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Key Wane
Birth nameDwane Marshall Weir II[1]
Born(age 23)
OriginDetroit, Michigan, United States[2]
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Record producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Kickdrum, [[[piano]]
Years active2009-present
LabelsFinally Famous[3]

Dwane Marshall Weir II (born 1990) is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Key Wane (stylized as KeY Wane). Wane has produced for artists such as Big Sean, Drake, Wale, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Tyga, Rockie Fresh, Roscoe Dash, Logic and Meek Mill among others.[4] Wane is signed to Big Sean's Finally Famous record label as a songwriter and producer. He is best known for producing Meek Mill's "Amen" and Big Sean's "Guap", "Beware" among a majority of his Hall of Fame album.

Early life

At the age of 11 or 12 Key Wane first started playing the piano, initially teaching himself single-note melodies before his mom heard him and got involved in his learning. He would tell XXL, “She ordered me this Yamaha keyboard out of a JCPenney catalog. It got mailed to the house, and I just started making beats on it. Then I started taking piano lessons, and the stuff I learned from my piano lessons, I would combine that with beats, and it really was just something that I loved to do, man. I really didn’t go out a lot cause I was always coming up with stuff."[5]

Musical career

In 2005 Key Wane met Big Sean, who was friends with his older brother and cousin at their high school, Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Around the same time Wane started taking record production seriously and begun sending him beats periodically. During the mid-2010 before his junior year of college Key Wane first became known after producing "Memories" by Big Sean from his third mixtape Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG.[6] In 2011, Key Wane received his first big beat placement outside of a Big Sean project, producing Tyga's "Drink the Night Away" featuring The Game and Mario, "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Hypnotized", all of which featured on his mixtape Black Thoughts Vol. 2.[7][8] In November 2011, Big Sean signed Wane to a co-publishing deal with his record label Finally Famous as a song-writer and record producer.[9][10]

In early 2012, Key Wane produced the controversial track "Amen" originally for Big Sean, but after he passed on it Meek Mill picked it up and would release it as the lead single from his debut album Dreams and Nightmares. Many Christian hip hop artists and religious leaders commented negatively on the song.[11][12] However the song would end up peaking at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.[13] After his significant contributions over the year such as to Sean's "Guap" and Detroit mixtape, XXL named Key Wane one of hip-hops most must-watch producers.[14]

In September 2012, Key Wane revealed upcoming collaborations with Trey Songz, Hit-Boy, King Chip, Rockie Fresh.[15] Then in December 2012, Wane confirmed working with Drake, Jhene Aiko, Big Sean and Beyoncé on their upcoming albums.[16] On February 4, 2013 Wane released his second mixtape, titled So Many Keys Vol. 1. It was primarily a collection of his instrumentals along with a new solo track "Have Some Fun".[17] On August 1, 2013 Drake released a song titled "All Me" produced by Key Wane, featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean from his upcoming album Nothing Was the Same.[18] He has origionlly produced the instrumental for Big Sean, but after the record had sat for a couple months he sent the instrumental to Drake, who immediately picked up the beat.[19] Along with No ID, Key Wane produced the majority of Big Sean's second studio album Hall of Fame (2013), including the highest charting singles of the album "Guap" and "Beware" featuring Jhene Aiko and Lil Wayne.[20][21][22]

Production style

His record production is based around melodic piano driven sound and a kickdrum.[23][24]

Personal life

In December 2012, Key Wane graduated from Tennessee State University with a degree in Musical Arts and Sciences.[25]

Discography

  • Student of the Year (2011)[26]
  • So Many Keys Vol. 1 (2013)

Production discography

2010

Big Sean - Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG

  • "My Closet" (featuring SAYITAINTTONE)
  • "Almost Wrote You a Love Song" (co. produced by No ID)[27]
  • "Memories"

2011

Tyga - Black Thoughts Vol. 2

  • "Hypnotized"
  • "Don't Wake Me Up"
  • "Drink the Night Away" (featuring Busta Rhymes; addition production by Jess Jackson)

Mickey Factz - non-album single

  • "The Finer Things"[28]

Big Sean - Finally Famous

Chevy Woods - The Cookout

  • "Down"

