Dibiase (music producer)

Donell McGary (born October 30, 1976) known professionally as Dibiase, is an American alternative hip hop producer from Watts, Los Angeles, California.^[1] He is also a member of Project Blowed hip-hop shop.

Dibiase
Also known as	Dibia$e, Mr. Dibiase, Diabolic, Green Llama
Origin	Watts, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Occupation	Producer
Instrument(s)	SP-303 and SP-404 Samplers Keyboards
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Alpha Pup Records 10 Thirty Records Fat Beats Records
Website	www.mrdibiase.com

Career

Dibiase released his debut album, Machines Hate Me, on Alpha Pup Records in 2010.^[2] Pitchfork Media gave it 5.8 out of 10,^[3] while Resident Advisor gave it 4 out of 5.^[4] Before doing music, he made a living as a graphic artist.^[5] Unlike most hip-hop producers who use the Akai MPC and SP-1200, he primarily utilizes the SP-303 and SP-404 installments, for they provide a gritty lo-fi sound.^[6][7]

Discography

Albums

• Machines Hate Me (2010)
• Sound Palace (2011)
• Looney Goons (2012)
• Schematiks (2013)
• Baker's Dozen: DIBIA$E (2016)
• Bonus Levels (2019)

EPs

• Up the Joystick (2007)
• Los Angeles 1/10 (2010) with P.U.D.G.E.
• Comfort Zone (2011)
• Swingology 101 (2011)
• 2Dirt4TV (2012) with Quelle Chris
• Collectin' Dust (2012)
• Throwbacks (2012)
• Llamaville (2012)
• 10K (2013)
• Progressions (2013)
• Up the Joystick 2 (Hidden Levels) (2014)
• Excuse the Tape Hiss (2014)

Singles

• "Hue-Man Nature of the Beast" b/w "My Lady" (2009) with Droop-Capone
• "May the Force" (2009)
• "Fly Me t' the Moon" (2011) with Versis

Productions

• Intuition & Verbs – "Really" from Buzz (2009)
• Remarkable Mayor – "Floating", "Contradictions" and "Boogie Bounce" from The Campaign (2009)
• Exile – "Population Control (Dibiase Remix)" from Radio Bonus (2010)
• Dark House Family – "Mein Atari (Dibiase Lofi Reflip)" from Family Trees (2010)
• Take – "Neon Beams (Dibiase Remix)" from Only Mountain: The Remixes (2011)
• T. Calmese – "Out My Mind" from A Will of Fortune (2011)
• Flash Bang Grenada – "Good Cop, Bad Cop" from 10 Haters (2011)
• Blu – "Slngbngrs" from York (2011)
• Joe Styles – "Love, Peace, Happiness, and Rhythm", "Give You All My Heart", "I See You" and "Tel-Lie-Vision" from Elevation Music (2012)
• 2Mex & Maiselph – "All Comes Down" from Like Farther... Like Sun... (2013)
• Clear Soul Forces – "We Be Runnin' This" from Gold PP7s (2013)
• Open Mike Eagle – "Jon Lovitz (Fantasy Booking Yarn)" from Dark Comedy (2014)
• Jonwayne – "These Words Are Everything" from Rap Album Two (2017)