My name is Jaime “J-Xile” Landers and I am an up and coming rap/hip hop artist and producer from Portland Oregon. My sound could best be described as “Bangin’ west coast beats, with skilled lyricism.” I make beats, produce, engineer, rap, write, and freestyle as well. On top of my musical talents, I also am a talented web designer, graphic artist, and photographer. I built and maintain my own website and own my own indie music company as well, J LAND Entertainment.

My current projects I am working on are finishing my demo/mixtape and my debut album. My mixtape is a collection of my best songs since I have been a rapper, and will be my main promotional tool until I release my debut album. I also feature some of my best recent freestyles as well, which is my main method of exercising my rap skills. The other project I am working on is my debut album, self titled “J-Xile.” I am currently working on the beats and will write the lyrics, record, and mix the songs after they are done. After they are mixed I will then send the album off for mastering. My debut album will feature nothing but the best music that I can make, from the first track to the last.

I started making music in 2005, though I flirted with the idea many times before that. I downloaded a bunch of well known instrumentals and would play them back to back and freestyle for as long as I could, sometimes for hours. This is what made me develop my flow and core style and sound. My longest freestyle was over three hours long. The lyrics weren’t good, and I often repeated punch lines, but the point was to develop my flow and learn how to rhyme on the spot to the beat. I got tired of rapping over other peoples beats so I started making my own beats in FL Studio. Shortly after, I started writing songs and found that my lyrics were a lot better when I wrote, but that my flow wasn’t as good as my freestyle. After several written songs I can now rap my written lyrics as well as I freestyle. I made beats on FL for over five years up until recently when I got Native Instruments Maschine allowing me to make all of my beats and recordings in the same program, Pro Tools.

My current focus is getting my name out there locally while I finish my mixtape and album. I started advertising on Facebook in early November and I have gained many new fans in my target market in that short time. My goal is to build my fan base locally in Portland Oregon, then spread to the rest of the Northwest, then the West Coast, then nationwide. My main goals are to get my mixtape done, start performing, and then release my debut album this next year. After that I will release an album and a mixtape at least every year. At this point I prefer to stay indie so that I have complete control over my career, but I would consider a major deal that allowed me full artistic control and full publishing and performing royalties.

I am working hard on building my career and my fan base, and every day I feel like I am taking a step closer. The whole point of me making music is to make music that people can connect to and be inspired by. This is always in my mind as I work on my mixtape, my album, my blog posts, and my Twitter/Facebook updates. I’m committed to bringing you the best music that I can and I appreciate every one of my fans for your patience and support as I build my career from the ground up. If the love I have gotten from my fans is any indicator, I would say I’m on track to have a very successful career.