Daddy Kev
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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 |
Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974),[1] better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is a Grammy-nominated mixer[2], mastering engineer and producer from Los Angeles, California.[3] He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and founder of Low End Theory.[4] He has produced tracks for rappers such as Awol One,[5] Busdriver,[6] Sage Francis,[7] and Subtitle.[8] He is one half of the duo Reefer along with Nicholas Thorburn of Islands.[9]
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."[10]
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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.[11][12] He also released Souldoubt, a collaborative album with Awol One, on Meanstreet Records in the same year.[13][14]
Another collaborative album with Awol One, Slanguage, was released on Mush Records in 2003.[10] 2004 brought Busdriver's Cosmic Cleavage, which was produced entirely by Daddy Kev and released on Big Dada.[15]
He released Reefer, a collaborative album with Nicholas Thorburn as Reefer, in 2008.[16]
Alpha Pup Records also distributes Flying Lotus' label Brainfeeder.[17]
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)
References
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External links
- Alpha Pup Records
- Daddy Kev on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Daddy Kev discography at Discogs