J-Swift is a Spanish music producer responsible for songs with groups on the Delicious Vinyl label. He has produced the hip hop groups The Pharcyde and The Wascals.
J-Swift was born Juan Manuel Martinez-Luis in 1971 in Madrid, Spain. His Afro-Cuban father, Pedro, was a salsa bandleader and multi-instrumentalist. His mother, Dolores, was a native of the Canary Islands.[1] In 1974, the family headed to Los Angeles, California, settling in Inglewood. At age six, J-Swift enrolled in a piano conservatory, quickly proving to be a prodigy. The all-rap radio station KDAY introduced him to hip-hop in the early 1980s, and the first record he ever got was by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
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Around 1988, J-Swift attended Locke High School, where he met his mentor R&B musician Reggie Andrews, producer of Dazz Band's 1982 funk hit "Let It Whip" and collaborator of Rick James.[2] After J-Swift composed three new jack swing-style songs to get his attention, Andrews suggested that he concentrate on writing and producing, and set him up with a recording studio (complete with a then-state-of-the-art Akai MPC60) at South Central Unit (SCU), an after-school program for disadvantaged young talent. This gave J the opportunity to submit songs to A&M Records' Rondor Music publishing, while additional work came via BMI's Cheryl Dickerson. Though much of this early music went unreleased (like an album by Bell Biv DeVoe spin-off STR8-Ahead), J-Swift's official songwriting/producing debut came in 1991 with Keisha Jackson's "Feel You Out."
Around this time J-Swift began making music with a crew of dancers-turned-rappers. With Reggie Andrews' record collection at their disposal, J-Swift and The Pharcyde crafted a three-song demo in '91 and subsequently a hip-hop classic, 1992's Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Featuring the hit single Passin' Me By, Pharcyde's debut went certified Gold. Disputes over production and credits caused a rift between J and the group (although they would later reunite on The Pharcyde's "Trust" remix in 2000, not to mention several J-Swift-produced tracks on Fatlip's 2005 solo debut The Loneliest Punk, and Fatlip and Tre Hardson's 2007 holiday song "All I Want for Xmas").
With his own "Fat House Productions" acts Jazzyfatnastees and Quinton, J-Swift signed an ill-fated million dollar deal with Tommy Boy Records in 1993. Another of his groups, The Wascals, dropped several singles including "Class Clown" and "The Dips" in '94, but broke up before releasing their debut. The crew was started by members Alfie and Buckwheed, the latter of which met J-Swift while they were going to high school together.[3] (Wascals' Greatest Hits, completely produced by J-Swift, was finally released by Delicious Vinyl in 2007.) In the mid-'90s, J-Swift lent his signature style to a string of remixes, including Prince's "Letitgo (Sherm Stick Edit)," Massive Attack's "Protection," and Urban Thermo Dynamics' "Manifest Destiny" (featuring a young Mos Def).
J-Swift was the subject of the 2007 documentary film 1 More Hit.[4]
J-Swift recorded new tracks from 2005 through 2010, providing not only the beats but also the rhymes. Featuring soul-baring rap confessionals ("Off My Chest") and tales of perseverance through struggles ("Born To Win Despite Myself") — while still celebrating recreational drug use ("I'll Do Mine") — J-Swift's new project began with an alter ego Negro Kanevil.
