Ken Lewis is an American record producer, mixing engineer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in New York City.
[2] Between the mid-1990s and 2000, Lewis engineered, produced, or played instruments on 16 gold and platinum albums and recorded acts like Mary J. Blige, Diana Ross, Jody Watley, George Benson,[6] Public Enemy,[7] and numerous others.
Also that year, Lewis worked as a writer, arranger, musician, and vocalist on Kanye West's debut studio album, The College Dropout,[2] including co-writing the hit "Last Call".
[8] Lewis later said that he barely slept for the final two weeks of production on The College Dropout, calling the effort "probably the worst thing I've ever done to my body.
Also in 2008, Lewis contributed to the Kanye West album, 808s & Heartbreak, performing staccato flute on "Heartless" and creating the orchestral section in "RoboCop".
[14][15] He contributed to five songs on the Jay-Z and Kanye West album, Watch the Throne, in various roles including writer, horn arranger, musician, vocalist, engineer, and accordion player.
[13] In 2011, he also founded Audio School Online, an instructional platform with video tutorials and lessons on how to produce and engineer music.
He also mixed the Wu Tang Clan's entire secret double album, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, which was notably auctioned as only a single copy.
[22] With Brent Kolatalo as part of their production team Katalyst, Lewis has produced songs for Future, Ciara, Eminem, X Ambassadors, Kendrick Lamar, K Michelle,[14] Kanye West, Jay-Z, Des Rocs, and many others.