2012

Tyga - Careless World: Rise of the Last King

  • "Potty Mouth" (featuring Busta Rhymes; addition production by Jess Jackson)

Rockie Fresh - Driving 88

King Chip - Tell Ya Friends

Meek Mill - Dreams and Nightmares

Chevy Woods - Gang Land

  • "Ace N Mitch"

Roscoe Dash - 2.0

Big Sean - Detroit

Alley Boy - War Cry

  • "I'm That"

Young Jeezy - non-album song

  • "Knob Broke" (co-produced by Jahlil Beats)

Lil Wayne - The Appreciation Vol. 5: Holiday Edition

  • "Awkward" (co-produced by Jahlil Beats)[32]

Wale - Folarin

  • "Money Changes"

2013

Logic - Young Sinatra: Welcome to Forever

  • "Life Is Good"

Big Sean - Hall of Fame

  • "Nothing Is Stopping You"
  • "10 2 10" (co-produced by Young Chop, No ID & Travi$ Scott)
  • "Beware" (featuring Jhene Aiko & [[Lil Wayne)
  • "World Ablaze" (co. produced by No ID)
  • "Guap" (co-produced by Young Chop)

Drake - Nothing Was the Same

References

  1. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/
  2. ^ http://www.vibe.com/article/interview-key-wane-explains-how-all-me-landed-drakes-hands
  3. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20645/title.big-sean-says-key-wane-young-chop-to-produce-on-sophomore-album
  4. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/08/key-wane-talks-big-seans-hall-of-fame-making-beware-and-remixing-songs-in-class/
  5. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/08/key-wane-talks-big-seans-hall-of-fame-making-beware-and-remixing-songs-in-class/
  6. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/big-sean-memories
  7. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/tyga-f-the-game-and-mario-drink-the-night-away
  8. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/tyga-hypnotized
  9. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/05/production-credit-key-wane-talks-amen-signing-production-deal-with-big-sean/
  10. ^ http://www.killerhiphop.com/killerhiphop-exclusive-key-wane-interview/
  11. ^ http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/07/18/meek-mill-apologizes-pastor-stops-amen-boycott/
  12. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/07/listen-meek-mill-debates-with-philadelphia-pastor-who-rallied-for-amen-boycott
  13. ^ http://acharts.us/song/71652
  14. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/10/key-wane-talks-producing-big-seans-guap-detroits-reception-and-hall-of-fame/
  15. ^ http://www.killerhiphop.com/killerhiphop-exclusive-key-wane-interview/
  16. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/
  17. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/02/key-wane-releases-new-mixtape-so-many-keys-download-now/
  18. ^ http://news.revolt.tv/producer-key-wane-speaks-on-making-drakes-all-me/
  19. ^ http://www.vibe.com/article/interview-key-wane-explains-how-all-me-landed-drakes-hands
  20. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/big-sean-on-kanye-threesomes-and-his-classic-new-lp-20130809
  21. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20645/title.big-sean-says-key-wane-young-chop-to-produce-on-sophomore-album
  22. ^ http://theboombox.com/big-sean-key-wayne/
  23. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/08/key-wane-talks-big-seans-hall-of-fame-making-beware-and-remixing-songs-in-class/
  24. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/05/production-credit-key-wane-talks-amen-signing-production-deal-with-big-sean/
  25. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/08/key-wane-talks-big-seans-hall-of-fame-making-beware-and-remixing-songs-in-class/
  26. ^ http://www.cliffskighwalker.com/2011/09/new-music-key-wane-student-of-the-year-mixtape-key_wane/
  27. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/big-sean-almost-wrote-you-a-love-song
  28. ^ http://hypetrak.com/2011/05/mickey-factz-the-finer-things-produced-by-key-wane/
  29. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/big-sean-intro
  30. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/rockie-fresh-so-long
  31. ^ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/key-wane-tells-the-stories-behind-his-biggest-hits/chip-tha-ripper-pocket-full
  32. ^ http://hypetrak.com/2012/12/lil-wayne-awkward-produced-by-jahlil-beats-key-wane/
  33. ^ http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/08/key-wane-talks-big-seans-hall-of-fame-making-beware-and-remixing-songs-in-class/

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