23-Yr-Previous Music Producer From Cape Cod Nominated for two Grammy Awards – NBC Boston

Born and raised in Cape Cod, Hunter Brown has acquired two nominations for this weekends Grammy awards. They’re each songs he produced on two separate albums, within the “Greatest Rap Album” class.

“I did not actually realize it was potential to be Grammy-nominated from Cape Cod, as a result of I by no means had an instance to look as much as,” stated Brown, whose stage title is Akachi.

The 23-year-old is navigating a profession in hip hop from a spot not acknowledged for its proficient hip hop musicians.

“The place I come from on Cape Cod, I’ve no connections,” Brown stated. “There isn’t any possible way into the trade, so one other huge piece of grinding was assembly folks from Atlanta, Chicago, assembly folks from LA.”

Brown co-produces beats with native musicians from completely different backgrounds, like Ben Shields from Norwood.

“Over the pandemic, I spent a number of time making an attempt to grasp my craft on the ukulele. That strategy of incorporating the ukulele into hip hop beats was so many different experimental issues we ended up doing that was our biggest hits,” stated Shields. “It is actually necessary to create a scene right here that folks throughout the nation, the world over, can acknowledge.”

Brown says that he has no expectations when the awards happen on Sunday, however {that a} Grammy win can be a dream come true.

“It’ll make me go more durable. I believe if I win, I will not actually suppose something is not possible,” stated Brown.