Family Tree Productions Corporate Backgrounder
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Family Tree Productions (FTP), founded in 1992 by David Assa, Will Hammond,
Fred Scales and Kevin “Darkside” Smith, is committed to increasing
musical creativity and producing high quality music. The founders collectively
have over 30 years experience writing, producing and performing hip-hop, R&B
and other soulful sounds. With roots in Europe and America, they began their
career as independent songwriters and have experienced success with their own
individual projects. Will Hammond appeared on the Billboard Top 5 hits, Fred
Scales worked as a writer/producer, and Kevin “Darkside” Smith and
David Assa enjoyed success on their solo project titled “Impossible Cocktail”.
Their studio "The Foundation" located in San Francisco, houses a Pro
Tools™ Mix recording system and a cross section of Monster Cable™
wired digital, analog and outboard gear.
Family Tree has written and produced a television theme song for “First
Cut”, an award winning show on KRON Channel 4. They produced the radio
theme for “NRG”, a French radio station, worked with David Bowie’s
producer, Tony Visconti, and produced musical tracks for Marc Lavoine, France’s
top singer. Family Tree has produced three albums for the award winning hip-hop
group Midnight Voices. As a result of their work, the group won the “Best
Live Band” award and their single “Fluid” became the Billboard
Magazine ’s pick of the week.
Family Tree’s clients include singer/songwriter Sakai, Soul Folk (formerly
Colorfolks), Faith Fancher’s Breast Cancer Foundation, Femmes Fatales and
Ziv.
They are committed to helping artists expand their musical range, cultivate their own unique sound, and achieve their goals
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