Omid Walizadeh, also known as Omid or OD, is a hip hop producer based in

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. He has produced tracks for the likes of

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History

Omid Walizadeh graduated from

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with a

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in recording arts. He has produced tracks since 1992. Inspired by the underground hip hop movement at the Good Life Cafe in the early 1990s, he released a collaborative album, ''Beneath the Surface'', in 1998. It featured over 30 rappers, mainly from Los Angeles. His solo debut album, ''

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'', was released on Beneath the Surface in 2002. It was inspired by

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' novel '' Hyperion'', the music of

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, among other things. In 2003, he released the album, ''

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'', on

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. It featured contributions from the likes of

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. The title comes from

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's novel '' 2010: Odyssey Two''. In 2007, he released the instrumental album, ''Afterwords 3'', on

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. He is the music supervisor of '' This Is the Life'', a documentary film which chronicles the Good Life Cafe. In 2013, he returned with ''Modern Persian Speech Sounds''.

Style and influences

In a 2003 interview, Omid Walizadeh talked about his music making process: "90% of my music is sample based, but I tweek and rearrange and change the samples to my bidding. Just taking a note here and a drum hit there and creating a whole different arrangement." He uses an

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, Yamaha CS1x, and

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Discography

Albums

* ''Beneath the Surface'' (1998) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * ''Afterwords 3'' (2007) * ''Modern Persian Speech Sounds'' (2013)

Singles

* "Percussion Precaution" b/w "Rush" (2002)

Productions

- "Overshadow" from '' Memoirs of the Elephant Man'' (1999) *

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- "OD's Swing" "It Was on This Night" "When the Sun Took a Day Off and the Moon Stood Still" from ''Hard Hat Area'' (2000) *

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- "Savvy Traveler" from ''Heavenbound'' (2000) *

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- "Una Cosa" from '' Pyramidi'' (2001) *

- "Percussion Percaution" "Offering" from ''B-Boys in Occupied Mexico'' (2001) * Busdriver - "Jazz Fingers" from ''

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'' (2002) * Sach - "Illustrations (Remix)" from ''Suckas Hate Me'' (2002) *

- "Can You Find the Level of Difficulty in This?" "Got You on the Run" "Desperate" "Once Again" from ''Shockadoom'' (2002) * Neila - "Unintentional Violence" from ''Vertical Trees with Eternal Leaves'' (2003) * Writer's Block - "Sunset Limited" "Situations" from ''En Route'' (2004) * Neila - "Rules" "Operating Instructions" from ''For Whom the Bells Crow'' (2004) *

- "Memowrecks" from ''Self Titled'' (2004) * Sach - ''Sach 5th Ave'' (2004) * 2Mex - "Alive-A-Cation" "Only As Good As Goodbye" "The Return of Fernandomania" "Ghost Memo" "Escape the Toyota Matrix" from ''2Mex'' (2004) * Busdriver - "Reheated Pop!" from '' Fear of a Black Tangent'' (2005) *

- "Leave Home" from '' Young Dangerous Heart'' (2005) * SonGodSuns - "Minors into Fire" from ''Over the Counter Culture'' (2005) * Ellay Khule - "Califormula Mix" "Needle Skipping" "Fading Rhythms" "Very Latest Styles" "Time" "Call Me Khule" from ''Califormula'' (2005) * Escape Artists - "E Pur Si Muove" from ''EA3'' (2005) * Subtitle - "Let's Get Lit" from '' Terrain to Roam'' (2006) * Acid Reign - "Comfort Zone" from ''Time & Change'' (2006) * Busdriver - "Me-Time (With the Pulmonary Palimpsest)" "Unsafe Sextet/Gilded Hearts of Booklovers" from ''

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'' (2009) * Friday Night - "Friday Night Fever (Omid Remix)" from ''Friday Night Remixed'' (2010) * Nomadee - "Forever" from ''Daydreams'' (2011) * Freestyle Fellowship - "Introduction" "This Write Here" from '' The Promise'' (2011) *

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- "Home Movies" (2012)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walizadeh, Omid American hip-hop record producers Living people Musicians from Chicago American people of Iranian descent Record producers from Illinois Year of birth missing (living people) Project Blowed