Category Archives: Producer Spotlight

Producer’s Spotlight: will.i.am

September 23, 2007 – 5:23 pm

I am not necessarily a Black Eyed Peas fan, nor am I much more a fan of Fergie’s solo work; however, there’s no denying that the man behind their songs, will.i.am, is talented. I didn’t really take notice to will.i.am as a producer until last summer when I heard Busta Rhymes‘ “I Love My [...]

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Producer’s Spotlight: Cool & Dre

August 25, 2007 – 4:01 pm

For this week’s Producer’s Spotlight, I have decided to showcase the up and coming production team of Cool & Dre. Hailing from one of the hottest cities in the United States — Miami, Florida — Marcello Valenzano and Andre Lyon have been quietly making their presence felt amongst entertainment industry heavyweights for the past [...]

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Producer’s Spotlight: Swizz Beatz

August 11, 2007 – 4:14 pm

With Swizz Beatz’s debut solo album, One Man Band Man, being release later this month, it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t dedicate a Producer’s Spotlight to him.
Swizzy has been blowing up all over the radio and clubs lately with his hits for Eve, T.I., Beyonce, and Busta Rhymes. This year he has decided to [...]

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Producer’s Spotlight: Kanye West

July 29, 2007 – 11:42 am

A friend of mine recently told me, “Help me appreciate Kanye West.” He said that with the “fits” he hears of Kanye making in the news, he finds it hard to appreciate his music. Sometimes it can be a little hard to listen to the music when your voice is what’s heard in [...]

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Producer’s Spotlight: DJ Premier

July 14, 2007 – 2:43 pm

Producer’s Spotlight is a new feature here on the blog. Let me give you a little background. As a lover of music and part-time DJ, I’ve always loved putting together mixtapes (or a collection, if you will) of songs by a favorite artist (sort of a greatest hits), new music of the current [...]

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