Bad Boy Producer Amadeus Delivers Platinum Hits!
By Roxanne Blake
You’ve heard his music many times before and this Multi Platinum selling Bad Boy Producer has everybody trying to get his Swagg on their tracks. Antwan “Amadeus” Thompson is nothing short of Genius and with production on so many recent albums such as Bow Wow’s with “Anything you can do”, Mike Jones ft Trey Songz “I Know”, He even has a record on Paul Walls brand new album (May 12th release) that features Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe called “Fly” which is a guaranteed head banger. Amadeus has two tracks on the new anticipated Canibus and Keith Murray album and also just recently solidified a record on the new T.I project. He is nothing like your local starving producer; Amadeus is grinding with the hardest workers in the music industry. He has created music with the most notable in the game. His production has graced songs with Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Danity Kane, Fabolous, Elephant Man, Red Café, Talib Kweli, Marques Houston, Foxy Brown, Slim Thug, Jim Jones and so many more. He is also Trey Songz Band Director. Even Diddy recognized the drive that this talented musician possesses and co-signed for him. You may not be too familiar with him but the celebrities are and Swagg has just granted your access into the life and mind of the extraordinary music producer Amadeus.
Where are you from and where does your love for music come from?
Representing Bronx Ny, Born and raised. I have a big musical background growing up I had both parents in my household that were music lovers of all different genres from disco to R&B and gospel, so I’ve always have had an opportunity to hear great music. I was blessed to have gone to private school where I began to study the art and theory of music. I started out with drumming at 4th grade and still to this day I’m a die-hard musician. I play the keyboard as well but my first instrument and love is the drums.
How did you get into Producing as a career?
I thought I was going to be a rapper at first and then I got schooled because I already knew a few successful people in the music business. They told me its kind of rough to be a successful rapper selling platinum records, 9 out of 10 times you didn’t eat as a rapper or make as much money as you thought you would. I got the advice that ‘since you were already into music playing drums why not produce?” at the time I didn’t know what the definition of a producer was. It was simply said ‘the cat that makes the beats’, I was like, ‘from scratch? How do you do that?’ A guy at my church at the time leant me a keyboard and I took it home and stayed inside for the whole summer and was pressing and pressing and I got to really love and appreciate doing it, and now here I am.
And now you have your own Company?
Yes I do Platinum Boy Music Inc. It was a company that I started and only consisted of myself at first, of course. How I came up with the name platinum boy was, I was sitting in the ASCAP (The American Society Of Composers, Authors and Publishers) office and I needed to come up with a publishing company for myself. I came up with the name Platinum Boy It was straight to the point because I obviously wanted to be a producer that delivered platinum hits and platinum records so I wanted to call myself platinum boy. As time went by the company has expanded and consists of artists, songwriters, producer and I have a management company under the umbrella. We’re definitely looking forward to great things in 09.
How did you Hook Up With Bad Boy Records?
Its pretty dope actually. Derek D Dot Angelettie was one of my mentors coming up in the early stages of my production career. He was hands on with helping me to make my tracks hotter, drums knock, sequencing and stuff like that. He was one of the first main producers off of Bad Boy so it was an honor to have him on my side and cheer me on. So I’ve always been a part of them being I was under D Dot. Its funny how it came about we were discussing management and who I was rolling with at the time and the situation was that we had a meeting and they came up with a situation that we all felt comfortable with and they offered me to be a part of the team. It’s definitely an honor to be a part and I didn’t take it lightly and Bad Boy is getting it!
What Familiar names have you produced for off the top?
Deep Breath. 50 cent, Camron, Jim Jones, Mike Jones, Juelz Santana, Marques Houston Danity Kane, Busta Rhymes, Remy Ma, Papoos, Hell Rell, Trina, Bow Wow, Talib Kweli, Trey Songz, Pimp C R.I.P, Slim Thug, Red café, Fabolous, The Lox, Foxy Brown Lil Mo and it goes on and on.
Who would you say you have had the most chemistry with and enjoyed working with the most?
Umm, Good Question. I honestly would have to say two people Mike Jones and Lil Mo. The reason why I name the two is because they are the artists I have the most records with. Lil Mo I have 3 records with her and Mike Jones I have for or five. So I really got to see where they wanted to go creatively and got to vibe out with them. That a thing that producers today don’t really get to do with Pro Tools being here and other software what happens is a lot of artist just take the track off the CD dump it into Pro Tools and write a song to it sometimes you get to be a part of the mixing process sometimes you don’t. The more I become successful I’d like to be more hands on and build with the artist from scratch and be more hands on with it. It doesn’t happen enough in the industry today. When a producer creates a track it’s a blueprint and it’s like breaking a baby. When the Artist comes ands adds his colors and vision to the track I feel like and artist and producer needs to come together and make the best song you can make it. So I would have to say those two artists because I got in with them to put out the records that are out today.
What projects are you working on now?
I’m working on Puffs new album, Finishing up Day 26’s album, I have two songs on Trinas New Album, Bow Wows album, Mike Jones album, and Paul Wall. I’m also working with Rakim, Fabolous and Busta. I’m working on my artist Tiffany Mynon, to us she is the ‘Angel of R&B’, and she’s touring all over the world with artist such as: Jay-Z, Kelis and Talib Kweli. She’s been featured on Jimmy Kimmel and on the Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. I’m working on her project right now. I’m willing to work with whoever’s out there who’s interested in what I bring to the table.
How would you describe your Swagg?
Depends I can be laid back and quiet and there are times I can be aggressive and do what I got to do to get what I want. I’m very classy and very stylish. I’ve always been a church boy since a youngin’ so I do the suits. I do five button suits, the three button suits, the cufflinks and the plaid shirts, pin stripe tie with the gators on. I do what it do. On a regular day, you can catch me with a fresh hoodie, jeans and a throwback pair of Jordans. I get it in.
Do you have any Shout Outs and last words?
To my wife & son AJ, my entire family, my artist Tiffany Mynon "Angel of R&B", Ro Garcia Pres. of PBM Management & my right hand, Platinum Boy Music team of producers & entire PBM family, To Bad Boy Management, The Boss Diddy, Francesca Spero, Kevin Thomson, my attorney Jeff Worob & Ashley Collier, my publisher Cherry Lane Music Publishing, Jay Brown, Fabienne Leys, Entire Daddy's House team, to ALL the artists that gave me a chance and to all of my fans & supporters THANX soooooo much ya'll keep me motivated to keep going! Stay tuned its still only the beginning!
Be Sure To Check Out
Tiffany Mynon "Angel of R&B” Myspace page www.myspace.com/tiffanymynonmiuusic
Tiffany Mynon's Youtube Page www.youtube.com/tiffanymynontv
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Amadeus's Myspace www.myspace.com/produceramadeus
Amadeus's Youtube page www.youtube.com/amadeustv
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