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In 2006, J-Swift was arrested for possession of narcotics. In 2015, his permanent resident status was stripped and he was deported back to his birth country of Spain.[1]
^Weiss, Jeff (11 January 2012). "J-Swift Made Big Hits With the Pharcyde Before Tragedy and Drugs Nearly Took Him Down". LA Weekly. Beth Sestanovich. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources J Swift news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message J Swift is a Spanish music producer responsible for songs with groups on the Delicious Vinyl label He has produced the hip hop groups The Pharcyde and The Wascals Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Productions 5 ReferencesEarly life editJ Swift was born Juan Manuel Martinez Luis in 1971 in Madrid Spain His Afro Cuban father Pedro was a salsa bandleader and multi instrumentalist His mother Dolores was a native of the Canary Islands 1 In 1974 the family headed to Los Angeles California settling in Inglewood At age six J Swift enrolled in a piano conservatory quickly proving to be a prodigy The all rap radio station KDAY introduced him to hip hop in the early 1980s and the first record he ever got was by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Career editAround 1988 J Swift attended Locke High School where he met his mentor R amp B musician Reggie Andrews producer of Dazz Band s 1982 funk hit Let It Whip and collaborator of Rick James 2 After J Swift composed three new jack swing style songs to get his attention Andrews suggested that he concentrate on writing and producing and set him up with a recording studio complete with a then state of the art Akai MPC60 at South Central Unit SCU an after school program for disadvantaged young talent This gave J the opportunity to submit songs to A amp M Records Rondor Music publishing while additional work came via BMI s Cheryl Dickerson Though much of this early music went unreleased like an album by Bell Biv DeVoe spin off STR8 Ahead J Swift s official songwriting producing debut came in 1991 with Keisha Jackson s Feel You Out Around this time J Swift began making music with a crew of dancers turned rappers With Reggie Andrews record collection at their disposal J Swift and The Pharcyde crafted a three song demo in 91 and subsequently a hip hop classic 1992 s Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde Featuring the hit single Passin Me By Pharcyde s debut went certified Gold Disputes over production and credits caused a rift between J and the group although they would later reunite on The Pharcyde s Trust remix in 2000 not to mention several J Swift produced tracks on Fatlip s 2005 solo debut The Loneliest Punk and Fatlip and Tre Hardson s 2007 holiday song All I Want for Xmas With his own Fat House Productions acts Jazzyfatnastees and Quinton J Swift signed an ill fated million dollar deal with Tommy Boy Records in 1993 Another of his groups The Wascals dropped several singles including Class Clown and The Dips in 94 but broke up before releasing their debut The crew was started by members Alfie and Buckwheed the latter of which met J Swift while they were going to high school together 3 Wascals Greatest Hits completely produced by J Swift was finally released by Delicious Vinyl in 2007 In the mid 90s J Swift lent his signature style to a string of remixes including Prince s Letitgo Sherm Stick Edit Massive Attack s Protection and Urban Thermo Dynamics Manifest Destiny featuring a young Mos Def J Swift was the subject of the 2007 documentary film 1 More Hit 4 J Swift recorded new tracks from 2005 through 2010 providing not only the beats but also the rhymes Featuring soul baring rap confessionals Off My Chest and tales of perseverance through struggles Born To Win Despite Myself while still celebrating recreational drug use I ll Do Mine J Swift s new project began with an alter ego Negro Kanevil Personal life editIn 2006 J Swift was arrested for possession of narcotics In 2015 his permanent resident status was stripped and he was deported back to his birth country of Spain 1 Productions edit1992 The Pharcyde Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde 1993 The Wascals Greatest Hits 1994 Quinton Quinton s Here Tommy Boy Records1 Quinton s on the Way A Jazzy Skit production 2 Still Fiendin production 3 Quinton s Here production 4 I m Not an MC production 5 Quinton s Here instrumental production 6 Ill Friend production 1994 Prince Letitgo Warner Bros Records6 Letitgo Sherm Stick Edit production 1995 Urban Thermo Dynamics Manifest Destiny single Payday ffrr Records3 Manifest Destiny J Swift Edit production 1995 Massive Attack Protection Virgin Records4 Protection J Swift Mix production 2000 The Pharcyde Trust Delicious Vinyl Records1 Trust Remix production 2000 Buc Fifty Bad Man Battle Axe Records 2004 Buc Fifty Serve The Devil Praise The Lord Battle Axe Records4 Gangster Murderville production 7 Manifest Destiny production 2000 Various Delicious Vinyl Presents Prime Cuts Vol 1 Battle Axe Records2 The Black Pack Used To Be My Lover production References edit a b Bell Max 2021 08 26 The Bizarre and Tragic Ride of J Sw ft theLAnd Retrieved 2022 03 16 Bowler Paul 2021 11 24 Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde A Sampledelic Trip Worth Taking uDiscover Music Retrieved 2022 08 26 STRICTLY CASSETTE Weiss Jeff 11 January 2012 J Swift Made Big Hits With the Pharcyde Before Tragedy and Drugs Nearly Took Him Down LA Weekly Beth Sestanovich Retrieved 12 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Swift amp oldid 1166050577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
