Young Guru @ SAE

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3rd September 2011

SAE Institute New York welcomed engineer, producer and D.J., Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, into its doors to speak to the next generation of musicians, producers and sound engineers.

Guru went into detail about his journey through the music industry; talking about his beginnings as a DJ for Nonchalant, moving to New York and working with Deric "D. Dot" Angelettie, to his role at Baseline Studios and Roc-A-Fella Records. Guru also talked about the recording process for Jay-Z's "The Blueprint." Coming up on its 10 year anniversary, "The Blueprint," is considered by many to be a monumental achievement in Hip-Hop history, launching the careers of Just Blaze and Kanye West.

Young Guru possesses over a decade of experience working as a sound engineer, a producer and as an A&R for Rock-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings. His skill-set spans both far and wide, while he's most recognized for  his work with Hip-Hop icons, Jay-Z and Kanye West. Following his visit, Young Guru left both students and faculty extremely inspired.

A recap of his visit can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omexA0E_-Vo 

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