ID Labs
ID Labs (also stylized as I.D. Labs) is a Pittsburgh-based music production and engineering team, composed of Jeremy "Big Jerm" Kulousek, Eric "E. Dan" Dan and Zachary "Sayez" Vaughan.[1] They are best known for their extensive work with Pittsburgh hip-hop artists Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller. The team shares a name with their recording studio, which is located in Etna, Pennsylvania.[2]
Career
E. Dan began his career working as a DJ and recording engineer, and performing in and producing for the hip-hop group Strict Flow.[3] He opened the original ID Labs studio in 2004, in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood.[4] Big Jerm began making beats in high school, and attended audio engineering school in New York. Dan and Jerm met in 2008, when Jerm was dropping off recording session files at ID Labs for work he had been doing with Wiz Khalifa. The two began making beats together, while Jerm interned at the studio. Sayez joined forces with the pair in 2010.[5]
ID Labs began working with Khalifa during the creation of one of the rapper’s early mixtapes. Dan offered Khalifa a job at the studio sweeping floors and answering phones, in exchange for extra recording time.[6] The team recognized Khalifa’s talent, and began what would become a long-term working relationship. To date, ID Labs have produced a large percentage of Khalifa’s commercially released material, including 6 tracks on Rolling Papers and 7 tracks on O.N.I.F.C..[7]
Big Jerm met Mac Miller in 2009 via Myspace. Miller began recording at ID Labs studio, which MTV.com states was "pivotal in Mac's development".[8] The team produced the majority of Miller’s debut album Blue Slide Park, and have produced a substantial portion of his other work.
In addition to Khalifa and Miller, ID Labs have worked with Snoop Dogg, Fallout Boy, Juicy J, Ludacris, Freddie Gibbs and Rockie Fresh.
Production Discography
The following list is the production discography of ID Labs, as well as its individual members Big Jerm, E. Dan and Sayez.
2006
- Intro
- I Choose You
- Damn Thing (produced with Johnny Juliano)
- I'm Gonna Ride
- Let 'Em Know
- Sometimes (featuring Vali Porter) (produced with Champ Super)
- History in the Making / Never Too Late
2009
Deal or No Deal - Wiz Khalifa
- Bout Y'all (featuring Josh Everette)
- Chewy
- Hit tha Flo
- Lose Control
- Take Away
- This Plane
Cassette City - Lushlife
- The Kindness (Big Jerm)
2010
- Outside (Sayez)
- Paper Route (featuring Chevy Woods) (Sayez)
- Knock Knock
2011
Mac & Devin Go to High School - Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
- OG (featuring Curren$y)
- Dev's Song
Blue Slide Park - Mac Miller
- Blue Slide Park
- Party on Fifth Ave.
- Frick Park Market
- Smile Back
- Under the Weather
- Of the Soul
- Up All Night (produced with Mac Miller)
- Loitering (produced with Young L)
- Diamonds and Gold
- Man in the Hat (produced with Ritz Reynolds)
Rolling Papers - Wiz Khalifa
- When I'm Gone
- The Race
- Star of the Show (featuring Chevy Woods) (E. Dan)
- Get Your Shit (E. Dan)
- Fly Solo (E. Dan)
- Cameras (E. Dan)
Best Day Ever - Mac Miller
- Best Day Ever (Intro)
- Oy Vey
- Wake Up (produced with SAP)
- Life Ain’t Easy
- Snooze
- Keep Floatin’ (featuring Wiz Khalifa)
- BDE Bonus
On and On and Beyond - Mac Miller
- On and On (produced with Andrew Dawson)
- Life Ain't Easy
I Love Life, Thank You - Mac Miller
- Willie Dynamite (Big Jerm)
- The Miller Family Reunion (Big Jerm)
- Boom Bap Rap (featuring The Come Up) (Big Jerm, produced with Mac Miller)
- Just a Kid (E. Dan)
- All That (featuring Bun B) (E. Dan)
- All This (E. Dan)
Blue Dream and Lean - Juicy J
- Real Hustlers Don't Sleep (featuring SpaceGhostPurrp & A$AP Rocky)
2012
