5 Producers To Know About

The songs of several of our favorite artists already have us memorized, but great albums and singles don’t just come out of nowhere. It takes a real professional to take the talent of an artist to shape and present it in the best way possible.

With that being said, here’s a list of 5 producers, who not only served their record company bosses some of the biggest selling records, but also allowed the singers and musicians they worked with to sound their very best.

Check out the list below and let us know of your favorite producers in the comments section.

Jahaan Sweet

Jahaan Sweet is the man behind the making of the powerful movement of Kehlani’s TSNMI. We first took real notice of him after he produced several of the Bay area native’s tracks on You Should Be Here.”

Metro Boomin

From: St. Louis, Missouri

From working with Future, Fetty Wap, and Drake, Metro Boomin has been making a name for himself. The 22-year old production strikes an unlikely balance between having commercial appeal and being pretty out there.

Josh Gudwin

From: Miami, Florida

Miami hit marker is no stranger to the music sense, Josh Gudwin has worked with big names from Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and even Pharrell Williams. His latest work can be found on the Biebs’ album Purpose.

Kreayshawn

From: Staten Island, New York

Kreayshawn took the world by storm this year, but her burgeoning popularity and major label deal are almost entirely built on one song, her famous “Gucci Gucci.”

Doc McKinney & Illangelo

From: Minneapolis, Minnesota & Toronto

After helping The Weeknd with several of his tracks, Doc McKinney & Illangelo are definitely a duo you can’t sleep on. We really can’t decide which one of their beats we like more, so here you decide.

Kevin “K-Mac” McCall

From: Watts, California

Keven McCall, also known as “K-Mac has helped produced several hit records throughout his career. The Watts native is known to be Chris Brown’s go-to producer/songwriter. Here’s his latest work, a remix to Adele’s “Hello.”

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How Producer Jahaan Sweet met Kehlani and their work behind Grammy nominated mixtape “You Should Be Here”

Florida-native and producer Jahaan Sweet heard a distinct voice coming from a NY studio booth a couple years ago.  At the time he was finishing up his Jazz studies at the prestigious music school, Juilliard. It was the voice of Oakland’s Kehlani and in a matter of time the two began working together on her 2014 mixtape “Cloud 9″, which eventually became her 2015 breakthrough mixtape, “You Should Be Here”.

“I walked in and heard this voice. I thought ‘Man, who is that person singing? She’s really, really good’. I just went in and played this beat I was working on at the time. It’s for the song we did called “Get Away” and from there we just started working.“

At 22-years old, Sweet has worked with artists such as Tiara Thomas and K. Michelle. He produced 6 out of the 15 tracks on YSBH. It has been nominated for a Grammy under Best Urban Contemporary Album,along with The Internet’s “Ego Death”, Lianne La Havas’ “Blood“, Miguel’s “Wildheart” and The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind The Madness“.

 

Would you say “You Should Be Here” is your biggest project to date?

I feel “You Should Be Here” was my first time really being able to just do me, to just exercise my creativity and have a good say on it. Plus we both like the same kind of music and she’s a really good songwriter so it’s a good marriage of musical ideas.  

The project is now Grammy nominated. Congrats. How’s that feel?

We found out on the European tour. We were in London. Someone called and told her and we freaked out. It was amazing and now just the idea of being nominated, we really wanna win. 

Was a Grammy nomination ever in mind?

Nah. Not even. I was just happy we finished it and we got it out. To have all this great success off of it, it’s a blessing. For me, just being on stage and playing piano live…I’m just grateful and looking forward to what’s next. 

What’s your favorite song on the mixtape?

The Way. I played the beat for her when she came to NY to do one more week of recording and she said “I’m not really feeling it”. On the final day of her trip, I played the beat for her again and she said “You never played this for me,” (laughs) and she wrote the song in like 20 minutes and we sent it off Chance. 

Will you be involved with Keh’s upcoming projects?

Right now I’m dealing with her actual debut album and we’re coming close to finishing it. I’ve been putting a lot of focus into that.

What else is next for you?

I just want to keep working and become better at what I do. 

Check out Sweet on the piano and Kehlani on the mic while on her 2015 European tour.

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