About Me

 I'm an independent hip hop producer highly influenced by the golden era of rap and modern greats like The Alchemist, DJ Premier, J Dilla, Slug, Clams Casino and so many more that I can't name here.

I'm from the Midwest and good beats are like a good hotdish. Individually, all the elements don't seem like much, but once you find the drums, samples, accents and effects that come together in a cohesive project, it's a beautiful thing.

I'm always looking for new and exciting ways to collaborate with other artists. I'm particularly interested in working with underground rappers who share my love of all genres of music. If you're a rapper or musician who's looking for a producer who can help you create your next underground classic, then I'm your guy.

Hope you enjoy my beats and hope to collab soon.

Who Inspires Me

There's no way I could compile a complete list of influences without forgetting someone, but here are a few of the people and things that have helped create my sound or inspired my creativity at some point in my life. Hopefully you can get inspired from my list too.

Musicians

DJ Premier, The Alchemist, J Dilla, Kanye West, 9th Wonder, Havoc of Mobb Deep, Nujabes, MF DOOM, Q-Tip, Just Blaze, Pharrell, Harry Fraud, Clams Casino, The Heatmakerz, Daringer, Black Milk, Statik Selektah, Apollo Brown, Danger Mouse, The Doppelgangaz, Chuck Inglish, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, Giorgio Moroder, Kraftwerk, Mike Dean, The Weeknd, Beastie Boys, DJ Shadow, The War on Drugs, Tears for Fears, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Asia, CHIC, Alice in Chains, Miami Nights 1984, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, MGMT, Empire of the Sun, Dire Straits, Van Morrison, Oasis, Moby, Ratatat, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, The Psychedelic Furs, Butthole Surfers, Fatboy Slim, The Cure, Rush, The Trashmen, ABBA, The Smiths, The Pogues, The Cars, Cocteau Twins, Nine Inch Nails, Bob Dylan, Ramones, Social Distortion, Blondie, Gary Numan, Talk Talk, Electric Light Orchestra, The Clash, IDLES, The Police, Rage Against The Machine

Authors

Stephen King, Will Wight, Pierce Brown, Agatha Christie, J.K. Rowling, Philip K. Dick, Hunter S. Thompson, Chuck Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman, David Simon, George Orwell, Truman Capote, Dale Carnegie, John Steinbeck, Jack London, Daniel Keyes, Frank Herbert, Robert Greene, William Kent Krueger, Peng Shepherd, A.G. Lombardo, Richard Powers, Charlie N. Holmberg, Patrick Radden Keefe, Blake Crouch, Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Artists

Jackson Pollock, Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Patrick Nagel, Edvard Munch, Salvador Dali, Katsushika Hokusai, George Condo, Ralph Steadman

Collab Bucket List

In addition to all those that inspire me, here's a list of emcees I would love to work with in no particular order.

  • Nas
  • Jay-Z
  • Jadakiss
  • Raekwon
  • Cam'ron
  • Kanye West
  • Eminem
  • Pusha T
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • J. Cole
  • Method Man
  • WIKI
  • Slug
  • Conway the Machine
  • Action Bronson
  • A$AP Rocky
  • Lil Wayne
  • Benny the Butcher
  • Black Thought
  • Evidence
  • J.I.D.
  • GRIP
  • The Doppelgangaz
  • Roc Marciano
  • Earl Sweatshirt
  • Curren$y
  • Hus KingPin
  • Ka