Watts (producer)

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Austin "Watts" Garrick is a Canadian hip-hop/R&B producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as Redman, Method Man, and Joe Budden.^{[1] [2]}

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Partial discography 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Biography

Watts grew up in the Oakwood-Vaughan area of Toronto. He was born to a Caribbean, musician father and a European mother who was a doctor. His father taught him how to play drums when he was 2 years old, and professionally by the age of 5. Nicknamed "Stixs", he would open for the reggae band Third World at a concert when he was 7 years old. He also performed in front of a crowd of over 50,000 at the Rogers Centre alongside Nelson Mandela, at the age of 12. After his parents got divorced, he decided to become a producer, and he started making beats.

When Watts became serious about a career as a record producer, he made plans to move to New York City. He dropped out of high school in Grade 11 after a meeting with producer/DJ Kevin "K-Cut" McKenzie (of the legendary group Main Source). In New York, K-Cut took him under his wing and taught him everything that he needed to know. ^[3]

[edit] Partial discography

• "Blow Treez" - Redman feat. Method Man & Ready Roc (Def Jam)
• "Jingle Baby" - Joe Budden (Def Jam)
• "Jingling Baby" (Remix) - Joe Budden feat. Coke (Def Jam)
• "Jingling Baby" - Coke (Def Jam)
• "Something About You" - In Essence (Sony BMG Canada)
• "All Night" - In Essence (Sony BMG Canada)
• "Getting It On" - Jacksoul (Sony BMG Canada)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Watts at MySpace