Phil Collins and Genesis, Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5, Hall & Oates, Timbaland, Public Enemy and The Bomb Squad, The Beatles, N.W.A., Ice-T, Journey, Stevie Wonder, Bob James, Ramsey Lewis, Quincy Jones, J. Dilla, Swizz Beatz, The Police, Led Zeppelin and Outkast
5G Productions is a collaborative effort between J.J. Brown and Dan "The Deacon" Maier. Their business partnership actually began as a friendship, when the two met at the tender age of thirteen playing drums in their junior high school band. Through their formative years, it was a fascination with not only the performance of music, but the production of it that planted the seed for what is now urban music powerhouse 5G Productions.
The business partnership began to take shape when the two became roommates while attending Penn State University in 1998. Maier's passion for all things technical combined with Brown's creative musical abilities lead to the completion of two demo albums which Brown produced and Maier engineered and mixed. The albums featured local talent the two had discovered while spinning at dance clubs up and down College Avenue. The newly formed roster of talent included a battle M.C. named R-SON The Voice of Reason, a rapper/singer/songwriter named the1shanti, and an amazing freestyle artist with a knack for punch lines named louis logic.
Out of these early connections came the production duo's first taste of success in 1999, when 12" singles recorded with louis logic and, later that year, the1shanti were picked up and commercially released to critical and consumer acclaim. Brown and Maier used their quickly growing resume to open the door to the majors, and in 2000 were granted their first shot at mainstream success when they recorded "I Remember" with Mr. Cheeks (Lost Boyz) for his solo debut on Universal Records. It was during this process that Brown and Maier officially went into business as 5G Productions based out of New York City, and solidified their spot in the hip-hop ranks by releasing work with Apathy, Celph Titled, The Demigodz, Majik Most, Dutch Massive, J-Zone, Poison Pen, Skitzofreniks and numerous 5G discoveries. The two also flexed their ability to shape entire albums by executive producing louis logic's "Sin-A-Matic", "Alcohol/ism" by The Odd Couple and the louis logic and J.J. Brown release "Misery Loves Comedy" on Fat Beats Records. This was a milestone for logic and Brown, as it was the first time they were presented as an official group with Dan "The Deacon" Maier as sole engineer and mixer.
5G Productions is currently working hard in support of their most recent projects... a remix album for top selling band Gym Class Heroes titled "As Cruel As School Children, The Match-Up" made up of beats comprised solely of Hall and Oates samples, long-time friend the1shanti's self-titled Rawkus debut with production from J.J. Brown and mixed entirely by Dan "The Deacon" Maier, “Re-Release Therapy” which innovatively matches up the vocals from Ludacris’ grammy award winning album “Release Therapy” with beats designed strictly using samples from the Jackson 5’s catalogue, and "Sin-A-Matic: the 80's Edition", which is a special five year anniversary re-release of louis logic's 2003 cult classic debut album, "Sin-A-Matic". This time around, J.J. Brown and Dan "The Deacon" Maier of 5G Productions cleverly remix the album using beats contructed of the hottest samples from the 1980's, combined with new features from a slew of the underground's finest... as well as a few surprises. Visit www.5GProductions.com to preview and download the album for the special price of $5!!!
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anyone that missed the incredible Knitting Factory Show featuring Sleep Walkas, Louis Logic & JJ Brown, Homeboy Sandman, J-Live, and many more can see the live replay exclusively here starting at 8pm Tuesday July 29th and 8pm Thursday July 31st:
Thanks for the add. Nuff repsect on the remix album. I dig it. Comment sometime if you ever get a chance, and if not, thanks for the good music. EZ, Jason NC
Yo I gotta give you hella credit hommie , I finally listened to that song you sampled and I remember that song now , but when I heard you sample it I didn't even recognize it , your skills are on point dog . ;)))
Hi 5g , i'm a young french beatmaker , go listen on my page , my 6 new beats that are called :fonsd , sheitan, watcher's bbq, smoke and drunk in this club , costard en sapin ,and bounce bitch!!!.And leave a comment for tell me what do you think . see ya
Right on dude , I appreciate that . I just really love that groove and am very curious to see how the original song sounds . :))) Like I said , can't wait to see what's next . :)))
LOL!!! That's not fair dude , there are too many to name , Crowded House , The Church , INXS , Men At Work , fuckin Air Supply , there's no way I can go through all of that . Grrr , you damm DJs and your secretive ways , LOL , I can't blame you though hommie . Anyways , keep up the good work , your shit just keeps getting better with each new project , can't wait to see whats next .
Hi j.j , i'm a young french beatmaker , go listen on my page , my 6 new beats that are called :fonsd , sheitan, watcher's bbq, smoke and drunk in this club , costard en sapin ,and bounce bitch!!!.And leave a comment for tell me what do you think . see ya
Just swingin through to say what up. HOpe all is well. Check out the live instrumental on the page of me throwin down 6 minutes of pure funk! Tell me what you think!
J! You guys played a sick show last night! I loved what you were spinnin after the show. I would never have imagined Don't Stop Believin' and Push It would fit so well together. haha!
Come back to Boise soon! We miss you guys already!
