6ix (record producer)

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6ix
Birth nameArjun Ivatury
Born (1991-02-17) February 17, 1991 (age 33)
Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
Education University of Maryland (no degree)
Genres Hip hop
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Labels Visionary Music Group

Arjun Ivatury (born February 17, 1991), known professionally as 6ix, is an American [1] record producer best known for his work with Maryland-based rapper Logic, serving as his go-to producer since 2009. [1] 6ix and Logic were both associated with independent record label Visionary Music Group, and the former has produced the near-entirety of Logic's early projects, namely Bobby Tarantino and Under Pressure . [2]

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Early life and career

Ivatury is a native of Bowie, Maryland, being the son of Telugu-speaking Hindu immigrant parents originally from India. [3] 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 NASA. [4] [5] Before he became a full-time producer, 6ix attended the University of Maryland, College Park, 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 Logic, to pursue a career in music production; he was 30 credits shy of his degree. [1]

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 YSIV 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 Grammy Award for the first time for producing the song "1-800-273-8255" by Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid. [6]

On 15 February 2019, he also performed on stage alongside Logic and Eminem during his concert at Aloha Stadium, Hawaii.

Latest projects

6ix is also the executive producer of Logic's albums YSIV , released on September 28, 2018, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind released on May 10, 2019, and Vinyl Days , released on June 17, 2022. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, although having mixed reception, has been widely praised, by critics and fans alike, for its production, mixing and sound engineering.[ citation needed ]

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.

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