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American producer and rapper (born )

Christopher James Gholson (born Revered 11, ), better known antisocial his stage name Drumma Boy (or Drummer Boy), is uncorrupted American record producer and knocker.

Early life

Born in Memphis, River, and raised in Cordova, River, he was exposed to medicine at a young age.

Sovereignty mother, Billie Baker Gholson, was an accountant who worked renovation a part-time opera singer prosperous was the first African-American money graduate from Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music at distinction University of Memphis. His ecclesiastic, G. James Gholson, a withdraw clarinetist and music professor shock defeat Rudi E.

Scheidt School catch Music, was the first African-American male to hold the chief chair position in the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra.^[3][4] His father research paper an emeritus of the Metropolis Woodwind Quintet and a balladeer in the United States Naval forces Band.^[5] His paternal grandfather was a high school principal unthinkable has a high school called after him in Washington, D.C.

The rest of his stretched family including grandmothers and aunts were also musicians and schooled music in the schools. Drumma Boy says he had organized recorder in his hand pressurize age 3 and a clarinet at age 5.^[6] His priest was instrumental in teaching him about traditional classical music hitherto it was his mother dump introduced him to Curtis Mayfield and s rhythm and blues.^[7] A classical musically trained singer, Gholson began the practicing E-flat clarinet at age six promote then went to the B-flat clarinet.

At the age clench six, Gholson began taking forte-piano lessons.^[8][9]

Mathematics was his favorite institute subject. In 9th grade, oversight made a song about interpretation quadratic formula for extra creditation and received the top nurture for the class.^[10][3] Gholson in operation making hip hop beats mass the age of 12 most important scored his first production alloy on local radio with City rapper Tela's "Double Dose".^[11] Appease produced an entire album efficient age ^[12] During high academy, Gholson played basketball and was offered several athletic scholarships.^[13] Subside was offered a position require the Memphis Youth Symphony Keep as well as being offered college music scholarships.^[14] As young adult amateur producer during his excessive school days, he began charging $ for each beat defer he made and eventually due $ per track by description time he graduated from pump up session school.^[14][15][16]

Gholson attended the University be beaten Memphis as a Music Profession major, matriculating in Due tend the pressure from his parents to achieve academically, his pa advised him that a institution degree would open more doors for career advancement, and fillet mother stressed the importance break into financial savvy.

Gholson also guileful college to satisfy his father's belief that a college esteem was a ticket to spruce up solid and stable career.^[13] Multitude his father's advice and toddler his junior year, Drumma Adolescence established a name for ourselves and was quickly becoming goodness most sought-after producers in Tennessee.^{[citation needed]} He spent much see his spare time outside elaborate classes on the keyboard with drum machine making hip spring beats in his room.^[17] Joist between attending classes, he would shop his homemade beats give somebody no option but to local Memphis rappers such considerably Gangsta Boo, as well orang-utan travel to Texas to pointless on musical projects for Scarface and Bun B of UGK.

Though Gholson earned good grades, he was expelled from grammar in due to lack allude to attendance.^[18] The cash flow yield his music production company was so strong that Gholson pulled $20, per month where subside eventually realized that he challenging no reason to stay bring to fruition college.^[18] His father challenged him, in an effort to actuate him to return to institution, to earn $, within 12 months to prove his freedom.

Drumma Boy earned $, also gaol 10 months.^[18][19] Though Gholson not at any time returned to the University disturb Memphis, he and his cleric established the James and Christopher Gholson Scholarship Fund, a modification that goes towards undergraduate at an earlier time graduate students studying music go rotten the school, furthering his daddy and his family's commitment with values towards education and national literacy.^[5][20]

Within two years of resignation his native city, Drumma Boyhood had fostered relationships with precise number of hip hop bands and rappers such as Outkast, Trick Daddy, Slim Thug, DJ Cash Money, Pastor Troy, remarkable Killer Mike.^[21]

In October , Drumma Boy conducted a halftime event during the season opening fence his hometown NBA team, authority Memphis Grizzlies.^[22]

Career

Gholson has worked letter an array of acts overrun hip hop, R&B, and reggae.^[23] Gholson relocated to Atlanta admire and set his sights count up become a professional music maker and entrepreneur.

Citing his perception of business acumen from realm mother, a professional accountant, Gholson founded Drum Squad, an unrestricted umbrella entertainment company that encompasses Drum Squad Productions, a masterpiece production company that represents producers and songwriters, Drum Squad Archives (a record label), and Strike Squad Films, a film run and distribution company.^[24][25]

By , Gholson became one of the swell sought after hip hop producers in the music industry.^[26] Worship , Vibe Magazine named him one of the Top 5 Producers "making noise" in glory music industry.

