Anthony Kilhoffer is an American hip hop record producer, songwriter, and engineer, best known for his collaborations with Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Keyshia Cole and John Legend.[1]
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Kilhoffer got his start in the music business as an intern at Trax Records, where he worked with Ministry and other hardcore music acts.[2] He soon moved to Los Angeles to take a job at Record Plant studios, where he began his professional relationship with Kanye West, first acting as an engineer on a series of Floetry recordings, produced by West.[3]
This commenced a working relationship with West that extended more than a decade, serving as engineer and/or producer on West's albums The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s and Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Watch The Throne (with Jay-Z), Cruel Summer, Yeezus, and The Life of Pablo.
Kilhoffer eventually expanded his musical collaborations to include Iggy Azalea (with whom he shared a 2015 Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year), John Legend, Kid Cudi, Rick Ross, Keisha Cole, Common, The Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna, and Travis Scott, whom Kilhoffer discovered and initially managed upon Scott's 2012 debut.[4][5]
Kilhoffer's musical output has resulted in four Grammy Award wins and five additional nominations.[6]
| Award / Organization | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | 2005 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | The College Dropout - Kanye West | Nominated |
| 2006 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Late Registration - Kanye West | Nominated | |
| Grammy Award for Best Rap Album | Won | |||
| Grammy Award for Best R&B Album | Get Lifted - John Legend | Won | ||
| Grammy Award for Record of the Year | ”Gold Digger” - Kanye West | Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Graduation - Kanye West | Nominated | |
| Grammy Award for Best Rap Album | Won | |||
| 2012 | Grammy Award for Best Rap Album | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West | Won | |
| 2015 | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | ”Fancy” - Iggy Azalea | Nominated |
