Crada (producer)

Crada
Birth name	Christian Kalla
Born	June 26, 1982 (1982-06-26) (age 29)
Origin	Marktleuthen, Bavaria, Germany
Genres	Hip hop, pop
Occupations	Record producer
Instruments	Keyboard, Drum Machine
Years active	2005–present
Website	Official Website

Christian Kalla (born June 26, 1982),better known as Crada,^[1] is a German urban music producer and Songwriter from Frankfurt, Germany. He has produced and written for artists and groups such as Drake, Alicia Keys, Kid Cudi, D-Block, Young Buck, Termanology, Stat Quo, B.o.B and Rell among others. He is currently one of the most sought-after producers in Europe.^[2]

Early life and career

Born and raised in a small town in northern Bavaria. At the age of 13, he started DJ-ing. By the age of 18, without any formal musical training, he started using the Magix Music Maker beat-making program. A few years later, he produced his first major record on the very same producing software.

He currently uses ProTools 8.0 to make beats. Crada was influenced by many kinds of music including uk breakbeat records, rap and electronic music in general.^[2]

Discography

2006

• "Its About 2 Go Down" – Rasul
• "Trilogy" – Rasul
• "Hard Times" – Rasul
• "F***in Baus" – Samy Deluxe

2007

• "Piratensender" – Purkwa (Crada produced all 14 tracks on the album)
• "Don't Do Drugs" – Olli Banjo
• "Hollywoodreif" – Chakuza
• "I'm on my job" – Smitty (Single)
• "Wieviel Mal" – Griot ft. Kaled Ibrahim (Single)
• "Die Zeit Ist Jetzt" – Reno
• "Zu Schön Um Wahr Zu Sein" – Reno
• "Gott Sei Dank" – Reno

2008

• "Hustlers Anthem" – 40 Cal ft. S.A.S.
• "Zeig Mir Deine Freunde" – Baba Saad
• "Hasta La Vista" – Baba Saad
• "Alles" – Franky Kubrick ft. Joce 'N' Reza
• "Meine Melodie" – Franky Kubrick
• "Eine Chance" – Franky Kubrick ft. Hila
• "On My Way" – DJ Kitsune ft. Sheek_Louch, Rasul & Kaled Ibrahim
• "White Label Girl" – DJ Kitsune ft. Termanology, Samuel
• "Memory Lane" – DJ Kitsune ft. Smitty
• "Das Reicht Nicht" – DJ Kitsune ft. Nosliw & Germany
• "Einmal" – DJ Kitsune ft. OneTymeForYaMind & Curse
• "Neva Equal" – DJ Kitsune ft. Rasul & Laura Bellon
• "Unstoppable" – DJ Kitsune ft. Stat Quo
• "So Traurig" – DJ Kitsune ft. Jonesmann, Blaze & Real Jay
• "Wer Kann Schöner Sein" – DJ Kitsune ft. Jonesmann & Harris (Single)
• "Intro", "Lärm" & "See my cry ft. Laura Bellon" – Prinze Low

2009

• "Kein Leben" – Curse
• "Hörnichauf" – Nosliw (Single)
• "Get That Paper" – D-Block ft. Jadakiss, Styles P. Sheek Louch, S.I. (Single)
• "We Goin' Shoppin" – Young Buck (Single)
• "Hyyerr" – Kid Cudi ft. Chip tha Ripper
• 9 Tracks on "Sechsacht" album – Mannheimer Dreck

2010

• "Fireworks" – Drake ft. Alicia Keys
• "Es Tuet Mer Leid" – Griot
• "Jetz Oder Nie" – Griot
• "Eiskalt (Remix)" – Culcha Candela
• "Licht (Remix)" – Glashaus
• "Gegensätze" – Purkwa (Crada produced all 14 tracks on the album)
• "Past My Shades" – B.o.B Ft. Lupe Fiasco
• "Yesterday" – B.o.B
• "Heartbeat (Crada Remix)" – Nneka Ft. Nas
• "Nassi Strasse" – Wicht
• "This Is How We Do It" – SEEDA Ft. Crada
• "Lights" – SEEDA
• "Wisdom (Crada Remix)" – SEEDA Ft. Emi Maria & Ill Bosstin
• "The Word Is Flesh" – Talib Kweli
• "General" – Culcha Candela
• "Diary Of A Broke Nigga" – Jay Rock Ft. Kendrick Lemar & Gitty
• "The Word Is Flesh" – Talib Kweli

2011

• "Intro"– Philo
• "Augenblick"– Philo Ft. Emory
• "Geh Deinen Weg"– Philo Ft. Kaled Ibrahim
• "Inaccessable"– Philo Ft. Crada
• "Könnte Besser Sein"– Philo
• "Egal Wie Weit"– Philo Ft. Kaled Ibrahim
• "Blackberry Molasses" – Donnis
• "Du Bout Des Doigts" – La Fouine ft. LeiLa
• "Freedom" – Clare Maguire
• "You Don´t Like It (So What)"– Jean Grae Ft. DJ Boogie Blind
• "Tit For Tat" – Encore
• "New York Rap" – The LOX
• "Welcome Home" – Rasul
• "Selftitled" – Rasul
• "It's yours" – Rasul

References

1. ^ [1] Crada at Myspace. Accessed on November 25, 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} [2] Interview on KevinNottingham.com. Accessed on February 5, 2010.

External links

• Official Crada website
• Crada at MySpace

Persondata
Name	Crada
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Short description	German hip-hop producer
Date of birth	June 26, 1982
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