LiTek - the producer behind HUGE hits from Central Cee, ArrDee, Tion Wayne, FLO, Burna Boy | UNSUNG

It's Episode 3 and our hosts MixedByJocelin and Matt Soczywko (on production duty) were once again back at Abbey Road in the Penthouse to speak to hit producer LiTek.Manchester-based multi-platinum producer LiTek (Taras Slusarenko), alongside his frequent collaborator and production partner wHYJay (who is interviewed on a hilarious later episode), is the creative force behind hits for numerous artists in the UK and in the US, as well as a talented artist in his own right. We discussed how he got started on Garageband, signing for Manchester United at the age of 9, producing and getting signed making house, and then meeting wHYJay and producing a string of hits together.LiTek is the multi-platinum-selling producer behind some of the UK’s biggest hits, with ArrDee’s ‘Flowers’, Tion Wayne’s ‘IFTK’, Central Cee’s ‘Doja’, all certified multi-platinum in the UK & overseas.Let us know what you think in the comments.➡️ Follow LiTek on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/itslitek/?hl=en➡️ Check out more of LiTek's music - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EFS8oHaYW9yWn?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree➡️ Watch this episode on YouTube with an extended beat breakdown of 'Doja' - https://youtu.be/v7Ucwo8rnH4➡️ Learn more about Audiomovers - https://audiomovers.comTimecode0:00 - Intro1:20 - How LiTek got started4:00 - Signing for Manchester Utd8:00 - Going to uni, producing house, getting 'Uber signed'12:30 - Starting to work with vocalists15:00 - Meeting wHYJay19:00 - Signing to a publishing deal & working as a producer25:20 - Getting nominated for a GRAMMY31:00 - Tion Wayne - IFTK38:00 - Sample clearance43:00 - Robbie Williams dropping in & Quickfire Round50:00 - What's next for LiTek?UNSUNG is a weekly show exploring the untold stories and creative processes behind the music we love, from a cast of globally acclaimed record producers, studio engineers, songwriters and composers.UNSUNG honours the real stories, and the truth behind the music that shapes our lives. It's a podcast by music obsessives, for music obsessives. Join us.UNSUNG is a podcast from Audiomovers. Audiomovers is part of the Abbey Road REDD family and our software LISTENTO is used by over 90% of recording sessions at the studio, as well as on countless GRAMMY-winning records and Billboard 100 hits. Alongside LISTENTO, Audiomovers creates a suite of groundbreaking pro audio software tools designed to help music makers collaborate.Learn more: https://audiomovers.com/