Kevin Marques Moo[1] (born 1974),[2] better known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is an American record producer, DJ,[3] Grammy Award-winning audio engineer,[4] songwriter and executive from Los Angeles, California.
[7] As an audio engineer, Daddy Kev has mixed and mastered albums by Flying Lotus,[8] Thundercat,[9] Kamasi Washington,[10] and Leon Bridges.
[20] In 2006, he founded the weekly Low End Theory club night at the Airliner in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
[24] In July 2021, he started the weekly Scenario club night in Los Angeles, which showcases upcoming artists in the local scene.
[26] At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2023, he was nominated for the Best Historical Album award for mastering the Freestyle Fellowship album To Whom It May Concern....[27] Pitchfork called Daddy Kev "one of the Los Angeles underground's most visionary producers",[28] while Fact called him "one of underground hip-hop's most respected engineers".