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American drummer
Musical artist
Stephen Levitin (aka Apple Juice Kid ) is an American
[1]
record producer . Apple Juice Kid's production has been heard on songs by Mos Def, Azealia Banks,
[2]
[3] Wale, Camp Lo
[4] and MC Lyte. He has released several jazz
remix albums with support from
Okayplayer including Miles Davis Remixed and Frank Sinatra Remixed .
[5]
[6]
Apple Juice Kid is also a
DJ and a drummer. He has been a guest DJ on
Mark Ronson 's
East Village Radio . He has performed as a drummer in the studio with
Timbaland , and on stage with
The Foreign Exchange and
The Jungle Brothers .
[7]
[8]
Deepak Chopra interviewed Stephen for his One World program.
Levitin co-founded the
Emmy Award winning Beat Making Lab, which began as a class in the Music Department at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
[9] His latest projects include DJing, releasing records on VP Records, Ultra Records and developing Beat Making Labs internationally with the support of Apple and
PBS .
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
Sankofa – Five Elements
Apple Juice Kid – Plus+,
Thema Bryant – Sky
Miles Davis Remixed – (illroots/okayplayer) (2008)
Camp Lo – Stone and Rob Caught on Tape (Traffic) (2009)
Freebass 808 – MoonBass EP with Geechi Suede from Camp Lo (La Universe) (2009)
The Remix Project – Live Mixtape band with DJ, Drums, Keys, Bass, Percussion (illroots/okayplayer) (2009)
Louis Armstrong Remixed – (illroots/okayplayer) (2009)
Frank Sinatra Remixed – (illroots/okayplayer) (2010)
Apple Juice Kid: Dance Clash (2011)
Apple Juice Kid: Beats of a Revolution (2012)
Azealia Banks - BBD
Wale - Georgetown Press -
Folarin
Mos Def – 24 Hour Karate School (Blu Roc/DD172) (production with Ski Beatz)
MC Lyte – Rockin with the Best (SGI/CMM) (production with Ski Beatz)
Wale – My Sweetie (Spray It) –
Attention Deficit (Allido/Interscope)
Camp Lo feat.
Styles P – On Smash (Traffic) (production with Cheeba)
Yahzarah – The Tickler (purple reign)
Tabi Boney – Rich Kids (Sky Republic)
D.Woods (Danity Kane) – Mixtape tracks
Pittsburgh Slim – Toy (Def Jam) (production with Ski Beatz)
Fresh Daily – Untucked NumChucks (HighWater Music) (production with Ski Beatz)
Yahzarah feat.
Raheem DeVaughn – Come 2 Me (illroots/okayplayer)
Cesar Comanche , Die in your Lap – Gulf2 – (ABB)
Lady Gaga (Remix) – Tramp Face
Noisettes and
Kanye West (Remix) –
Mick Boogie and Terry Urban present Noisettes/Kanye Remixes – Somestimes I am Heartless
Freebass 808 feat. Christian Rich –
Mick Boogie and Terry Urban present Peter Bjorn and John Remixes – Living Thing
The Beast Feat. Nneena Freelon and Freebass 808 – Freedom
Camp Lo – Prod Ski and Apple Juice – 2009 NBC Superstars of Dance – Make Me Dance
Freebass 808 feat Jovi Rockwell of
Major Lazer – Rewind
Pittsburgh Slim feat Dirt Nasty – Popular with the Ladies
YahZarah Feat
Raheem DeVaughn – Come 2Me
Curtis Santiago – Prod Apple Juice Kid and
Curtis Santiago – iBoo
10 Beats with Indigi Music placed on
MTV ,
Vh1 ,
Bravo
Speed Network Theme Song – Freebass 808
Apple Juice Kid – Plus
The Remix Project – Mixtape –
Okayplayer /illroots
^
"MIDSOUTH EMMY WINNERS" (PDF) . Emmynashville.org . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ Cragg, Michael (January 2, 2013).
"New Music: Azealia Banks – BBD" .
The Guardian . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Jones, Lucy (January 2, 2013).
"New Music - Azealia Banks, BBD" .
NME . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Howe, Brian (April 1, 2009).
"Freebass 808 – Sky Ocean" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Spadine, Richard.
"Producer The Apple Juice Kid Remixes Miles Davis [Free Download]" . DJBooth.net . Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
^
"Apple Juice Kid remixes Miles Davis x Louis Armstrong x Frank Sinatra" . Soulculture.com . 17 December 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022 .
^ Austin, Lucky (October 19, 2012).
"Apple Juice Kid at Chop Shop Tonight" .
Creative Loafing Charlotte . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^
Apple Juice Kid
Archived June 11, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine .
Hopscotch Music Festival 2012 Lineup. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Stasio, Frank and Alex Granados (December 20, 2012).
"Beat Making Lab" .
The State of Things (
North Carolina Public Radio ). Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Freelon, Pierce (June 26, 2012).
Open Beats Rock Brazil" . opensource.com . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Howe, Brian (October 31, 2012).
Artivists Pierce Freelon and Stephen Levitin Take Their Beat Making Lab to the DRC" .
Indy Week . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Menconi, David (December 1, 2012).
"Congo Beats: A Hip-Hop Mission From UNC Sends Musical Marketing Lessons to Africa"
Archived 2012-12-07 at the
Wayback Machine .
News & Observer . Retrieved February 3, 2013.
^ Schacht, John (October 5, 2012).
"UNC Professors Bring Beat Making Lab to Africa"
Archived 2013-06-30 at the
Wayback Machine . Shuffle Magazine . Retrieved February 3, 2013.