Arjun Ivatury (born February 17, 1991), known professionally as 6ix, is an American

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best known for his work with Maryland-based rapper

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, serving as his go-to producer since 2009. 6ix and Logic were both associated with independent record label Visionary Music Group, and the former has produced the near-entirety of Logic's early projects, namely '' Bobby Tarantino'' and ''

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''.

Early life and career

Ivatury is a native of

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, being the son of Telugu-speaking

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immigrant parents originally from

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. He comes from a white-collar

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background; his father and mother being a doctor and engineer respectively as well as his brother being an aerospace engineer at

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. Before he became a full-time producer, 6ix attended the

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, where he majored in neurology and physiology. In his senior year he dropped out of college in 2009 to move to Los Angeles with Bobby Hall, known professionally as

, to pursue a career in music production; he was 30 credits shy of his degree. 6ix is best known for his work with Logic for whom he has produced over 53 songs since late 2009 to the present day, including eleven from Logic's 2018 album ''

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'' and ten from '' No Pressure'' (2020). The first song Logic and 6ix produced together was "Love Jones" from Logic's first mixtape. He was nominated for a

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for the first time for producing the song " 1-800-273-8255" by Logic featuring

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and Khalid. On 15 February 2019, he also performed on stage alongside

and

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during his concert at

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, Hawaii.

Latest projects

6ix is also the executive producer of Logic's albums ''

'', released on September 28, 2018, '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' released on May 10, 2019, and ''

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'', released on June 17, 2022. ''Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'', although having mixed reception, has been widely praised, by critics and fans alike, for its production, mixing and sound engineering. 6ix also was on the production of ten of fifteen tracks on Logic's 6th album '' No Pressure'', which was released on July 24, 2020. On March 7th 2025, 6ix released his debut studio album Homebody.

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1991 births Living people Record producers from Los Angeles University of Maryland, College Park alumni {{US-record-producer-stub