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The Kickdrums is singer-songwriter and record producer Alex Fitts. It was formerly a production duo also including DJ Matt Penttila.[1]

The Kickdrums
Origin	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop rock
Occupation(s)	Record producer
Instrument(s)	Drums drum machine keyboard sampler
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Hopeless 24West Last Gang
Members	Alexander Fitts
Past members	Matt Penttila
Website	http://thekickdrums.net/

History

The Kickdrums is a band and record production moniker of Alex Fitts, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

Indie rock singer-songwriter Alex Fitts started off as a Cleveland-based record producer, working with local hip-hop acts but took off when his music caught the ears of big-name rappers, looking for production that blended hip-hop and indie rock styles. He and his production partner, Matt Penttila, found work with artists such as 50 Cent, John Legend, and Kid Cudi, and did remixing for Kanye West, Adele, Ben Harper, and Peter Bjorn and John.[2]

At the same time, the duo began working on their own hybrid of indie rock and hip-hop, releasing an EP titled Just a Game in 2009, and continued with an album titled Meet Your Ghost in 2011.[3]

Penttila left the band after this release and Fitts struck out on his own, turning The Kickdrums into a one-man band and trading in any vestiges of hip-hop for electronic-tinged singer-songwriter-influenced indie rock. After signing with Hopeless Records, an EP titled Still Logic was released in July 2013, followed by an album titled Thinking Out Loud in October of that year.[4]

Alex Fitts is also currently a part of two projects called Shiny Wet Machine[5] and Fake Guns.[6]

Production discography

2005

• "When Death Becomes You" – M.O.P and 50 Cent on the Get Rich Or Die Tryin' Movie Soundtrack[7]

2006–2007

• Cash on Delivery – Ray Cash of Columbia Records[8]

1. "Smokin' & Leanin"
2. "She A G"
3. "Dope Game"
4. "Here I Stand"

• Money" Mixtape- (King Chip) Chip The Ripper

1. "Keep on Pushing"
2. "Hello World"[9]
3. "Get It Girl" (feat. Fat Al)[10]

2008

• "Melt My Heart to Stone Remix" - Adele & Mick Boogie featuring Big Pooh on 1988 Mixtape[11]
• "Move On" – Slaughterhouse[12]
• Sky High: The Kanye Remix Project – Kanye West, DJ BENZI, PLAIN PAT

1. "We Major"
2. "Good Morning" (feat. Big Sean)

• "Sky High" – Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West[13]

2009–2010

• "T.G.I.F." (featuring Chip tha Ripper) – Kid Cudi on A Kid Named Cudi Mixtape and Man on the Moon Deluxe[14]

2012

• "Ridin" – A$AP Rocky featuring Lana Del Rey
• "Half Naked & Almost Famous" – Machine Gun Kelly
• "Stereo" – Machine Gun Kelly from album "Lace Up"[15]

2013

• "So What" – K Flay from "What If It Is" EP of RCA records[16]

2014

• Music for Cartoon Network pilot show "Ridin with Burgess"[17]

2016

• "Man's Man" – SWIMM of Hit City Records[18]
• "Take That" – CRUSIR of Vagrant[19]

Discography

• Meet Your Ghost [co-produced with Alan Wilkis aka (Big Data)] (2011)[20]
• Follow the Leaders (2012)[21]
• Thinking Out Loud [co-produced with Andros Rodriguez (2013)[22]
• Blurred Colors (2020)

Collaborations

• Nowhere with Duckwrth (2015)[23]

Compilations

• Smash the System (2009)[24]

EPs

• Just A Game EP (2009)[25]
• Still Logic EP (2013)[26]
• Breathe Again EP (2015)

Videography

• "Just A Game" by Rik Cordero
• "Things Work Out" by Rik Cordero

References

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