Danja producing 'My Love' by Justin Timberlake FEAT. T.I.

[@mixwiththemasters]

Full video available exclusively on mwtm.org/dandja-my-love

[@prodbydanai]

Imagine opening a beat you made 16 years ago and it still bops... This is 🔥🔥🔥

[@danniefarmer7641]

agree!

[@VX-cy4du]

These beats are so legendary

[@deewillofficial]

everyone has a few, even me

[@PlatinumHustle]

Called being ahead of your time lol remember the album was called future sex/love sounds 😂

[@whooiis7262]

Good music is timeless remember also this was produced in the era of daws/vsts no too much has changed since then tbh

[@frankstaxxmusic6097]

“They sounded cheap but I was using them in a rich way” 🔥🔥🔥

[@WhisperKitten]

So dope

[@OperculumAudio]

Genius

[@daavids55]

It's what separates legends from average.

[@shan5445]

Once you know how to manipulate sounds even those not-so-good sounds can sound amazing.

[@j.boogie2dabeats436]

Right!. I like how he said that. He made it sound the way he wanted

[@theandroids]

Timbaland does a master class and doesn't do/show any of his hits. Danja does Mix with the Masters and does one of his BIGGEST HITS! They need to get Danja do more vids. ICON.

[@irritablysavvy]

It’s cause Timbaland is from the old school and a lot of his success is in the mystique of what he does, similar to Dre. They’re smart producers but they’re not the musicians playing the tracks.

[@shinji1264]

@@irritablysavvy Timbaland can't make a melody, he better keep hiding that because it seems to still have guys like you fooled. All he can do is the same basic drum pattern he used a million times and bop his head up and down

[@theandroids]

@@shinji1264 lol. I know exactly what Tim's work flow is, it's no secret. My point is he does a "master class" and doesn't even bless us by pulling up something from Aaliyah, Missy, Ginuwine, Nelly Futardo, Justin etc. He goes through a super generic beat with his latest team. And when he does briefly talk about some old tracks he doesn't say anything new. If you're going to do a masterclass at least go through at least one masterpiece. Hopefully they get him on here. Danja has let Mix with the Masters go through at least two huge hits My Love, and Bad Girls. Two absolute monstrous tracks.

[@chad_usa]

@@theandroids He can't talk about his hits because he's not the one who made them. He has talented people work for him, puts a couple of kicks and hi hats, then slaps his name on it.

[@Barney-ii1no]

Timbo cant make beats by himself he has to have help

[@modsbeats]

When u get into music u find out that guys like Danja were actually behind great hits n not the ones who we thought were.

[@davethomas332]

Facts

[@jq4846]

WELL, YES AND NO. YES, THAT WAS HIS PEAK. BUT NO ITS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF NATE. TIM HAD GIVEN US SO MANY NEW STYLES OF HIP-HOP R&B AND POP PRIOR,.ADD TO THE ARTIST'S SOUND HE CRAFTED WHILE UNDERSTANDING TO MENTOR HELP AND FIND NEW GREAT TALENT CLOSE TO AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN HIMSELF. NOW ADD HIS FAME FROM HIP-HOP AND R&B THAT MADE POP SINGER JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WANT TO USE HIM AND THE NEPTUNES AS HIS MAIN PRODUCERS FOR HIS DEBUT ALBUM WITCH AS PHENOMENAL. NOW HE'S IN THE POP WORLD. NATE CAME IN ON JUSTIN 2ND ALBUM. SO TIMBALAND IS A SUPER MUSIC GENIUS ON HIS OWN AND NATE JUST ADDS TO IT AND WAS MOST LIKELY INSPIRED BY HIM TO BEGIN WITH

[@kaidms]

I knew he was him when I heard his outro on Britney spears gimme more in '07. He def deserves more credit and recognition.

[@desmonddube5098]

Yes true same like Scott storch

[@ekkamailax]

the peak of timbaland's career is when danja was producing his stuff!!

