Kenny Segal
American record producer and DJ
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Kenny Segal (born December 3, 1979),[1] also known as Syndakit,[2] is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California.[2] In 2018, Mixmag described him as "one of the best hip-hop producers in the city."[3] He has been a member of Team Supreme,[4] the Kleenrz,[5] and the Jefferson Park Boys.[6]
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| Born | December 3, 1979 Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Website | kennysegal |
Early life
Kenny Segal was born and raised in Rockville, Maryland.[6] He played cello in school orchestras.[6] He attended University of Southern California on a computer engineering scholarship.[6] Subsequently, he changed his major to audio recording.[2]
Career
Kenny Segal originally played drum and bass at the Konkrete Jungle party in the 1990s.[3] At Konkrete Jungle, he met rappers from the Project Blowed collective.[6] After being inspired by Los Angeles' underground rap scene, he eventually switched to hip hop.[3] He was one of the first musicians to perform at the Low End Theory party.[3]
In 2008, Kenny Segal released Ken Can Cook.[2] A concept album based around food and cooking, it included guest appearances from Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Myka 9, and P.E.A.C.E., among others.[7] In 2015, he produced the album So the Flies Don't Come for Milo[8] setting off a string of critically acclaimed collaborative albums[9] including Hiding Places and Maps with Billy Woods,[10] Back at the House (2019) with Hemlock Ernst.[11], Purple Moonlight Pages (2020) with R.A.P. Ferreira and The Jefferson Park Boys,[12] and Ajai (2020) with Serengeti.[9] In 2018, he released instrumental album Happy Little Trees.[13] Bandcamp Daily included it on the "Best Beat Tapes of 2018" list.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- 3080 Flux (2002) (with Phoenix Orion, as Phoenix Orion and Syndakit)
- Ken Can Cook (2008)
- The Kleenrz (2012) (with Self Jupiter, as The Kleenrz)
- Season 2 (2016) (with Self Jupiter, as The Kleenrz)
- Happy Little Trees (2018)
- Hiding Places (2019) (with Billy Woods)
- Back at the House (2019) (with Hemlock Ernst)
- Ajai (2020) (with Serengeti)
- Indoors (2021)
- Maps (2023) (with Billy Woods)
- How to Capture Playful (2023) (with Pink Navel)
- Genuine Dexterity (2024) (with K-the-I???)
- The Night Green Side of It (2025) (with R.A.P. Ferreira)
- Antinomian Pandemonium (2026) (with MC Paul Barman)
- Doomed! (2026) (with Open Mike Eagle)
Compilation albums
- Kenstrumentalz Vol. 1: Look What I Found Under Kenny's Couch (2013)
- Kenstrumentals Vol. 2: Summer Rarities (2016)
- Kenstrumentals Vol. 3: Travelog (2018)
- Kenstrumentals Vol. 4: a lot on my plate (2020)
- Kenstrumentals Vol. 5: Winter Tours (2025)
EPs
- It's All Math (2014)
- Casual Horns, Dog (2018) (with Aaron Carmack and Mike Parvizi, as The Jefferson Park Boys)
Singles
- "Big Business" (2015) (with Self Jupiter, as The Kleenrz)
- "Ajai Epilogue" (2020) (with Serengeti)
- "Facetime" (2023) (with Billy Woods featuring Samuel T. Herring)
Productions
- Haiku d'Etat – "Coup de Theatre" from Coup de Theatre (2004)
- P.E.A.C.E. – Megabyte (2004)
- Aceyalone – "Grand Imperial" from Grand Imperial (2006)
- The Blacklove Radiators – Memoirs of Planet Lovetron (2008)
- Freestyle Fellowship – "Ambassadors" and "Gimmee" from The Promise (2011)
- Busdriver – "Eat Rich" and "Go Hard or Go Homogenous" from Perfect Hair (2014)
- Open Mike Eagle – "Idaho" from Dark Comedy (2014)
- Busdriver – "Much" and "Worlds to Run" from Thumbs (2015)
- Milo – So the Flies Don't Come (2015)
- Armand Hammer – "Pergamum" from Rome (2017)
- Milo – "Magician (Suture)", "The Young Man Has a Point (Nurture)", "Paging Mr. Bill Nun", "Sorcerer", "Yet Another", "Embroidering Machine", and "Rapper" from Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?! (2017)
- Open Mike Eagle – "No Selling (Uncle Butch Pretending It Don't Hurt)" from Brick Body Kids Still Daydream (2017)
- Armand Hammer – "Alternate Side Parking" and "ECOMOG" from Paraffin (2018)
- Busdriver – "I Been There" from Electricity Is on Our Side (2018)
- Milo – "Mythbuilding Exercise No.9", "Deposition Regarding the Green Horse for Rap", and "Thinking While Eating a Handful of Almonds" from Budding Ornithologists Are Weary of Tired Analogies (2018)
- The Grouch – "Procrastination" from Unlock the Box (2018)
- Self Jupiter – "Window Seat" from S*xy Beast (2019)
- Armand Hammer – "Dead Cars" from Shrines (2020)
- R.A.P. Ferreira – Purple Moonlight Pages (2020)
- Serengeti – KDxMPC (2020)
- Elucid – "Jumanji" from I Told Bessie (2022)
- R.A.P Ferreira – "mythsysizer instinct" from 5 to the Eye with Stars (2022)
- Armand Hammer – "Total Recall", and "Doves" from We Buy Diabetic Test Strips (2024)
- Benjamin Booker – Lower (2025)