Lil' Sonic
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T.J. Ogundipe, better known by his friends as Sonic, is an American rapper, composer, and songwriter. He produces primarily hip-hop music, but is well known for his R&B instrumentals. More recently he has produced many stars from the East Coast as well as mainstream stars from Florida. Also he has done solo work as a rapper; his debut single "Dance All Night'" was released in early 2007.
Since 2005 (first in the song "In Position") he has referred to his rapping persona as Lil' Sonic. Releasing music under the name "Sonic Foundry Productions" (a production group in which he started in order to release instrumentals.) Sonic has produced numerous hit singles for various music megastars. He plays the drums and keyboard. He has been playing music professionally since 2001 and is notably the record holder for youngest producer in New England.
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Biography
Lil' Sonic known by close friends as T.J., grew up in a home musically influenced. His dad played old disco jazz and funk records any time he could which brought Sonic up listening to samples. This keen ear to the oldies he was familiar with made it simple for him to put instrumentals together when he was only 11 years old. Even at this age, people would call and ask how old he was assuming he was in his 20's. Most people assumed that an 11 year old still in the 6th grade would have better things to do, but for Sonic, music had always played a big part in his life.
Beginning of Music Career
He started out his musical career in 2001 as an active user in the VGMix online remixing community where game music arrangement composers share their original work with others. After releasing a couple hit Video Game Remixes as an 11 year old, under the name "Lil' Sonic" which was based on the fact that he made mostly Sonic The Hedgehog game remixes, Sonic was persuaded by his friends on the website to move to a more "Mainstream" genre of music, which inevitably lead to his first Hip-Hop instrumental which was a "Super Mario Bros." Overworld Theme Remix which is still found across the internet. This change of his music style firmly installed Sonic as one of the youngest hip-hop producers in New England at his age. When the time came, and he had reached the point of his 150th instrumental, Sonic found a new hobby that he was keen to, which was Rapping. During this period, he was also a member of his school marching band, where he played the snare drum.
First Big Break
When Sonic graduated junior high, he sent out his first demo to a Connecticut Radio Station, WZMX- Hot 93.7. He used his own beats and verses to catch the attention of Hot 93.7's radio jock, K-Dub who gave him tips on how to improve his talents at his young age. Sonic credits him as one of the first who gave him "open ears" to his music as well as the one responsible for opening up his doors to the music industry. This link to K-Dub helped him meet the astounding artist Milo Sheff, who was the first Mainstream hip-hop artist from Connecticut to have his song on Hot 93.7. Milo Sheff let him know the truth about the business. He basically mentored him, told him what to look for, and avoid while doing music. Sonic calls Milo his "big bro" which establishes that they are really close friends.
Latest News
In 2003 Sonic released his first mixtape, "First Time Around" which circulated around the CT area during it's relase. Currently, he is working with the Florida R&B singer "Nycole Valentina". Her debut album, "We Need To Talk" which Sonic produced 3 of her tracks, was released in February 2007. He is currently working on his sophmore mixtape/album entitled, "In Position" which was named after his first MySpace hit "In Position" which received over 4000 plays in the first 2 months. The album is planned to be released in early September.
Discography
Comprehensive list of the recordings made.
Albums
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Singles
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| Date | Title | Label |
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| February 10, 2007 | Dance All Night | Sonic Foundry Productions |
| May 10, 2007 | Hands In The Air feat. Lil' Wayne & Swizz Beatz | Sonic Foundry Productions/ Full Surface Records/ Young Money Entertainment |
Hear his Music
Lil' Sonic's music has been countlessly compared to the styles of The Neptunes, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Scott Storch, as well as Ryan Leslie. Almost unheard of in variety, he has been given 5 stars even by the likes of Jin The Emcee, as well as JoJo whom he hopes to work with on her third album.
External Links
Lil' Sonic- The Official Site
Lil' Sonic on Myspace Music
BetaRecords.com Page
PureVolume.com Page
