The Mad Architect's humble beginnings started as a DJ at the age of 12. After many prolific stations with several different DJ groups, he felt the need to expand on his musical knowledge as well as evolve from the craft of spinning records.
The unique name stems from an inside joke. This name, (given to him by long time friend and label mate, Jelani Kamau) was a stab at his other (and completely different ) profession...Architecture
As a DJ, he penned together some memorable remixes to the hottest dancehall, trance and soca tracks, some making it to commercial radio rotation, and several becoming underground white label classics. Never being satisfied with his skill level or mastery of his craft, he dedicated his efforts into becoming a full fledged music producer, a big step up from DJ and remixer.
After a short autodidact internship in the "other side" of the music business, The Mad Architect set his sites on 2009. This would be his defining year, re-introducing himself to his fans, peers and friends as a composer and engineer. He set off this triumphant launch by utilizing his architectural skills, designing and building his own studio. Now dubbed, The Far East, his studio has already been home to some of music's rising stars, and several well known established artists.
The company has grown exponentially in a very short time, evolving into a full production house with many producers, engineers, talents and an indie record label, which is now home to 4 artists. The name Mad Architect Music is continually spreading throughout the music world, and many high profile projects with world renown artists will soon be released. Stay tuned.
We believe in the old style of music production, before everything became a complete carbon copy of what is already on rotation on the radio. Each song should be an individual masterpiece, each mix should be a custom job, each radio ad, a different voice. We love to sit with the artist/client in the studio and just let things flow naturally. We create from the ground floor up, until the plan is a completely finished masterpiece.
If you hire Mad Architect Music as your producer, the package doesn't limit time. The clock is the least important thing to us. Every song that is released with our name on it is a reflection of us, and we do not settle for mediocrity.
As the name states, we design everthing we do. The studio we run, the logo for our business, the artwork on our releases, and even the website you are now on was all created in house. Our creativity has never been, and will never be limited to just music. We are a company of artists. This is how we are able to run an indie label in such a saturated and competitve market. We find new solutions to new problems facing the music industry, especially in the hardest aspect of this business: Fund raising and marketing. For now, PR work is limited to our own artist, but as the label and company grows, we may make these service available to the public.
We haven't forgotten our roots. You can still find us spinning in some of the more grassroots and commerical clubs around NYC and the world. And you can check us out on the radio. Go to the Contact page for more info. Don't forget to listen to some music on the Music link, or watch the latest videos.