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Whom have you signed contracts with as a musician?
I’ve been fortunate enough to produce some of the biggest artist ever in popular music from Michael Jackson to Beyonce. It was cool. Especially Beyonce’. We had a really special chemistry but didn’t really get the chance to explore it because of other projects I was working on. The first day we talked for 2 minutes and then silence. Day two we talked for 2 hours non stop. I would like to work with her again but in a situation where we are just recording and experimenting. No concept of direction on inhibitions. She has the gift of interpretation. That’s special and also rare.
http://www.hiphoprepublican.com/hhr-exclusive-interview-fanatic/
You won a Grammy for producing ‘Speechless’ (2003) for the superstar Beyoncé…
That was a big moment for me, because that was the first time Beyoncé had ever been that candid about a sexual experience on a record. Previous to that, all her records were just about love and relationships. And this was the first erotic record that she had ever done.
The day I made that track with Sherrod Barnes, the first thing I was thinking was “This has such a sexual erotic Isley Brothers vibe.” I was really studying Ernie Isley’s guitar solos at that time.
When I got the track to Beyoncé, she interpreted exactly what I wanted to say where I was going with it. It automatically connected, and that’s why the record came out like it did.
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