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Ken Duro Ifill

Ken Duro Ifill

American mixing engineer and record producer

Ken "Duro" Ifill is an American mixing engineer and record producer. He is a co-founder and chief executive officer of Desert Storm Records. In 2011, he was nominated for Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards for "Empire State of Mind".[1] Since 2018 he operates as vice president and A&R of Republic Records.[2]

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Since 1998, as a record producer, he produced tracks for the likes of Noreaga, Jay-Z, Fabolous, Foxy Brown and Pop Smoke.

Career

Early career

In the mid-1990s, Duro served as an intern engineer for Q-Tip during the recording of Mobb Deep's The Infamous album.[3] His first credits as mixing engineer were on Gravediggaz debut album.[4]

Desert Storm Records

In 1997, Duro, DJ Clue, and Skane Dolla (DJ Clue's manager) developed Desert Storm Records. The label's first major artist is rapper Fabolous. In September 2001, Fabolous released his debut album Ghetto Fabolous, charting at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The label was previously distributed through Interscope, Elektra, Atlantic and Sony. The label is currently distributed through Def Jam.

Discography

Partial production discography

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References

  1. [1]
    "ARTIST: Ken "Duro" Ifill". Grammy Awards. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Mercuri, Monica (June 27, 2018). "Republic Records Names Ken 'Duro' Ifill as Senior VP of A&R: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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    Mao, Jeff (2013). "Q-Tip". Red Bull Music Academy. New York. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. [4]
    Setaro, Shawn (September 6, 2018). "How Ken "Duro" Ifill Moved From Pushing Mixtapes to Record Executive". Complex Networks. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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