DJ Dahi: Producing 'Gravity'

Californian producer DJ Dahi has worked with an incredible array of artists including SZA, Kendrick Lamar, Steve Lacy, Childish Gambino, Post Malone, Travis Scott and Dr. Dre. In our exclusive interview, Dahi talks about his production process and the value of working with real musicians, and breaks down his influential production of 'Gravity' for Brent Faiyaz featuring Tyler, the Creator.
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Working With Real Musicians In Modern Music
02:54 - Playing With Danny Keys, Kendrick Lamar & Sounwave
07:58 - Hardware Versus Software
08:30 - Favorite Keyboards: Prophet 10, Mellotron & Jupiter 4
10:03 - Using Genelec Monitors
10:54 - Gravity Track Breakdown: How It Started
12:05 - Meeting And Working With Brent Faiyaz
14:32 - Reworking The Guitar Loop
16:59 - Building A Beat
21:16 - Drum Production Techniques And Plug-ins
24:12 - Bringing In Tyler, the Creator
25:27 - Vocal Production And Tricks
30:45 - A Surprise Hit
31:58 - Outro
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[@BNYXXX]

27:00 AYOOOOOOOO What?!

[@shootwithblu]

Yooooooo

[@kingveyis]

lmaooooo

[@VVDSOUND]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@kazuki427]

DAWGGGGGG 😂

[@NOVAISHEAT]

LMAO

[@MATALOMUSIC]

So good to see DJ Dahi getting love, he's been producing heat for YEARS but not a producer a lot of people talk about

[@Tunafishloverr]

This is how all beat breakdown videos should be. A little interview before was a great addition

[@mattp3]

fantastic, Dahi such a creative and unique producer. Love to see his process breaking down this jam

[@moonboi317]

This was great. Hope bro is good he seems a lil tired. Stay blessed.

[@alexfvcruz]

they did bro dirty with almost no video editing

[@homenick93]

Seriously this could’ve been a 10 min video easy

[@dleonardrandom3416]

Blah blah blah. Lol

[@MundoSportiva]

I dunno I found it interesting and didn’t miss a bit

[@rikartsenz]

It’s intentional and makes it more natural.

[@trenqy756]

been waiting for this one

[@moa5756]

Love how I randomly stumbled upon this. Thank you Dahi & Steve

[@unathingomana4217]

Love this song, great video plus Dj Dahi is the 🐐 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LexOfNP]

Dahi is tooo dope… glad I caught this 🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾

[@supersenmusic]

Finally another GoodHertz plugins fan 😊Thanks to SOS for the view behind the studio curtain, especially the Ableton session close-ups.

[@Sitt593]

Marvelous job!

[@Reilly_CC]

Thanks for sharing this. 👍 ❤ 😊

[@victorvefa-jk3bo]

im glad they covered this song

[@badbijan]

Feel the same way with starting or only ending with drums, dope interview.

[@jacksp8de]

This dude is dope af. Underrated and has his own sound 💯

[@Jay-uv5xg]

Doubt it

[@Sk8zOfficialMusic]

Definitely does not get the credit he deserves. Everyone is looking for “texture” because of him.

[@jacksp8de]

@@Sk8zOfficialMusic Facts! I'm definitely influenced by that. He finds a way to put soul into this digital world

[@tommyali1787]

this is gonna be a goood watch

[@donkeyfacekilla1]

Nice one sound on sound and Dahi! Big up

[@skmakka3166]

What a great guy

[@DJDempy]

This man is a legend

[@vineethpuli5079]

one of my fave songs, thanks for sharing this! although it would've been cool to see how Steve Lacy made the guitar loop which is like the biggest part of the production haha

[@ericnengola]

Dahi ❤

[@fantasy]

Bro started with “Using these musicians to recreate…” switched that shit real quick LMAO 😂 We onto you Dahi 👀

[@jerry_3m]

Yuh!

[@ayoonine]

DJ Dahi is a goat

[@archivexxx]

king

[@PPCSI133]

Dahi a real one!

[@dombaileyknd]

my goat

[@JC-md5ti]

Dahi is the reason why I make music, super unique, and elevates the genre

[@LoRdeShellz-ff4vi]

TRUTH

[@glove7641]

I appreciate his humility 💯

[@King-walo]

Out side of music HES A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT 🧠 INDIVIDUAL !!!

[@Cruzuhy0]

One day I will have a set up like this

[@fatherxjake]

oh what I’d do to have that dahi loop pack….

[@MrJayNeck]

Wild

[@Des_Armoni]

He is a legend and shout out ableton gang lets go!

[@Bembemhump]

Also Danny sounds like a cool guy

[@86Sentra]

wow i thought tyler made this beat fire nonetheless dahi so goated

[@Chicodreams]

Bro discovered bands

[@thaexception3406]

Brent definitely has one of the greatest voices!

[@lonestarrmuzik]

One time for Danny keys

[@lletnom408]

That water on the table is dressing me out man

[@a6dul33]

the dressing on the water is tabling me out

[@jumpstar9000]

​@@a6dul33dressing out the man table is me on water

[@ericnengola]

doppppe

[@MSXIISound]

RacksForLive...real heads know. Wait till you see what's next

[@wifimanboy]

27:00 ew pause my nigga lol

[@svendtveskg5719]

DJ...

[@user-bo8rs4pn6g]

cute bun sis

[@iamaakashrajan]

Bro you're so sweet you should change your name to "DJ Lassi".

[@subterraneanbleuminds]

cocaine is a hell of a drug! dj dahi is dope though,no disrespect. he just messed with his red nose a zillion times

[@SPAlNKY]

98% of the Hip Hop producers of today are trash. However, DJ Dahi is DEFINITELY not one of them 👊🏿

[@TrentFilmss]

could y'all cut out all the studders next time, this video could've been half as long

[@reggiebushjr619]

someone teach this man how to speak more succinctly, this 30 minute video couldve been less than 10 minutes.

[@bkm2023_]

i think it just could've been edited abit better tbh most videos are edited to cut out all the ums and ahhs

[@sonofsoular]

Just listen lmao

[@hectorrivas5574]

i enjoyed that it felt like responses you'd hear in an authentic conversation actually

[@dmetriusmarch]

Nah i like the small details he adds. Maybe its a preference thing

[@cosmblus]

It seems like he’s really tired that’s all