1. Illmind has co-written and produced hip hop, trap, pop, soul, and electronic music for labels such as Cash Money, Def Jam, and Aftermath, and has worked with artists such as Nicki Minaj, Andy Mineo, Kanye West, Drake, Stormzy, Jay-Z, J Cole, Dr Dre, Ludacris, 50 Cent, Ariana Grande, and others.
Illmind has released several studio albums and had a number of songs and albums reach the music charts.
Illmind's most recent album, Human, is a collaboration with Joell Ortiz, and was released on July 17,2015.
Illmind established his own multi-genre music company Roseville Music Group in 2014.
Illmind's family provided a strong musical background, as his father was a musician and his older brother Les-Paul was even named after the late Les Paul.
Illmind started using his father's equipment to make beats around age 13, specifically learning MIDI and sequencing on a Roland KR-500 keyboard.
Illmind began using the program Cubase and an Akai S20 sampler around age 17.
Illmind started his production career working with groups like Little Brother and Boot Camp Clik; he met Boot Camp Clik after being introduced through Khrysis, and he started working with Little Brother after being introduced to their music around 2000.
Illmind produced the 2008 Akrobatik hip hop album Absolute Value.
The genesis of the track was 2007, when Illmind met Chicago-rapper Rhymefest and started sending him beats.
In 2015, Illmind helped Skyzoo on the album Music for My Friends, producing five tracks.
Towards the end of 2016, Illmind produced the outro credits for Disney's Moana, a track titled "You're Welcome", featuring both Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jordan Fisher.
In 2017, Illmind worked with Future, Khalid, Lil Uzi Vert, Bryson Tiller, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Meek Mill, and others on their respective major label releases.
In 2018, Illmind worked with Beyonce and Jay-Z on the album Everything Is Love, to co-produce the song "Heard About Us" with Boi-1da, and produced "Bigger Than You" with 2 Chainz.
In May 2010, lyricist and rapper Skyzoo had announced that he and Illmind were collaborating on an album called Live from the Tape Deck.
The entire album was produced, mixed and arranged by Illmind, and was mastered by Ricardo Gutierrez.
Illmind's most recent album, Human, is a collaboration with Joell Ortiz, and will be released on July 17,2015.
Illmind has received a great deal of recognition for his continued contributions to the producer community at large as an educator, business man and innovator in the space.
Illmind has called himself a fan of producers such as J Dilla and Pete Rock, but writes and produces a variety of genres.