[@AlbertoMerelo]

Not really, you are confusing roles. Timbaland was the PRODUCER (the guy with the vision, the director who makes the choices. The conductor) and Danja was THE COMPOSER.

[@ekkamailax]

@@AlbertoMerelo sorry u got triggered bro

[@ifiwantyoutofeel]

Cooked him 🤣 ​@@ekkamailax

[@tuminotes]

😂😂😂😂

[@larryham6980]

​@AlbertoMerelo Timbaland is a known beat thief. I always thought of him funny especially after the Crystal Castles incident. Can't take away what he did with modern beat making....but he is a scum bag

[@ayoonine]

Danja is legendary this man is single handedly responsible for electro Timbaland

[@rollobeatz1671]

Right his 06-07 run is highly slept on.. and even when he stepped out on his own he made classics too “ We takin over” “Wonder Woman” etc..

[@EarDrumBeatz]

Truth

[@TheEllisPrice]

@@rollobeatz1671 I don't think his work is slept on, he just unfortunately worked under Timbaland and Timbaland got the credit. Like Scott Storch but for some reason Danja didn't follow the same trajectory on his own

[@joselozada132]

Rat timbaland 🐀🐀🐀🐀💩💩

[@lastone032085]

​@@TheEllisPrice he got blackballed by Timbaland/Justin of all people for switching management and working with Britney Spears. That's what happened.

[@whatistau]

Danja brought that trance and club sound to 2000s hip hop and pop. "Blackout" is crazy with beats, Ayo Technology, Sexyback, Diddy Rock etc

[@ikabako2454]

Danja is underrated. He is one of the best producers. We gotta to give him the credits he deserves 🤝.

[@talon3684]

Give the man his flowers and recognize the gifts and the talents behind Justin's music. I don't hear his name enough from Timbo or JT, even today, 15+ years later. He slayed those tracks on FutureSex/LoveSounds. My Love was always my favorite out the gate when the album came out. The track was so fresh and future forward in sound and the video just enhanced the listening experience. So dope. Props to Danja

[@RNDClipse13]

I just cried some real ass tears after he played the chords with the synths. THIS IS MUSIC

[@scandelez]

…why…?

[@itsweetened]

This beat was hitting

[@InternetGod]

still does

[@Koolhand85]

I love this guy. Found out he was producing for timbaland and mostly did nelly furtado loose album. I love his sound. His energy. His sonic taste is insane. 🚨

[@lastone032085]

Nelly Furtado, Justin, Madonna, Timbaland, Chris Cornell and Keri Hilson. He did a couple for Utada Hikaru too.

[@JTScott1988]

His work with Britney is bomb

[@Koolhand85]

@@JTScott1988 gimme more. Classic and underrated. 🫡

[@Koolhand85]

@@JTScott1988 I appreciate his attention to detail and building a sonic around the artist that supports them as opposed to overwhelms their sound. He be doing some jazzy shit with his beats! Lol 🚨

[@HaroldAceveda]

@@lastone032085 And somehow forgot his most iconic work with the Princess Of Pop

[@mrvron]

The value of playing keys

[@kaito2005]

One of the most unique sounding songs ever made. Together with Sexyback this sounded like it was from a different multiverse back in 2006.

[@talon3684]

100%

[@tropical9913]

they still do, especially SexyBack.

[@sonofdistress]

YES man! ... like me and my friends were all lookin at each other in the car on our way to the club when we played it. it was an amazing moment honestly.

[@jamesfrancese6091]

“Different multiverse” damn right

[@greatestsawes9712]

When he touched those keys, I instantly got inspired to go make a beat. Respect ✊🏻

[@OperculumAudio]

Damn, thats amazing to hear the original Gated Trance Synth played along with the Piano.

[@demontemorton6381]

oh yeah. he used a vst plugin called vanguard called "gate infinity ms"

[@OperculumAudio]

@@demontemorton6381 i used to use Vanguard a lot. I had suspected it was Vanguard. They also had a gated white noise riser that sounded soooo badass back then. Vangaurd was the goto vst for those who could only dream of owning a Virus

[@demontemorton6381]

@@OperculumAudio yeah i used that gated white noise sound too danja also did in that song by diddy wanna move. danja really inspired me to start producing.

