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Dominic Maker (born 12 September 1986) is an English Grammy-nominated record producer and songwriter born in Chichester.[1] He is best known as one half of the duo Mount Kimbie and for his production work for artists such as James Blake, Slowthai, Rosalía and Jay-Z.[2] Dom Maker initially met Kai Campos at London South Bank University where he was studying film.[3] Their debut album was released in 2010[4] and since signing to Warp in 2012 they have released a further two albums.[5]
Dominic Maker | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 12 September 1986 Chichester, England |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Member of | Mount Kimbie |
After moving to L.A. in 2017, he began to work more closely with James Blake, co-producing and co-writing a number of tracks on the album Assume Form.[6] Through this he worked with Jay-Z on "MaNyfaCedGod".[2]
He professes to not listening to much music outside work but has often been forced to in his new role as a producer for research purposes stating: "I don’t know that world very well, so I need to become more familiar with the things that are going on and the techniques people use...It does feel a little bit like research."[2]
In 2020, he was announced as co-producer for James Blake's new single "You're Too Precious"[7] and in May he was announced as the producer of Slowthai's single "Bodybag".[8] Along with artists like Erick the Architect from Flatbush Zombies,[9] he also co-produced James Blake's latest release, the Before EP, and together with Blake, they produced Starrah's single "Keep Calm" which was released on 23 October 2020.[10]
Maker collaborated on the tracks "Feel Away", "Focus" and "Push" from Slowthai's UK number one album Tyron. Following an interview with Highsnobiety, the "Feel Away" collaboration was described by Maker as an “instinctive piece of music”, going on to discuss how the track came to fruition. “You know who would be sick on this?” Ty suggested. “James — James should sing on it.” Maker sent the track to Blake, who was in New York at the time, and received his contribution a day later, with additional vocals and piano.[11]
In 2021, Maker contributed to the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning short film Two Distant Strangers, co-producing the closing track "Two Distant Strangers" which features Joey Badass.[12]
Maker, along with James Blake, co-produced the unreleased Travis Scott and Westside Gunn track that was premiered at the Cactus Jack Dior Summer 2022 fashion show in Paris.[13][14][15]
In November 2021, Maker received a Grammy nomination for his co production work on James Blake's track 'Before'. The song was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Recording.[16]
In July 2022 Dom remixed the title track from Flume’s 2022 album ‘Palaces’, for which he brought Zelooperz for a new remix feature alongside the existing guest appearance from Gorillaz and Blur's Damon Albarn.[17]
September 2022 saw Dom announce the first full-length Mount Kimbie release since 2017's Love What Survives. His half of the double album, entitled ‘Die Cuts’ will release along with the full project in November 2022.[18]
Maker preluded the release of the album with a double-sided single release, with ‘A Deities Encore’ featuring Liv.e and ‘In Your Eyes’ featuring Slowthai and Danny Brown.[18] ‘Locked In’, a bonus track featuring Maxo Kream and Pa Salieu, was released the day prior to the album announcement.[19]
Discography
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edit| Title | Artist(s) | Role | Produced by | Album | Year |
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| "Juke Jam" | Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber, Towkio | Co-writer | Rascal, Peter Cottontale | Coloring Book | 2016 |
| "MaNyfaCedGod" | Jay-Z | Co-producer | James Blake, Dom Maker | 4:44 | 2017 |
| "If The Car Beside You Moves Ahead" | James Blake | Co-writer | James Blake | Non-album single | 2018 |
| "Tell Them" | James Blake, Metro Boomin, Moses Sumney | Co-writer | James Blake, Metro Boomin, Allen Ritter, Dre Moon, Dan Foat | Assume Form | 2019 |
| "Assume Form" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | Dan Foat, James Blake, Dom Maker | ||
| "Into the Red" | |||||
| "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" | |||||
| "I'll Come Too" | |||||
| "Power On" | |||||
| "Don't Miss It" | |||||
| "Barefoot in the Park" | James Blake, Rosalía | ||||
| "Where's The Catch" | André 3000, James Blake | Co-writer | James Blake, Dan Foat | ||
| "You're Too Precious" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Dom Maker | Non-album single | 2020 |
| "BB (BODYBAG)" | Slowthai | Producer / Co-writer | Dom Maker | Non-album single | |
| "I Keep Calling" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | Erick the Architect, James Blake, Khushi, Josh Stadlen, Jameela Jamil, Dom Maker | Before (EP) | |
| "Before" | James Blake, Dom Maker, Jameela Jamil | ||||
| "Summer of Now" | James Blake, Jameela Jamil, Dom Maker | ||||
| "Keep Calm" | Starrah | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Dom Maker | Non-album single | 2020 |
| "Feel Away" | Slowthai, James Blake, Mount Kimbie | Producer / Co-writer | Dom Maker | Tyron | 2021 |
| "Focus" | Slowthai | Co-producer / songwriter | Kenny Beats, Dom Maker | ||
| "Push" | Slowthai, Deb Never | Kwes Darko, Dom Maker | |||
| "Say What You Will" | James Blake | Co-producer | James Blake, Dom Maker, Josh Stadlen, Jameela Jamil | Friends That Break Your Heart | 2021 |
| "In the Fire" | Dave, Fredo, Ghetts, Giggs, Meekz | Co-producer / songwriter | Santan, James Blake, Kyle Evans, Dom Maker | We're All Alone in This Together | 2021 |