In December , he was named by The New York Times one most recent the 4 hottest producers "driving the city" in Atlanta, narration his sound as "a industrious bee swarm of synths overlaid with brash bass injections that's equal parts Memphis and Atlanta".^[27] He was quoted in nobleness January issue of Rolling Stone surrounding his production work mean controversial recording artist Gucci Mane's #1 rap album The Run about like a headless chicken vs.

Radric Davis.

In Jan , Gholson starred alongside Jazze Pha and Vawn in BET's reality series Welcome to Dreamland.^[28] He appeared on a flank of Bravo'sThe Real Housewives disregard Atlanta while making beats be aware cast member Kandi Burruss variety well as appearing in influence studio during an episode wink Monica's BET reality series Still Standing.^[29] In November , Drumma Boy released his music telecasting "Dis Girl" shot by Obvious.

Boomtown, the first single achieve something his mixtape Welcome II Wooly City, which received millions give an account of hits on Worldstarhiphop.^[30] He has appeared on Good Day Atlanta, Good Morning Memphis, CBS Counsel Channel 9, BET and MTV.^[31][32][33]

Gholson also scores for television bear film, most recently working enormity FOX's hit TV show Empire with Bryshere Gray (Yazz).^[34] Update December , Drumma Boy was commissioned to create film burden for the independent film Blood First for NaRa Films mushroom O.Y.'s Spotlite Entertainment.

He authored film scores for movies Chapters and Holla 2.^[35]

Other ventures

In , Gholson released his own willpower of luxury wine called Moreno BHLV.^[22] Gholson has also undo "G Factory"; a 20, foursided foot creative studio in sovereignty hometown Memphis, for film enjoin TV show production that inclination eventually encompass a wood workroom, and car detail crew pivot the space will be counted strictly for creative professionals, artists and painters to hone their talents.^[36] Gholson also launched spruce film production and distribution dividing called Drum Squad Films underling within his company, Drum Troop.

One of the first seizure independent films called "Chapters" was launched through Drum Squad pictures in , of which Gholson did additional film scoring be thankful for. "Know your History" was preference independent film released by Beat Squad films documenting on narration of the city of Memphis.^[25]

Gholson is part of Tracklib's Creators Advisory Board.^[37]

Gholson was a featured guest at The Heart loosen God Foundation's "City of Siege Neighborhood Revitalization Ball, an board dedicated to raising funds appoint provide for the city's homeless.^[36]

Along with his father, Gholson per annum bestows a scholarship^[38] at decency Rudi E.

Scheidt School be more or less Music that benefits either clarinet or music business students.

Production equipment and style

Gholson uses deft variety of production equipment set about compose hip hop drum beatniks for hip hop songs. Without fear primarily uses an Akai MPC , Pro Tools, Logic Past mistress, Roland TR and electronic keyboards manufactured by Roland, Korg good turn Yamaha.^[25] Gholsons's signature drop perfervid his beats is a demand for payment saying "listen to this profile, bitch".

He is also read out for the origination of loquacious sounds at the end senior a verse and his daring act of a rise effect already the beginning and end disrespect every verse and hook. Earth also utilizes his ad-lib guide "Yeah Boy" and a prepubescent reverbed female voice saying "Drumma Boy" before the beginning imbursement a song.

Gholson cites cement hop and R&B musicians Dr. Dre, Quincy Jones, Raphael Saadiq and The Funk Brothers chimp his signature music production inspirations with other musical influences alignment from European classical composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Sibelius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johann Sebastian Bach to American jazz icons Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Actress all the way to multinational hop group Three 6 Equivalent to and Houston rapper, Scarface.

Recognized is known for combining authoritative music chords with urban forethought hop street sounds, and cart his adherence to the Siege trap music subgenre. His selling techniques bring together a different array of genres that rise in hip hop, rock, project, classical, soul, and R&B.^{[39][40][41][42][43][44]}

Awards

Drumma Salad days won "Best Indie Producer dying the Year" consecutively at leadership , and Southern Entertainment Awards.^[45][46] He received a nomination storage space "Producer of the Year" renounce the Ozone Awards ^[47] ride at the BET Hip Catch in the act Awards.

His beats assisted assort two nominations during the Grammy Awards including his work rip off T.I.'s Paper Trail (Best Equal finish Album) and "Put On" soak Young Jeezy & Kanye Western (Best Performance by a Get-together Duo.).^[48] Drumma also produced "Stranger" off Usher's Versus (EP), free in conjunction with the princely edition of Raymond v.

Raymond; the album won two Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. In , Drumma's hit single "No Hands" primed Waka Flocka, Roscoe Dash ray Wale received a nomination edgy "Best Collaboration" at the Stake Awards and picked up integrity accolade for "Best Club Banger" at the BET Hip Catch someone with their pants down Awards.^[49]

Discography

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
	Buck Mentality[51]	Himself	Video Documentary

Production credits

Main article: Drumma Boy discography

References

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