It's been fun.

14:01And, you know, we've been getting that reaction a lot.

14:04So, like, it just makes me excited to see what the future's going to have.

14:08There you go.

14:09Yeah.

14:09D. Munoz, you can follow him on Twitter, Instagram, at official D. Munoz, official D-M-U-N-O-Z, for anybody that doesn't know how to spell it, and go show love.