| "Both Sides of a Smile" | Dave, James Blake | Co-producer | James Blake, Dom Maker, Kyle Evans | ||
| "Runnin" | Isaiah Rashad, ScHoolboy Q | Co-producer | Kenny Beats, Dom Maker | Non-album single | 2021 |
| "I Need" | Tony Seltzer, HAWA | Co-producer | Tony Seltzer, Dom Maker | Hey Tony | 2021 |
| "Famous Last Words" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Dom Maker, Jameela Jamil | Friends That Break Your Heart | 2021 |
| "Coming Back" | James Blake, SZA | Co-producer | James Blake, Dom Maker, Jameela Jamil, Khushi | ||
| "I'm So Blessed You're Mine" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Khushi, Dom Maker, Jameela Jamil, Josh Stadlen | ||
| "Foot Forward" | James Blake | James Blake, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, Dom Maker, Jameela Jamil | |||
| "Show Me" | James Blake, Monica Martin | James Blake, Dom Maker, Khushi, Jameela Jamil | |||
| "Say What You Will" | James Blake | James Blake, Dom Maker, Josh Stadlen, Jameela Jamil | |||
| "Lost Angel Nights" | James Blake | James Blake, Dom Maker, Khushi, Jameela Jamil | |||
| "CRIPSTIAN" | Maxo Kream | Co-producer / songwriter | teej, Dom Maker | Weight Of The World | 2021 |
| "Come Back" | Mustafa | Co-producer | James Blake, Frank Dukes, Dom Maker | When Smoke Rises | 2021 |
| "7 DEADLY SINS: LUST" | HAWA | Producer / Co-writer | Dom Maker | HADJA BANGOURA | 2022 |
| "48" | Maxo, Pink Siifu | Producer | Dom Maker | 48 | 2022 |
| "Easy v2" | Baird, Kevin Abstract | Co-producer | Baird, Dom Maker, Goldwash | Non-album single | 2022 |
| "Palaces (feat. Zelooperz & Damon Albarn) [Mount Kimbie Die Cuts Remix]" | Flume | Producer | Dom Maker | Palaces : The Remixes, Pt. 1 | 2022 |
| "Room (red wings)" | Arlo Parks | Co-writer | Anais Marinho | My Soft Machine | 2023 |
| "Hummingbird (Metro Boomin' & James Blake)" | Metro Boomin' & James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | Dom Maker, Metro Boomin, James Blake, Dre Moon | Metro Boomin' Presents Spiderman | 2023 |
| "Loading" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | Dom Maker | Playing Robots Into Heaven | 2023 |
| "LOST FOREVER" | Travis Scott | Co-producer / songwriter | Dom Maker, Travis Scott, The Alchemist, James Litherland | UTOPIA | 2023 |
| "Tell Me" | James Blake | Co-producer | Dom Maker, James Blake, Rob McAndrews | Playing Robots Into Heaven | 2023 |
| "I Want You To Know" | Dom Maker, Dom Makers, Rob McAndrews, Khushi | ||||
| "Loading" | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Dom Maker, Rob McAndrews, Jameela Jamil | |||
| "Asking To Break" | Dom Maker, James Blake, Jameela Jamil | ||||
| "If You Can Hear Me" | Dom Maker, James Blake | ||||
| "Save The Savior" | James Blake, Lil Yachty | Co-producer / songwriter | Dom Maker James Blake, Lil Yachty | Bad Cameo | 2024 |
| "Midnight" | |||||
| "Woo" | |||||
| "Missing Man" | |||||
| Twice | |||||
| "Transport Me" | |||||
| "Run Away From The Rabbit" | |||||
| "Thrown Around" | James Blake, Dom Maker | ||||
| "Bad Cameo" | BNYX, Dom Maker, James Blake, Lil Yachty, SADPONY | ||||
| "Let Her Know" | CMYK, James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Dom Maker, Rob McAndrews | CMYK 002 | 2024 |
| "Don't Co-Write" | James Blake, Dom Maker, Jason Lader | ||||
| "Thrown Around" | James Blake | Co-producer / songwriter | James Blake, Dom Maker | Thrown Around | 2024 |
| "TALKING" | Kanye West, North West, Ty Dolla $ign, ¥$ | Co-producer / songwriter | Dom Maker, Ty Dolla $ign, Yé | TALKING | 2024 |
References
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- ^ "DJ Mag's electronic albums that defined the decade". DJMag.com. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Mount Kimbie Announces Debut Warp Album, Shares New Single". self-titled. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Dominic Maker on return of James Blake, King Krule on new Mount Kimbie album". AXS. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "James Blake on Instagram: "You're Too Precious out Friday. Link in bio to pre-save now."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Listen to Slowthai's new song 'BB (BODYBAG)'". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (14 October 2020). "James Blake Delivers 'Before' EP". Exclaim. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Torres, Eric (23 October 2020). "Starrah Shares New Song "Keep Calm" Produced by James Blake: Listen". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Brydon, Grant (3 February 2021). "Slowthai Just Keeps Smiling". Highsnobiety. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Two Distant Strangers (2021) Directed by Travon Free & Martin Desmond Roe. United States of America: Netflix.
- ^ Goddard, Kevin (25 June 2021). "Travis Scott Previews New Music With Westside Gunn During Dior Fashion Show". Hot New Hip Hop. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Instagram". Instagram - @jamesblake. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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- ^ "2022 Grammys Awards Show: Complete Nominations List". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ Coney, Brian (11 July 2022). "FLUME TAPS MOUNT KIMBIE, LOGIC1000, OTIK, PROSPA TO REMIX 'PALACES': LISTEN". DJ Mag. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b Sacher, Andrew. "Mount Kimbie share 2 new songs, say "new album(s) just around the corner"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ A., Aron (26 September 2022). "Maxo Kream & Pa Salieu Connect With Mount Kimbie On "Locked In"". Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved 11 October 2022.