But Tim is the creative force behind everything we do.
I recorded the rest, and I also did some programming, particularly in the intro and the end. When I arrived, about 65 percent of the song was pretty much there, everything from the drums to the basic keyboard lines. "I wasn't there for the first set of sessions for Madonna's album," says Demo, "because I was working on another project, but I was lucky enough to go in for the second set of sessions. He performed all but the last two duties on '4 Minutes'. Castellon's credits on the album also include programming, scratching, mixing, remixing, and additional production. While Danja and Timberlake helped out on the writing, playing and production front, Araica and Castellon engineered. '4 Minutes' features Timberland on vocals as well as the producer's trademark clattering drum programming, cheerleading vocals, and catchy minor-key synth lines.Īlso involved in the making of the Timbaland tracks on Hard Candy were regular cohorts such as Nate 'Danja' Hills, Justin Timberlake, Marcella Araica (featured in February 2008's Inside Track), and Demacio 'Demo' Castellon, who has worked with Timbaland since 2002, with credits including Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Rihanna, Fergie and Nelly Furtado. Following the disco/dance music of Confessions On A Dance Floor (2005), Hard Candy is Madonna's take on the hip-hop/R&B wave that's been dominating the charts in recent years. Her continuing success has been brought about by well-chosen collaborations with musicians and producers, and for her new album, Hard Candy, she turned for several of the tracks to Timbaland, arguably the biggest hitmaker of the 21st century so far. She also broke records in the UK, where '4 Minutes' was her 61st Top 10 hit and her 13th number one. Her recent single '4 Minutes' was a number one in more than two dozen countries around the world, and made her the artist with the most top 10 hits in the history of American music. Photo: Jeremy LewisMadonna will be 50 this year, yet she still manages to keep her finger on the pulse of the youth-orientated music market. Producer and mixer Demo Castellon explains how he shaped her latest chart-topper. Madonna's popularity shows no sign of flagging, thanks in part to her ability to seek out cutting-edge production talent.
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