Frank Dukes

Frank Dukes
Birth name Adam King Feeney
Also known as Frank Dukes
Born (1983-09-12) September 12, 1983
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Occupation(s)
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Years active 1999–present
Associated acts
Website kingswaymusiclibrary.com

Adam King Feeney (born September 12, 1983), professionally known as Frank Dukes, is a Canadian record producer and DJ.[1][2][3][4] A Grammy Award-winner, Dukes is known for producing original compositions for prominent record producers to sample in their own productions. Many of his original samples have been used in songs for major artists across the American hip hop industry including Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Drake, and Kanye West.

Early life

Adam King Feeney was born on September 12, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He first got into music with piano lessons that he received when he was five years old, however, he quit learning the piano after three years due to losing interest in it. He later taught himself to play guitar, bass and drums.[4][5] Around age 13, he was a skateboarder, which overturned when he started to take a bigger interest in music and became a DJ.[6] In 1999, at age 16, Dukes, while as a DJ, he began collecting records from the 1960s and 1970s, trying to understand how they were made.[4] This habit later got him into record production, and by 2000, he bought an MPC. Previously, Dukes had no intention to become a musician.[6][7]

Career

Dukes sold his first beat to a local Canadian hip hop recording artist from Toronto named "General Too Smooth", which Dukes was paid $250 for it.[7] In 2008, Dukes' had first paid placement for a major artist at the time, a beat for American rapper Lloyd Banks, through Mo Jointz, a Toronto manager who then represented him at the time. Dukes sent some of his early beats to Mo Jointz, who sent them to Banks, who paid Dukes $5,000 for it, through his beat would later show up on Banks' third studio album "H.F.M. 2 (The Hunger for More 2)" as the song "Sooner or Later (Die 1 Day)" featuring American rapper Raekwon. The sample used for that song "Like Toy Soldiers", by Eminem, made Dukes express the sample clearance issues for that song, which gave Dukes the idea of composing original compositions, or original samples for other record producers to use in their productions. He recorded the samples with vintage equipment, making them in a 1960s and 1970s style of song, and packaging them in various volumes for a collection titled "Kingsway Music Library", which he puts up for sale for commercial use, with the sample clearance of his samples guaranteed.[4][6][8] These original samples has led to him working with record producers such as Boi-1da, Metro Boomin, Vinylz, DJ Dahi, Tae Beast and more, which landed him prominent placements for Kanye West, Drake, Eminem, 50 Cent, Travis Scott, Danny Brown, Ghostface Killah, Jeremih, Tory Lanez and Rihanna, among others.[9] He has also worked in genres other than hip hop, by producing compositions on BadBadNotGood's third album, III and writing songs for Charles Bradley's second studio album, Victim Of Love.[10][11]

Personal life

Dukes has one son. He currently resides in Mississauga, Ontario, but often stays in Toronto because of his work.[4]

