Koh-Dee Music

KOH-DEE Music PrODucEr

Hobart’s electronic music scene just keeps giving, and this time we chat to an incredibly talented music producer, Cody Webberley, who is better known by his artist alias ‘KOHDEE’. We learn about the journey and career path for a young music producer based in Hobart, and the hopes and dreams that await!

When did you first get into music and how did it all start?

I’ve been producing music since I was in about the eighth or ninth grade. That’s seven or eight years ago. I was just naturally curious about musicians like Daft Punk, who produced electronic sounds, and I wanted to learn how they went about it. So I researched different types of programs and DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) to help make it all happen. That’s where I found Ableton, which became a Christmas present that my parents got for me (haha)! I loved it so much, but I didn’t know how to use it and I didn’t have anyone around me who knew about producing electronic music. So I read the manual that came with it, which was a really thick book (haha)! It was the only thing I had, and I hated reading at the time. I tried to do my best with the information I had on hand, but after a while it just wasn’t enough. So my parents decided to help look for someone to tutor me by putting an ad in the Mercury newspaper. A guy called Allan McConnell, who was studying at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music at the time, responded, and I’m so glad he did!

What was your first project in beat-making like?

It was exhilarating! I recently revisited some of my old songs with one of my friends, just going through and listening to our very first projects, and it was kind of hard not to cringe at them (haha). But still, it felt amazing at the time just to be able to complete a full song. It was comparable to the songs I was listening to and the artists I looked up to at the time. It obviously didn’t sound anywhere near as good (haha), but in terms of the form and the structure, it was a closer product than what I had before.