World’s Greatest Producers

‘It’s one thing to make beats, but you’ve got to be able to make records.’

Grammy winner Malay talks working with Frank Ocean, how classic rock formed his first musical love and whether the music industry is close to implosion

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‘What I’m trying to do is shine a spotlight on brilliance and add what I can.’

British producer Fraser T Smith features in the latest instalment of MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series

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‘Music has always been my safe haven, it kept me off the streets and it kept me dreaming big.’

Swizz Beatz discusses growing up in the South Bronx, his approach to production, working with artists and much more besides.

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‘Never change what you’re doing, for anybody.’

Grammy-nominated producer Murda Beatz discusses success, "studio rats" and his plans to become a global brand

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‘Being a good producer is having the ability to adapt to the environment or the people that you’re with.’

Grammy-nominated producer, Carter Lang, discusses what goes into a successful studio session, lessons learned across his career, and much more besides.

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‘The music has much bigger plans and much bigger agendas than you do.’

Fred Again answers our questions on his process, and working with Ed Sheeran

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‘My strength isn’t looking at a computer screen. I wouldn’t join the music business today, because I don’t want to be a typist.’

Steve Lillywhite on working with the teenage U2 and the feuding Rolling Stones

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‘This is about the artist. It’s about the music. It’s not about you.’

Jimmy Iovine on his time as a producer - and how it shaped the rest of his career

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Tommy Brown: ‘I want to create a frictionless music business where people actually get paid.’

The Grammy-nominated producer and Ariana Grande collaborator discusses how he approaches production, the best advice he’s been given, and why he thinks the music business needs a long overdue update

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‘We were just young kids who wanted to be around music – there was no plan.’

Take a Daytrip on their career and working with superstars like Travis Scott

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J.White Did It Is a Grammy-winning producer with a jaw-dropping story. Here is that story.

How Anthony White went from selling beats to working at UPS, and from personal tragedy to award-winning glory

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‘I try not to be too abrasive with people. I’m not the type to tell someone, This sucks; you need to do it over.’

Cirkut is the latest interviewee in MBW's World's Greatest Producers series

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‘I’ve worked really hard to get where I am; now I just want to live my life to the fullest.’

Drake and Rihanna collaborator Boi-1da on making hits and the world's current "awakening"...

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‘The best advice I’ve ever been given? People rejecting me over and over…’

Ricky Reed, Grammy-winning producer for Lizzo, Twenty One Pilots, Kesha and lots more, discusses overcoming the music industry doubters, his approach to production, and the best piece of career (non) advice he's ever been given...

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Mike Dean: ‘Being a producer is more psychological than technical, for sure…’

Mike Dean, trusted collaborator of Kanye West and Travis Scott, on the music industry, his new album, and the art of production