Experienced Producer-Artist-Songwriter working with both indie and major label artists. Over a decade of experience. Background in many genres, from Hyperop to Hip-Hop to Indie Pop. Notable features of mixing style: Details brought forward, airy and present top end, scooped mids, wide bass.
Known for his versatility and overall quality of his music, DRAKExTAYLOR truly bridges the gap between indie and commercial.
He has publicly collaborated with artists like Ryl0, YungXiety, and Romain DBE, and has also worked with major label artists behind the scenes, participating in industry events, such as The 100 Percenters Pride Camp.
His style is frequently categorized as heavy-handed and hook-heavy, landing somewhere between the Super Bowl Halftime Performance, and 2000s R&B Slow Jams. He stands out vocally for the strong, yet emotive quality of his voice. As a producer, his production style is very rooted, as he is quoted saying, “Good music has gut”. His drums take influence mainly from 90s Boom Bap, Timbaland, and Brazilian Funk. He credits the development of his production style to learning to produce with a limited number of tools, forcing him to a create new sound. His production style often includes ambient qualities, taking influence from Larry Heard and Tinashe, creating sonic environments, paired with his trippy synth-sound design, anthemic melodies, and R&B Vibes. He cites various influences, such as Gwen Stefani, 6lack, Ty Dolla $ign, Timbaland, Aaliyah, Tinashe, SoFaygo, Clams Casino, and Kehlani. He breaks genre boundaries frequently, describing his genre simply as "Commercial" consisting mainly of Pop, R&B, and Rage.
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Languages
- English
