XO Beach has been spending the last few months hitting the studio heavy and setting his sights on any and every new opportunity available starting with a couple offered by Making It Magazine. Staying lazer focused, he put his writing and rapping skills in overdrive as he prepared to submit to win a chance to perform on the Making It Magazine 8th annual Media Matters Soundstage at SXSW as well and MIM's chance for artists to win a free EP with Rob The Matrix which includes a 10k marketing budget.