Daniel Sado
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Bankin on LeBoomin
I had one semester left and my parents thought I was crazy when I dropped out of mechanical engineering school, but I had just signed to a label and thought that it would be the start to the future I had always wanted. It wasn’t. Having been producing music since I was 10, DJing in Miami for my entire life, I knew I had to follow my passion. Instead of fulfillment, my decision steered me toward engineering for A-list artists, and the “success” of producing epic tracks that were split between other producers higher in rank. The long hours in the studio left little room for my own creativity, I felt stifled. I missed creating powerful tracks and having the freedom to play anything I wanted to play. Something just kept feeling off, so I walked away, back to my greatest love, being a DJ. DJs are a dime a dozen in Miami, so I spent my days trying to book clubs or chase down payments. It was a miserable process that ultimately left me lost and irritated once more. Some part of me regretted leaving the life I had, and I wasn’t so passionate about my passion anymore. Engineering and music have one big thing in common that I also love, technology. I began producing for anyone and everyone on my own terms, and simultaneously invested more and more energy into learning crypto currency. I still wasn’t satisfied, and I felt like I was opening doors that just lead to more doors, that lead nowhere. Finally, I sat down and just thought; “How can I DJ whenever and wherever I want? How can I produce live, bring people together, to connect with people outside the walls of this studio and do it without a nightclub? How can I monetize and incorporate crypto?” I wasn’t sure. I soon realized that my passion isn’t just producing, engineering, or even DJing. My passion is creating unique music that can bring people together and allow them to share a feeling or connection, witness something completely unexpected and unplanned. I like to stir the pot, I like to amplify… and I also like cars. My passion had a name, LeBoomin, the pop-up party, crypto musiccar. I took everything I knew and loved and decided that creating a portable club/stage would be the only way to achieve my dreams. I grew up with my grandmother, Nanni, and she had a LeBaron, so I decided to buy the same one she had. It was old and beaten up and perfect for this project. To preface this, my dad had always dreamed of being a car mechanic but was encouraged to follow another path. It didn’t stop him from teaching me everything that he knew about cars. I thought I was ready with the knowledge and passion that I felt, but what I thought would take months, took years. What I was trying to do hadn’t been done yet so there were no tutorials to follow and trial and error became my go-to method. Mechanical engineering helped me tremendously while building LeBoomin and getting it to run. I used my experience in studio wiring and club audio to create its sound system.
By Daniel Sado3 years ago in Motivation