Kenny Segal

  • Hip hop
  • drum and bass
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • DJ
Years active2000–presentLabels
Websitekennysegal.bandcamp.com
Musical artist

Kenny Segal (born December 3, 1979),[1] also known as Syndakit,[2] is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California.[2] In 2018, Mixmag described him as "one of the best hip-hop producers in the city."[3] He has been a member of Team Supreme,[4] The Kleenrz,[5] and The Jefferson Park Boys.[6]

Early life

Kenny Segal was born and raised in Rockville, Maryland.[6] He played cello in school orchestras.[6] He attended University of Southern California on a computer engineering scholarship.[6] Subsequently, he changed his major to audio recording.[2]

Career

Kenny Segal originally played drum and bass at the Konkrete Jungle party in the 1990s.[3] At Konkrete Jungle, he met rappers from the Project Blowed collective.[6] After being inspired by Los Angeles' underground rap scene, he eventually switched to hip hop.[3] He was one of the first musicians to perform at the Low End Theory party.[3]

In 2008, Kenny Segal released Ken Can Cook.[2] A concept album based around food and cooking, it included guest appearances from Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Myka 9, and P.E.A.C.E., among others.[7] In 2015, he produced the album So the Flies Don't Come for Milo[8] setting off a string of critically acclaimed collaborative albums[9] including Hiding Places and Maps with Billy Woods,[10] Back at the House (2019) with Hemlock Ernst.[11], Purple Moonlight Pages (2020) with R.A.P. Ferreira and The Jefferson Park Boys,[12] and Ajai (2020) with Serengeti.[9] In 2018, he released instrumental album Happy Little Trees.[13] Bandcamp Daily included it on the "Best Beat Tapes of 2018" list.[14]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 3080 Flux (2002) (with Phoenix Orion, as Phoenix Orion and Syndakit)
  • Ken Can Cook (2008)
  • The Kleenrz (2012) (with Self Jupiter, as The Kleenrz)
  • Season 2 (2016) (with Self Jupiter, as The Kleenrz)
  • Happy Little Trees (2018)
  • Hiding Places (2019) (with Billy Woods)
  • Back at the House (2019) (with Hemlock Ernst)
  • Ajai (2020) (with Serengeti)
  • Indoors (2021)
  • Maps (2023) (with Billy Woods)
  • How To Capture Playful (2023) (with Pink Navel)

Compilation albums

  • Kenstrumentalz Vol. 1: Look What I Found Under Kenny's Couch (2013)
  • Kenstrumentals Vol. 2: Summer Rarities (2016)
  • Kenstrumentals Vol. 3: Travelog (2018)

EPs

  • It's All Math (2014)
  • Casual Horns, Dog (2018) (with Aaron Carmack and Mike Parvizi, as The Jefferson Park Boys)

Singles

  • "Big Business" (2015) (with Self Jupiter, as The Kleenrz)
  • "Ajai Epilogue" (2020) (with Serengeti)
  • "Facetime" (2023) (with Billy Woods featuring Samuel T. Herring)

Productions

  • Haiku d'Etat – "Coup de Theatre" from Coup de Theatre (2004)
  • P.E.A.C.E. – Megabyte (2004)
  • Aceyalone – "Grand Imperial" from Grand Imperial (2006)
  • The Blacklove Radiators – Memoirs of Planet Lovetron (2008)
  • Freestyle Fellowship – "Ambassadors" and "Gimmee" from The Promise (2011)
  • Busdriver – "Eat Rich" and "Go Hard or Go Homogenous" from Perfect Hair (2014)
  • Open Mike Eagle – "Idaho" from Dark Comedy (2014)
  • Busdriver – "Much" and "Worlds to Run" from Thumbs (2015)
  • Milo – So the Flies Don't Come (2015)
  • Armand Hammer – "Pergamum" from Rome (2017)
  • Milo – "Magician (Suture)", "The Young Man Has a Point (Nurture)", "Paging Mr. Bill Nun", "Sorcerer", "Yet Another", "Embroidering Machine", and "Rapper" from Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?! (2017)
  • Open Mike Eagle – "No Selling (Uncle Butch Pretending It Don't Hurt)" from Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (2017)
  • Armand Hammer – "Alternate Side Parking" and "ECOMOG" from Paraffin (2018)
  • Busdriver – "I Been There" from Electricity Is on Our Side (2018)
  • Milo – "Mythbuilding Exercise No.9", "Deposition Regarding the Green Horse for Rap", and "Thinking While Eating a Handful of Almonds" from Budding Ornithologists Are Weary of Tired Analogies (2018)
  • The Grouch – "Procrastination" from Unlock the Box (2018)
  • Self Jupiter – "Window Seat" from S*xy Beast (2019)
  • Armand Hammer – "Dead Cars" from Shrines (2020)
  • R.A.P. Ferreira – Purple Moonlight Pages (2020)
  • Serengeti – KDxMPC (2020)
  • Elucid – "Jumanji" from I Told Bessie (2022)
  • R.A.P Ferreira – "mythsysizer instinct" from 5 to the Eye with Stars (2022)
  • Armand Hammer - "Total Recall", and "Doves" from We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2024)

References

  1. ^ Segal, Kenny (December 3, 2011). "happy bday to me! #32". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Cordor, Cyril. "Kenny Segal – Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Holbrook, Cameron (March 28, 2018). "The Beat Scene 2.0". Mixmag. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Khawaja, Jemayel (April 9, 2014). "Team Supreme is an Equal-Opportunity Mixtape Provider". Vice. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Bell, Max (June 21, 2016). "The Kleenrz's Self Jupiter and Kenny Segal Share a Free Track, "Breakup Breakfast"". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e Bell, Max (January 23, 2018). "Kenny Segal is a Revered Producer in the L.A. Rap Scene". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Quinlan, Thomas (March 20, 2008). "Kenny Segal – Ken Can Cook". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "milo: so the flies don't come". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Serengeti: Ajai". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 10, 2019). "billy woods & Kenny Segal Made A Stressed-Out Rap Classic". Stereogum. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 8, 2019). "Hemlock Ernst & Kenny Segal – "Addicted Youth"". Stereogum. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "R.A.P. Ferreira: Purple Moonlight Pages". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  13. ^ Diamond, Samuel (October 11, 2018). "Kenny Segal to release Happy Little Trees on Ruby Yacht, premieres "Big Decisions"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  14. ^ Bell, Max (December 18, 2018). "The Best Beat Tapes of 2018". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on December 30, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2019.

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