Justin Vernon Chris Messina Frank Ocean New York state Wyoming show reports singer rapper Justin Vernon Chris Messina Frank Ocean New York state Wyoming

Francis Farewell Starlite Reveals The Production Technique That Forged His Connection To Kanye West

Reading now: 355
genius.com

The story goes that Francis Farewell Starlite, the mastermind behind Francis and the Lights, found himself so deep in Kanye West’s orbit that he ended up living on the hip-hop visionary’s Wyoming ranch while working on ye and Jesus Is King—and The New York Times recently reported that a certain production technique helped forge the pair’s connection.

Starlite invented a digital vocal technique called the harmonizer (or “prismizer”), which he’s lended to Frank Ocean and Chance the Rapper.

The effect enables a singer to enact a “five-part harmony” by way of a keyboard. Justin Vernon liked it so much, he tapped engineer Chris Messina to adapt it to the live space in what is now called “The Messina.” After Starlite showed the method to West, he

Read more on genius.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA