Next Wednesday, December 19,
The DJBooth
will release the latest installment of
Re-Produced
, an exclusive EP series in which three hand-picked producers put their own spin on a record by a reader-approved artist. Number four in the series will be based around “
,” a record off Brooklyn veteran
Talib Kweli
‘s
mixtape. In anticipation of the project’s arrival, we’re making sure each of the participating beatsmiths has been properly introduced to our readership with a series of
exclusive producer profiles
.
In the second of three profiles, we chop it up with ATL native
Shoden!1
, the producer behind
‘s
and
LPs.
to listen to Shoden’s re-production of “Fly Away,”
premiered
today in the Booth.
Producer Alias:
Shoden!1
Years Producing:
8
What tools and/or production software do you use?
Logic/Pro Tools
Head phones or monitors?
Sony MDR 7506 & Yamaha HS 80
What production work are you most proud thus far of in your career?
My early work with Spree Wilson that helped define his sound,
The Neverending Now
and
Kingsh*t
. As well as the two Muzi albums,
Somnolence
Vol. I and II, because those records really allowed me take total control of the creative direction.
What should readers expect from you in the coming months?
A[nother] new Muzi album.
Describe the process by which you “Re-Produced” Talib’s “Fly Away” record?
I wanted to step away from the original a bit and make it a little darker, while at the same time maintaining the organic feel. I actually started two mixes, but eventually came back to this one because I was starting to take it way too far out.