O.N.I.F.C. - Wiz Khalifa
- Paperbond
- Let it Go (featuring Akon) (co-produced with Jo A)
- The Bluff (featuring Cam'ron)
- Got Everything (featuring Courtney Noelle) (produced with Sledgren and Rykeyz)
- Time
- No Limit (produced with Nice Rec)
- The Plan (featuring Juicy J)
Taylor Allerdice - Wiz Khalifa
- Amber Ice
- The Cruise (Big Jerm)
- Rowland (featuring Smoke DZA (Big Jerm)
Cabin Fever 2 - Wiz Khalifa
- MIA (featuring Juicy J)
- Deep Sleep
- 100 Bottles (featuring Problem)
- Thuggin" (featuring Chevy Woods & Lavish) (produced with Sledgren)
- Nothin Like the Rest (featuring French Montana)
Gang Land - Chevy Woods
- Jacksonville
- Circumstances
- Two Hundred
Macadelic - Mac Miller
- Desperado
- Loud (Big Jerm, Sayez)
- Vitamins
- Clarity (produced with Ritz Reynolds)
- Fuck 'Em All
2013
- D.O.A. (featuring G-Wiz & Big Kill) (produced with J Reese)
- Ten Packs of Backwoods (featuring D-Edge)
- Freddie Soprano
Watching Movies with the Sound Off - Mac Miller
- Matches (featuring Ab-Soul)
- Someone Like You (produced with J. Hill)
- Claymation (featuring Vinny Radio)
Stay Trippy - Juicy J
- Talkin' Bout (featuring Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa) (produced with SAP and Ritz Reynolds)
#IDGAF - Ludacris
- She's a Trip (featuring Mac Miller)
Up In Smoke - Lil Nardy
- Flash Me
Electric Highway - Rockie Fresh
- Hold Me Down
Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2: The Hangover - Snow tha Product
- Lord Be With You (produced with Mike Nef)
- Fuck Your Phone
- I'm Doing Fine
- Bad Mornings
Live from Space - Mac Miller
- Eggs Aisle
- Earth (featuring Future) (produced with Teddy Roxpin)
2014
Blacc Hollywood - Wiz Khalifa
- Hope (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) (produced with N. Cameron)
- House in the Hills (featuring Curren$y) (produced with Sledgren)
- Still Down (featuring Chevy Woods and Ty Dolla $ign)
- No Gain
28 Grams - Wiz Khalifa
- James Bong
- What Iss Hittin
- My Nigs (featuring Curren$y)
- The Rain
Faces - Mac Miller
- It Just Doesn't Matter
- Therapy
- Insomniak (featuring Rick Ross)
2015
GO:OD AM - Mac Miller
- Brand Name (produced with Thundercat)
- Rush Hour
- 100 Grandkids (produced with Sha Money XL)
- When in Rome
- Ascension
- Jump (produced with Badboxes and DJ Dahi)
- The Festival (featuring Little Dragon) (produced with Little Dragon)
Make America Psycho Again - Fall Out Boy
- Uma Thurman (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (remix produced with Jake Sinclair, Young Wolf Hatchlings and Badboxes)
2016
Khalifa - Wiz Khalifa
- Elevated
- Make a Play (featuring J.R. Donato) (produced with Shod Beatz and Mumbles)
- Most of Us
- Lit (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) (produced with Jay Card, Dru Tang and Ricky P)
- No Permission (featuring Chevy Woods) (produced with Shod Beatz)
- iSay (featuring Juicy J)
References
- ↑ "[iNterview] 1/3 of The ID Labs Production Powerhouse: Big Jerm". istandardproducers.com.
- ↑ "'Burgh recording studios each carving out a niche". triblive.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Producer's Corner: E. Dan & Big Jerm (I.D. Labs)". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "ID Labs Studios prepares to move across the river". www.pghcitypaper.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "[iNterview] 1/3 of The ID Labs Production Powerhouse: Big Jerm". istandardproducers.com.
- ↑ "'Burgh recording studios each carving out a niche". triblive.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "ID Labs Breaks Down Wiz Khalifa’s O.N.I.F.C.". www.xxlmag.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mac Miller Shows Off His Favorite Pittsburgh Studio". www.mtv.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.