Kevin Marques Moo (born 1974), better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American DJ,

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-winning audio engineer, record producer and executive from

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. He is the owner of Alpha Pup Records and the founder of Low End Theory. As an audio engineer, Daddy Kev has mixed and mastered albums by

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, Kamasi Washington, and Leon Bridges.

Early life

Daddy Kev was born and raised in the Harbor City neighborhood of Los Angeles. As a child, he played piano and trumpet. At the age of 13, he started playing turntables. He graduated from Narbonne High School. He earned a

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in philosophy from

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Career

In 2001, Daddy Kev released an EP, ''Lost Angels'', on

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. It featured guest appearances from the rappers Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E.,

Busdriver Regan Farquhar (born February 12, 1978), better known by his stage name Busdriver, is an American rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9, Milo, Nocando, Open Mike Eagle, 2Mex, and R ...

, Awol One, and Circus. In that year, he also released ''Souldoubt'', a collaborative album with Awol One, on Meanstreet Records. Another collaborative album with Awol One, titled '' 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. In 2006, he founded the weekly Low End Theory club night at the Airliner in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. In 2012, he founded the studio Cosmic Zoo in Los Angeles along with the rapper Nocando. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2016, he was nominated for the Best Dance Recording award for mixing the

song " Never Catch Me" featuring Kendrick Lamar. At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards held in 2021, he won the

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award for mixing the

album '' It Is What It Is''. In 2022, he self-published a book on audio engineering entitled ''Audio Dynamics: Compression Techniques for Modern Mixing and Mastering''. At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards to be held in 2023, he was nominated for the Best Historical Album award for mastering the Freestyle Fellowship album '' To Whom It May Concern...''.

Style and influences

'' Pitchfork'' called Daddy Kev "one of the Los Angeles underground's most visionary producers", while '' Fact'' called him "one of underground hip-hop's most respected engineers".

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Souldoubt'' (2001) * ''Number 3 on the Phone'' (2002) * '' Slanguage'' (2003) * ''Reefer'' (2008)

EPs

* ''Lost Angels'' (2001) * ''Sound Advice'' (2003) * ''Killafornia'' (2005)

Singles

* "Rhythm" (2001)

Productions

* Phoenix Orion – "Scanners", "Millennium Fever", "Dead Men Don't Download", and "Blade Runner" from ''Zimulated Experiencez'' (1998) * Supernatural – "Seven Minutes of Understanding" (1999) * Alien Nation – "Unicorn" (1999) * Sole – "Famous Last Words" from '' Bottle of Humans'' (2000) * Naptron – "Marvin Meets Seymour Frye Pt. I" (2000) * Mikah 9 – "First Things Last" from ''Timetable'' (2001) * Abstract Rude – "Frisbee" from ''P.A.I.N.T.'' (2001) *

– "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) * The Shape Shifters – "Rockin' These Mics", "Kreye Inn", and "Futuristic" from ''Was Here'' (2004) * Busdriver – '' Cosmic Cleavage'' (2004) * Sage Francis – "Dance Monkey" from ''

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'' (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 ''

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'' (2008)

Select works mastered by Daddy Kev

2000s

*2002 - '' Shockadoom'' - Freestyle Fellowship *2002 - '' Temporary Forever'' -

*2003 - ''Sound Advice'' - The Grouch *2004 - ''Bangzilla'' - Mix Master Mike *2004 - '' Cosmic Cleavage'' -

*2006 - ''Throw A Fit EP'' - Daedelus *2007 - '' Reset'' -

*2008 - ''Early Works For Me If It Works For You II'' - Dntel *2008 - ''

'' -

*2008 - ''L.A. EP 1 X 3'' -

*2008 - ''Ken Can Cook'' - Kenny Segal *2008 - ''Rap Beats Vol. 1'' - Samiyam *2008 - '' Live at Low End Theory'' - Daedelus *2008 - ''Reefer'' - Reefer *2009 - '' Drift'' - Nosaj Thing *2009 - ''Brotha From Anotha Planet'' - Ras G

2010s

*2010 - '' Cosmogramma'' -

*2010 - ''

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'' - Dibiase *2010 - '' Ardour'' -

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*2010 - ''Midnight Menu'' - TOKiMONSTA *2010 - ''Shlomoshun Deluxe'' - Shlohmo *2010 - ''

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*2010 - ''Camping'' - Shlohmo *2010 - ''After Parties 1'' - Dntel *2010 - ''After Parties 2'' - Dntel *2011 - '' The Golden Age of Apocalypse'' -

*2011 - ''Endless Planets'' - Austin Peralta *2011 - ''Bowser'' -

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*2011 - ''Collections 01'' -

*2011 - ''Creature Dreams'' - TOKiMONSTA *2011 - ''Complex Housing'' -

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*2011 - '' Stade 2'' - Mr. Oizo *2011 - ''Outmind'' - Matthewdavid *2011 - ''Manifestations'' - Mono/Poly *2011 - ''Life is Full of Possibilites (Deluxe Edition)'' - Dntel *2011 - '' Ghost People'' - Martyn *2011 - ''Sam Baker's Album'' - Samiyam *2012 - '' Until the Quiet Comes'' -

*2012 - ''The Death of Andrew'' -

*2012 - ''When You're Gone'' - Lapalux *2012 - ''The Narcissist II'' -

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*2013 - ''

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'' - The Underachievers *2013 - ''Needs'' -

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*2013 - ''Stade 3'' - Mr. Oizo *2013 - ''

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*2013 - ''Kenny Dennis LP'' - Serengeti *2013 - '' Obsidian'' -

