Talking tough on the YouTube 'bout what you used to do
But that's old school to the new crew
They're doing numbers like Sudoku
They're the new you..." - Jay-Z
Quincey Tones – The Quintessential East Coast Producer...
But isn’t he from West London? Not one to let geographic location be a detriment, Quincey Tones is quickly establishing himself as one of the East Coast’s foremost producers, providing beats for eMC and Little Brother, The Arsonists and Torae just to name a few. With his desire to live off the phat of the land, his Westward expansion has seen him conquer the Eastern Seaboard (NY – Masta Ace, NC – Little Brother and Philly – Reef The Lost Cauze) before moving through the mid-West (Brother Ali and Naledge) and into the fruitful California (Planet Asia and Hieroglyphics).
Believing Hip Hop to be the global language, he continues to work with his fellow countrymen – lacing some of the UK’s top lyricists such as Lowkey with his stellar production and more recently having worked with Yungun and rising reggae sensation Deadly Hunta. He explains, “at the start, Americans were more responsive to my work – it was like in the UK, people would only work with their best friend. I’ve been lucky to work with some of the country’s finest recently though, and as the boundaries between grime and Hip Hop get finer and finer, I’m definitely interested in experimenting with people you wouldn’t have expected a few years backâ€.
As technology advances and the world becomes a smaller place, plus, due to his intrigue and love of all cultures; Quincey is truly leading the way in making the globalisation of Hip Hop a two-way street – working with not only his Anglo-American counterparts, but also Swedish chart-topping Promoe of the Looptroop crew as well as more to come.
Quincey's passion for music was apparent from a young age, picking up both the guitar and double bass. This was the start of his musical journey, with his first notable achievement being touring with legendary innovators of Ska “The Skatalites†.
In the mid-90s Quincey’s love for Hip Hop and vinyl was ignited. In 1998, he saved up enough money to buy his first sampler.
Quincey honed his skills in the coming years and in 2003 started sending beat CDs to MCs across the UK and US. He gained his first radio exposure when Kish and Dan Greenpeace of XFM and DJ Skully and DJ MK of Kiss 100 picked up on his skills on the Illanoyz (Boot Camp Clik) and Trife da God (Theodore Unit) track “Next Generationâ€.
Since this initial break, Quincey has continually progressed and evolved, working with Craig G, Apathy, Esoteric, Prozack Turner, October Zero and the previously mentioned eMC, Little Brother, Hieroglyphics, Q-Unique, The Arsonists, Lowkey, Yungun, Torae, Trife da God and Planet Asia. Rest assured there’s more quality music in the pipeline, including work with Wordsworth and DITC legend OC.
With the impending release of the debut album from eMC (Masta Ace, Wordsworth, Punchline and Stricklin) where Quincey has provided three tracks – including one with Internet and underground darlings Little Brother – he’s looking forward to a new beginning. Having scored multiple beats on one of the most anticipated releases of recent years – where his skills will be put to the test next to some of the industry's most renowned producers – will be the first step to Quincey garnering the attention he deserves, and building his profile ready for the release of his sure to be groundbreaking debut album.
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