- O. D. Hunte
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OD Hunte Producer Origin Trinidad Genres Soul, Rap, R&B, Hip Hop Occupations Record Producer, Songwriter, Mixer, Remixer, Music Video Director Instruments Sampler, keyboards, Rapping, vocals, drums Years active 1998–present Labels Southern Cuba Records Associated acts Ten Days Till, K.O., Slic One, Leona Lewis, Missy Elliott, Leela James, Blackstone, Matafix, Leon-Jean Marie, Ellie Lawson, Nikitta Angus, Unkle Jam, General Levy, Natalia Druyts, Kleshay, Mark Barry, Iceberg Slimm Website odhunte.com OD Hunte is a London-based music producer, songwriter, rapper and singer. Primarily known for his work in hip hop, OD Hunte has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the late 1990s to the present day. He has done work with/for Leona Lewis, Leon Jean-Marie, Leela James, Natalia Druyts and many other unsigned artists.
OD Hunte is the producer, writer, mixer behind Get Them Hands Hi as appeared in American Pie 6, Hey Paula, EA Sports NBA Live 07, Fast Lane and MTVs Taking the Stage.
Trinidadian-born producer/songwriter OD Hunte owes his start in music production in part to the famed producer Teddy Riley. Hunte had already been writing songs for several years when he moved to the UK, but it wasn’t until a friend handed him a DAT of outtakes of the Bobby Brown “Two Can Play That Game” master that he began to really become interested in the art of production.
After graduating with a Physics and Modern Acoustics Degree from the University of Surrey in Guildford, Hunte became one of the first producers in the UK to start selling sample CDs internationally and the resulting Freekee Jack Swing and 96th Street were calling cards for his introduction to LA-based Extreme Music, one of the largest publishers in TV and film, including commercials. OD went on to produce an album and several tracks for the company.
Missy Elliott also personally called OD to request some backing tracks for her artists after hearing his work with singer Chantal Brown (Do Me Bad Things/Atlantic).
In 2007 Hunte became a platinum songwriter thanks to his co-written track ‘I Was Born’ on Natalia Druyts’ SonyBMG release "Everything and More” which stayed at number 1 on the Belgian charts for five weeks. His tracks have also featured in American Pie 6 Beta House and Paula Abdul’s Hey Paula (Get Them Hands Hi track by his group Ten Days Till).
Many of the artists that OD has produced, written for, remixed or mixed have also seen a level of success. Leona Lewis became a global star after spectacularly winning The X Factor's 2006 competition, Leon Jean-Marie signed to Island Records, and Tendai Tyson found his creative and commercial home in the group Unkle Jam (Virgin).
Hunte has also placed two tracks in major international games alongside platinum artists Akon, Gnarls Barkley, The Black Eyed Peas, Lupe Fiasco and Dipset. The placement of Crook Dancin’ by Slic One in EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 and then "Get Them Hands Hi" in EA Sports NBA Live.
"Get Them Hands Hi" featured vocals by international star Lifford who found fame through the Artful Dodger’s Please Don’t Turn Me On. Other shows to feature Hunte's tracks include MTV's Pimp My Ride, Next, Makin’ The Band, Yo Momma and Run's House, Date My Mom, Punk’d and hundreds of other shows. Films have included American Pie 6, Dirty Pretty Things (Makin of A Million), Farce of the Penguins (Slic One - From The Start) with Samuel L Jackson and in 2007 Ping Pong Playa (Slic One - Wake Up Call).
Ten Days Till, the band featuring Lifford placed tracks in American Pie 6 Beta House, EA Sports NBA Live 07 and Paula Abdul's Hey Paula and sold several thousands copies of their independently released "Get Them Hands Hi."[1][2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ studioexpresso - producer OD Hunte
- ^ Producer OD Hunte Takes EA Sports Crook Dancin' On Fight Night Round 3 @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries
- ^ SPRACI - Producer OD Hunte Takes EA Sports Crook Dancin' On Fight Night Round 3
- ^ OD Hunte - Hip Hop, RnB and Soul Music for Computer / Console Games Development at Urban Street Computer Games Music Agency
- ^ MySpace.com - OD Hunte - London, London and South East - R&B / Soul / Hip Hop -www.myspace.com/odhunte
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Categories:- Living people
- People from London
- Hip hop record producers
- Trinidad and Tobago musicians
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to the United Kingdom
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