AraabMuzik

Abraham Orellana (born June 16, 1989), better known by his stage name AraabMuzik ( ; stylized as araabMUZIK), is an American record producer. He made a name for himself by performing beats and instrumentals live and in real time on a AkaiPro Music Production Center (MPC) drum machine. He uses MPC to produce rapid, rhythmic drum patterns and creates melodies with samples and other sounds.

Araabmuzik's musical style includes electronic dance music and hip-hop, with live elements making a significant contribution to his sound.

Despite not being well known for it, Orellana found a lot of hip hop inspiration in his native home town of Providence. "There's definitely a lot of Hip-Hop here. You'll find a lot of local rap groups, solo artists out here that are trying make it, it's just the fact that we're not on the map like that just yet."

In 2009, AraabMuzik was featured as a main producer on rapper Cam'ron's album Crime Pays, producing the single "Get It in Ohio". From 2009 to 2010, he contributed many instrumentals to a series of mixtapes called Boss of All Bosses by Cam'ron and upcoming rapper Vado.

2010–2015: Trance Party & Electronic Dream In 2010, The Diplomats released Dipset Trance Party, an instrumental mixtape featuring artists (including AraabMuzik) employing a style that melded trance music with hip hop influences. This would prove to become a large influence on AraabMuzik's future sound. His track "South Beach" sampled Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone", which AraabMuzik has said sparked his signature samples of electronic music.

The first popularization of his new sound appeared in the comeback single "Salute" of rap group The Diplomats, also in 2010. In an interview with NPR he called "Salute" a different sound "that pretty much got me into the EDM".

AraabMuzik released his breakout independent project Electronic Dream in 2011, which brought this signature sound of his production to the forefront. It was met with largely positive reviews and garnered him a large enough audience to begin touring internationally,

2016: Dream World To complement Electronic Dream's sound and success, AraabMuzik began working on a full length official album Dream World, slated for a 2015 release. However, it ended up being delayed numerous times; he was quoted saying "I pushed it back so I could still really perfect it and work on it more, because I didn't really feel like I was satisfied with it." Although initially meant to sound like Electronic Dream, AraabMuzik decided to venture into a more eclectic album, catering to fans of different genres, both Electronic and Hip Hop, as well as experimental beats such as "War Cry".

Artistry

Artist name Abraham's artist name was given to him by a friend when he began producing - initially Young Arab, "I pretty much just ran with it, added an extra 'a' to it, and then later down the line I added 'muzik." Although the name has caused confusions about his origins, he became very famous very quickly, resulting in it being too late to change it. "It's something I'm stuck with, like you have your first phone number and you never changed it throughout the years, you just kept it."

Influences Abraham has cited Swizz Beatz as a major influence, and the two have said to have a brotherly relationship. He's gone on to say, "He had his own distinguished sound. He was always using the keyboards and playing his own stuff. Nothing was sounding like anything he was doing."

Creative process Araabmuzik revealed to Sowmya Krishnamurthy at MTV Hive that he made all of his music while sober. Araabmuzik has sampled 187 songs from other artists, including The Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" which he restyled as "Outer Limits."

Controversies In November 2012, trance producer Adam K accused Araabmuzik of plagiarism for the records that he had sampled on Electronic Dream without giving proper credit.

In early May 2013, AraabMuzik was shot in an attempted robbery. He was walking around his neighborhood in the company of his friends when several men attempted to take his money. He resisted and was shot in the process.

In October 2015, a track was supposedly leaked from the unreleased Dream World album featuring R&B artist Kelela, named "Final Hour", much to Kelela's disappointment and frustrations which she expressed on Twitter. Araabmuzik's management released an official PR release claiming no responsibility for the leak.

In February 2016, AraabMuzik was shot again as a victim of an attempted robbery in Harlem. He had gunshot wounds to his jaw and arm.

Abraham has spoken very little about these incidents having said "There's really not much to speak on [with] something like that" in an interview with Noisey.

Discography

Albums 2011: Electronic Dream 2016: Dream World 2025: Electronic Dream 2

Mixtapes 2010: AraabMuzik Beatz Vol. 1 2010: AraabMuzik Beatz Vol. 2 2010: Instrumental Kings Part 5 2012: Instrumental University 2013: For Professional Use Only 2013: The Remixes, Vol. 1 2014: For Professional Use Only 2

EPs 2012: Daytrotter Session 2015: KING 2015: Goon Loops 2017: ONE of ONE 2018: Goon Loops 2 2019: The Last Instrumental 2021: Trap Soul - EP 2021: Soulful Vocals - EP 2022: Gift Wrap- EP 2023: Gift Wrap VOL2- EP