Welcome to the second
edition of “WHO GOT THA JOOSE NOW?!”
, a new monthly column dedicated to giving awesome individuals within the
Inland Empire music scene the shine they deserve. Sometimes there are people
who you might notice at different shows but you don’t really know much about
them or what exactly they do. This month we are shining the light on GQ. Who is GQ you ask?! Well…Most people recognize him as the guy who always
comes to shows with Half Valve Entertainment emcee Cam Archer but he is much
more than just a “on-the-go gig buddy”. He is in fact, the CEO of Half valve Entertainment! So without further ado, let’s get
to learn more about Edward P. Berrios aka GQ.
Starting his music
education in the third grade, GQ believes that music has always been the focal
point of his life. As a member of the band while in school, he picked up the
trumpet as his main instrument and along the way learned how to play other
instruments such as the tuba, trombone, baritone, as well as the piano and
drums and percussion. GQ has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Music
Performance/Compositions and a duo minor in Jazz Studies and Recording
Engineering. He believes his work possesses a certain polish that other
producers may lack because of his extensive musical background that makes his
sound, HIS sound.
Wanting to give the
IE’s undiscovered talent a voice and find other musical like-minded individuals,
GQ created Half Valve Entertainment(HVE) in 2010. The roster includes
lyricist Cam Archer ,Dre Shot, and Kidd Dryden, male vocalist Chris James, and production team Prime Intellects, which includes
producers Ton Deaf, Proliphic, Killah
and GQ himself. GQ and HVE are behind N.O.S
Live, an event at the National Orange Show Sports Center in San Bernardino which gave artist of all
genres a stage to perform on.
“I am very meticulous with my team on their work so that
the consistent "polish" is there in all of our work. We have a
lot of new events, music and ideas that are going to be brought to the IE that
will benefit not just ourselves but our fellow colleagues in the music scene. I
love what I do and it shows through the music we at HVE give back to the
community.”
Though he has worked
with a long list of artist out in the Inland Empire, GQ says he would like to
work with IE representers Richard
Wright, Curtiss King, Faimkills and Faye
Valentine though he nor we at Jooseboxx are sure if she is still
doing music. As for producers, he would like to co-produce with OhGoshLeotus, Villain, A3, and OSYM. If he was given the chance to
work with ANYBODY in the music business he claimed that he would like to work
with producers Timbaland, Pharrell, Quincy, Just Blaze, Ryan Leslie , artist
Kanye, Eminem, Jay Z, 50 Cent , and Kendrick Lamar, and singers R. Kelly,
Usher, NeYo, Eric Bellinger, Alicia Keys.
So next time you are at a show and you see GQ, if you don’t know him already and even if you do…show him some love! It’s hard out here trying to run a business and handle your own personal life. Props to GQ and the rest of HalfValve Entertainment. We at Jooseboxx.com, applaud you LOUDLY!!
“I would like to thank Yung Miss and Jooseboxx for the opportunity to be interviewed. My first ever interview to be exact. Also I would like to give thanks to our fans and supporters for riding with us from the start. Along with a shout-out to our sponsors Solrac Clothing & Double Eyez Collective for holding us down.”
CONTACT INFORMATION
Twitter-
@GQProductions & @HalfValveEnt
Facebook.com/HalfValveEnt
Facebook.com/EddieHVE
Instagram-
GQPrimeIntelelcts & @HalfValveEnt
HalfValveEnt.com
Email-
HalfValveEnt@gmail.com
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