Aaron Kendric Booe (born December 23, 1992), known professionally as Aaron Bow, is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced for artists including Travis Scott, Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar, Doja Cat, Lil Yachty, 6lack, Roddy Ricch, Gucci Mane, Bryson Tiller, among others.
Aaron Bow | |
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| Birth name | Aaron Kendric Booe[1] |
| Born | December 23, 1992 Knob Noster, Missouri, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
Early life
editAaron Bow grew up in Missouri, while spending summers at his grandmother's house in North Carolina.[2] Intent on playing in a band, he began to teach himself guitar at the age of 12.[2] A few years later, in high school, his attention shifted to making beats in FL Studio.[2] Bow honed his craft by collaborating with local producers and artists, while simultaneously sending his work to artists online. His genre-less sound is inspired by eclectic influences including Phil Collins, Gucci Mane, Pharrell, and Lex Luger.[2]
In 2012, he secured his first major placement with the track "Throwin Racks" by Yung Dred, featuring Gucci Mane.[3][2] In 2014, Bow scored a short film about the world's first paraplegic motocross rider entitled 117: The Darius Glover Story, which premiered at the New Orleans Film Festival.[4] In 2016, Bow scored a feature film exploring Philadelphia's underground dirt bike community entitled The Last Ride: A Philadelphia Story.[5]
Career
editIn 2017, Bow collaborated with Teddy Walton to co-produce "Crushed Glass" by Freddie Gibbs[6] and "Pacific Ocean" by Young Dolph.[7]
In 2018, Bow co-produced "Redemption" by Zacari and Babes Wodumo.[8] The track was featured on Kendrick Lamar's Black Panther: The Album, which became platinum certified in May 2018[9] and was nominated for Album of the Year at 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[10] Bow and Walton also co-produced "ES Tales" by Jay Rock[11] and "Pop Another" by Maxo Kream.[12]
In 2019, Bow co-produced "Celebrate" by DJ Khaled, featuring Travis Scott and Post Malone.[2][13] The track peaked at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100.[14] "Celebrate" was featured on DJ Khaled's project Father of Asahd, which hit #2 on the Billboard 200 album and #1 on the Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B Chart.[14] Bow also co-produced Bryson Tiller's single "Blame" alongside Teddy Walton and J-Louis.[15]
In 2020, Bow co-produced "Franchise" by Travis Scott.[16] Bow later co-produced two tracks off Big Sean's album Detroit 2: "Don Life" featuring Lil Wayne, and "Everything That's Missing" featuring Dwele.[17] That same year, Bow worked on the original score for Your Attention Please, a Hulu short series hosted by Craig Robinson celebrating inspiring black voices “who are part of the next generation of excellence".[18] Bow also co-produced the track "Dive" from Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon III: The Chosen.[19]
In 2021, Bow co-produced "Been Like This" from Doja Cat's album Planet Her.[20] The production earned him his first Grammy nomination.[21]
Discography
edit| Title | Artist(s) |
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| 2021 | |
| "Been Like This" | Doja Cat |
| 2020 | |
| "Dive" | Kid Cudi |
| "Everything That's Missing" | Big Sean, Dwele |
| "Don Life" | Big Sean, Lil Wayne |
| "Franchise" | Travis Scott |
| 2019 | |
| "Celebrate" | DJ Khaled, Travis Scott, Post Malone |
| "Blame" | Bryson Tiller |
| "Gentleman (Remix)" | Gallant, T-Pain |
| 2018 | |
| "Redemption" | Kendrick Lamar, Zacari, Babes Wodumo |
| "ES Tales" | Jay Rock |
| "Gentleman" | Gallant |
| "Pop Another" | Maxo Kream |
| 2017 | |
| "Crushed Glass" | Freddie Gibbs |
| "Pacific Ocean" | Young Dolph |
| Title | Artist(s) |
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| 2019 | |
| "Young & Invincible" | Zacari, Lil Yachty |
| Title | Project |
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| 2020 | |
| Your Attention Please | Short series |
| 2016 | |
| The Last Ride: A Philadelphia Story | Feature film |
| 2014 | |
| 117: The Darius Glover Story | Short film |
References
edit- ^ https://music.apple.com/ca/song/xtc/1590366140
- ^ a b c d e f "How Aaron Bow Made Beats to Leave Missouri and Produce on DJ Khaled's Latest". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Throwin Racks". Archived from the original on 2012-12-11.
- ^ 117 The Darius Glover Story, retrieved 2020-02-19
- ^ The Last Ride: A Philadelphia Story, retrieved 2020-02-19
- ^ Freddie Gibbs – Crushed Glass, retrieved 2020-02-19
- ^ Young Dolph – Pacific Ocean, retrieved 2020-02-19
- ^ Zisook, Brian "Z" (2018-02-15). "Producer Kurtis McKenzie Shares His 'Black Panther' Soundtrack Beat Placement Story". DJBooth. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Jay Rock – ES Tales, retrieved 2020-02-19
- ^ Maxo Kream – Pop Another, retrieved 2020-02-19
- ^ Bow, Aaron [@_AaronBow] (2019-05-16). "Travis Scott & Post Malone " Celebrate " on DJ Khaled's new album. Grateful to be apart of this song and album pic.twitter.com/lIhEw6x6lU" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-02-19 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "DJ Khaled Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Bow, Aaron [@_AaronBow] (2019-07-23). "New @brysontiller " Blame " produced by me @teddywalton & @thisjlouis http://trapsoul.com GANG" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-02-19 – via Twitter.
- ^ Payne, Ogden. "How Teddy Walton Became One Of Hip-Hop's Most Savvy Independent Producers". Forbes.
- ^ Bow, Aaron [@_AaronBow] (2020-09-04). "Detroit 2 drops tonight at midnight, Thankful to have been able to help with these. Shout out everyone apart of this album. @bigsean you got a classic #d2 🏹" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-09-04 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Watch Around The Way during Black History Month". Hulu. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ Minsker, Evan. "Kid Cudi Releases New Album Man on the Moon III: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ^ Doja Cat – Been Like This, retrieved 2021-06-30
- ^ "Grammy Awards Search: Aaron Bow". Grammy Awards. Retrieved December 2, 2022.