Frequency (producer)
Frequency (born Bryan Fryzel in January 1983) is an American music producer and DJ from Rockville Centre, New York.
Biography
Born in Rockville Centre in 1983, Frequency spent his early years living the average suburban life. Frequency met 6th Sense, an MC from Pelham, New York, and the two of them formed a group, The Understudies, with 6th Sense’s friend and mentor Mr. Tibbs.
The Understudies performed in and out of New York alongside various groups including The Roots, John Legend, Rahzel, MF Doom, High and Mighty, Sage Francis, Cage, Ugly Duckling, Jean Grae and Cannibal Ox. The group signed a record deal on Freshchest/High Time Records, where they released the 12" single, "Now & Then" b/w "Bananas" in the summer of 2004. Although the record sold over 1,000 copies through Caroline Distribution and was met with critical praise, the group broke up, and their full-length album, produced solely by Frequency, was shelved.
New York underground mainstay Wordsworth met Frequency out while he was recording his solo debut LP, Mirror Music. Frequency produced 3 tracks on Mirror Music: “Shoulder,” “One Day” and “Don’t Go.” Frequency went on to work with several other artists he had met in New York’s independent scene: from Oktober (“NYC” on Projekt: Building) to Tonedef (“Give A [...] Remix” on Archetype) to El Da Sensei (“Natural Feel Good” on The Unusual).
In 2006 Frequency won Scion’s New York leg of the King of the Beats competition, and produced a number of records for major label artists such as “Plenty of Love” by Raekwon, Gravy and Tikky Diamonds and “Ya’ll Can’t Live His Life” by Cam'ron. Frequency also collaborated with Hip-Hop icon Snoop Dogg on “Think About It,” which was the first song on Snoop’s last LP Tha Blue Carpet Treatment. Snoop himself repeatedly has referred to the song in interviews as his favorite track on the album.
The following year, Frequency produced tracks for Ghostface Killah, Red Café, Lil' Mama, eMC (Masta Ace, Punch, Words and Strick), A. Pinks, and the New York radio anthem for Juganot, “En Why Cee” (featuring Joell Ortiz and Uncle Murda). Also in 2007, Frequency reunited with 6th Sense to produce the bulk of 6th’s Rawkus debut LP It’s Coming Soon.
Soon thereafter, Frequency began working heavily with the Trackmasters, with whom he produced several tracks for the upcoming Lil' Kim LP, as well as tracks for Game, Keyshia Cole, Beenie Man, Slim (from 112) and others. He also continued to place records on his own, producing songs such as “One Chance (Make It Good)” for Snoop Dogg's 2008 release Ego Trippin', "Like Me" for Ja Rule, "I'm All That" for Ras Kass, and "Onslaught" and "Fight Klub" for lyrical supergroup Slaughterhouse.
Trackstar the DJ and Frequency released "Welcome to the Freq Show: The Best of Frequency" in the summer of 2009.
As of October 2009, Frequency is in the process of developing Adair, a Pop music singer/songwriter signed to his production company, Freq Show Music, Inc. Frequency also DJs and served as eMC’s tour DJ in Europe in the summer of 2008. In 2009, he DJed for Slaughterhouse at the Paid Dues Festival and on the Rock the Bells tour. During the tour, he appeared on the videos posted on JoeBuddenTv.com, as well as Joe Budden's BlogTV channel. Frequency DJed for Slaughterhouse as part of the K.O.D. Tour with Tech Nine in October 2009 and is scheduled to DJ for Slaughterhouse as part of their European tour in January and February 2010. Frequency is one of the house DJs at the Whiskey Bar in Times Square.
On December 15, 2009, Frequency and Joell Ortiz released "Road Kill," a mixtape featuring freestyles that Joell recorded during the K.O.D. Tour and four original tracks, three of which -- "Ortiz In This [...]", "Snake Charmer", and "50 For the People" -- were produced by Frequency.
