cantthrowstuffaway – The Great Adventures of Grantastic

Treasure Box

Posted on May 18, 2020August 28, 2022

A while back I found this treasure box 🗃 (I had made as a kid), with the audio tapes well preserved, luckily I also found a functioning playback device. Can’t wait to check these tapes. There has to be a recording of a fictional radio show I made as a child with fake commercials using…

Sony software

Posted on May 4, 2020August 28, 2022

So I was digging in some old boxes when I came across this archeological artifact. I remember it came with an IBM PC. It was my very first computer “music” making software. I would record short samples like a kick, snare & hihat by beatboxing then arrange them on a SINGLE track. This is how…

Bio

Grantastic is a music producer, beatmaker, rapper and former DJ from the Netherlands. He started writing rhymes at around the age of 16 and feeling the need for a beat to rap on, made his first beat on the computer in 2000.
In high school he met a fellow music enthusiast Scrilla and soon was invited to join his Hip-hop collective the NLN. Grantastic made beats for Scrilla and first appeared as a featured rapper on a track called “Speak On It”. Later he produced two tracks on “Brooksville: Streets Keep Callin’” by Petey XO. He also produced for Dutch underground artists: Mc Goddess and Daniël Air.
His first album Hima Lava (which translates “Now is Good”) was released in 2020. His second album which is a follow-up is called "Heto Lava" (meaning "Later is Good").
His style of beats is influenced by West Coast G-Funk, Electro Funk & Classical music. He strives to create chill, uplifting and positive vibrations with unique sound combinations, inspiring people to be creative.