Anderson Paak

Anderson Paak
Paak in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Brandon Paak Anderson
Also known as	Breezy Lovejoy
Born	(1986-02-08) February 8, 1986 Oxnard, California, U.S.
Origin	Oxnard, California
Genres	R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, drummer
Labels	Hellfyre Club, Steel Wool, OBE, Aftermath Entertainment
Associated acts	Dr. Dre, Knxwledge, The Game, Madlib, 9th Wonder, Dumbfoundead, Watsky, Tokimonsta, Wax
Website	www.andersonpaak.com

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Brandon Paak Anderson (born February 9, 1986), better known by his stage name Anderson Paak (usually styled as Anderson .Paak), is an American singer, rapper, and producer from Oxnard, California. Paak released his debut album, O.B.E. Vol.1 in 2012 under the name Breezy Lovejoy. He released Venice on October 28, 2014 as Anderson .Paak,^[1] which was followed by Malibu, on January 15, 2016.^[2]

Background

Paak was born into a Black and Korean family in Oxnard in 1986.^[3] He began producing music from his bedroom as a teenager. His first experiences performing were as a drummer at his family's church. In 2011, prior to being a successful working musician, Paak was working at a marijuana farm in Santa Barbara. He was let go without warning, becoming homeless together with his wife and infant son.^[4]

Career

In 2011, Paak had started earning acceptance in the Los Angeles music world, and had begun working on his debut album. Shafiq Husayn of Sa-Ra helped Paak recover financially from losing his job in Santa Barbara by employing him as an assistant, videographer, editor, writer, and producer. He completed O.B.E. Vol.1, and released the album in mid-2012. He became the drummer for American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart.^[4]

In November 27, 2013, Paak produced and recorded Cover Art, an all-covers EP. Paak was inspired by the white artists of the 1950s who achieved commercial success by remaking songs written by black blues and R&B singers while hardly ever compensating the original artists.^[5] Cover Art reversed the process and transformed folk and rock classics from white musicians into a mold of soul, jazz, hip hop, and R&B. The album was released by the independent Hellfyre Club and OBE labels.^[6]

Paak was the lead producer for Watsky's 2014 release All You Can Do and is featured on three of the album's tracks.

On October 28, 2014, Paak released Venice, his debut album as Anderson Paak, on OBE and Steel Wool. Paak performed on six songs on Dr. Dre's 2015 album Compton and two on The Game's The Documentary 2. In October 2015, he announced that he had recorded material with ScHoolboy Q and 9th Wonder. Paak released his second album, Malibu, on January 15, 2016.^[2]

^[7]

In January 2016, Anderson indicated that he has been recording with Flying Lotus.^[8] On January 30th, Paak announced via Twitter he has signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.^[9]

Interviews

On Saturday, January 30, 2016, Paak spoke with Scott Simon of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday in an interview entitled: "Anderson .Paak: 'The Dot Stands For Detail' " about his tumultuous background as a child of mixed-race parents, the significance of "." (dot) Paak, his apprenticeship with Dr. Dre and how all of these influences shaped his music. ^[10]

Discography

Albums

• Lovejoy (as Breezy Lovejoy) (2012)
• O.B.E. Vol. 1 (as Breezy Lovejoy) (2012)
• Venice (2014)
• Malibu (2016)

EPs

• Violets Are Blue (as Breezy Lovejoy) (2010)
• Cover Art (2013)
• The Anderson .Paak EP (with Blended Babies) (2015)
• Link Up & Suede (with Knxwledge, as NxWorries) (2015)

Singles

• "Drugs" (2014)
• "Miss Right" (2014)
• "Suede" (with Knxwledge, as NxWorries) (2015)
• "The Season / Carry Me" (2015)
• "Am I Wrong" (featuring ScHoolboy Q) (2015)
• "Room in Here" (featuring The Game) (2015)
• "Come Down" (2016)

Guest appearances

• Afro Classics – "Do Thangs" and "The Follow Through" from The Classic EP (2009)
• Verbs – "Sing My Song" from The Progress EP 2: F*ck Yea Man (2010)
• Dumbfoundead – "Cell Phone", "B*tch", and "No More Sunny Days" from DFD (2011)
• Dumbfoundead – "Body High" from Love Everyday EP (2012)
• Dumbfoundead – "Wine", "Fck It", and "Drinking Alone" from Take the Stares (2012)
• Verbs – "Much Better" from The Progress EP 3: Manifest Awesome (2012)
• Mike B. – "Dreaming Out Loud" from Dear Michael, You're Welcome (2012)
• EOM – "Summer Breeze", "I'm on It", and "AimShootReload Interlude" from ForAllWeKnow (2013)
• Jose Rios – "Prelection" and "Sweet Day" from To Live and Grow in LA (2013)
• Wax – "Feels Good" from Continue (2013)
• Nocando – "Too Much to Ask" from Jimmy the Burnout (2014)
• Watsky – "Stand for Something", "Ink Don't Bleed", and "Hand Over Hand" from All You Can Do (2014)
• Tiron & Ayomari – "My Supernova" from A Sucker for Pumps: Limited Edition (2014)
• Shafiq Husayn – "It's Better for You" (2014)
• Milo – "A Day Trip to the Nightosphere" from A Toothpaste Suburb (2014)
• Tokimonsta – "Realla" from Desiderium (2014)
• Kush Mody – "New Days", "Freight Train", "Locked", and "Sexy Sadie" from Creature Comforts and a Collection of Songs (2014)
• EOM – "Get Along" from Sunrain (2015)
• Jonwayne – "Green Light" from Jonwayne Is Retired (2015)
• DJ Premier & BMB Spacekid – "Til It's Done" (2015)
• Mike Gao – "Shifty" (2015)
• Vindata – "Own Life" from Through Time and Space (2015)
• Sir – "Liberation" from Seven Sundays (2015)
• Jose Rios – "Cold Crush" from Jose Rios (2015)
• Dr. Dre – "All in a Day's Work", "Issues", "Deep Water", "For the Love of Money", "Animals", and "Medicine Man" from Compton (2015)
• The Game – "Magnus Carlsen" and "Crenshaw / 80s and Cocaine" from The Documentary 2.5 (2015)
• MED/Blu/Madlib – "The Strip" from Bad Neighbor (2015)
• White Boiz – "Bloomingdales" from Neighborhood Wonderful (2015)
• Busdriver – "Worlds to Run" from Thumbs (2015)
• GoldLink – "Unique" from And After That, We Didn't Talk (2015)
• Dean – "Put My Hands On You" (2015)

References

External links

• Official website