Paul C.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul McKasty |
| Born | September 20, 1964 |
| Origin | NYC, New York, United States |
| Died | July 17, 1989 (aged 24) |
| Genres | Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Instruments | Keyboards, turntables, synthesizer, drum machine, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1985–1989 |
| Associated acts | Ultramagnetic MC's, Organized Konfusion, Eric B. & Rakim, Mikey D & the L.A. Posse, The Mandolindley Road Show |
Paul C. McKasty (September 20, 1964 – July 17, 1989), better known as Paul C, was an East coast hip hop producer, engineer and mixer in the 1980s.
McKasty began his musical career as a bassist of the pop rock band the Mandolindley Road Show. The group recorded a self titled album, released in 1985. He gave himself the middle name "Charles" after Ray Charles which he shortened to the initial "C." After the group disbanded, Paul joined the hip hop group Mikey D & the L.A. Posse. He began working as a producer and engineer for numerous hip-hop acts. Paul C's best-known work is on Ultramagnetic MC's 1988 classic debut album Critical Beatdown and the non-album singles the group released between 1988 and 1989.
Paul also worked together with the Greek Psychedelic Folk/WorldBeat act Annabouboula, for which he did engineering and mixing in the late '80s in the 1212 Studio, Queens, mixing and editing a variety of tracks for Annabouboula which were released in Europe on Virgin and BMG and eventually in the U.S. on Shanachie.
He has only one credit as a producer on the album, for the track "Give the Drummer Some," but according to group members, Paul C was responsible for the overall sound of the album. Paul preferred to work without contracts, so he often did not receive credit for his production work.
Paul C also worked for many other artists including Grandmaster Caz, Super Lover Cee and Casanova Rud, Stezo, and Rahzel. He also served as a mentor of Large Professor in the use of the E-mu SP-1200. He overheard a recording session of a new local group named Simply Too Positive and offered to produce its entire demo. Simply Too Positive eventually became Organized Konfusion and its demo created a major buzz around the group.
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