Arjun Ivatury (born February 17, 1991), known professionally as 6ix, is an American

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

mostly known for his work in

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with rapper

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as his in-house producer. Other artists he has worked with include

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, Michael Christmas,

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, and Jessica Andrea. He is associated with the independent record label

Visionary Music Group Visionary Music Group is an American independent record label & management company, founded by Christian Zarou. The label's roster includes Logic and Jon Bellion, among others. In 2018, Visionary Music Group partnered with management company Mut ...

. He is best known for his innovative and avant-garde hip hop beats which are considered one of the reasons for the success of

's early works like ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life and career

Ivatury is a native of

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, being the son of

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-speaking

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immigrant parents originally from

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. He comes from a white-collar Indian American background; his father and mother being a doctor and engineer respectively as well as his brother being an aerospace engineer at

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. Before he became a full-time producer, 6ix attended the

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, where he majored in neurology and physiology. In his senior year he dropped out of college in 2009 to move to Los Angeles with Bobby Hall, known professionally as

, to pursue a career in music production; he was 30 credits shy of his degree. 6ix is best known for his work with Logic for whom he has produced over 53 songs since late 2009 to the present day, including eleven from Logic's 2018 album ''

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'' and ten from '' No Pressure'' (2020). The first song Logic and 6ix produced together was "Love Jones" from Logic's first mixtape. He was nominated for a

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for the first time for producing the song " 1-800-273-8255" by Logic featuring

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and

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. On 15 February 2019, he also performed on stage alongside

and

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during his concert at

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, Hawaii.

Latest projects

6ix is also the executive producer of Logic's albums ''

'', released on September 28, 2018, and '' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' released on May 10, 2019. The latter, although having mixed reception, has been widely praised, by critics and fans alike, for its production, mixing and sound engineering. 6ix also was on the production of ten of fifteen tracks on Logic's 6th album '' No Pressure'', which was released on July 24, 2020.

References

1991 births Living people Record producers from Los Angeles University of Maryland, College Park alumni {{US-record-producer-stub