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Norman "Tony D" Williams Norman "Tony D" Williams
Norman "Tony D" Williams, engineer, producer, although he has played many instruments, followed in his fathers footsteps and got into electronics. "I would take stereo systems apart just to see if I could put them back together. It helped to fulfill my need to understand it all and how equipment works." I soon became interested in DJ's and turntables. Living in New York in the mid 70's was a hot spot for DJ's. My parents purchased me two turntables; I built my own mixer that had knobs as the controller, instead of slides. Back then, to have a mixer with slides was very expensive. I would practice scratching and blending on the tables. I could never get the hang of scratching; I had no one to show me how. One night at a famous club in the Bronx, I saw DJ Grandmaster Flash working it and doing what made him famous. So being inspired that experience made me go home and practice what I had seen. I later became a DJ in my own right and performed in many New York spots, mixing behind my back, blind folded, upside down and such. I worked with Kool Herc, who helped start the hip-hop culture. At 15 years old I started DJ-ing for Grand Master Flash. This was before hip-hop music was on records. We all sold tapes for $15 to the public. Those tapes where great, showing off many talents including battles between Rappers and DJ's. When I moved South, I began to record groups from Gospel to R&B in major studios. The Atlanta exposure has been great. Working with Red, Raye and, Daryl Simmons has truly been a joy. Daryl has done it all and is willing to share his knowledge and help guide us to success. Through him I got the chance to work with one of the greatest engineers in the world - Al Schmitt - on the Toni Braxton album "Snow Flakes." "To have legends such as Elton John and Lionel Richie tell you they love your work is a thought to remember in the music business." |
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