On Finding Distribution: "The hardest thing for me is getting a good distributor so I can get my music available worldwide. I don't expect miracles from any record label, I just wish I had a proper distribution. We're talking to a couple labels and distributors right now, in Europe & in the US. Just trying to find the right deal before we put it out; at this point I don't wanna rush anything either. But we just gotta make sure that the album gets promoted properly when it drops. The last thing I want is to get a dope distribution, but nothing to really push the album and give it it's chance."

What Makes Him DXnext-worthy?: Dela's been grinding his way to the top with that laid back jazzy sound many of us miss from the '90s, but his talents don't stop there: "I [also] play a little bit of everything [keys, drums, percussions, guitar, bass, a little bit of trumpet]...I try to learn every instrument I can put my hands on...most of the tracks on the album and mixtape are sample-based though. I'm just getting into incorporating more live instruments into my music even though I've been playing them for a while...I'm no Stevie Wonder, yet." So what's next for this mini-master of the MPC? "I've been really focused on the album lately, so until we got a deal and its 100% finished and mixed, I won't be working on anything else." He tells DX, "I still gotta finish the mixes, and a couple interludes...but it feels great not having to harass emcees anymore. [Laughs] I'm very happy about how everything turned out. I was worried about having a good variety of topics. I wanted make this album a 'real' album not just a producer's album.. and it turned out great, but after that I'll be working on a EP with Guadeloupe singer Meemee Nelzy [she's also on my album], I'm real amped about this.. and maybe a I'll do live instruments Jazz album later this year, too." Ces't word!

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