The NEW Now is a post that will feature writers, producers and artist on the rise. This month Allure brings to you A.Fox & D.Boy……
A.Fox (Anthony Fox) is from colorado and grew up singing in church in the church choir, he found his passion and began making music when he was a teenager, freestyle battling with his friends and people at random parties. His influences range from Rappers like Cassidy to R&B singers like Ginwuine and Static Major, to groups like Jodeci and the R&B Trio Playa. “It started when Ginuwine came out I was in like 3rd grade. The sound is what got me, not just the beat, but mainly the way it was sang. But automatically I was a fan. Right away I started singing and dancing and doing my hair like homie.” Fox also said that he would read the credits of the albums to try and figure things out, like who did what on the record. “I had the Playa album when I was like 10. I would listen and sing along and harmonize and noticed something in the vocals that I loved. Sure enough, it was Static. So I been a fan ever since. He’s probably my biggest musical influence.”
D.Boy (Davey Boy/Dave Reed) from Colorado as well originally started out playing the drums at church, and has always been big on percussion. “I started producing when I was only 18 , but I feel like it’s always been in my blood” he said. His biggest influences are Timbalad , Danja , Polow Da Don, Shawty Redd, Kanye , Just Blaze. He and Fox first met back in 2008. “He told me the story about when he first tried to get a track from me and I blew him off, a few months later we linked up at a house party , our homeboy had a studio setup in his basement, so we all started recording” said D.Boy. After that day one of the first songs D.Boy had produced for Fox was called “Cuddle Up.”We had a lot of the same musical backgrounds and influences. One of Davey’s biggest influences was yet another member of the R&B Trio Playa, the lead singer Smokey aka Smoke E. Digglera, whom he actually got the chance to work with. “Man, I remember the first time working with Smoke, I had only been producing for about a year or two. Timbo’s my favorite producer so I always listened to everyone from Playa, to Ginuwine to Nicole Wray, to Missy, Magoo, Aaliyah, ect. I remember Smoke posting something about working with producers, and in good faith I had messaged him. Surprisingly enough he had replied to me, even more surprised he wanted to work with me. My first impression was that he was super chill, real laid back, real country. I’m almost positive everybody has an uncle like Smoke. lol. His harmonies, his arrangements, they were dope. Not a lot of people get to work with artists that they look up too, so that opportunity was a blessing.” A Blessing it is, because not all people get that chance that Davey got, he also went on to give his boy Fox some props. “I respect him as a singer/rapper/writer . In a generation where pretty much every song has the same 808s or the same pop synth, Fox and I wanna change the game just like Timbaland and Ginuwine did in the 90s.” Thats dope…..
Check Out “Main Bitch” and “Whatever You Want” by Fox produced by D.Boy
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