GET TO KNOW the SmashSound team. Anthony Loffman and Art Haynes.
Professionally known as Mac Nass, Da Heatmizer, Anthony Loffman Has 32 plus years experience in music productions. Originally a DJ from the Wild Wild 100s in Chicago, Mac started learning hip hop music production techniques in Oklahoma then moved to Minneapolis,MN in 1993.
After getting a chance meeting with Prince and Tony M and Kirk Johnson of NPG he was given his first music production contract. And work in both Paisley Park and Flyte Tyme occasionally owned by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. I did additional work with Flyte Tyme (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis) with Jeff Taylor (platinum engineer). In 2000 I received 3 1/2 mics in The Source Magazine along side of Mannie Fresh and Erik Sermon (Cd that were produced by solo producers). It was said that my work set the bar for all the other material head in that record report session…no one got 4 mics because of Da Heatmizer. That issue had Eminem on the cover.
Mac met Art Haynes at his church and both have a love for real music, organic funk Art has an instrumental background That includes: Bass, Upright bass, drums, keyboards, guitar, percussion and many more. Art is a true virtuoso.
Art brings organic, solid, “Reel School” music to today’s market place! “Reel” as in two-inch tape vintage warmth and real instruments!
Over the years, Art has had performances and has recorded at Paisley Park and also with Flyte Tyme. He has also performed or toured with groups such as Alexander O’neal, Cherelle, Jesse Johnson, The Jets, Pebbles, Mazarati, The Girls, Tamara and The Sene, members of The Revolution, The Time, Mint Condition, Lo Key, NEXT, Kool Skool and others. Together SmashSound aka SmashSound Syndicate morphs and combines the new and the old to create undeniable new and remix music.
SmashSound recently has done remixes for The Chi-Lites as house version of “My First Mistake”.
A Neo-Soul hip hop fusion of ‘Rubberband” by Miles Davis for the Miles Davis Estate with R&B superstar Ledisi which will be release soon
And a house remix for CeCe Peniston called “Hot”
