Street Level Productions based in Stockholm, Sweden was founded in 1999 by two,,childhood friends,
Marcus and Niclas. Their hit single "Off The Record" featuring Promoe was their ,,rst
collaboration,establishing this creative duo as one of Swedens most well renowned,, producers in
Hip-Hop.
After completing their ,,rst beat,,, Marcus and Niclas,, track became an,, instant success within the
hip-hop community. Due to its unique sound, the beat,,caught the attention of Sweden's ,,nest MC,
Looptroops frontman Promoe. When Promoe performed the song live at The Roskilde Festival, several
Hip-hop labels like Raw Schack, Eastern Conference and Bobbitos Fondle'Em wanted to release the
song,,,however, they chose a distribution deal with Landspeed Records. The single became an instant
classic in the underground scene,,,selling 20,000 copies on vinyl and licensing to soundtracks and
compilations worldwide. It was also nominated as the indie single of the year in the German Hip-hop
magazine, Backspin. With the success from their ,,rst production,,,their astonishing sense of creativity,
and drive for excellence, they have,,continued to produce beats for other multi-award winning artists,
in Sweden and US, like Group Home, Agallah, Lootpack, Hireoglyphics and others.
Growing up in the Golden Era of HipHop , Marcus and Niclas was in,,uenced by a wide range of
musical genres. They were exposed to everything from Fela Kuti and Al Green, to The Beatles, Bob
Marley, James Brown, Rakim, Marley Marl and Dj Premier. These artists all played an important role
on their early development as producers.
In 2004, they started to reach out and network with artist on the US mixtape scene. Very soon they
were collaborating with artists/Djs such,,as Joell Ortiz, St. Laz & Potters,,eld, D-Block and others. They
also collaborated with Mad Ciphas, a New York based freestyle/mixtape TV show,,,developing,,most
of the music for the DVD "The best of Mad Ciphas: The Raid DVD" and an anthem for the TV show.
SLP is also working inhouse with Wordsmith & The Nu Revolution Camp
In 2007, Stephen "Spliff" Hacker (Splif,,ngton Management), the home for platinum producers like
The Heatmakerz, Streetrunner & The Alchemist, started consulting SLP and shopping their beats to
labels such as Def Jam, Bad Boy, G-Unit, Shady, Diplomats, Interscope and others.
In 2010, you could hear some of the songs they produced for Upcoming artist Wordsmith (Nu Revolution
Ent.) on his debut album "Vintage Material", which got great response from Hip-Hop
Fans and media worldwide.
Street Level production is known for,,crafting an unrelenting,,sound,,resonating within the genres of
Hip-Hop, R&B and Pop,,music utilizing,,,,ne chopped samples, warm and melodic sound,,with live
instruments and keyboards,,.
STREET LEVEL PRODUCTIONS
Contact Marcus
Email: slpcrew@msn.com
Mobile: +46 (0)72 3018116
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