Haze

Producer

R&B · neo-soul · soul · jazz · lo-fi

Haze records R&B the way it used to be tracked at Electric Lady — a Rhodes Mark V holding the chord, a finger-picked Fender bass running direct, brushed drums in the room with two ribbon mics overhead. Lo- fi tape saturation gets baked in early so the mix breathes. Muted trumpet and saxophone get printed in one pass each. Vocals sit close on a U47 with a touch of slap delay panned ten degrees right. The arrangement philosophy is ruthless — every note that doesn't earn its space gets cut. Reference points: Kaytranada's pocket, Monte Booker's melodic restraint, classic D'Angelo Voodoo sessions, Robert Glasper's harmonic vocabulary, Thundercat's bass register.

Where the music lives

Slow-cooked dinners with the windows open. Jazz clubs at the second set when the room has thinned out. Subway rides home wearing headphones. Apartment kitchens at 2 AM with one lamp on. Records designed to soundtrack the hour you want to stretch.

Signature sounds

warm Rhodes electric piano chords
brushed drum patterns with vinyl crackle
muted trumpet accents
tape-saturated bass guitar
ambient room tone and rain textures
lo-fi vocal processing with subtle delay

DAW

Ableton Live

Currently chasing

Trying to nail the exact compression on Voodoo's drums — Russell Elevado used a Distressor on the room mic and the way it pumps under Questlove's pocket is still the gold standard.