Skread

Skread
Birth name Matthieu Le Carpentier
Also known as Skread
Born (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981
Hérouville-Saint-Clair, France[1]
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter, musician
Years active 2004–present
Labels Wagram, 7th Magnitude
Associated acts Booba, Brasco, Casseurs Flowters, Diam's, Gringe, Nessbeal, Orelsan
Website skread.skyrock.com

Matthieu Le Carpentier (born 22 September 1981 in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, Lower Normandy), better known by his stage name Skread ([ˈskʁɛd]), is a French record producer, songwriter and musician. He has composed and produced for a great number of artists, notably Orelsan, Diam's, Booba, Rohff, Sinik and Nessbeal among others. He has worked on projects of young singer Isleym, rappers El Matador, Brasco and rap band Nysay. He is also co-founder of the record label 7th Magnitude, to which Orelsan and Nessbeal are signed, and has also appeared on many of Orelsan's music videos.

Career

Le Carpentier was born in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, a suburb in the city of Caen, France. He studied at École de Management de Normandie, where in 2000, he met French rappers Orelsan and Gringe. He composed for Orelsan, and the three co-operated to form Casseurs Flowters (officially made up of Orelsan and Gringe).[2] He then met American rapper, producer Playboy Tramaine, better known as P Tizi, in Tampa, Florida at a pool party in 2002.

He has been active since 2004, notably with the release of Panthéon from Booba with the tracks "Tallac" and "Baby", the latter featuring Nessbeal. In 2005, he released a compilation album entitled Instrus, containing instrumentals of popular songs he has produced. In 2006, he co-produced with Kilomaitre and Elyo the track "La Boulette" from Diam's. The song won Best francophone Song" for 2006 during the NRJ Music Awards.

On 8 July 2013, he released Instrus, Vol. 2, the second in the Instrus series, showcasing his productions for Orelsan and Nessbeal.[3]

7th Magnitude

Main article: 7th Magnitude

In 2006, Skread established the French hip hop and R&B label 7th Magnitude with Ablaye, his friend and a member of Orelsan's entourage. The label has been instrumental in launching Orelsan, with Skread producing and releasing Perdu d'avance and the hugely successful Le chant des sirènes. The label has also released Nessbeal's NE2S and Sélection naturelle, as well as singer Isleym's debut studio album Ou ça nous mène.

Discography

Compilation albums

Production

The following is a list of albums in which Skread has produced as either producer or co-producer, showing year released, performing artists and album name.

Year Artist Album
2004 Booba Panthéon
Nysay L'asphaltape
Starting Blocks
Street Lourd Street Lourd Hall Stars
2005 Booba Autopsie, Vol. 1
Brasco and El Matador Bombattak MC's
IV My People Mission
LIM Enfant du ghetto
Lino Paradis assassiné
Rohff Au-delà de mes limites
Sinik La main sur le cœur
2006 Diam's Dans ma bulle
DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Cut Killer Mixtape Evolution
Hostile Records Hostile 2006
Nessbeal La mélodie des briques
Nysay Au pied du mur
2007 El Matador Parti de rien
Passi Evolution
Salif Boulogne Boy
2008 Nessbeal Rois sans couronne
Salif Prolongations
2009 Frenesik Industry Maghreb United
Orelsan Perdu d'avance
Taipan Punchliner
2010 Isleym Avec le temps
Nessbeal NE2S
2011 Nessbeal Sélection naturelle
Orelsan Le chant des sirènes
2013 Casseurs Flowters Orelsan et Gringe sont les Casseurs Flowters
2014 Disiz Transe-lucide
Isleym Où ça nous mène
2015 Casseurs Flowters Comment c'est loin

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Comment c'est loin Himself Semi-autobiographical film

References

External links

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