[@OperculumAudio]

@@demontemorton6381 nice! How long ya been producing? What do you use? Im FL Studio since I was 14 in 2002.

[@demontemorton6381]

@@OperculumAudio since 2008 i was 15 when i started.

[@NarutoClassics]

you guys could do other Danja's songs.. like "SummerLove" "SexyBack" "Promiscuous" "Give It to Me" "Gimme More" "Break the Ice" "The Way i Are" "We Takin' Over" "Easy"

[@wateroffatex9242]

Fire man

[@hiimty1]

I always thought it was timbo that produced sexy back and my love

[@virtuoso8642]

This was amazing to see and unfortunately it was over before I knew it. Mentally I’m prepared to sit here for two hours and listen to this genius talk about FutureSex. And it really shows you how Danja was the *musician* behind the *beat maker* for that project. It’s no shade to Tim, it’s just truth that Danja’s contribution to those songs took them to another level.

[@scandelez]

Still one of my favorite albums from top to bottom. This video makes me want to go back and go through the full credits so I can give everybody the props they rightfully deserve

[@user-mb8rf7qk5q]

This album was so ahead of its time. Danja is iconic

[@rbeng1095]

Yeah this guy was a legend for the music that timbo did in 2010s

[@STRAIGHTP]

Behind the Scenes DANJA made a lot of people look great while he just stood behind the curtains. You can tell by the way he flows through the Ivory, he's not just a "beatmaker". He's a true producer. I believe he also did "4 Minutes" with JT and Madonna

[@coolida23511]

As well as Britney Spears' 'Blackout' album.

[@seanstealth8449]

He def was the brain behind 4 Minutes. Timbo just slapped his vocals on there and the attention swung back to Timbo. Danja was def apart of Timbalands mid 2000 comeback!

[@eod.psydafekt]

Facts

[@joshentertainment2]

@@seanstealth8449 i think Tim did the beats danja did the melody and rest

[@audiodopebeats]

Although its not mentioned in this clip, I believe the lead on 'My Love' comes from the ARP ODYSSEY, specifically, the 'Honoria' patch. At 3:50, Danja mentions that he used sounds from the KORG Legacy series to make the beat for 'My Love.'

[@ZacharyAghaizu]

It's amazing what come out of 1 jam session. So true! You really enriched them.

[@JayPTV]

This man changed 2010's music but you are not ready to have this conversation

[@abassimusic]

He did!

[@dexdan]

Earlier than that. He reinvented Timbo's sound, but probably won't get the credit.

[@Caroline_Jones_1994]

@@dexdan what do you mean by that ? I’m glad you said this I just want you to explain why you feel that way please 😁 this dude is definitely amazing

[@dexdan]

@@Caroline_Jones_1994 Danger is responsible for adding melody to all of Timbo’s beats. Prior to that, Timbo’s beats tended to be more bass heavy.

[@pykemanosbeats]

@@dexdan timbo stole danja sound

[@croxstudioz]

How come this project is still in DAW!!! you guys are incredible. Your piano touch is priceless Danja

[@micahfavors9228]

MY MIND IS BLOWN !! I THOUGHT TIMBERLAND MADE THAT BEAT ALL THESE YRS!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE TRACKS OF ALL TIMES!!!

[@stevinjnobaptiste1707]

me too

[@shemmy7302]

It was a co-production with Danja and Timbaland. Don’t get it twisted.

[@CourtTV.]

Same. I'm going t watch this vid today.

[@jinbellahmar3504]

Every huge producer has a human VST 😅... don't let dat go over ya head.

