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Duane Hughes
Hip-Hop's Miles Davis

Male
49 years old
Atlanta, New York, GEORGIA
United States



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HeroesRichard Pryor, Gregory Hines. My Family. Period. Sports: Earl "The Pearl" Monroe

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Status:In a Relationship
Here for:Networking, Dating
Orientation:Straight
Hometown:Hollis, New York
Body type:5' 9" / Slim / Slender
Ethnicity:Black / African descent
Zodiac Sign:Pisces
Smoke / Drink:No / Yes
Children:Proud parent
Education:Some college
Occupation:Music Producer
Income:$100,000 to $150,000

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti,Michigan
Graduated: N/A
Degree: None
Major: Broadcasting/Communications
 

1978 to 1979
Richmond Hill Hs
Richmond Hill,New York
Graduated: 1978
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Co-Captain/Varsity Basketball/All-Queens/All City Honorable Mention
 

1977 to 1978

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Music - Production - Producer
Pro Tools, SSL, Analog, Digital, Roland.

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Spydo Music, Inc.
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Founder/CEO

Spydo Mobile
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Founder/CEO
Wireless division of Spydo Music, Inc.

Four Plus Four Prod., Inc.
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About me:
Proud Hip Hop Hall of Fame Inductee. Still Funky after all these years!
Duane "Spyder" Hughes, born in Peoria, Illinois, and moved to Hollis, New York, at the age of four, where he earned the nickname "Spyder" on the basketball playgrounds of Queens. His skinny legs and arms, and his penchant for copying the spin move of his basketball idol, New York Knick Hall Of Famer Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, reminded spectators of a spider. Spyder weaved his way through and around opposing guards to score from all angles of the court. "Had they had the three point line in my senior year, I would have averaged way more than the 19 points per game I finished with", recalls Spyder. He finished his senior year at Richmond Hill H.S., as the captain of the team that missed the playoffs on the last game of the season versus August Martin H.S.. Spyder scored his 19 point average, and dished out ten assists, but the Lions lost in the closing seconds when key missed free throws by one of the other seniors on the team doomed their playoff hopes. "I was devastated by that loss. The playoffs meant big time scouts, and I wanted to be on the big stage at St. Johns University for the Queens H.S. playoffs", laments Spyder. Despite missing the playoffs, Spyder still earned Honorable Mention and All-Queens honors, and took his skills to the Eastern Michigan University campus, where his knees, damaged from all of the years on the playgrounds, finally gave in. He was told to stop playing all together by the football team doctors. That led him to a deep depression that he was only brought out of by his other passion. MUSIC! Thus, Spydo Music was born. www.spydomusic.com www.spydomobile.com According to Wikipedia, “Spyder D (Duane Hughes) was a classic "old school" rapper and producer from New York City who combined elements of jazz and funk in his live instrumental backing tracks. "Big Apple Rappin'" was perhaps his most famous 12", released on his own Newtroit Records in 1980, becoming the first rapper to do so. Another notable release was "I Can't Wait (To Rock The Mike)", released in 1986 as single—a version of the Nu Shooz hit "I Can't Wait". Other Spyder D releases include "Buckwheat's Rap" (Profile, 1985), and the house party hit "Smerphie's Dance", now an often-sampled cult classic (not to be confused with another early 80's song called "The Smurf", performed by Tyrone Brunson). Spyder D's brand of music was characterized by a laid back attitude, humor, and skills on the microphone. He released a full length album in 2000 entitled True Dat, which didn't earn the acclaim of his early work. In 2005, he was the owner of an ABA franchise, the Charlotte Krunk (named after a type of hip hop music). Glenn Toby (www.glenntoby.com), founder of [The Book Bank Foundation] (http://www.thebbf.org/index_english.html) and former rap rival from Queens, NY (known then in the rap world as "Sweety G"), utilizing his knowledge gained as a sports agent, teamed up with Spyder D to help build the franchise. The franchise moved to Atlanta and joined the CBA under new majority owner Freedom Williams, the former lead voice for multi-platinum dance-hop group C&C Music Factory, where Spyder signed Grayson Boucher, aka The Professor of And 1 fame, and recruited NY basketball legend Kenny Anderson as head coach.” Biography As an artist/producer, Duane Hughes (aka Spyder, or Spyder D), shared the 80’s musical spotlight with fellow Hollis natives Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Davy D, Hurricane, Orange Krush and Alyson Williams. Childhood schoolmate Russel Simmons later became his manager and mentor in 1983. As a young upstart with entrepreneaurial ambitions, Spyder formed Newtroit Records with college friend Tito Lewis with financial backing from his mother, Doris Garrett. That endeavor spawned the above mentioned classic "Big Apple Rappin'", listed in "Ego Trip's Book of Lists" as one of the all time 12" rap singles. Other hits folowed, including the twice Gold "Smerphie's Dance", co-produced by "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" artist Vaughan Mason & Butch Deyo, which was based on the 808 beat created by Spyder in Vaughan Mason's East Orange, NJ basement studio (this beat became the backing track for the Dr. Dre/Fifty Cent produced "How We Do" by The Game which