Lawrens Joseph Anthony Buissereth was born on January 19, 2000, professionally known as THELAW. New York City-based record producer and record executive from Danbury, Connecticut. THELAW had expressed interest in beat-making in his early teens. The first production program he used was GarageBand and moved on to Logic Pro X, a gift from his friend at the age of 14. THELAW had developed relationships throughout his home-state by collaborating with artists and producers from Fairfield County, New Haven County, Hartford County, and New London County. THELAW began commuting to New York City, where he had already forged relationships with various artists from The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Harlem. Get into THELAW

Hey THELAW, Thanks for coming to Honk Magazine to talk about your music career. Can you tell us a story about what brought you to this specific career path?

In elementary school, I started playing the trumpet. I used to be selected for a regional band concert to play in New Rochelle, NY. I started learning piano in middle school and then around 13-14 years old my mom bought herself a new laptop which was a MacBook Air and had Garageband. So I used to try and use it to make beats and record songs. My friend Devin, who I still keep in contact with, found an Apple Store gift card with a little more than $1000 on it and he gifted me Logic Pro X. At first, I was rapping on my own beats with Apple earbuds and then in my second year of high school my classmate and friend Elijah gifted me a Snowball Microphone and I started recording others on my beats. My first song that really started to get plays on SoundCloud was “Broke Boy” with Sno and Ty Bando. We started following up with more singles and since then connected with more people and taking music more seriously

Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you started this career?

This isn’t really a story but what’s interesting is how everybody in this field kind of just knows each other. It’s weird when someone mentions a name of a person you’ve met before that you would’ve thought had no connection and it turns out they are life-long friends.

Can you share a story about the funniest mistake you made when you were first starting? Can you tell us what lesson you learned from that?

The funniest mistake I made when I was first starting was deleting songs that I released even though they were getting mad streams just because I thought it was trash like I basically self-sabotaged the come up lol.

What are some of the most interesting or exciting projects you are working on now?

I just released my solo album I Told You on all platforms. Artistry-wise, I am working with Platinum Beats recording singles and a joint EP. Production-wise, I’m working on a Compilation album with the various artists and producers I work closely with executive produced by myself. I’m also working on projects with Liik Bezzy and KeyDaDemon. I am working closely with EBK Woods, recording singles… hopefully, we start working on an album.

Who are some of the most interesting people you have interacted with? What was that like? Do you have any stories?

Some of the most interesting people I have interacted with to make the list short are Araab Muzik, Fuse of 808 Mafia, Capella Grey, DJ Spinmaster, and iam10k. Araab doesn’t really talk a lot but he has a lot of love for what he does. Fuse reminds me of someone’s cool uncle. With Capella, I didn’t have the chance to exchange a lot of words, but I can tell he does what he does for the love of the game. Spinmaster is really the youngest in charge; He’s like 17 years old booking artists like Lil Durk and DJing for Lil Rekk and other upcoming artists which is very motivating. One thing with iam10k is that he takes care of his people.

Which tips would you recommend to your colleagues in your industry to help them to thrive and not “burn out”?

I’d recommend taking breaks now and then. This is something we are supposed to enjoy. If it ever gets to the point where you burn out just take a break and come back to it.

You have been blessed with success in a career path that can be challenging. Do you have any words of advice for others who may want to embark on this career path, but seem daunted by the prospect of failure?

Words of advice for others are just to do it and find out if you love it. If you don’t love it then just do something else. I don’t think anybody should be scared of failure because if you make quality music and you know how to market yourself, an audience will come to you whether it’s big or small.

Can you share with our readers any self-care routines, practices, or treatments that you do to help your body, mind, or heart to thrive? Kindly share a story or an example for each.

I like to spend time outside my usual environment whether that be taking a flight or taking a spin out of town; It helps my mind when I’m out… The cities I love are Boston and Brooklyn. Now and then I try to pray; I believe the position I am at is thanks to God. Also, I just like to relax and spend time outside the studio; When I’m not at the studio I like to be poolside, at the beach, and just being with the guys.

What are your “5 things I wish someone told me when I first started” and why? Please share a story or example for each.

I wish someone told me to be patient; I used to get very discouraged because I thought success would happen overnight

I wish someone told me to never let off the pressure. There were points where I got comfortable with where I was at even though it was nowhere near where I wanted to be

I wish someone told me to never forget what I’m doing this for. I was around people who do this just to get paid and that mindset rubbed off on me. Recently, I’ve come back to what I originally do this for and it’s the love of creating something I’m proud of for the world to possibly hear

I wish someone told me the importance of your network. Now that I have a much stronger support system, it’s easier for us to accomplish more and there’s less stress

Can you please give us your favorite  “Life Lesson Quote”? Can you share how that was relevant to you in your life?

My favorite “Life Lesson Quote” is to work smart, not hard. This has been relevant to my life because I only work hard at things I believe have the most return or benefit on my efforts. I don’t waste my time working hard on things that don’t matter.

None of us can achieve success without some help along the way. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share a story about that?

I can’t single out one person. I’m grateful for Silver, Platinum Beats, Fernely Feliz, and many others. Whether it was through mindset, actions, or opportunities these are the first people that come to mind.

You are a person of enormous influence. If you could start a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, what would that be? You never know what your idea can trigger. 🙂

If I could start a movement that would bring the most amount of good to the most amount of people, it would be something for the younger people; I know that I am not that old myself but these kids are 10x more talented than we were at their age and if there was something or someone to invest in the younger people, I think in the long run that would help a lot of people.

We are very blessed that some of the biggest names in Business, VC funding, Sports, and Entertainment read this column. Is there a person in the world, or in the US with whom you would love to have a private breakfast or lunch, and why? He or she might see this. 🙂

I’d love to sit over food with Kanye West because I see a lot of myself in him. He’s not the most gangster brother out there, but he’s outspoken and a little different. Also, he started as a producer/artist like me.

14 How can our readers follow you online?

Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok: @lauwanz. Spotify: THELAW

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