Frank Dukes


Adam King Feeney, professionally known as Frank Dukes, is a Canadian record producer and DJ. Dukes is known for producing original compositions for prominent record producers to sample in their own productions. Many of his samples have been used in songs for major artists across the hip hop and pop industry including Taylor Swift, Lorde, Camila Cabello, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Drake, Kanye West, Post Malone, The Weeknd, and Rosalía. Dukes was nominated for a Grammy.

Early life

Adam King Feeney was born on September 12, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His first exposure to creating music was piano lessons at age five; however, he quit lessons after three years due to losing interest in it. He later taught himself to play guitar, bass and drums.
As a teenager, he spent a lot of time skateboarding and gained more interest in music, becoming a DJ. In 1999, at age 16, Dukes began collecting records from the 1960s and 1970s in an effort to understand how they were made. This habit got him into record production and he bought an MPC the following year. Dukes has stated that he had no intention to make music his profession.

Career

In the 2000s, Dukes sold his first beat for $250 to a local Canadian hip hop recording artist from Toronto named "General Too Smooth". In 2008, Dukes had the first paid placement for a major artist at the time, a beat for American rapper Lloyd Banks. Banks paid Dukes $5,000 for a beat, which would later show up on Banks' third studio album H.F.M. 2 as the song "Sooner or Later " featuring American rapper Raekwon.
Observing the sample clearance issues Eminem had with his song "Like Toy Soldiers," Dukes had the idea of composing original compositions intended for the use of sampling by other record producers to use in their productions. He began recording his compositions, using vintage equipment that evoked the style of the 1960s and 1970s, and packaged them in various volumes for a collection titled Kingsway Music Library which he sells with the clearance of his samples guaranteed. He continues to distributes some of his music this way and invites up-and-coming musicians to collaborate or contribute whole volumes to his platform.
These original samples have led to him working with record producers such as Boi-1da, Metro Boomin, Vinylz, DJ Dahi, Tae Beast and more, which landed him prominent placements for Kanye West, Drake, Eminem, 50 Cent, Travis Scott, Danny Brown, Ghostface Killah, Jeremih, Tory Lanez and Rihanna, among others.
Dukes has also worked in genres other than hip hop, including writing songs for Charles Bradley's second studio album, Victim Of Love. In 2011, Dukes attended BadBadNotGood's first ever show and become close collaborators with the band. Members of the band have contributed to Duke's compositions, and Dukes executive produced their album III and its follow-up Sour Soul, a collaborative record with Ghostface Killah. He and the band shared an analog recoding studio in Toronto for much of the 2010s.

Personal life

Dukes has two sons. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, having moved from Mississauga, Ontario.

