Meet Vincent | Artist, Producer, Graphic Designer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Vincent and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Vincent, how do you think about risk?
I’ve always bet on myself; I’ve never been scared to fail. I’ve grown a commitment towards executing ideas and building the world that my product exists in. Nothing matters more to me than getting my ideas off, and I’ve never been scared to put the effort that those ideas required. At times I thought to myself, “what if no one cares? What if I’m doing this for nothing?” That was when I realized that there isn’t anything greater to do it for but myself.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
When I first started making music in 2019, I really just made songs in order to vent my sadness or frustration. Despite that, I was obsessed with sharpening my skills and making something worthwhile and substantial. I started producing in 2021, and as my music taste grew, my musical palette, my understanding of the music I created, and my understanding the culture that surrounded it grew as well. Taking from different sources of inspirations such as Madlib, J Dilla, Alchemist, Mac Miller, and Curren$y, I paved my own sound through my production and my lyrics and created something that was completely my own. I never strayed away from who I am and I take a lot of pride in that. Whether it’s rap music, indie tracks, house songs, I always try to implement my own DNA into what I’m creating.

In 2021 I started going through some serious mental health issues. I didn’t understand why I felt the way that I did, or how I would even start the journey of overcoming it, but it existed and it affected not only me but a lot of people. I was down on my luck, and I chose to bury myself in my work. I became isolated and angry, but most of all I was scared. The music was there for me, and I’m forever grateful for that outlet, but I learned a lesson about balance in life. I was living an imbalanced life, I wasn’t taking care of myself, I wasn’t there for the people that did care about me, I was groveling in myself and became incredibly selfish.

Since then, I’ve seen the beauty of the world and everything that resides in it. I understood the importance of self love and self-reassurance. I learned that no one can stand with you if you don’t let them. I feel like I’ve experienced love for the first time all over again and I couldn’t be more grateful for the ground that I stand on. Everyday is priceless and I refuse to take it for granted again.

My next album is going to be heavily focused on that. It’s themed around experiencing life, and everything that comes with it; trauma, anxiety, ego, but also love, peace, friendship, happiness, and hope. I wanted to make something grounded and I wanted to go back to my routes of story telling, both visually and lyrically. I’m really proud of what I’ve made and I’m dying to push everything out but I need to present it in a way that I know it can thrive in. I’ve never believed in a project as much as this one. I’m fully committed, I’m ready for take off.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I think Disneyland would be on the top of my list, I love theme parks and my inner child feels warmth when I’m in an environment like that with the people that I care about. I would also be down to go to universal studios or six flags, I always have a lot of fun in those kinds of places. I would take them bar hopping in North Hollywood, I really enjoy the bar scene out there. I would also go bar hopping in Manhattan Beach. It’s the most fun I’ve had in an environment like that, and the food out there is amazing. I really like “Gelato and Angels” and Hennessey’s Tavern. I would want to go to Oh My Burger on the way there too, it’s a burger spot in Gardena that has some of the best burgers I’ve ever had. There’s also a burger tent in Mission Hills called smash n dash that has the best burgers in the valley, the owners are really cool too. Other than that I would wanna go to a Dodger game, I love baseball so that’s always a lot of fun. I love Amoeba too, I really enjoy collecting vinyl’s and I’ve built a pretty decent collection.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My friend Jeremy Vega (@germcares), he’s someone that pushed me to work harder in all avenues of art. He’s my best friend and a great role model. Jeffrey Matlock (@imjefu) is a light, he works so hard and his passion shines through anything he works on, I’ve learned so much about him. I have to show some love to my friends Miguel Medrano (sixmiguels) and Jericho Caroc (jerichobcaroc), they’re helping me with bringing my upcoming album to life, I’m really excited to show the world what we’ve been working on. Last but not least, Eyan (@yung.eyan) has always been a cool guy, he saw me as a friend first and I think that really became a foundation for a good friendship, he was also one of the first people to rap on my beats so I’m forever indebted.

Website: https://linktr.ee/ohfour_vevo

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ohfour_vevo

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-cesar-hernandez-ab287221b/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ohfour

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ohfour

Image Credits
Jericho Caroc
Miguel Medrano
Landon Sanchez
Andy Portillo