[@micahfavors9228]

@@jinbellahmar3504 almost all do. Zaytoven doesn’t

[@randoroo2540]

Had no idea this was the guy behind the song. Dude, major props. Love this song. That synth with the drum part is so simple but so effective. You can layer so many things on top of it but it stands on it's own also

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

T.Is verse on my love is legendary! 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@sonofdistress]

honestly, that album and especially that song were a revelation to me and my friends back then. we were growing out of our punk youth, being rnb and hip hop at heart because of our older siblings - the album came out, justin (and his team) made music from a white guy sexy, it was all crazy sounds, bringing back the rave vibes from our 90s childhood, integrated into some deeply moving rnb-flows, hot af beats, it was all over our cd players in our rooms or cars for months, it even got played in the punk club we visited on saturdays, we started to dress in the same style as justin did and drove hours to finally see his show. and me and my then-boyfriend made out for the first time in bed when this song was played. honestly? fuckin intense times, i miss and appreciate them deeply. and until today i wouldnt know that danja produced this, who also made my favorite britney album. thanks for these memories, man

[@Sunsea13bb]

thanks for sharing, loved to read this

[@derekmatthews2213]

Danja and J roc are behind some if not most of that 2004 and beyond Timbaland era

[@Barney-ii1no]

Sound Oracle is someone who was pivotal but never gets talked about

[@lastone032085]

No no no. J Roc was the cheap immitation that popped up in 07. Most notably on Shock Value 2. 👎

[@gimiproductions]

We need more from Danja!!

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Losing My Way is my fave JT song. That song is SO deep. ❤❤ [SF]

[@jzamoraa]

He had radio in a chokehold from 2006-2008

[@adonislavale8283]

The use of gated synths on that album changed the game. It also made anyone else who use them look like they were biting lol Big Danja fan, wanted him to battle Polow Da Don when Tim & Swiss was doing producer battles.

[@thedfferencetab1977]

Not a bad idea

[@somo010]

The synths aren’t gated, they are oscillated by an LFO or side chain compression.

[@Mixedbydavey]

@@somo010 nah it’s a trance gate on vanguard man

[@garbygarb31]

@@Mixedbydavey i was gonna say lol sounds a lot like vanguard

[@garbygarb31]

@@somo010 which is a type of gating. LMAO

[@suthurnfaze1]

DANJA!! Forever the Goat!! He should really be in more conversations

[@pierreguignery8826]

His cap is perfectly tuned for the speakers and the room

[@Iamchrisshorts]

Loosing my way is Justin’s best song to date

[@Squarion]

What Goes Around, Mirrors or Amnesia for me

[@garbygarb31]

you mean losing?

[@AH20XX]

Danja a GOAT FOR REAL

[@ddp5406]

So humble and rooted..love it

[@eternalgoat9567]

Didn’t know he produced this jawn though too tuff always figured Timbo with all the involvement in this album Credit to all fr 💯 One of the best albums …. Ever

[@verdean11]

Danja did a lot of stuff that is known as being produced by Timbo. A lot of the synth heavy shit you hear, that's Danja.

[@FugaziBeats]

yeah drums were timbos specialty, but it was guys like scott storch and danja who did a lot of melody and instruments in the production

[@edub9930]

Same

[@Enexaya]

Hey, that acoustic version sounds great!

[@rheimidi]

We want more of this Danja!!!! Awesome video

[@justeevee81]

Enjoyed hearing the back story of the song My Love. I would like to hear his side of the back story on What goes around song. Thank you for posting this vid. 🔥

[@prodbydanai]

It was a random beat that they completed in 2 hours

[@djboz3002]

DANJA!!! much respect, thanks for the interview you gave me years ago !!

[@eSeLMaestroBEATS]

DANJA KING !!! He and Timbo liek perfect combination for bouncy hip hop beats !!! LEGENDS

[@Jsinista]

The greatest producers had ghost producers 😭😭

[@ncallaway9731]

I wanna hear him talk about producing on Britney Spears “Blackout” album cause that changed the landscape of pop music from there on

[@babygyrl2891]

I just listened to “Gimme More” and that’s one of my favorite beats

[@andresfeliciano]

So dope hearing how it plays out in those piano chords

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

What a great album. Love his thought process!

[@Mrvpk6]

Summer love was a jam man!

