You won’t find him on wikipedia, but his work is woven into the music of Madonna, New Order, The Police and countless others. @beachboyz2men shares more about how Dan got his start, from creating telephone hold music to ending up working with Dr. Dre, helping to shape the sound of early hip-hop, and beyond…

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Meet Daniel Sofer. You won’t find him on wikipedia, but his work is woven into the music of Madonna, New Order, The Police and countless others. @beachboyz2men shares more about how Dan got his start, from creating telephone hold music to ending up working with Dr. Dre, helping to shape the sound of early hip-hop, and beyond… #hiphop #rapbeats #musichistory #losangeles #LAhistory #latimes Music courtesy of Daniel Sofer, Alonzo Williams/Kru-Cut Records, and Cletus Anderson/Saturn Records. “The Coldest Rap (Part 1)” by Ice-T (Saturn Records) “The Sound of the Oberheim DMX” by Daniel Sofer (Daniel Sofer) “Rappin’ 100 Speakers” by Daniel Sofer (Saturn Records) “Surgery” by The Wreckin’ Cru (Kru-Cut Records)

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