Producer Spotlight

Ski Beatz Celebrates the 15th Anniversary of Camp Lo’s Uptown Saturday Night

by Jeremiah January 28, 2012 Anniversaries

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As hard as it may be to believe, Camp Lo’s Uptown Saturday Night turns 15 years old today. I remember listening to this album for the first time like it was yesterday. And being able to take a trip down memory lane with the albums producer, the one and only Ski Beatz, truly made this [...]

rjd2 Talks Icebird, Innovation & Combining Donny Hathaway With Kraftwerk

by Jeff Leon December 28, 2011 Producer Spotlight

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I was able to speak to composer rjd2 about his latest project with Philly singer Aaron Livingston, as the duo of Icebird, who’ve recently released the fantastical and very solid debut, The Abandoned Lullaby this past October. We got to speak about the direction of the record, his musical style and his plans for the [...]

Ski Beatz Speaks On Raising The Bar Of His Production, Working With Murs & Locksmith And Touring

by Morgan November 14, 2011 Interviews

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As a Hip Hop living legend, Ski Beatz’s hands have been on some of raps greatest classics and he has been responsible for many of today’s hits. Beginning his career in the 80’s, Ski boasts an impressive resume having crafted numerous beats for notable rappers including Jay-Z, Camp Lo and newcomers like Curren$y and The [...]

Producer Spotlight: Moonchild

by Kevin October 29, 2011 Producer Spotlight

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Michigan producer MoonChild has seen his fair share of work posted here at KN.com. From his 2008 album with Robo Robb, Save The Music, and his 2010 collaborative effort with Trav Williams, Better Late Than Never, to his most recent KN sponsored project, For The Love of Music Part 1. Three years since his debut [...]

Producer Spotlight: Paul White

by Daniella Kohavy September 27, 2011 Interviews

After listening to Rapping With Paul White, an album that has equal amounts of strictly beats and vocals, I said, “D, you need to find out what is going on in this man’s head.” The beats are like a rhapsody in crazy, ranging from African and Far East melodies to synth and intergalactic sounds to [...]

Producer Spotlight: Silence a.k.a. SHHHhhhh

by Kevin September 10, 2011 Producer Spotlight

Two weeks ago, Dynamic Producer held their 10th annual Producer’s Conference in Los Angeles, California. As part of the conference, they held their My Beats Are The Illest Beat Battle. KevinNottingham.com, as an official sponsor of the Dynamic Producer Conference, had the opportunity to spotlight the winner of the beat battle, Silence.

Producer Spotlight: Jazz Spastiks

by Kevin August 14, 2011 Producer Spotlight

I first heard of the UK duo Jazz Spastiks around this time last year, when they released their compilation album 12 Bit Spit. As a fan of jazz-sampled hip hop, their production style was right up my alley and filled the void my ears have been missing since A Tribe Called Quest split over a [...]

Producer Spotlight: Divided Souls Ent.

by Justin April 26, 2011 Interviews

After releasing their compilation Audio Resume earlier today, here’s you chance to learn more about the production duo known as Divided Souls Ent. I got the chance to chop it up with Chris & Brent on a wide variety of topics in the days leading up to their compilation’s release date. The duo shared some interesting stories including [...]

Producer Spotlight: 44th P

by Kevin March 8, 2011 Producer Spotlight

Last year when we released our Mama Said Knock You Out remix project, we did spotlights on most of the producers who were involved. Here’s one that we missed. So hit the jump to get to know one of our Nottinghammers… 44th P.

Producer Spotlight: Newstalgia

by Kevin February 10, 2011 Producer Spotlight

We recently held a beat contest for the chance to get a spot on The Regiment‘s new mixtape, Back To Lyrics (just released yesterday). Out of the hundreds of beats submitted, The Regiment ended up choosing a producer from their home state of Michigan. Congratulations goes out to Newstalgia. Here’s his spotlight…

Producer Spotlight: IMAKEMADBEATS

by Kevin February 3, 2011 Producer Spotlight

Something happens to hip-hop producer NeMo when he steps in the lab. He becomes fully engulfed in his craft and transforms into his alter ego IMAKEMADBEATS. People first became aware of IMAKEMADBEATS from his 2009 effort The Transcontinental with emcee Roc C. Moving forward, the Brooklyn-based producer is headed towards big things with projects including, [...]