[@dinglemccringleberry6258]

this one has always been my favourite track off of FutureSex/LoveSounds!!!

[@boipeyton]

I loved this video and, random note, he has his keyboard transposed down a semi tone…. I just happened to be sitting at my keyboard so I tried to play along with him and realized by looking at the notes he was playing lol

[@theofficialdjmiami8171]

I noticed this as well and did the exact same thing while sitting at my board lol. But its still a great video and Danja is fyah!!!

[@somo010]

If you know a scale better on piano, transpose the key digitally and play every key as good as your best known key.

[@Anonymous4212]

Such depth in those keys I love it the piano is one of the best instruments to capture the emotion of music! Music lover for life here 🎵🎶🎼

[@seananih7609]

That sounded beautiful. I wish the beginning of the album version could've been like this instead of the one we got.

[@variolamemi]

this instrumental is PEAK, this whole track is a masterpiece

[@beatsbyok9293]

Always great to get a look into the industry. It can teach you a lot, but these stories are also just so interresting to listen to!

[@mdelmella9228]

All respect to Danja, what a creative pro work

[@Ab_alanjeri]

He shouldve play the piano in the background of the track because it sounds so soothing

[@marvinmajor4218]

One of the greatest producer/composers on planet earth....several full stops. This man is a genius!

[@PaulArthur]

Iconic.

[@jarvisgarvin1540]

Brilliance!The real producer behind Future Sex Love Sound

[@jewel77jewel14]

Facts !

[@lebanczr]

From a generation that grew up listening to their music, it was a crime thinking Timbaland was the only one behind all that. Danja is HIM and he deserves his flowers fr

[@DrewRycerz]

Much love from Toronto and Berklee ;)👊

[@arttourbeats]

Whole time I was thinking that Timbo made those beats for Justin

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

"It sounded cheap but I was using it in a rich way" Amazing.

[@farizalbinabgaffar]

Britney spears was SUPER SMART to take Danja into her blackout project and ignore Timbaland...she knew who was the real deal behind the scene...

[@zdubb_2149]

Next episode need too be Danja breaking down "Hurt" by T.I.

[@jinbellahmar3504]

This dude contributed to alotttt...... behind the scenes ;)

[@moerahman6749]

Danja wrote the music in addition to producing the beat. I really had no idea.

[@79Glitch]

Co-produced. Danja isn’t the one doing crazy percussion and beatboxing with his mouth. Also, he was under Timbaland’s mentorship at that time, so I would imagine a lot of his knowledge about production on a professional level was coming from Tim’s guidance.

[@udopiarecords]

@@79Glitch Where Timbo at now tho? xD I need him and Danja to cook again forreal.. I need them to build the energy again

[@79Glitch]

@@udopiarecords he had a problem with painkillers/pills (probably oxy) and has had to slowly get himself back to health, from what I understand?

[@moerahman6749]

@@79Glitch Tim is a visionary for sure. And his sound is undeniable, regardless of whether he programmed the sounds himself. I simply wasn’t aware of the extent of Danja’s involvement in the creation of this track.

[@theandroids]

@@udopiarecords He's busy co-signing the most generic music. Hopefully he'll suprise us on the new JT album though. And yes would be cool if him and Danja did more projects together.

[@jamesfrancese6091]

The single keystroke lol 1:27

[@thecreeperbeatngu8133]

DanjaHandz = Legendary Producer 👈🏾🔥🙌🏾💯

[@SkironAtelier]

What a pleasant guy. One of the greatest beats ever.

[@LschererL]

He was on the best songs

[@LschererL]

WOW he's so amazing :o

[@kraftman2566]

Watching from Uganda, big fan and student 🙏

[@jaymayweather8545]

This entire time I thought Timbaland produced this song. I wish somebody would give this man his credit. However, to Timbo’s defense from what I’ve noticed, he’s usually always the one who lays down the drums.

[@francy-bh]

Same!

