Ken "Duro" Ifill is the American CEO of

Desert Storm Records Desert Storm Records is an American record label founded by Skane Dolla, Ken Duro Ifill, and DJ Clue, DJ Clue? in 1997. The label was formerly distributed through Elektra Records, Elektra and Atlantic Records, Atlantic and is currently distributed ...

and a record producer.

Career

Early career

In the mid-1990s, Duro served as an intern engineer for Q-Tip during the recording of

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's ''

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'' album.Q-Tip

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. Accessed on December 12, 2019.

Desert Storm Records

In 1997, Duro,

DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue, is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive. Early life DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Panamanian and Jamaican immigran ...

, and Skane Dolla (DJ Clue's manager) developed

. The label's first major artist is rapper,

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. In September 2001,

released his debut album ''

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'', charting at No. 4 on the

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. The label was previously distributed through

Interscope Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Musi ...

, Elektra,

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and

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. The label is currently distributed through

Def Jam Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It is based in Manhattan, New York City, specializing predominantly in hip hop, contemporary R&B, soul and pop. The ...

Republic Records

Recently, it was announced that Duro was appointed Senior VP of A&R at

Republic Records Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an ...

Discography

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References

External links

Sonicscoop November 6, 2011"Duro Plugs In to Lexicon"
Prosound Network. January 21, 2011.
"US Producer Ken "Duro" Ifill Uses Prism Sound's Orpheus To Create GRAMMY® Winning Records"
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"Getting the Inside Dope from the Hottest Mixers in Manhattan"
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''. November 1, 1999.
"A Supa Dupa Mixer"
Audiohead.net.
"Who is Who: Ken (Duro) Ifill"
Beastiemania.
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