Producer Spotlight: Alkota

by Kevin January 15, 2011 Producer Spotlight

Straight out of the frosty Northwest, Alaska, Alkota the self titled “track terrorirst” has spent the coldest winters known to mankind perfecting theart of beat making. Armed with an MPC 2000XL, Reason 5.0, and a dangerous arsenal of vinyl and sounds, Alkota has perfected chopping, flipping, and arranging head bangin tracks. Alkota’s style is refreshing [...]

Producer Spotlight: The Commission

by Kevin January 13, 2011 Producer Spotlight

The Commission is a production duo out of Minneapolis, MN comprised of Wizz Kidd and G8withtheMuzik. We first got hip to them a couple of years ago with their American Gangster remix, American Thriller Off the Wall and just today we premiered their new Prince influenced instrumental album. These guys are a great talent and [...]

Producer Spotlight: S.T.T.R.E.S.S.

by Thomas December 20, 2010 Interviews

North Carolina native, S.T.T.R.E.S.S. is one of the site’s original viewers. He has been a constant staple on the site whether it’s commenting or participating in one of our weekly producer contest. I believe he is the originator of the term “Nottinghamers,” which is an ode our producer constituents. This spotlight is overdue…so hit the [...]

Producer Spotlight: JR & PH7

by Kevin December 1, 2010 Producer Spotlight

I’ve been a fan of this production duo since I heard their 2009 debut, The Standard. As one of the standout hip hop albums of that year, JR & PH7 quickly became one of my favorite production teams. Working with dope emcees such as Oddisee, Skyzoo, Guilty Simpson and others didn’t hurt either. This year, [...]

Producer Spotlight: FlamesYall

by J. Rizzle November 8, 2010 Producer Spotlight

UK producer FlamesYall has contributed too many projects for KevinNottingham.com most notably Nas & Olu Dara: The Family Remix Album. He has worked with talented emcees like Goose, Keb0, Tokyo Cigar, Logic Rhymes, MC Baz, Ryan Lucas, z1 Tha ESSENTIAL, TommyLux, Black Disciple, Mars, Luke, Duce, and many others. His latest release LowEndYall: ATributeCalledQuest is [...]

Producer Spotlight: Confidence

by Kevin October 1, 2010 Interviews

Boston-bred producer Confidence just dropped his extremely dope 90s remix project, ReCon, today. The joint is so fresh that we had to catch up with this talented producer to see what he’s all about. Get to know him after the cut…

Producer Spotlight: Ion The Prize

by Kevin August 25, 2010 Producer Spotlight

Tomorrow our Mama Said Knock You Out 20th Anniversary Remix Album drops and this cat right here is one of the very few who got two tracks picked for the project. He really does have his eye on the prize. Hit the jump to get to know Ion the Prize…

Producer Spotlight: Consern

by Kevin August 24, 2010 Producer Spotlight

Remixing a highly popular beat, such as the Marley Marl-produced “Mama Said Knock You Out”, is something that very few can do well. For Miami producer Consern, he approached it effortlessly and crafted a beat with the same intensity as the original. As we countdown to the release of our Mama Said Knock You Out [...]

Producer Spotlight: Isbjerg

by Kevin August 23, 2010 Producer Spotlight

I’m actually shocked that this is the first time we’ve featured Isbjerg in a producer spotlight. As we highlight some of the producer who helped create our upcoming Mama Said Knock You Out remix album, we come to one of the original Nottinghammers. Isbjerg has been participating in our remix contest since we started our [...]

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