[@akinwalephillips8301]

You do know a song can have more than one producer. The production credits were never hidden. It was always Timbaland, Danja and sometimes JT

[@ITSMRZFG]

This man definitely goes way way back

[@RealTalk_312]

Easily top 50 instrumental All-Time 🥶🔥

[@eustacekaputula3594]

Top 20

[@brettschaft5463]

what has he produced lately? He really helped to change the sound of pop music in the early 00's.

[@tangobabe27]

he lost his touch ..he worked with justin on some stuff on his last album...even though that was a disaster justin is working with him again on his new album.. i dont get him

[@jewel77jewel14]

@@tangobabe27 Justin lost his touch too tbh

[@Sunsea13bb]

why don't you get? he is one of the GREATEST producer@@tangobabe27

[@whooiis7262]

@@tangobabe27 Creativity has a peak

[@jr.rasentertainment4074]

Blessings iyah greetings from Vanuatu 😁😃👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺

[@jonathansanderson5912]

My old downstairs neighbor growing up in Friendship Village 757

[@almadofficialchannel]

Thank you Danja nad Mix with the Masters :)

[@saintrose275]

A MUSIC PRODUCER. One of my favorites

[@MrPeter924]

Awesome great music. So sound. Great audio

[@braddasseymusic]

Hell yeah dawg.

[@dirkchurlish4074]

love this guy's vibe

[@michaelkhanmusic]

Danja brought EDM to mainstream iykyk

[@jewel77jewel14]

Facts !

[@Ab_alanjeri]

2:32 it’s sounds like your dreams flash right before you eyes 👀

[@Fablebox]

I like what was used for the song, but seriously; the piano version is incredible!

[@mubafaw]

Watching this is therapeutic. 😊 Danja is the man!! 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tez1seven]

Insane skills to be able to manipulate cheap sounds into gold. Simply Legendary 🙏

[@hlywood72]

A Real producer !

[@UrbanLikwid]

Like listening to a story and it's a completely different story. But highly talented!

[@Nocsucal-BeatGod]

well that was eye opening. I thought for whatever reason, that artist used 1 maybe 2 samples on a given track. (technically all of it is a sample but you know what I mean) And this multi platinum hit here has bare minimum 7. For me, who actually just started a channel 3 weeks ago to put my work/beats on is quite profound. I think the most samples I've used on a track is 3. 1 of which didn't really have much to do w/ the actual track it was just atmospheric ie thunderstorm or lions roaring. Most of my work has been actually writing the drums (which personally is the hardest for me) writing the bass lines or synth lines as well as any keys or melodies. This just made me feel a lot better about not having to go that far & it doesn't "have" to be that way. And that producing music is primarily about finding compatible sounds regardless of how they came about & putting them together in a very specific way to create a particular mood, vibe or energy. I feel like I've been handicapping myself after watching this. Problem=solved. This track is also the perfect example of how it's almost impossible to hear any more than say 5 layers in a track that has bare minimum 10. But it's the ones you don't realize you're hearing that truly makes the track POP & come alive. That's the biggest thing I need to work on. The foundations I lay are pretty awesome. I just need that little something to truly make them pop.

[@somo010]

These are consolidated “track outs” this song did not just use 7 “tracks” it was much much more involved than that. I would guess this track had somewhere between 50-75 tracks including vocals.

[@Nocsucal-BeatGod]

@@somo010 that's crazy

[@Nocsucal-BeatGod]

@@somo010 if you're interested or have the time you should check out some of my most recent work I posted on my channel. If not, no worries

[@vatsalismusic]

i never get it when people say the sound is cheap or expensive what i belive is that if it sounds good, if it has the character the song's call for then it is the sound.

[@Famouzlastwrds]

This was hard!!!

[@mimounaj8797]

Awesome and handsome producer ❤❤❤❤

[@nateone2372]

I love this song!

[@p.hazzard5021]

The greatest

[@LevelOneClips]

Danja is a whole legend

[@ameliasession8518]

Insane artistry

[@brittanyselcer]

I wanna hear his process on the Britney track “Perfect Lover” and even “Kill The Lights”.