Nelly's Producer, and DJ, JAY E 🎹🔑

Jason Lee Epperson (born August 13, 1978), known professionally as Jay E, is an American record producer, entrepreneur and DJ. He is a co-founder of the production team Basement Beats. Jay E rose to fame as the producer of rapper Nelly's multi-platinum 2000 album Country Grammar which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He has produced songs for Murphy Lee, St. Lunatics, Justin Timberlake, E-40, Cedric the Entertainer, Lil Wayne, Ron Isley, Three Six Mafia, and Hilary Duff. He is credited as one of the producers of St. Louis hip hop, a style characterized by hip hop mixed with soul, rhythm and blues and pop music. Billboard magazine, in the December 2000 issue, listed Jay E at No. 16 of the Top 100 Producers and No. 19 of the Top 100 R&B/Hip Hop Producers of 2000. Jay E has been spending a lot of time recently in the Eurorack space. Chapters: 0:00 - intro 3:00 - working with the op-1 8:34 - the op-z flexibility 10:44 - adding new tools in your bag 13:38 - fatherhood 18:16 - the makings of country grammar 27:00 - the art of djing 32:06 - op-1 workflow 37:05 - musical influences 40:37 - iOS apps & workflow 48:01 - the power of social media 51:08 - what is eurorack? 53:49 - does the perfect piece of gear exist? 1:01:55 - creating with the eurorack 1:04:38 - analog synths 1:08:33 - how does jay e start a beat? 1:10:10 - outro #khordmaster #khordmasterkeys