Birth name Michael Crawford Genres Hip hop | Also known as Magnedo7 Genre Hip hop music | |
Origin Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter Instruments Drum machine, synthesizer, keyboards, bass, turntables, sampler Associated acts Obie Trice, Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay Z, Jim Jones Similar Obie Trice, Eminem, 50 Cent, Jay Z, Denaun Porter | ||
Michael Crawford, better known as Magnedo7, is an American Music Producer from North Carolina. He is a Grammy award winning producer who has worked with many artists including Eminem, Obie Trice, Jim Jones (rapper) and 50 Cent. Michael's first break in the Music industry came with his production; Blow the Bank, on Jim Jones' album Pray IV Reign. Michael holds a bachelor's degree in Arts and Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
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Early life
Michael Crawford was born on November 7, 1983 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina the son of Cynthia, who owns a local beauty salon. In the 6th grade he started playing piano for different churches locally, and also began recording music on a 4 track Tascam Cassette Recorder he purchased with his own money he made from playing piano on the weekends. During this time he also started an ensemble with a childhood friend called the Voices of Victory, which later became Chosen for Praise. He had several music influences during this time from Prince to Parliament Funkadelic. He would later learn to sample music from artist of this time period later on in his career. He would play songs that he heard, practicing for hours until he mastered them.
When Busta Rhymes' came into the music scene, as a solo artist. He soon become one of Magnedo7's favorite rap artists.
In 1999 while in High school, Michael met with Music Producer Ski Beatz who encouraged him to find his Musical Identity. This motivated him to find his sound as a hip hop producer. His piano background gave him creative music lines to add to his beats, becoming more detailed than the production he heard on the radio.
While attending college at NC A&T University, Magnedo7 started producing beats in his dorm-room and started a hip hop group called The Internationalz which opened the door for him to release music independently. While in the hip hop group Magnedo7 started performing as a rapping keyboard player, as the group performed shows up and down the East coast. Michael worked as a Management Trainee at Enterprise Rent A Car, where he would play the groups album, and sold hundreds of product while driving customers. This built the groups fan base tremendously. Michael Interned at Hidden Beach Recordings as a Street Team Representative. Throughout 2003 through emailing Record labels & Music Managers and sending physical beat cds weekly, he landed a Management deal. This deal led to his first major label placement on the Jim Jones album, Pray IV Reign.
Elleisinc Music Group
In 2007, Magnedo7 started his own production and publishing company called Elleisinc Music Group. Since the start of the company music has been released on Shady/Aftermath Records, Interscope, Sony, Universal Music Group, Grand Hustle, G-unit and also licensed on ESPN. EIMG the label has also released music from ABC networks Rising Star Top 8 contestant Shameia Crawford, and has produced music for Miss Hawaii Candes Meijide Gentry and several independent artists from NC, GA, LA & MI.