Static Brown (b. Umer Irshad) is a music producer and DJ who started out composing and producing in ambient and soundtrack music. He later transitioned to a hip-hop influenced sound, drawing inspiration from jazz, neo-soul, funk, and electronic genres. Umer comes from Orange County, California and is also an aspiring artist/painter, although getting his degree in aerospace engineering. Some of his major inspirations are J Dilla, Madlib, 9th Wonder, The Potatohead People, Yasiin Bey, Terrace Martin, Kendrick Lamar, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu, Lalah Hathawa…
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