Shane Jacobs, better known as “Shaney Jay” OR “The Plug” was born and raised in Athlone. He started producing at the age of 17 and has been doing it ever since.
In 2018, Shaney Jay won the "Russian Bear I am Next Ptoducer Competition" where he got to link with RapLyf's Rapper KID X.
Shaney Jay has recently been featured on Dj Switch's second EP titled “RESET” and got to produce one of the Singles off this Project Titled “DELELA”, The Song also made it on one of the biggest SA Spotify Playlist and Apple Music “DELELA” has also been added to The Massive Metro on Metro FM hosted by DJ Speedsta. This was then followed by the Brand New Single by MTV Base Presenter Blaq Slim Titled “Dripping”
This song is available on all digital platforms.
In 2018, Shaney Jay won the "Russian Bear I am Next Ptoducer Competition" where he got to link with RapLyf's Rapper KID X.
Shaney Jay has recently been featured on Dj Switch's second EP titled “RESET” and got to produce one of the Singles off this Project Titled “DELELA”, The Song also made it on one of the biggest SA Spotify Playlist and Apple Music “DELELA” has also been added to The Massive Metro on Metro FM hosted by DJ Speedsta. This was then followed by the Brand New Single by MTV Base Presenter Blaq Slim Titled “Dripping”
This song is available on all digital platforms.
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Who or What Hot you into Music Producing?
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I actually always wanted to be a rapper but the producers who sent me and my homie beats were beats that were not our vibe. So I decided to do it myself and then realized that this is what I wanna do.
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Do You only produce Hip hop or You also produce other Genres?
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I’m not even trynna brag or anything but I can actually produce almost every genre and that’s because I actually listen to so many genres.
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What one Project would You say it got you on the Spotlight?
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Definitely “What A Life” by my homie Spiroh.
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What Makes a Great Producer in Your Opinion?
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I would saying being versatile.
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What is that One Mistake that You can say other Producers do that somehow delay their Breakthrough process?
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I would say waiting for things to happen. As a producer you need to make things happen, put yourself out there and stay consistent.
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What are the best Music making Softwares would You recommend every Producer to get familiar with? Which one is Your Favorite and Why?
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Definitely Fl studio ,that DAW has changed so much lives for real ,FL Gang!
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Few Years to come, Where do You see Shaney Jay?
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Producing for the Biggest names in the Game (Local and International), definitely Winning an Award and going Platinum.
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What is the Good and the Bad thing about Music Production in according to Your Experiences?
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The Good will definitely be the Rewards that come with it because there’s no better feeling than seeing how far your songs can go and seeing people turn up it. The Bad will definitely be Beat Block for me lol.
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Who are the 5 Best International and 5 Best Local Producers do You Look up to?
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There’s actually only two producers honestly and that is; Pharrell Williams and Metro Boomin.
Check More OF Shaney Jay’s work on His Spotify Playlist Tited “PRODUCED BY SHANEY JAY”.
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Shout Outs
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First and foremost; a Huge Shout Out to 6ix4our Records for always holding it down, shout out to DJ Switch for giving me a shot and I can’t mention everyone but shout out to all the real ones, I wouldn’t be the producer I am today if it wasn’t for you guys, I appreciate all of you! And I’ll end by saying this, there’s a whole lot of new music on the way!
