Kenny Beats


Kenneth Charles Blume III, known professionally as Kenny Beats, is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced songs with Tisakorean, Zack Fox, Vince Staples, Freddie Gibbs, KEY!, Gucci Mane, Ski Mask the Slump God, Dominic Fike, Denzel Curry, Rico Nasty and JPEGMafia, among many others.

Early life

Blume was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, and grew up there. He started playing guitar at the age of 9 and began drumming at the age of 11. After he came 2nd in a national electronic music competition, he began to take music seriously. After he graduated high school he moved to New York, where he interned for Cinematic Music Group's Jonny Shipes where he produced songs for the likes of Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. After spending some time in NY, he moved to Boston and studied Jazz Guitar and Music Business at Berklee College of Music.

Musical style

Kenny is known to tailor his production to artists' requests, helping them develop their own individual sound. He handles vocal production as well as instrumental and frequently mixes and masters the final products. His YouTube series "The Cave" highlights his frequent use of Ableton Live.
His songs often begin with the tagline "Woah, Kenny!".

LOUDPVCK

In 2009, while attending Berklee College of Music, Kenny met Ryan Marks, a DJ. These two became friends, and in 2012, they decided to form the EDM duo Loudpvck. The group had a successful run, releasing plenty of successful original music, but solidified themselves as a force once they collaborated with bigger artists, such as NGHTMRE and Zeds Dead. In 2017, the two parted ways and went on to pursue solo endeavors.

Social media presence

Kenny calls his studio "The Cave", and beginning in March 2019, Kenny launched a YouTube series of the same name called "The Cave", in which he invites artists to rap 16-32 bars over a custom beat he creates during the video. Usually, the artists are people that he already has experience with, or, is already friends with. They come in, tell him what kind of beat they want, and in 10 to 15 minutes, he'll have something ready that caters to that particular style. The Cave is known for showcasing not only these artists' lyricism, but their personalities. As of April 1, 2020, Kenny has uploaded 23 episodes and amassed just over 31 million views. Guests of "The Cave" include Vince Staples, JPEGMafia, Freddie Gibbs, Rico Nasty, EARTHGANG, Lil Yachty, Maxo Kream, Smino, Monte Booker, KEY!, Denzel Curry, Zack Fox, Boogie, Doja Cat, Thundercat, Danny Brown, 6lack, Slowthai, Teejayx6, Boldy James, Alchemist, Sada Baby, Marc Rebillet, Omar Apollo, and Joji. In addition to being his studio and the name of his Youtube series, "The Cave" is also the home to D.O.T.S., a creative group that assists artists with their artistic vision.
In March 2020, as a result of the Coronavirus epidemic, Kenny started a Twitch stream where he makes beats, breaks down famous songs he has produced, talks with other artists and producers, and shares advice relating to both music and the music industry, garnering thousands of daily viewers.

Production discography

2010

;Smoke DZA - Substance Abuse 1.5: The Headstash
; Smoke DZA - George Kush Da Button
;Smoke DZA - The Hustler's Catalog
;Smoke DZA - Rolling Stoned
;Skeme - Before My Next Statement
; Smoke DZA - Sweet Baby Kushed God
;ScHoolboy Q -
;Smoke DZA - K.O.N.Y.
;Skeme - Alive & Living
;Jet Life - Jet World Order 2
;Ab-Soul - These Days...
;Lucki - Son of Sam
;Skywlkr - Joints
;Lucki -
;Hoodrich Pablo Juan and Kenny Beats - South Dark
;DJ Lucas -
;Lil Wop - Wopavelli 3
;YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Until Death Call My Name
;Key! and Kenny Beats - 777
;Freddie Gibbs - Freddie
;Zack Fox -
;Vince Staples - FM!'
  • 01. "Feels Like Summer"
  • 02. "Outside!"
  • 03. "Don't Get Chipped"
  • 05. "New earlsweatshirt"
  • 07. "FUN!"
  • 08. "No Bleedin"
  • 09. "Brand New Tyga"
  • 10. " 453-9382"
  • 11. "Tweakin"
;JPEGMafia and Kenny Beats -
  • "Puff Daddy"
;10k.Caash - The Creator
  • 02. “Mutumbo”
  • 10. "Aloha"
;JID - DiCaprio 2
  • 02. "Slick Talk"
;Ski Mask the Slump God - Stokeley''
;Rico Nasty and Kenny Beats - Anger Management'
  • 01. "Cold"
  • 02. "Cheat Code"
  • 03. "Hatin"
  • 04. "Big Titties"
  • 05. "Nasty World "
  • 06. "Relative"
  • 07. "Mood"
  • 08. "Sell Out"
  • 09. "Again"
;Zack Fox and Kenny Beats -
  • "Jesus Is the One "
;Dominic Fike - Single
  • "Phone Numbers"
;Ed Sheeran - No.6 Collaborations Project
  • 04. "Take Me Back to London"
;Gucci Mane - Delusions of Grandeur
  • 06. "Proud of You"
  • 15. "Us"
;Rexx Life Raj - Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There
  • 03. "Moonwalk"
;Yung Bans - Misunderstood
  • 07. "Touch the Stars "
;FKA twigs - Magdalene
  • 04. "Holy Terrain "
;DaBaby - Kirk
  • 08. "Toes "
;03 Greedo and Kenny Beats - Netflix and Deal''
Deb Never and Kenny Beats -
James Vickery - Overture
IDLES - Ultra Mono
Key Glock - Yellow Tape
  • 11. "Loaded"
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats - UNLOCKED
  • 01. "Track 01"
  • 02. "Take_it_Back_v2"
  • 03. "Lay_Up.m4a"
  • 04. "Pyro "
  • 05. "DIET_"
  • 06. "So.Incredible.pkg"
  • 07. "Track07"
  • 08. "'Cosmic'.m4a"
ICECOLDBISHOP and KENNY BEATS -
  • "DICKIES SUIT"
Slowthai - Untitled forthcoming Slowthai album
  • "MAGIC"
Trash Talk and Kenny Beats - Squalor
  • 01. "Point No Point"
  • 02. "Something Wicked"
  • 03. "Worst of Times"
  • 04. "Clutch/A.N.M."
  • 05. "Kicking & Screaming"
SL - Selhurst SE25
  • 02. "Bad Luck"
  • 03. "Little Bird"
  • 04. "Leave Me Alone"
Benee - Untitled forthcoming Benee album
  • "Night Garden"
Dominic Fike - What Could Possibly Go Wrong