9th Wonder
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Pat Douthit | |
| Also known as | 9th Wonder | |
| Born | 1975 | |
| Origin | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Genre(s) | Hip Hop | |
| Occupation(s) | Producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Sampler Turntables |
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| Years active | 2002–present | |
| Label(s) | ABB Records Atlantic Records |
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9th Wonder (b. Patrick Douthit,January 15, 1975) is a hip hop producer from Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. He began his career as the main producer for the group Little Brother, and has also worked with the likes of Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, and Destiny's Child. As part of Little Brother he gained widespread recognition and critical acclaim from hip-hoppers worldwide. He has recently left Little Brother[1].
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[edit] Biography
Originally making hip-hop beats from his North Carolina Central University dorm room using FL Studio (formerly known as Fruityloops), he has since become one of the more accredited producers in the hip hop music music industry. As an up-and-coming producer, he released a remix album of Nas' 2002 album God's Son entitled God's Stepson. This album began what is now a regular trend of remixing whole albums.
With the help of filmmaker Tee Smith and sound engineer Young Guru, 9th Wonder landed a coveted production credit on Jay Z's then highly-anticipated The Black Album. The producer continued to produce for Little Brother and many other hip hop artists/groups, including Jean Grae, Skyzoo, and Murs. 9th Wonder has also produced for more widely known artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, De La Soul, Mos Def, Memphis Bleek, and Buckshot from Black Moon and more recently, artists such as The Game, Lloyd Banks, and Sean Price.
Recently, 9th Wonder, along with Christopher "Play" Martin from the hip-hop group Kid-n-Play, were appointed Artist of Residence by the Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, and instruct a hip-hop history class in NCCU's Music Dept.
He is currently working on a solo album entitled 'The Dream Merchant Vol. 2.0'. Although no release date has been set, it can be expected sometime between Autumn 2006 and the first quarter of 2007. Little Brother announced 9ths departure from the group in January, 2007, on amicable terms.
9th Wonder still resides in North Carolina. 9th Wonder has announced his dedication to the community in Durham, NC by joining P'Tones Records (www.ptonesrecords), giving students the opportunity to learn about the music industry and then further their education by earning scholarships to NCCU.
[edit] Influences & Style
9th Wonder has a smooth and soulful production style that relies on samples from artists such as Al Green and Curtis Mayfield.[2] He attributes the bass lines that he uses in production to DJ Premier, Pete Rock and J Dilla, while he claims to have learned "moans" from RZA. [3]
[edit] Equipment
Below is a list of equipment used by 9th Wonder to produce beats. The information is extracted from remixmag.com.
Computers, DAWs, recording hardware:
- Dell Dimension 2650 computer
- ViewSonic Professional Series PS775 monitor
Consoles, mixers, interfaces:
- Behringer Eurorack UB802 mixer
Samplers, drum machines, turntables, DJ mixer:
- Technics SL-1200 turntables
Synths, modules, software, plug-ins, instruments:
- Image-Line FL Studio 4 software
- Syntrillium Cool Edit Pro 1.2 software
Mics, mic preamps, EQs, compressors, effects:
- Apex 430 condenser mic
- ART Tube MP mic preamp
Monitors:
- Sony MDR-V600 headphones
- SSK10ED Book Shelf Speakers
[edit] Selected Production Credits
Albums Produced
- The Listening - Little Brother (2002)
- God's Stepson - Nas (remix of Nas's album God's Son) (2003)
- ...Invented the Remix - 9th Wonder (remix of various songs) (2003)
- Jeanius - Jean Grae (2004) (unreleased)
- Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition - Murs (2004)
- Black is Back! - Jay-Z (Remix of Jay-Z's The Black Album) (2004)
- Sleepers - Rapper Big Pooh (2004)
- The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 - Little Brother (2005)
- Chemistry - w/ Buckshot (2005)
- The Minstrel Show - Little Brother (2005)
- Spirit Of '94: Version 9.0 - Kaze & 9th Wonder (2005)
- Murray's Revenge - Murs (2006)
- Separate But Equal - Little Brother w/ DJ Drama (2006)
- The Commercial Free EP - Little Brother (2006)
- Cloud 9: The Three Day High - Skyzoo (2006)
- Jesus Price Supastar - Sean Price (produced 5 of 16 songs) (2007)
Tracks Produced
- "One Night Stand" - Lloyd Banks (Rotten Apple)
- "Church" - De La Soul featuring Spike Lee (The Grind Date)
- "Girl" - Destiny's Child (Destiny Fulfilled)
- "Is She The Reason" - Destiny's Child (Destiny Fulfilled)
- "Game Over" - Destiny's Child (Destiny Fulfilled)
- "Good Woman Down" - Mary J. Blige (The Breakthrough)
- "Threat" - Jay-Z (The Black Album) (Jay-Z is also listed on the song's production)
- "Don't Rush Me" - Jean Grae (This Week)
- "Good Ol' Love" - Masta Ace (A Long Hot Summer)
- "Alright" - Memphis Bleek (534)
- "Smoke The Pain Away" - Memphis Bleek featuring Denim (534)
- "Instigator" - M.O.P. (St. Marxmen)
- "Heartburn" - Sean Price (Monkey Barz)
- "Special" - Strange Fruit Project (The Healing)
- "Take You There (9th Wonder Remix)" - Pete Rock & CL Smooth (Rare Tracks)
- "The New New York" - Tru Life
- "Real Good" - Asamov ("And Now")
- Foxy Brown - Untitled Tracks - Black Roses
Underground/ Rare Releases
9th Wonder & Pete Rock - Class is in Session (2003)
9th Wonder & Spectac - Shake N Beats (2003)
9th Wonder - Black Album Rejects (Beats Only) (2004)
9th Wonder - Changing the Game Vol 2 (2005)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=1510
- ^ http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_little_feat/
- ^ http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_little_feat/
| Little Brother |
| Members |
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| 9th Wonder | Phonte | Rapper Big Pooh |
| Albums |
| The Listening (2003) | Connected (2004) | Sleepers (2005) | The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 (2005) | The Minstrel Show (2005) | The Commercial Free EP (2006) | Separate But Equal (2006) | Getback (2007) |
| Related articles |
| Foreign Exchange | Justus League |
| Justus League |
| Groups |
|---|
| Away Team, The | Little Brother |
| Members |
| 9th Wonder | Big Dho | Cesar Comanche | Chaundon | Darien Brockington | DJ Flash | Edgar Allen Floe | Joe Scudda | Khrysis | L.E.G.A.C.Y. | Median | Phonte | Rapper Big Pooh | Sean Boog |
| Albums |
| Wooden Nickels (2000) | Paper Gods (2002) | The Listening (2003) | Connected (2004) | Sleepers (2005) | The Chittlin Circuit 1.5 (2005) | True Links (2005) | National Anthem (2005) | The Minstrel Show (2005) | Squirrel and the Aces (2005) | The Commercial Free EP (2006) | Separate But Equal (2006) | Wooden Nickels Revisited (2006) | Floe Almighty (2006) | Soldiers of Fortune (2006) | Getback (2007) | The Streetwise LP (2007) |
| Close affiliates |
| Jean Grae | Jozeemo | Kaze | Murs | Nicolay | O-Dash | Splash | Supastition | Yahzarah |