Discography

Songwriting and production credit

Credits adapted from AllMusic.
YearTitleArtistAlbumSongwriterProducerExecutive producer
2007"125 Part 2 "Joell Ortiz'
2007"125 Part 3 " Joell Ortiz'
2007"125 Part 4 "Joell Ortiz'
2009"Ei8ht is Enuff" Masta AceArts and Entertainment
2010"Purified Thoughts" Ghostface KillahApollo Kids
2010"Black Tequila" Ghostface KillahApollo Kids
2010"In Tha Park" Ghostface KillahApollo Kids
2011"XXX"Danny BrownXXX
2012"Get Your Way "Idle WarshipThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"Rivers of Blood"Wu-Tang Clan & Kool G RapThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"Built for This"Method Man, Freddie Gibbs & StreetlifeThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"The Archer"Killa SinThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"Tick, Tock"Pusha T, Joell Ortiz, Danny Brown & RaekwonThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"Green Is The Mountain"Frances YipThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"Six Directions of Boxing"Wu-Tang ClanThe Man with the Iron Fists
2012"Bust Shots"Sheek Louch, Ghostface Killah & Inspectah DeckThe Man with the Iron Fists
2013"Strictly Reserved for You" Charles Bradley Victim of Love
2013"Where Do We Go from Here" Charles Bradley Victim of Love
2013"Float On" Danny BrownOld
2013"Groundhog Day"EminemThe Marshall Mathers LP 2
2013"Stunt"TinasheBlack Water
2014"Hold On"50 CentAnimal Ambition
2014"Triangle"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Can't Leave The Night"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Confessions" BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Kaleidoscope"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Eyes Closed"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Hedron"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Differently, Still"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Since You Asked Kindly"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"CS60"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"Sustain"BadBadNotGoodIII
2014"0 to 100 / The Catch Up"DrakeN/A
2014"Holy Ghost"Jeezy'
2014"Growing Pains III"LogicUnder Pressure
2015"Planez" JeremihLate Nights
2015"10 Bands"DrakeIf You're Reading This It's Too Late
2015"No Tellin'"DrakeIf You're Reading This It's Too Late
2015"6PM In New York"DrakeIf You're Reading This It's Too Late
2015"Lyrical Healing"LudacrisLudaversal
2015"Rich Sex"FutureDS2
2015"Charged Up"DrakeN/A
2015"Right Hand"DrakeN/A
2015"Oh My Dis Side" Travis ScottRodeo
2015"Wasted" Travis ScottRodeo
2015"Pray 4 Love" Travis ScottRodeo
2015"Maria I'm Drunk" Travis ScottRodeo
2015"Perfect Circle / God Speed"Mac Miller'
2015"Diamonds Dancing"Drake & FutureWhat a Time To Be Alive
2015"Outta My Hands "Selena GomezRevival
2015"M.F.T.R." Pusha T'
2016"Needed Me"RihannaAnti
2016"Sex With Me"RihannaAnti
2016"Real Friends"Kanye WestThe Life of Pablo
2016"Bentley Truck" 2 ChainzColleGrove
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2016"Untitled 07 | 2014 -2016"Kendrick LamarUntitled Unmastered
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2016"Pop Style"DrakeViews
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2016"Overtime" Schoolboy QBlank Face LP
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2016"Work For It" Dj KhaledMajor Key
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2016"Friends With Benefits"Tory LanezI Told You
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2016"Different now"Fetty WapN/A
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2016"Zaddy"Ty Dolla SignCampaign
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2016"Pick Up The Phone" Travis ScottBirds in the Trap Sing McKnight
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2016"Lose"Travis ScottBirds in the Trap Sing McKnight
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2016"We" Mac MillerThe Divine Feminine
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2016"Stay"Mac MillerThe Divine Feminine
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2016"Planet God Damn" Mac MillerThe Divine Feminine
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2016"Make U a Believer"UsherHard II Love
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2016"Trust Nobody" Cashmere Cat9
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2016"Circles" Pusha TN/A
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2016"Fake Love"DrakeMore Life
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2016"A Bigger Picture Called Free" CommonBlack America Again
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2016"Little Chicago Boy" CommonBlack America Again
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2016"Never Know"6lackFree 6lack
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2016"Attention"The WeekndStarboy
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2016"Immortal"J. Cole4 Your Eyez Only
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2016"Cold"Post MaloneStoney
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2016"Congratulations" Post MaloneStoney
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2016"Deja Vu" Post MaloneStoney
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2017"Green Light"LordeMelodrama
2017"Regret In Your Tears"Nicki MinajN/A
2017"Madiba Riddim"DrakeMore Life
2017"Still Got Time" ZAYNTBA
2017"Biking" Frank OceanN/A
2017"Always "Bryson TillerTrue to Self
2017"Perfect Places"LordeMelodrama
2017"Divina Commedia"G-DragonKwon Ji Yong
2017"Go Gina"SZACtrl
2017"Lullaby"Joyner Lucas508-507-2209
2017"Homemade Dynamite" LordeMelodrama
2017"Hard Feelings / Loveless"LordeMelodrama
2017"Sober II "LordeMelodrama
2017"Supercut"LordeMelodrama
2017"Wedding Crashers" AmineGood For You
2017"Yellow"AmineGood For You
2017"Spice Girl"AmineGood For You
2017"Sundays"AmineGood For You
2017"Beach Boy"AmineGood For You
2017"Comfortable" Bebe Rexha'
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2017"Havana" Camila CabelloCamila
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2017"Damage" PartyNextDoorSeven Days
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2017"Fingers Blue" SmokepurppDeadstar
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2017"Tough Love"Chris BrownHeartbreak on a Full Moon
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2018"Never Be The Same"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"Real Friends"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"All These Years"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"She Loves Control"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"Inside Out"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"Something's Gotta Give"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"In The Dark"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"Into It"Camila CabelloCamila
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2018"Pray For Me"The Weeknd & Kendrick LamarBlack Panther OST
2018"Seasons" MozzyBlack Panther OST
2018"Midnight"LogicBobby Tarantino II
2018"Nervous"The NeighbourhoodThe Neighbourhood
2018"Be Careful"Cardi BInvasion of Privacy
2018"Call Out My Name"The WeekndMy Dear Melancholy
2018"Try Me"The WeekndMy Dear Melancholy
2018"Wasted Times"The WeekndMy Dear Melancholy
2018"I Was Never There" The WeekndMy Dear Melancholy
2018"Privilege"The WeekndMy Dear Melancholy
2018"2 Lit 2 Late Interlude"Nicki MinajQueen
2018"Style Stealer"GunnaDrip Harder
2018"Intro"MØForever Neverland
2018"Purple Like the Summer Rain"MØForever Neverland
2018"Antares"Kris WuAntares
2018"We Alive"Kris WuAntares
2018"Splashin"Rich the KidThe World Is Yours 2
2018"Wow"Post MaloneHollywood's Bleeding
2019"Into You"Julia MichaelsInner Monologue Part 1
2019"I Forgot That You Existed"Taylor SwiftLover
2019"Afterglow"Taylor SwiftLover
2019"It's Nice to Have a Friend"Taylor SwiftLover
2019"Lilly"IDKIs He Real
2020"Dolerme"RosalíaTBA
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Awards and nominations