Grammy-Nominated Producer Khris Riddick-Tynes on His Music Journey: “This Means Something to the Culture”

In 2013, as an university student, Grammy-nominated producer Khris Riddick-Tynes was blending tracks for Ariana Grande’s launching cd Yours Genuinely in the rear of his government course at Loyola Marymount College. An experience that he states, “Was creating something, with knowing that we knew it was tight, but then it getting out into the world and blowing up.”

Currently, over one decade later on, the millennial has actually functioned on music from a wide variety of categories, consisting of hip-hop, pop and whatever in between for various other leading musicians like Drake, Beyoncé and climbing rap celebrity Lola Brooke. Every one of this has actually led him to several Grammy elections over the years, consisting of for SZA’s “Snooze” at the 2024 event.

“The most intriguing thing about making music, especially from a young age, was how we basically make something appear out of thin air,” he informs The Hollywood Press reporter. “It doesn’t exist, there’s no idea, there’s no bed. It’s literally just like building a new house every day.”

The music-making procedure begins with a discussion, the music officer states. “I’ve had artists call me 5 o’clock in the morning, ‘Can you read this text message? We got to write a song about this. I got to get this off my chest,’” he remembers.“The best songs are the ones that have phrases in sayings that are used in everyday language.”

The imaginative likens day-to-day language to “those sayings that your aunties, or your mamas, or the internet would be saying [that become] the caption-worthy song title.”

“Best Thing I Never Had” by Beyoncé is among them. The tune, which Riddick-Tynes generated on her 4th workshop cd, has to do with a female recognizing that her ex-spouse was unworthy her time, and highlighting and commemorating the art of leaving to get something (or a person) much better.

And SZA’s dual platinum R&B/ pop tune “Snooze,” where Riddick-Tynes states the idea concentrates on a person being ignored, is one more tune with terms that is utilized day-to-day and is relatable.

“This means something to the culture and it means something to so many people,” he states.“[The song has] impacted people in a real way.”

As a young adult, showing himself just how to make beats and collaborating with neighborhood musicians birthed a great deal of connections that led him to being acknowledged by his currently advisor and constant partner, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds.

The singer-songwriter-producer, understood for his traditional hits consisting of the Waiting to Exhale motion picture soundtrack, has actually instructed Riddick-Tynes to be compassionate and client with his musicians.

“He gives great advice, whether if it’s on an executive side, he’s been through it all, he’s seen it all,” Riddick-Tynes states.“That’s something that I try to offer to a lot of young guys that I work with as well. The door’s always open … because mentorship is super important.”

While Riddick-Tynes thinks the music sector is altering with streaming and social media sites, which is “opening up the doors for a lot of kids who may not have been exposed to certain things,” the Arista Records A&R exec has strategies of officially preparing the future generation of creatives.

After finishing from LMU’s legislation institution, the producer is returning to work together with his previous teacher to curate a program that will certainly reveal pupils to various other Grammy victors and candidates. The coaches will certainly reveal the pupils the path to success in the music sector.

“It’s all about tangibility to me,” he states.“I want the kids to be able to have and touch people who are dope at what they do, and they can see those successes because I think it’s important.”

Till after that, followers can anticipate Riddick-Tynes to keep on the side of musician advancement “to help artists get their voice out.”