Production discography

Year Artist Label Song Produced With
2016 The Weeknd XO, Republic Attention[12] Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, The Weeknd
2016 Common ARTium, Def Jam Little Chicago Boy featuring Tasha Cobbs[13] Karriem Riggins
2016 Post Malone Republic Congratulations featuring Quavo[14] Metro Boomin
2016 Drake Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound Fake Love[15] Vinylz
2016 Pusha T GOOD, Def Jam Circles featuring Desiigner and Ty Dolla Sign[16] Boi-1da, Vinylz, Allen Ritter
2016 Common ARTium, Def Jam A Bigger Picture Called Free featuring Syd, & Bilal[17] Karriem Riggins
2016 Cashmere Cat Mad Love Trust Nobody featuring Selena Gomez & Tory Lanez[18] Cashmere Cat, Benny Blanco
2016 Usher RCA Make U a Believer[19] Metro Boomin
2016 Post Malone Republic Deja Vu featuring Justin Bieber[20] Vinylz
2016 Ty Dolla Sign Atlantic, Taylor Gang Zaddy[21] Jahaan Sweet
2016 Travis Scott Grand Hustle, Epic Lose[22] Vinylz, Allen Ritter, Mike Dean
2016 Fetty Wap 300, Atlantic Different Now[23] Vinylz
2016 DJ Khaled We the Best, Epic Work for It featuring Big Sean, Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz[24] Metro Boomin
2016 Travis Scott and Young Thug Grand Hustle, Epic, Atlantic, 300 Pick up the Phone featuring Quavo[25] Vinylz, Allen Ritter, Mike Dean
2016 Drake Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound Pop Style featuring Kanye West and Jay Z[26] Sevn Thomas
2016 2 Chainz Def Jam Bentley Truck featuring Lil Wayne[27] Metro Boomin
2016 Kanye West GOOD, Def Jam Real Friends[28] Boi-1da, Havoc, Kanye West
2016 Rihanna Westbury Road, Roc Nation Needed Me[29] DJ Mustard, Twice as Nice, Kuk Harrell
2016 Rihanna Westbury Road, Roc Nation Sex with Me[30] Boi-1da
2016 Kendrick Lamar Top Dawg, Aftermath, Interscope untitled 07 | levitate[31] Cardo, Yung Exclusive
2015 Pusha T GOOD, Def Jam M.F.T.R. featuring The-Dream[32] Boi-1da, Hudson Mohawke, The-Dream
2015 Travis Scott Grand Hustle, Epic Maria I'm Drunk featuring Justin Bieber and Young Thug[33] Allen Ritter, Maneesh Bidaye, Mike Dean
2015 Travis Scott Grand Hustle, Epic Oh My Dis Side[34] Allen Ritter, Mike Dean
2015 Travis Scott Grand Hustle, Epic Wasted[35] Metro Boomin, Mike Dean
2015 Drake and Future A1, Freebandz, Epic, Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound Diamonds Dancing[36] Metro Boomin, Allen Ritter
2015 Future A1, Freebandz, Epic Rich Sex [37] Metro Boomin, Southside
2015 Drake Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound 6PM in New York[38] Boi-1da, Sevn Thomas
2015 Drake Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound No Tellin'[39] Boi-1da
2015 Drake Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound Right Hand[40] Vinylz, Velous, Kaan Gunesberk
2015 Drake Republic, Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound Charged Up[41] Maneesh Bidaye, 40
2015 Jeremih Def Jam Planes[42] Vinylz
2015 Ludacris Def Jam, Disturbing tha Peace Lyrical Healing[43] Maneesh Bidaye, Illmind
2014 BadBadNotGood Innovative Leisure Can't Leave the Night / Sustain[44]
2014 Jeezy Def Jam, CTE World Holy Ghost[45] Don Cannon, Lyle LeDuff
2013 Eminem Aftermath, Shady, Interscope Groundhog Day[46] Cardiak

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/FrankDukes/status/775428714242990080
  2. ↑ Meron Gaudet (February 11, 2015). "Frank Dukes is the Busiest Producer You Know Nothing About". Noisey. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Producer Frank Dukes Breaks Down "0 to 100" Issue Between Diddy & Drake". MissInfo.TV. February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Meet Frank Dukes, Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Producer".
  5. ↑ "Frank Dukes".
  6. 1 2 3 "Frank Dukes Is Low-Key Producing Everyone Right Now".
  7. 1 2 "A Suitcase Full Of Vinyl: The Frank Dukes Interview". 1 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Kingsway Music Library by Frank Dukes - Original Samples & Music".
  9. ↑ ""I Want to Evolve": Frank Dukes on the Past, Present & Future of Sampling - DJBooth Article".
  10. ↑ "Puff Daddy Initially Passed On "0 To 100" Beat, According To Frank Dukes". HipHopDX.
  11. ↑ "Toronto Producer Frank Dukes Talks Collaboration with Badbadnotgood".
  12. ↑ http://cache.umusic.com/_sites/theweeknd.com/pdf/starboy.pdf
  13. ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fuq9RaD7K3s
  14. ↑ http://onsmash.com/music/post-malone-congratulations-feat-quavo-new-single-stream/
  15. ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/18582-drake-fake-love/
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  22. ↑ https://twitter.com/FrankDukes/status/771757073315008512
  23. ↑ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/08/fetty-wap-different-now/
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