I know he is doing everything in his power to make things right.”Īs a performer himself, Chahayed is eager to release solo material and, one day, score films. I know that doesn’t feel good about what happened. “There’s only so much that somebody can control when they’re in the middle of a performance. “It’s a very unfortunate thing,” he says of the festival at which 10 concertgoers were killed. “Most of the time artists are unaware of how business is being handled behind the scenes,” he shrugs.Īwards With Drake and Justin Bieber co-signs, Long Beach’s Giveon looks to spin his R&B into Grammy goldīetween his striking voice, A-list collaborators and five Grammy nominations, R&B singer Giveon is poised to transcend genre.Įven when addressing sticky topics such as Travis Scott’s future after the Astroworld tragedy, Chahayed takes a measured, diplomatic tone. In subsequent years, Chahayed has had the chance to meet Lamar, but has opted not to mention his uncredited contributions. “Instead of burning bridges and getting upset, we decided to keep working hard and take the next step, which was to get a manager,” he says. The next time Chahayed heard his beats, he was listening to Kendrick Lamar’s then-new 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Horrified, Chahayed realized his compositions had been placed on two album tracks: the jazzy interlude “ For Sale?” and the first half of “ u.” Due to the nature of the contract they’d signed, Chahayed and Singerman could not claim credit or royalties. But the reality was, we were about to get screwed over.” “So we were like, ‘This is cool,’” Chahayed says. An area producer took notice and offered to buy the pair’s beats in a cash transaction. In 2013, he and fellow producer-songwriter Wesley Singerman spent a few weeks together “making beats that were next-level,” Chahayed recalls. I like to build from the ground up.”Ĭhahayed’s rise has not been without its speed bumps. I think that’s something that artists really appreciate. “I don’t show up to sessions and pull up a bunch of beats.
“Having the hits helps people know who you are, but they really get to know who you are when they spend time with you in a room,” he says. “Then he turned around, pointed at me and said, ‘I heard you’re nice on the keys.’”Ĭhahayed’s grounded perspective, penchant for cinematic flourishes and genuine interest in collaboration is what has fueled his success as a producer. I wasn’t mentally prepared for it.” As Chahayed walked into the unmarked building, he saw Dre sitting behind a console. “ surprised me one day and brought me to Dre’s studio,” Chahayed recalls from his Tarzana home studio, which he converted from a garage. It wasn’t long before Chahayed was meeting Dre himself. That studio time eventually led to Chahayed meeting Melvin “Mel-Man” Bradford, a renowned producer with Dr. During school breaks, however, Chahayed would slip away to L.A., where he circulated in local bands and dipped into studio sessions. He’s a classically trained pianist, having graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with a degree in piano performance. The 33-year-old Los Angeles native, who is nominated for producer of the year, non-classical, at the 64th Grammy Awards and has worked with Top 40 favorites like Doja Cat, Halsey and Drake, has a unique knowledge of how the two genres overlap.
“Classical music is the foundation of all the music we listen to today, when it comes to pop songs, R&B, any style of music, really,” he says. Classical and pop music have more in common than you think - just ask producer Rogét Chahayed.
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