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ADP: THE HIT MAKER
London-based producer and artist, ADP, has come a long way since his bedroom DJ days, where he spent much of his time recreating the beats he loved from rap songs, finding samples, and remaking them. Even back then, though, he was forward-thinking: he knew music production was where he needed to be. Self-taught through trial and error, his work ethic, determination, and natural talent for beatmaking paved the way for a musical life where composition, and now complex production, have turned out to be two of his finest attributes. It’s led to work with a string of major international names: Krept & Konan, Chris Brown, Dua Lipa, M.I.A, and most recently, a new project with Pharrell. Quite the journey. We sit down with this humble creator in his loft-style West London studio, where the lightbulb moments happen. Words Paul Watson | Photographs Betty Oxlade Martin
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