Keith Clark (music producer)
Keith Clizark | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Keith Clark |
| Also known as | Clizark |
| Born | Greenville, Mississippi |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, g funk, West Coast Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Keyboards, sampler, drum machine |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Team Mashn Entertainment, INgrooves |
| Associated acts | Snoop Dogg, Master P, Tha Eastsidaz, Young Bleed |
Keith Clark, professionally known as Keith Clizark, is an American record producer and DJ from Long Beach, California. He is the founder and CEO of Team Mashn Entertainment. He is also the creator of the Big Fish Audio "Platinum Essentials" sample library series.
Early life[edit]
Clizark was born in Greenville, Mississippi and relocated with his mother, Shirley Clark, to Long Beach, California at the age of four.[1] Clizark attended Long Beach City College from 1986-1989 majoring in Music Theory/Business.
Career[edit]
In 1984, he created a DJ crew who called themselves Beat Control. As part of the group, Clizark was known as DJ K Rush. The group recorded and release a record produced by Keith. At the age of 17 Clizark and his Beat Control Crew were hired by Rory Koffman at the first hip hop radio station, 1580 KDAY.[2]
In 1991, he landed his first major label placement with Capitol Records. The song was titled, "You Ain't All That" for the group 3-D which reached Billboard’s Top Ten Dance Spot. He then went on to produce several other projects and worked with a multitude of artists such as Snoop Dogg, B-Legit, Master P, Kurupt, Tha Eastsidaz and Young Bleed just to name a few.[3]
Clizark went on to start his production company Team Mashn in 1999, later becoming Team Mashn Entertainment after acquiring a distribution deal with INgrooves in 2011.[4]
In 2007 he was recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America as a Diamond Certified Producer.
Discography[edit]
Mixtapes[edit]
- Kush Nation (2010)
- Still Burnin (2012)
- Kush Talk (2012)
- Still Burnin 2 (2017)
Album Production Credits[edit]
- This Is the Shack - The Dove Shack (1995)
- Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told - Snoop Dogg (1998)
- Hempin' Ain't Easy - B-Legit (1999)
- Tha Last Meal - Snoop Dogg (2000)
- Tha Eastsidaz (album) - Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
- Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way - Tha Eastsidaz (2001)
- Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss - Snoop Dogg (2002)
- Preserved - Young Bleed (2011)
Soundtrack Credits[edit]
- Thicker than Water - 1999
References[edit]
- ↑ Keith Clizark Interview The Hype Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ↑ Live Interview with Keith Clizark The Ask Avani Show. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ↑ Mix Article Mix. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ↑ AnR Sundays Interview with Keith Clizark AnR Sundays. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
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