Konstantinos Karakolis
Konstantinos Karakolis
Jamaica-born and Miami-raised producer, rapper and songwriter BEAM is a true musical powerhouse. Starting off his career within the industry as a producer and songwriter behind the scenes, he quickly realized that his creative output needed to additionally be channeled into his own music, launching his career as a solo artist back in 2017. Now, with a lengthy catalog built, as well as collaborations with the likes of Skrillex, Justin Bieber, Pop Smoke and more, has just shared his latest full-length album ALIEN, so here are our favorite producers off the project, that helped shape it into what it is.
Production credits on “PILOT,” “ANXIETY,” “ICE COLA,” “SUNDOWN,” “CONSCIENCE,” “2ND SAMUEL,” “BLOOD MONEY,” “PDF,” “BLESSINGS” and “PLANET BEAM”
Undoubtedly one of BEAM’s closest producers, Al Cres is credited on a lot of his music, and has produced a staggering 10 tracks off ALIEN, which he also executively produced alongside BEAM. Other than BEAM, he has worked with the likes of Don Toliver, Zachari, Major Lazer and DJ Khaled, as well as produced music for various TV shows and video games, among them such as FORTNITE, Empire, HBO’s Ballers and more.
Production credits on “PILOT,” “AKIRA PT.1 & 2,” “2ND SAMUEL,” and “FRIENDS”
Nathan Butts has a more than impressive 2021, signing to Pulse Music Group and seeing Anuel AA’s album Las Legendas Nunca Mueren chart at #1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums. Other than Anuel AA, Nathan Butts has produced for the likes of Vory, KYLE, and many more, while landing four of his co-productions on ALIEN.
Production credits on “HURT PEOPLE” and “PLANET BEAM”
A frequent collaborator of The Game, has been in the industry for a long time now, and has worked alongside everyone from Kanye West and Big Sean to Trey Songz and Ty Dolla $ign. Born in Nigeria and growing up in Rhode Island, he started writing songs at age 8, and went on to pick up FL Studio at only 11, laying the groundwork of what would become a successful career in music.
Production credits on “ICE COLA” and “PDF”
Though he took the back seat in terms of production on ALIEN in comparison to some of his other projects, BEAM’s skills as a producer can’t be understated, as he has produced for the likes of Migos, Andy Mineo, Lecrae, G-Eazy, Major Lazer and many more.
The full list of producers who worked on ALIEN includes Adam MacDougall, Al Cres, Angelo Arce, Azul, Bass Charity, BEAM, Ben Billions, Blake$ale, Boi-1da, Bongo, Cadenza, Cardo, Carlton McDowell, CHASETHEMONEY, COMPOSE, CuBeatz, Dim Crux, Dutchboi, Fabio Aguillarr, Gray Hawken, Jahaan Sweet, Johnny Juliano, Keanu Beats, Mia Wallis, Nathan Butts, Pyrex, Rance, Reid Waters, Rekless, SkipOnDaBeat, Skrillex, Smash David, Stephen Feally III, T1mmyy, Wallis Lane, Yung Executive and ZtheSavage.