Daddy Kev

Daddy Kev
Birth name	Kevin Marques Moo
Born	1974 (age 49–50)
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hip hop, electronic
Occupation(s)	Producer, engineer, DJ
Instruments	Sampler, turntable, keyboard, drum machine
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Alpha Pup Records, Celestial Recordings, Mush Records
Associated acts	Reefer, Nicholas Thorburn, Busdriver, The Grouch, D-Styles, Awol One
Website	www.alphapuprecords.com

Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is a Grammy-nominated mixer, mastering engineer and producer from Los Angeles, California. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and founder of Low End Theory. He has produced tracks for rappers such as Awol One, Busdriver, Sage Francis, and Subtitle. He is one half of the duo Reefer along with Nicholas Thorburn of Islands.

Pitchfork Media describes him as "one of the Los Angeles underground's most visionary producers... His style exemplifies the steady bleeding of hip-hop culture into the more highbrow aspects of art."

Career

Daddy Kev released the solo EP, Lost Angels, on Celestial Recordings in 2001. It features guest appearances from the rappers Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Busdriver, Awol One, and Circus. He also released Souldoubt, a collaborative album with Awol One, on Meanstreet Records in the same year.

Another collaborative album with Awol One, Slanguage, was released on Mush Records in 2003. 2004 brought Busdriver's Cosmic Cleavage, which was produced entirely by Daddy Kev and released on Big Dada.

He released Reefer, a collaborative album with Nicholas Thorburn as Reefer, in 2008.

Alpha Pup Records also distributes Flying Lotus' label Brainfeeder.

Discography

Albums

• Souldoubt (2001) (with Awol One)
• Number 3 on the Phone (2002) (with Awol One)
• Sound Advice (2003) (with The Grouch and D-Styles)
• Slanguage (2003) (with Awol One)
• Reefer (2008) (with Nicholas Thorburn, as Reefer)

EPs

• Lost Angels (2001)
• Killafornia (2005) (with Awol One)

Singles

• "Rhythm" (2001) (with Awol One)

Productions

• Alien Nation – "Unicorn" (1999)
• Sole – "Famous Last Words" from Bottle of Humans (2000)
• Naptron – "Marvin Meets Seymour Frye Pt. I" (2000)
• Myka 9 – "First Things Last" from Tags of the Times 3 (2001)
• Abstract Rude – "Frisbee" from P.A.I.N.T. (2001)
• Busdriver – "Mindcrossings", "Suing Sony", and "Single Cell Ego" from Temporary Forever (2002)
• Existereo – "Four Way Window Pain" from Dirty Deeds & Dead Flowers (2003)
• Abstract Rude & Tribe Unique – "Flow and Tell" from Showtyme (2003)
• Neila – "Vertical Trees with Eternal Leaves" from Vertical Trees with Eternal Leaves (2003)
• Busdriver and Radioinactive – "Winthorp & Winthorp" (2003)
• Existereo – "Same Breath" from Crush Groove (2004)
• Shape Shifters – "Rockin' These Mics", "Kreye Inn", and "Futuristic" from Was Here (2004)
• Busdriver – Cosmic Cleavage (2004)
• Sage Francis – "Dance Monkey" from A Healthy Distrust (2005)
• Awol One – "Everything's Perfect" from The War of Art (2006)
• Subtitle – "Restructure/Reroute" from Terrain to Roam (2006)
• Acid Reign – "Too Kool for Skool" and "Here Comes Trouble" from Time & Change (2008)
• The Grouch – "Shero" from Show You the World (2008)

External links

• Alpha Pup Records
• Daddy Kev on Twitter
• Daddy Kev discography at Discogs