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3 unusual facts about Fyre Dept.


Adam Deitch

He was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for writing and producing two songs on Ledisi's album Turn Me Loose as part of the Fyre Dept. production team.

Bajah + The Dry Eye Crew

Production credits for the album include Fyre Dept.—consisting of Grammy-nominated drummer and producer Adam Deitch and recording artist Eric Krasno of Soulive—who have produced for 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, GZA, Talib Kweli, and Justin Timberlake.

Fyre Dept.

As a touring band the Fyre Dept. most recently backed GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan on tour and have backed the likes of Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Black Thought, The Beatnuts, Chali 2na, Jean Grae, J-Live, Slick Rick and KRS-One.



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