*2013 - ''

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'' - Ras G *2013 - '' Rap Album One'' -

*2014 - '' You're Dead!'' -

*2014 - '' In Return'' - ODESZA *2014 - ''A Toothpaste Suburb'' - Milo *2014 - '' Estara'' -

*2014 - ''Desiderium'' - TOKiMONSTA *2014 - ''

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'' - Mr. Oizo *2014 - ''Ocean Death'' -

*2014 - ''Vivid Green'' - Nobody *2015 - ''A Toothpaste Suburb'' - Milo *2015 - '' The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam'' -

*2015 - '' The Epic'' - Kamasi Washington *2015 - ''Jonwayne Is Retired EP'' -

*2015 - ''The Courage of Present Times'' - Sonnymoon *2015 - '' So the Flies Don't Come'' - Milo *2015 - '' Hella Personal Film Festival'' - Open Mike Eagle *2015 - ''Mù Chè Shān Chū'' - Howie Lee *2015 - ''Plain Speaking'' - Scallops Hotel *2015 - ''Intermission'' - Shigeto *2015 - ''In the Moment E & F Sides'' - Makaya McCraven *2015 - ''Mars Is A Very Bad Place For Love'' - The Breathing Effect *2015 - '' Sold Out'' -

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*2015 - '' Lil Me'' -

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*2015 - ''Chinese Nü Yr'' - Iglooghost *2015 - ''Thumbs'' -

*2015 - ''Evermore: The Art of Duality'' - The Underachievers *2015 - ''Shades'' - Alix Perez & EPROM *2016 - '' All Wet'' - Mr. Oizo *2016 - ''Callus'' -

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*2016 - ''Labyrinths'' - Daedelus *2016 - ''Stairs'' - GASHI *2016 - ''Enter the Gungeon (Original Soundtrack)'' - Dose One *2016 - ''The Feminine: Act I'' - Anna Wise *2016 - ''Fool'' - Jameszoo *2016 - ''Astral Progressions'' - Josef Leimberg *2016 - ''No Reality'' - Nosaj Thing *2017 - '' Harmony of Difference'' - Kamasi Washington *2017 - '' Drunk'' -

*2017 - ''

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'' - Open Mike Eagle *2017 - ''

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'' -

*2017 - ''Mandela Effect'' -

*2017 - ''The Feminine: Act II'' - Anna Wise *2017 - '' Romaplasm'' -

*2017 - ''Spangle-Lang Lane'' -

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*2017 - ''Triumph'' - Ronald Bruner Jr. *2017 - ''The Fisherman Abides'' - The Breathing Effect *2017 - ''Uprising'' - Miles Mosley *2018 - ''Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!'' - Milo *2018 - ''Aphelion'' -

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*2018 - '' Heaven and Earth'' - Kamasi Washington *2018 - ''Overload'' - Georgia Anne Muldrow *2018 - ''Budding Ornithologists Are Weary of Tired Analogies'' - Milo *2018 - ''The Optimist'' - Ryan Porter *2018 - '' Family Portrait'' -

*2019 - '' Flamagra'' -

*2019 - ''Force For Good'' - Ryan Porter *2019 - ''Encrypted & Vulnerable'' - Saul Williams *2019 - ''As If It Were Forever'' - Anna Wise *2019 - ''Epiphany'' -

*2019 - ''Zdenka 2080'' - Salami Rose Joe Louis *2019 - '' Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery'' - The Comet Is Coming

2020s

*2020 - '' It Is What It Is'' -

*2020 - ''Becoming — Music from the Netflix Original Documentary'' - Kamasi Washington *2020 - ''Crazy'' - Kelly Rowland *2020 - '' Purple Moonlight Pages'' - R.A.P. Ferreira *2020 - ''

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'' - Open Mike Eagle *2020 - ''Photosynthesis'' - The Breathing Effect *2020 - ''Sea Monster'' - Joey Pecoraro *2020 - ''The Room'' - Ricky Reed *2020 - ''These Days'' - St. Panther *2020 - ''Ryan Porter (Live at New Morning, Paris)'' - Ryan Porter *2021 - ''bob's son: R.A.P. Ferreira in the garden level cafe of the scallops hotel'' - R.A.P. Ferreira *2021 - ''

Gold-Diggers Sound ''Gold-Diggers Sound'' is the third studio album by American singer Leon Bridges. It was released on July 23, 2021, by Columbia Records. The album features guest appearances from Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, and Atia "Ink" Boggs. The album re ...

'' - Leon Bridges *2021 - ''Duets , Golden Gate Bridge'' - Nate Mercereau *2021 - ''Under the Lilac Sky'' - Arushi Jain *2021 - ''Primordial Waters'' - Jamael Dean *2021 - ''Greatness / Places'' - St. Panther *2021 - ''the Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures'' - R.A.P. Ferreira *2021 - ''shut the fuck up talking to me'' - Zack Fox *2021 - ''When There's Love Around'' - Kiefer *2021 - '' To Whom It May Concern...'' - Freestyle Fellowship *2022 - ''Ozzy's Dungeon'' -

*2022 - '' Component System with the Auto Reverse'' - Open Mike Eagle *2022 - ''5 to the Eye with Stars'' - R.A.P. Ferreira *2022 - ''Resilience'' - Ryan Porter *2022 - ''SUNDAYS EXPANSION'' - Nate Mercereau *2022 - ''Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam'' - The Comet Is Coming

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control Living people 1974 births University of California, San Diego alumni American hip hop record producers American hip hop DJs American audio engineers Mastering engineers Musicians from Los Angeles Narbonne High School alumni