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9th Wonder

Background information
Birth name Patrick Douthit
Also known as 9th Wonder
Born January 25, 1975 (1975-01-25) (age 34)
Origin Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Producer
Instrument(s) Sampler
Turntables
Years active 1997 – present
Label(s) ABB, Atlantic

Patrick Douthit (born January 15, 1975 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina),[1] better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop producer from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Nas, Mary J. Blige, Jean Grae, Wale, Jay-Z, MURS, Buckshot, and Destiny's Child. As part of Little Brother he gained widespread recognition and critical acclaim for his production on their debut release, The Listening. He has since left Little Brother[2]. 9th Wonder stated that as long as both Phonte and Big Pooh welcomed a reunion somewhere down the line, he would be completely open to the idea.[3]

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[edit] Background

In the mid-1990s, 9th Wonder was a DJ at the radio at North Carolina Central University while attending school there. He was doing production work for local artists with his keyboards. By his senior year, he was introduced to a relatively new music DAW production software called Fruity Loops (now FL Studio) by a friend who was also a producer. Around the same time, he met two younger schoolmates Phonte and Big Pooh, who were local emcees in the Durham area and joined to become the group known as Little Brother. He then began DJ'ing for them at shows and produced a number of their beats on underground records during the rest of the 1990s.

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. 9th Wonder has a smooth and soulful production style that relies on samples from artists such as Al Green and Curtis Mayfield.[4] 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.[4] 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 Hiphop artists/groups, including Jean Grae (Jeanius), and Murs. 9th Wonder has also produced for more widely known artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, De La Soul, Mos Def, Memphis Bleek, Buckshot from Black Moon, and more recently, artists such as The Game, Lloyd Banks, and Sean Price.[citation needed]

[edit] Recent & Current Projects

On October 29, 2007, he also made a rare public appearance on BET's Rap City, alongside collaborator Talib Kweli. Madlib, Jean Grae and Erykah Badu appeared as well.

Recently, 9th Wonder, along with Christopher "Play" Martin from the Hiphop group Kid-n-Play, were appointed Artist-In-Residence by the Chancellor of North Carolina Central University, and instruct a Hiphop history class in NCCU's Music Dept.[5]

9th Wonder hosts True School Radio every Friday night. This 5-hour show is a project of the True School Co.[6]

9th Wonder still resides in North Carolina. He has announced his dedication to the community in Durham, NC by joining P'Tones Records, whose Mission Statement statement is "to create constructive opportunities for inner city youth through no-cost neighborhood music programs."[7] The organization's goal is to give students the opportunity to learn about the music industry and further their education, potentially earning scholarships to NCCU. Professor Kawachi Clemons and founder (of P'Tones) Oren Rosenbaum will be opened their project January 2008, with 9th serving as a spokesperson.

In January 2009, 9th Wonder announced plans to start two record labels, Jamla & The Academy. Jamla consists of Skyzoo, Gee-Q, Rapsody, Tyler Woods & Big Remo. The Academy consists of Median, Tom Hardy & Actual Proof.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

[edit] Collaboration albums

[edit] Remix albums

[edit] Production

[edit] References

  1. ^ 9th Wonder Biography, Muze Ltd.
  2. ^ HipHopGame.com- Hip Hop News Audio, News, Videos, Albums, Ringtones, Lyrics, Urban Wear
  3. ^ 9th Wonder Interview
  4. ^ a b An interview with 9th Wonder — producer 9th Wonder on working with Jay-Z and his group Little Brother
  5. ^ North Carolina Central University. http://www.nccu.edu/directory/details.cfm?id=pdouthit&search=&department=Music. Accessed Mar 2, 2009.
  6. ^ The True School Co. http://www.trueschoolcorp.com. Accessed Mar 2, 2009.
  7. ^ P'Tones Records. http://www.ptonesrecords.com. Accessed March 2, 2009.

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