Raphy’L “The Producer” Polk 2015 Bio
Raphy’L has
been building his knowledge and skill for music for 12 years. He was
introduced to working in music in year 2000. His first task he took up
was producing hip hop beats. Before he began working with music he began
to listen to music. The artist he grew up with were Michael Jackson,
Lil Jon, P.Diddy, Brandy, and Master P. These handful of artist inspired
Raphy’L to take notice to the music industry. The creativity that was
born in the 90’s set him on the path to pursue the arts of song and
dance.
As he grew up he began to take part in
the purchasing of music cds and tapes. He studied all of the cds and
tapes he owned. This filled his passion to create his own music. One
day in his house he was with his friend Stailey Styles and they decided
to make their first song. They didn’t get to far but, they created their
first hook. It went like this, “We ain’t no rough riders, we ain’t no
outsiders. We can’t drink wine so we drink apple cider.” This hook and
moment of creation was the seed to the long music career that Raphy’L
would take.
Making beats and instrumentals
wasn’t an easy task to begin. When Raphy’L first started to compose he
used the style of experimentation to learn the music he wanted to
create. After years of practicing and learning he finally started to
make music that attracted other artist. Music Production was very hard
for Raphy’L to learn so he began to spread out his control of music to
Disc Jockeying. In 2002 Raphy’L bought his first set of turntables. He
stocked his shelves with vinyls that were popular in the hip-hop crowd
that was at his school. He partnered up with his best friend Woody
Taylor which went by the name Dj Stunna. Together they began to Dj for
all of the birthday parties in their local town, Lake Mary, Fl. The art
of mixing music was really intriguing to Raphy’L. He was able to see the
shift of energy between the crowds as the songs changed and he hyped up
the party on the mic. His confidence of controlling music increased as
he began to search more about producing songs.
In
the year 2004 Raphy’L had enough musical skill to form a music group
for his community. He called it IBX. IBX was created to be the Ill Beat
Squad and the members of the group were Midwest Bawla, Kidizzle, Marlon
Ponce, and Dj Night. In IBX, Raphy’L performed under the name Dj Night.
Together the group performed many shows and made many songs. They
performed hit songs for the communities in Florida. These songs were
sold on cds called Ibx Mixtape 1.1, Ibx Mixtape 2.2. IBX Mixtape 1.1
featured hit songs FLA Boy and IBX News. Raphy’L also led the group to
compete in the Rap Against Violence contest hosted by the State Attorney
of Florida. IBX won many talent shows in their community taking 1st
place.
Raphy’L stayed committed in the group
IBX until he went to Tampa, Fl to grow his education of music. In Tampa
he began to focus on his producing. After traveling to Tampa to do
music he learned about Full Sail University. He quickly changed
direction from Tampa to Winter Park, Florida to further his education of
music production.
Once arriving to Full Sail
University he took up the degree of Music Production. He learned to mix,
master, create, market, and stretch the art of music on a professional
level within his industry. After his continuous education at Full Sail
University for 3 years he finally received his Bachelors of Arts in
Music Production. This degree has earned him the skill to perform music
production task in studios all over the world.
Raphy’L
has used all of his gained experience in the music industry to produce
artist he finds when he travels. He has produced: Tiana Marie, Chief
Tez, VVS, Dr. Suzz, Choise, Trendz, Ashanti, SS4, Joseph Niece, Dj
Swiss, Royden Vigilance, Fame Mc Calister, Jared Benton, Anthony, JReal,
Woody Taylor, Drea, Scooby Crocket, Walter Walker, KiDizzle and more.
Raphy’L
enjoys working in music studios. He is known for his patience and
creative energy he puts into the room. He is always a complement to the
artist that he pushes. His songs are created with teamwork to naturally
get the best out of his artist in the work environment.
Raphy’L
is currently located in Senegal, Africa working on Music Business. He
is using all of his recorded materials and education to operate his non
profit organization, Live 2 Give Records. He created Live 2 Give Records
in 2013. Raphy’L has celebrated his 2nd year anniversary with Live 2
Give Records in 2015.
In the year 2016 he plans
to transfer his music catalog to business travelers. He agrees with the
current taste of the music industry and where it is headed. He is
constantly striving to be better and share his music with the world. He
is grateful for every song and lyric he writes and composes.
