OVO Hitmaker Nineteen85 On Cats, Drake’s Dog & His Next Era: ‘Producers Dictate So Much Of The Sound Of Today’

etcanada.com:

Even if you don’t know his name, you know Nineteen85’s sound. The Grammy-winning Toronto producer has helmed some of Drake’s biggest and most out-of-the-box hits, from the disco-pop haze of “Hold On, We’re Going Home” to the multicultural flex of “One Dance.” He’s also one half of OVO Sound R&B duo Dvsn, responsible for the soul-wrenching beats behind their many jams.

He’s got production credits on Mariah Carey, Future and Travis Scott tracks too. READ MORE: Drake Is Releasing A Poetry Book Come to think of it, by now, you really should know this guy’s name.

So Nineteen85 is doing his part to make sure you don’t forget it. He says he’ll soon start releasing songs under his own moniker, a la DJ Khaled or Murda Beatz, made with several artists “all over the board.” Consider it a personal branding exercise. “I’ve started to feel like people forgot that I was doing things outside of Dvsn,” Nineteen85 tells ET Canada. “So my focus this year is to remind them that I do a bit of everything.” And he really means everything.

The beatsmith recently teamed up with Fancy Feast to create a collection of instrumentals made with samples of cat sounds. Dubbed the “Power of Purr” playlist, the laidback tracks, ranging from breezy bossa nova to dusty boom bap, are all layered with a wide array of purrs, and sound way better than they probably should.