| Realistic Productions' Biography |
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Realistic is a GRAMMY Award Winning engineer & music producer located in Atlanta, GA specializing in Hip-Hop, R&B & Pop music. Realistic has been involved in the music industry for 20 years. Throughout his career, Real has worked on projects for a wide range of major artists and brands, including Offset, Rick Ross, Future, Wale, Tory Lanez, The Game, Conway The Machine, Talib Kweli, Just Blaze, Lacrae, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Musiq Soulchild, Royce Da 5’9”, Pharoahe Monch, Method Man, Skyzoo, BJ The Chicago Kid, Madlib, Quincey White, Diamond D, Bink!, Focus3Dots, Ayo N Keyz, Billboard Hitmakers, Sound Oracle, Triza, Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Rhymesayers, Raheem DeVaughn, Karriem Riggins, Blakk Soul, The LOOPHOLES, A-Lex, Jon Connor, Antares (Auto-Tune), iZotope, Hamburger Helper, & Marlowe. His credits also include major networks and campaigns such as the NFL, CBS, Fox Sports, MLB, NCAA March Madness, WNBA, The Green Bay Packers, The Pittsburg Steelers, The Golden Globes, NBA 2K, DC Films, and The CW's Black Lightning. He's an even recorded writing sessions for Nicki Minaj. Realistic has also made loops & samples that have been used by Jermaine Dupri, Dark Child, Bow Wow, Omarion, Akai MPC, Mike N Keyz, E-A-Ski, Ski Beatz, Don Toliver, Beats R Us, & more. Real discovered his love for music at an early age through piano lessons, which sparked a lifelong journey into production and engineering. Known for his attention to detail and ability to blend unexpected sounds into impactful moments, he’s developed a distinctive sonic signature that resonates with both artists and audiences. In 2016, he gained national media attention for co-producing the viral track “Crazy” on Hamburger Helper’s mixtape Watch the Stove with rapper illWin. The project became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter on April 1, 2016, and received widespread acclaim from Billboard, XXL, and Complex. From 2017 to 2022, Realistic served as Head Engineer and Production Coordinator at SoundOracle.net, where he worked alongside Sound Oracle, the renowned sound designer for Timbaland and Polow Da Don. During this time, Oracle involved in the sound design process for major albums like Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience and Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. Realistic graduated from McNally Smith College of Music in 2017 where he received his AAS in Music Production with honors. On November 11th, 2023, Realistic was nominated for his first GRAMMY for his role as an engineer on the song "Your Power" by Lacrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard. On February 4th, 2024, Realistic won his first GRAMMY Award for the same record. |
