NPR Microphone Check: Doc McKinney (Producer who worked w/ Weeknd, Lucy Pearl, Young Buck)
- Thread starter Deltron
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Vinny Lupton
Superstar
props for this. bout to listen now. People don't even realize his contributions to the Weeknd sound (which everyone else copied)
insightful interviewMusicConsulting
All Star
Doc is a master, the work he did on Esthero, that mf sampled ship yard bells and made it into a anthem. 
BodeineBrazy
hehehehehehehehehe
My man Doc. Really good dude
MusicConsulting
All Star
Major major props to Deltron for this up. This dude is a genius for those who don't know, he also produced the majority of the RES debut. He was the GO to guy for women who didn't fit the mold in genres.
His work with Res is between like Night and Day with Esthero. Such a scary talent. If anyone reading this thread doesn't know who Res is, listen to "How I do" on youtube. There is no shame in not knowing someone's work.
Res always got second fiddle to a lot of women artists but she had the best producer/musician. But she has like this black Stevie Nicks vibe, very distinct & spellbinding.
If you cant listen to Golden Boys & not hear the brilliance, you shouldn't be making music, period.
The first thing that struck me when I listened to his music, "Holy shyt, this guy can compete with producers from Japan & Europe" These areas of the world kill the game, astounding talent. DOC stood out like a mf, the way he would incorporate strings or horns. You really couldn't categorize him. They tried to say "Esthero" was trip hop but people knew they didnt sound like Portishead or Morcheeba. He was sampling things that even Timbaland or Dilla would say "Goddamn" No lie, that crazy.
Doc loves Young Thug's voice, trust the musician ear, fam. He also speaks on Kendrick,s TPAB. He is rocking to the TDE.
It is one thing to be a supreme talent but to have the versatile ear & see the new talents. He likes Lee Perry, too. You see a lot of you cats on this forum (producers too), they don't listen at ALL to Music and it hurts them tremendously in the area of growth. If you don't study the "Heroes" of music, you will become a generic lifeless gimmick. If that's what you want, you can have that but it isn't going to make you content staring at that gold or platinum record on the wall. It is going to make you resentful and a horrible energy to be around. If you know you aren't even trying in music, you deserve your downfall. 
Prince taught artists to roll the dice no matter where you came from. The success comes in creating something & seeing it through. Not your number 1's because that shyt isn't going to give you a feeling if it was never there in the first place when you were creating it. 
I always wondered why no other label hired him to do entire projects. He was a scary programmer too. Just ridiculously talented in all facets of creating/recording music.
Ali's question about Toronto.
Public Enemy really did one up DMC/Aerosmith on "Walk this way" by releasing "Bring the Noize remix" 
The Dilla story
The Young Buck track...
When he said "I have some pretty awesome stuff" You talk that shyt, DOC. 
But why are you so silent with other artists? 
His work with Res is between like Night and Day with Esthero. Such a scary talent. If anyone reading this thread doesn't know who Res is, listen to "How I do" on youtube. There is no shame in not knowing someone's work.
Res always got second fiddle to a lot of women artists but she had the best producer/musician. But she has like this black Stevie Nicks vibe, very distinct & spellbinding.
If you cant listen to Golden Boys & not hear the brilliance, you shouldn't be making music, period.
The first thing that struck me when I listened to his music, "Holy shyt, this guy can compete with producers from Japan & Europe" These areas of the world kill the game, astounding talent. DOC stood out like a mf, the way he would incorporate strings or horns. You really couldn't categorize him. They tried to say "Esthero" was trip hop but people knew they didnt sound like Portishead or Morcheeba. He was sampling things that even Timbaland or Dilla would say "Goddamn" No lie, that crazy.
Doc loves Young Thug's voice, trust the musician ear, fam. He also speaks on Kendrick,s TPAB. He is rocking to the TDE.
It is one thing to be a supreme talent but to have the versatile ear & see the new talents. He likes Lee Perry, too. You see a lot of you cats on this forum (producers too), they don't listen at ALL to Music and it hurts them tremendously in the area of growth. If you don't study the "Heroes" of music, you will become a generic lifeless gimmick. If that's what you want, you can have that but it isn't going to make you content staring at that gold or platinum record on the wall. It is going to make you resentful and a horrible energy to be around. If you know you aren't even trying in music, you deserve your downfall. Prince taught artists to roll the dice no matter where you came from. The success comes in creating something & seeing it through. Not your number 1's because that shyt isn't going to give you a feeling if it was never there in the first place when you were creating it. I always wondered why no other label hired him to do entire projects. He was a scary programmer too. Just ridiculously talented in all facets of creating/recording music.
Ali's question about Toronto.
Public Enemy really did one up DMC/Aerosmith on "Walk this way" by releasing "Bring the Noize remix" The Dilla story
The Young Buck track...
When he said "I have some pretty awesome stuff"
You talk that shyt, DOC. But why are you so silent with other artists? 
TransJenner
Banned
Imagine Young Buck on some HOB production 