Selected Discography
ARTIST |
SONG |
ALBUM (LABEL YEAR) |
|---|---|---|
Joell Ortiz & Novel |
"Motherland" feat. Spree Wilson |
Defying the Predictable (2010) |
Slaugtherhouse |
"Fight Club" |
Slaughterhouse (E1/Koch 2009) |
Royce Da 5'9" |
"[...]" |
Street Hop (Mic Records 2009) |
Royce Da 5'9" |
"Soldier" |
Street Hop (Mic Records 2009) |
Joell Ortiz |
"50 For the People" |
Roadkill Mixtape (2009) |
Joell Ortiz |
"Ortiz In This [...]" |
Roadkill Mixtape (2009) |
Joell Ortiz |
"Snake Charmer" |
Roadkill Mixtape (2009) |
Joell Ortiz |
"Call Me" feat. Novel [Drums by Frequency] |
(E1 2009) |
Crooked I |
"You Shoulda Made A Phone Call" |
Mr. Pig Face Weapon Waist (2009) |
Joey 6'1" |
"On My Grind Cousin" feat. Slaughterhouse |
(2009) |
Krys Ivory |
"Mr. Maybe" |
Reflections Mixtape (Next Selection 2009) |
The Kid Daytona |
"Right Now Till Then" [Co-Produced by 6th Sense] |
Come Fly With Me (2009) |
French Montana |
"[...] Konvict" |
Mac Wit The Cheese Mixtape (2009) |
Donny Goines |
"Whatever It Is" |
Breakfast Club (Amalgam 2009) |
Adair |
"Show Off" |
(Freq Show Music 2009) |
Adair |
"PTSD (Panic Attack)" |
(Freq Show Music 2009) |
Snoop Dogg |
"Make It Good (One Chance)" |
Ego Trippin (Geffen 2008) |
Lil' Kim |
"Download" feat. T-Pain [Bassline by Frequency] |
(Brookland/Universal 2008) |
Young Chris |
"Can't Let You Get Away" |
(2008) |
Ras Kass |
"I'm All That" |
Institutionalized Vol. 2 (Babygrande 2008) |
EMC |
"Feel It" feat. Money Harm of Product G&B |
The Show (M3 2008) |
EMC |
"Don't Give Up" |
The Show (M3 2008) |
EMC |
"What It Feel Like" |
The Show (M3 2008) |
Ja Rule |
"Like Me" |
(2008) |
Slaugtherhouse |
"Onslaught" |
(2008) |
Rocko & AB |
"Big Things" |
(2008) |
LeMarvin |
"Around My Way" feat. The Game |
(Brookland/Universal 2008) |
Cashis |
"Beautiful Lies" |
(Shady 2008) |
A. Pinks |
"Held Me Down (Hip Hop)" |
Will Rap For Food (Coalmine 2008) |
Haffa |
"Hot Times" |
(2008) |
Labba |
"The World Is Mine" |
(2008) |
Wais P (of Da Ranjahz) |
"Quarter Mill Kevin" |
Gone Pimpin' (Crazy Cat Catalogue 2008) |
Wais P (of Da Ranjahz) |
"The [...] Is Yours" feat. Devin Tha Dude |
Gone Pimpin' (Crazy Cat Catalogue 2008) |
Wais P (of Da Ranjahz) |
"Gone Pimpin'" |
Gone Pimpin' (Crazy Cat Catalogue 2008) |
Wais P (of Da Ranjahz) |
"They Comin'" feat. D-Dot (The Mad Rapper) |
Gone Pimpin' (Crazy Cat Catalogue 2008) |
Clap Cognac |
"Kani Life" |
Kani Life Mixtape (2008) |
Jelani |
"Living My Dream" |
Wait You Can Rap?!?! (Notherground 2008) |
Jelani |
"Do What You Love" [Co-produced by 6th Sense] |
Wait You Can Rap?!?! (Notherground 2008) |
Ghostface Killah |
"White Linen Affair" |
Big Doe Rehab (Def Jam 2007) |
6th Sense |
"Run It By Me" |
It's Coming Soon (Rawkus 2007) |
6th Sense |
"Pop Off" |
It's Coming Soon (Rawkus 2007) |
6th Sense |
"Frenzy" |
It's Coming Soon (Rawkus 2007) |
6th Sense |
"Midsummer Night's Dream" |
It's Coming Soon (Rawkus 2007) |
6th Sense |
"C'mon I Wanna Tell Ya" |
It's Coming Soon (Rawkus 2007) |
DJ Envy & Red Cafe |
"Invincible" |
The Co-Op (Koch 2007) |
Juganot |
"En Why Cee" feat. Joell Ortiz & Uncle Murda |
(Strictly Live 2007) |
Juganot |
"I'm A Hustla" |
(Strictly Live 2007) |
A. Pinks |
"Get What I Want" |
(2007) |
Wildabeast |
"Smoke With A Hippie" |
Many Levels (Rawkus 2007) |
Tikki Diamondz |
"Plenty Of Love" feat. Raekwon & Gravy |
(2006) |
Cam'ron |
"Ya'll Can't Live His Life" |
Dip Set: The Movement Moves On (Asylum 2006) |
Snoop Dogg |
"Think About It" |
Blue Carpet Treatment (Geffen 2006) |