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J.J. Brown and Dan Maier, 5G Productions

About Me


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' most recent remix project, "Sin-A-Matic: the 80's Edition", 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 cleverly remix the album using beats constructed 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! J.J. Brown's most current production work can also be found on the digital version of Reef the Lost Cauze's latest solo effort "Vicious Cycle", as well as the King & The Cauze (Reef the Lost Cauze and King Magnetic) Shadyville mixtape available for free download at www.welldoneentertainment.com! Visit 5GProductions.com to purchase 5G related albums and merchandise, production inquiries, and to stay on top of the latest news from the world of 5G!

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Music:

Member Since: 21/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.5GProductions.com
Band Members: J.J. Brown and Dan "The Deacon" Maier
Influences: 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, Outkast and Isaac Hayes
Record Label: 5G Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

5G PRODUCTIONS APRIL 09 NEWSLETTER!


Posted by on Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:23:00 GMT

J.J. Brown Featured on Platform8470.com's Year End Wrap Up!

Want to know more about J.J. Brown's standout moments of '08 and what 5G Productions has in store for '09?  Go here: http://www.platform8470.com/features/survey2008artist.asp?id =267 to check out platf...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:14:00 GMT

Reef the Lost Cauze & J.J. Brown, and MORE!!!

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Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:08:00 GMT

J.J. Brown & N.Y.C. at Madison Square Garden!!!

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Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:12:00 GMT

5G PRODUCTIONS SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWSLETTER!

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Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:24:00 GMT

5G Artist louis logic Embarks on Western US Tour!

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Posted by on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:09:00 GMT

5G PRODUCTIONS JULY 2008 NEWSLETTER!

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Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:16:00 GMT

SURPRISE RELEASE... Sin-A-Matic: the 80’s Edition!


Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT

5G takes Hall & Oates to Gym Class, FREE!!!

Can't See This Press Release? Click Here! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: email: [email protected]: http://www.youtube.com/studmoedee 5G Productions Introduces Gym Class Heroes to Hall ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:12:00 GMT

5G PRODUCTIONS OCTOBER 2007 NEWSLETTER!

  J.J. BROWN and DAN MAIER WELCOME YOU to the 5G PRODUCTIONS NEWSLETTER!-October 2007- Be easy, we got this... 5G ARTIST LOUIS LOGIC FEATURED IN BEYOND RACE MAGAZINE!Check out the full fea...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:15:00 GMT