{"id":803378,"date":"2020-01-23T12:54:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T19:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=941869"},"modified":"2020-01-23T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T19:54:24","slug":"dr-dre-honored-at-grammy-week-kickoff-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/dr-dre-honored-at-grammy-week-kickoff-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Dre Honored at Grammy Week Kickoff Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Recognizing his lifetime of achievement in the music industry<\/a> as a producer, engineer, recording artist and music executive, the Recording Academy\u2019s Producers and Engineers Wing<\/a> honored Dr. Dre<\/a> Wednesday night at the wing\u2019s 13th annual Grammy Week Celebration in Los Angeles. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dre, one of hip-hop\u2019s most prolific producers, has production credits on some of the genre\u2019s greatest albums and remains one of the most influential artists to come out of the West Coast rap scene. He co-founded N.W.A and enjoyed a successful solo career with platinum albums including <\/span>The Chronic <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>2001, <\/span><\/i>and as a producer and executive, Dre helped launch the careers of artists like Eminem and Kendrick Lamar. <\/span>Dre joins the likes of Willie Nelson, Nile Rodgers, Neil Young, Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz to receive the honor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Attendees clad in business casual attire and wide-brimmed hats crammed into Village Studios for the presentation following their red carpet, searchlight greeting outside. As the main room quickly reached capacity, guests overflowed into numerous rooms broadcasting the presentation on closed circuit televisions. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The night included a short speech from Harvey Mason Jr., interim CEO of the Recording Academy who took the helm following Deborah Dugan\u2019s ousting last week.<\/a> He kept the vibe loose while presenting Dre with the honor, keeping clear of any talk about the Academy\u2019s internal drama<\/a> while onstage. He handed the mic off to Jimmy Iovine<\/a>, Dre\u2019s longtime friend who launched headphone giant Beats by Dre with him in 2006. Iovine harkened back to the beginning of their working relationship when Interscope and Death Row records partnered in the Nineties. <\/span>\u201cThis guy\u2019s going to define Interscope,\u201d Iovine recalled after Dre showed him his breakthrough solo record The Chronic. <\/em><\/span>\u201cI think Dr. Dre is the greatest pioneer in producing records of the last 40 years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dre was loose and gracious in his speech, first thanking his wife (\u201cShe\u2019s the only person on this planet that I\u2019m a little bit afraid of,\u201d he joked) and Iovine for their support over the decades and later recognizing all the recording artists, producers and musicians he\u2019s worked with throughout his career. \u201cI am having a fucking good time,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not just talking about here tonight; I\u2019m talking about my life. Producing and engineering has been fascinating to me since I was a kid. We have the ability and the power to make people happy, excited, emotional, make people cry, give you goosebumps and create a lifetime of memories, and that\u2019s super powerful. That\u2019s what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that hoped winning the award would shine a light on the role producers and engineers have in cultivating artists\u2019 careers, and he reflected on how music and his career shaped his life. \u201cWhat if you could have everything you want and never have to deal with or do anything you don\u2019t like,\u201d Dre asked the crowd toward the end of his speech. \u201cThat\u2019s my life, and that\u2019s how I\u2019m living right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following his speech, Dre introduced Anderson .Paak, one of four artists signed to Dre\u2019s Aftermath Entertainment, who delivered a quick, 20-minute set with his band the Free Nationals to finish off the night.<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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