earned Spyder a 1986 BMI writer/publisher award . Spyder produced several more classics for artists such as Infinity Machine's DJ Divine, Sparky D, Roxanne Shante', as well as a string of independant record label hits for Profile Records , Select Records, Spring Records and a joint label venture with Next Plateau (launching Fly Spy Records). He also managed Power Play Studios in Queens, NY, from various stints from 1983 to 1998. At one point, Power Play was the focal point of Hip-Hop recording. Spyder engineered for, and mentored to a few up and coming acts including the then eighteen year old Teddy Riley, Salt -N- Peppa producer Herbie Azor, and a pre teen Peter Gunz. Through the urging and tutelage of legendary disco era producer Patrick Adams, Spyder began to teach himself the art of recording engineering in 1982. After sessions at Power Play had ended, began teaching himself how to record and mix without aid of an assistant, or an engineer. He then began engineering his own sessions before he felt comfortable enough to engineer for clients. His engineering clients span a range of genres, but was mainly based in the Hip-Hop community. He engineered on various projects for acts such as Nas, The Beatnuts, Large Professor, Fat Joe, Capone & Noreaga, Kid & Play, Eric B, CJ, Akinelye, DJ Polo, ex NY Knicks basketballer Tony Campbell, Father MC, and major labels and major independent labels such as Loud/RCA, Sony, Def Jam, Atlantic, Tuff City, Profile, Nia, B-Boy Records, and Rawkus to name a few. Spyder moved to Los Angeles for a brief stint beteween 1989 and 1992 where he worked with KDAY-AM’s Greg Mack and Curtis Harmon. Mack was briefly his manager and signed him to his independent label that was distributed through Motown. Spyder frequently co-hosted for Harmon’s Master Mix show as guest MC. In LA, Spyder met graffiti/graphic artist “Q” aka Chino, and through him, met DJ Motiv8, who later became the Black Eyed Peas DJ. Spyder co-engineered and recorded his first full album, the now classic “Gangsta Wages”, with multi-platinum remixologist Greg Royal , which was released through his own Hype-Hop label (co-owned B Carlos Geddings). The imprint was distrubuted through Macola Records who, at the time also had Two Live Crew, and Dr. Dre’s World Class Wrecking Crew. Spyder also worked in the studio with Malcolm McClaren on writing lyrics for Sparky D for McClaren's Hip-Hop/Opera fusion. in 1996, after once again taking over the reigns as Power Play Studios full time manager, Spyder began a dual role as both engineer and manager for the renowned studio. He quickly learned the state of the art SSL G Series recording and mixing console from some crib notes given to him by chief engineer Dino. He brought back in to the studio such luminary clients such as DJ Run of Run-DMC, producer Larry Smith (Whodini, Run-DMC, Grandmaster Flash), BDP’s KRS One, Herbie Azor and Salt & Peppa, as well as bringing in new superstar producers like P Diddy Hit Squad producer Ron (Amen Ra) Lawrence. In 1997, Spyder moved on to become manager and engineer for Gospel Jazz musician Mel Holder at Toy Factory, another Queens, NY based recording studio. At Toy Factory he engineered for such clients as Mic Murphy of The System, and Pharoah Monch of Organized Konfusion, as well as on Mel Holder’s stirring saxophone rendition of R. Kelly’s "I Believe I Can Fly". In 1999, Spyder moved to Atlanta, and began freelance engineering at Dallas Austin’s DARP Studios, and Bobby Brown’s Boss Recording, bringing in some of his NY and northeast clientele, including Jam Master Jay protege Derrick Stanfield. Currently, Spyder is working on his autobiography and working out of his home recording studio on his final rap album, entitled “Legendary”, in honor of the legendary people he has worked with over the span of his career. Plans are said to include adding guest vocal appearances by some of his mid eighty rap contemporaries, as well as some of today's "dirty south" rap stars, and be released from his revised Newtroit record label. He is also currently gathering unique content for his Spydo Mobile cell phone content and technology division. One such project involvng this new cell phone technology is with the Fantastic Aleems, as they were known as the Ghetto Fighters when they lived and did backgrounds for the legendary rock star Jimi Hendrix. They have signed a multi-platform deal with weRu, technology consultants with Spydo Mobile. His modest studio consists of the Pro Tools Command Console, fully blown out Roland 1680 HD system with Roland digital work/sampling station, and Kurzweil 2500 series weighted keyboard, with Roland mini monitors and various analog and digital outboard gear.“ I have been blessed to be able to work with some pretty luminary artists and producers in this business”, says Spyder. “That has allowed me to expand my musical boundaries past rap and Hip-Hop, though that will always remain in my heart. I had to do this final album to remind the youngstas the struggle of rap artists that went before them. Who opened the doors so that they could walk through”.
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Jun 11 2009 12:30 PM

What's crackin'?
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Jun 9 2009 5:25 AM

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Jun 9 2009 7:54 PM

I wanted to come by and show you love and thank you 4 the unconditional love you show me!
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Jun 11 2009 10:51 PM


I wanted to come by and show you love and thank you 4 the unconditional love you show me!
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Jun 14 2009 11:12 AM

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Jun 15 2009 9:00 PM

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