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Dr. Hollywood on "We Run L.A."

Dr. Hollywood on "We Run L.A."

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Here’s your chance to go in the studio with Dr. Hollywood as they talk to us about their hit, “We Run L.A.” Find out who and what inspires their clothing and music. Hosted by Crystal Denha.

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to Young Hollywood. com. Hey guys, Crystal Denha for Young Hollywood. We're at the home of mega producer Sigal. Here are just a couple of his awards. He's in the studio right now with Dr. Hollywood. Let's go in that studio and check out what they're doing. Hey guys. Hey. What's going on in here? So We Run LA has become a sort of anthem in Los Angeles. How does it feel going around to all the night clubs and hearing your songs playing?

Dr. Hollywood

Ah, it feels incredible. I mean, we made that record for our city of Los Angeles. We grew up here, born and raised. We feel we're very fortunate for the whole city to adopt our record.

Guest

What about you?

Dr. Hollywood

Yeah. We've been really blessed. I love hearing on the radio personally. It's just there's nothing like driving down the 101 and it just comes on.

Young Hollywood

So you guys have some fly gear on. What's been your influence in your style? The matching hoodies, the colors, the sunglasses.

Dr. Hollywood

Loui came up with the concept with the white hoodies. This is all because this man right here. But it works perfectly. The sunglasses is actually prescription glasses. I'm blind without them.

Young Hollywood

Who's been some of your inspiration behind your work?

Dr. Hollywood

A lot of our inspiration come from classic rock from the 70s, you know, classic dance music, all that kind of stuff. A lot of 80s new wave also and even a lot of like early 90s hip hop. So it's like a whole mix of that, you know, it's like a music cocktail.

Young Hollywood

All right guys, it's been nice being the pickle to this sandwich, but I'm going to move over to the mastermind of everything, Mr. Sigal. Sigal, you've worked with everyone from Dr. Dre to M&M, exhibit. You name it, you've worked with them. Who has been the most entertaining person you've worked with so far?

Sigal

I'd have to say entertaining, a personality, outgoing, I'd have to say exhibit.

Young Hollywood

How often is your studio being used? You have people in and out all the time, don't you? Just constantly.

Sigal

Uh pretty much every day, all day. And it's spontaneous, you'll never know. It's a home, it's a studio, it's also a lifestyle.

Young Hollywood

And how long does it take typically to put together a single song?

Sigal

It depends. The ideas could hit you quick and and you could be done in in five minutes and have a great idea, foundation to start something, or it could take weeks.

Young Hollywood

We've heard everything that goes into making a song. Now, Sigal, can you show us how the magic happens?

Sigal

Yes, I will show you how the magic happens. Basically, let me turn this down a little bit. This is my mixer, my O2R mixer. So basically through the Pro Tools, I have my individual tracks. So we have the the Pro Tools and we have the mixing board and then through the mixing board of the ups and downs and the lefts and rights together, that's the magic.

Dr. Hollywood

Our mixing process, we'll probably burn out a hundred different CDs, play them in the car, play them in the home stereo system, play them all these different places to hear the acoustics of the record and then, you know, we come back here and we change it. We how we first attacked this record, he was playing acoustic guitar. We loved the riff so much and then we called up our homie John Black, JB, who's actually Miles Davis' old guitarist. Right? So we got him to come in on acoustic guitar and lay this and you know, gave birth to this new record. Turn up the acoustic guitar right here, so everyone can hear.

Young Hollywood

Oh yeah, it's already boss in the room here. Already bossing. See how it is?

Dr. Hollywood

Yo, we're Dr. Hollywood. And We Run LA with Young Hollywood. Peace.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Dr. Hollywood

    Musical group featured in the video

  • Crystal Denha

    Young Hollywood host

  • Sigal

    Mega producer and studio owner

  • Loui

    Credited with Dr. Hollywood's fashion concept

  • Dr. Dre

    Artist Sigal has worked with

  • Eminem

    Artist Sigal has worked with

  • Exhibit

    Artist Sigal found most entertaining to work with

  • John Black

    Acoustic guitarist on "We Run L.A."

  • Miles Davis

    John Black was his old guitarist

FAQ

What is the name of Dr. Hollywood's hit song discussed in the video?+
Dr. Hollywood's hit song discussed in the video is "We Run L.A.", which has become an anthem in Los Angeles.
Who is the host of this Young Hollywood interview?+
The host of this Young Hollywood interview is Crystal Denha, who speaks with Dr. Hollywood and producer Sigal.
Who is Sigal and what is his role in the music industry?+
Sigal is a mega producer who has worked with artists like Dr. Dre and Eminem, and he hosts Dr. Hollywood in his studio.
What inspires Dr. Hollywood's music?+
Dr. Hollywood's music is inspired by a mix of classic rock from the 70s, classic dance music, 80s new wave, and early 90s hip hop.
Who played acoustic guitar on Dr. Hollywood's "We Run L.A."+
John Black, who was Miles Davis's old guitarist, played the acoustic guitar on Dr. Hollywood's "We Run L.A." after Sigal and Dr. Hollywood loved an initial riff.

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