Kyle Stemberger (born February 15, 2000 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American

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and currently based in

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. Stemberger has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including

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, Jorja Smith, Bad Bunny, Lil Baby, Trippie Redd.

Early life

Stemberger was born and raised in Griffin, Georgia. At the age of 6, he began practicing playing the piano and later learned to play the guitar. He developed

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(perfect pitch) in an early age, which is a rare ability of a person to identify or re-create a given musical note without the benefit of a reference tone. Stemberger began to focus on producing when he was in middle school, and he cites

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and

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as influences. After gaining interest in hip hop music, he downloaded a demo version of

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, a

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, and began creating beats of his own.

Career

In 2018, Stemberger began producing for artists and pursuing his passion for music full time. Collaborators include rapper/singers Trippie Redd, Jorja Smith,

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, Southside and

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. Stemberger has also been working with rising acts such as Kaleb Mitchell, WHATUPRG (

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) and Nafe Smallz. In 2020, Stemberger signed a publishing deal with

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, a music publishing company founded by

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which resulted in him relocating to

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. In the same year, Stemberger collaborated with singer Bad Bunny for '' Las que no iban a salir'' which peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Top Latin Albums.

Notable credits

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stemberger, Kyle American record producers Living people 2000 births Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state)