Mark Vincent Woodford (born May 24, 1984), better known by his stage name The Audible Doctor, is a Brooklyn-based American record producer and underground rapper.[1] The Audible Doctor has been credited as producer in critically acclaimed studio albums and EPs including Made In The Streets, 2057, The Ports, Reporting Live, Computer Era, Free Agent and Thug Matrix 3. On January 3, 2014, he was listed in AllHipHop 's "Top 50 Underground/Indie/Emerging Artists Of 2013"[2] before he went on to make a guest appearance at the 2014 edition of the annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.[3][4] He is a member of the Brown Bag AllStars, a group of emcees he joined while interning at Fat Beats in 2007.[5]
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Birth name | Mark Vincent Woodford |
Born | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | May 24, 1984
Origin | Brooklyn, New York City |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Website | audibledoctor |
Biography
editBorn and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, The Audible Doctor started music having piano and guitar lessons while growing up until his days in high school when he started collecting records and DJing at friends' parties.[6]
In 2002, The Audible Doctor moved to New York to attend an audio engineering and recording school before he started working at Fat Beats store after graduating from college. While interning at Fat Beats, he collaborated with funk group Skull Snaps to release his first production project titled Skull Snaps Meet The Audible Doctor in 2005 and It's A New Day Redux in 2006.[7]
In 2010, The Audible Doctor left Fat Beats and released his first solo EP titled The Crackers then Brownies Deluxe in 2011.[8] He had his first major break as a producer after he was credited in Joell Ortiz's second studio album entitled Free Agent, an album that debuted at #173 on the Billboard 200 with 4,000 copies sold in its first week released.[9][10]
On 25 September 2012, The Audible Doctor released his critically acclaimed EP titled I Think That...[11] which further earned him more attention from music critics before he went on to release an album titled Doctorin on 30 October 2012.[12] On 24 November 2014, he released an EP titled Can't Keep The People Waiting, the EP featured vocal appearances from acts like Astro, Hassan Mackey of Mello Music Group, Consequence, Bumpy Knuckles, Guilty Simpson and John Robinson.[13]
On 20 June 2015, The Audible Doctor released an EP entitled The Spring Tape off his Seasons EP set which include The Winter Tape and The Summer Tape. His style of production has seen him work with notable acts like 50 Cent for the freestyle titled "This Is Murder Not Music," Astro, Koncept, Fredro Starr, Joell Ortiz, and many more.[14]
Discography
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References
edit- ^ "THE AUDIBLE DOCTOR". Pop Montreal. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Hook, Sky (January 3, 2014). "AllHipHop.com's Top 50 Underground/Indie/Emerging Artists Of 2013". AllHipHop. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival Kicks Off!". Brooklyn Reader. July 9, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Sherak, Ben (July 7, 2014). "INTERVIEW & PHOTOSHOOT: THE AUDIBLE DOCTOR PREPS TO ROCK THE BROOKLYN HIP-HOP FESTIVAL". Respect Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Audible Doctor of Brown Bag Allstars • Interview". The Beeshine. September 13, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: US rapper Audible Doctor talks dream collabrations, tips on licensing music and much more with TCB ENTS". TCB Ents. August 17, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Chang, Jason (December 9, 2013). "Audible Doctor Visits Sway In The Morning for an Interview, Performance and Cypher". URB Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Janaki (February 25, 2010). "Audible Doctor – The Crackers EP Vol. 1". Above Ground Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Cyrus, Langhorne (March 3, 2011). "Kanye West Regains His Spot, Rihanna Hits A Milli, Joell Ortiz Brings Slaughter To The Chart". Sohh.com. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Joell Ortiz – Chart history". Billboard 200. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Audible Doctor - I Think That... (FreEP)". 2Dope Boys. September 25, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ Paine, Jack (November 6, 2012). "Audible Doctor "Doctorin" Album Stream". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ "Listen To Audible Doctor's Can't Keep The People Waiting EP". The Source. November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Audible Doctor Interview: Audible Dope". July 30, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
External links
edit- The Audible Doctor on X
- The Audible Doctor on SoundCloud
- The Audible Doctor discography at Discogs
- The Audible Doctor at AllMusic
- Official website