Thaddeus Dixon

Dixon was born in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of Gus and Denise Dixon.[6] He began playing drums at 4 years old and honed his skills as a church musician.[7][8] He attended Detroit High School for Fine & Performing Arts, and played at local concerts for gospel artists including Kirk Franklin.[6][2]

After graduating high school, Dixon moved to East Lansing, Michigan to attend Michigan State University (MSU) on a jazz studies scholarship.[3] He was recruited by MSU jazz studies director, Rodney Whitaker who lauded him for having "the stuff you can't teach."[6] He took on professional gigs while pursuing his degree,[6] and graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Music.[3]

Dixon began his professional career as a touring drummer with The Spinners.[6] Thereafter, he performed with artists including Ne-Yo, Sean Kingston, Mulgrew Miller, Roy Hargrove and Steve Nelson.[2][6] He later appeared on MTV's "Making His Band", a reality TV show where musicians competed for positions in Sean Combs' touring band.[6] He was a drum finalist, however another musician was ultimately selected.[6] Dixon then worked with acts including Deitrick Haddon,[9] Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Dawn Richard and Timothy Bloom.[6] He also performed with his own jazz ensemble, The Thaddeus Dixon Quartet.[6] He then relocated to Berkeley to work as an instructor in the music department at the University of California, Berkeley for two years.[3][8]

Dixon later became the music director for recording artist Cody Simpson.[10] He then managed music direction for Meghan Trainor,[8] Bryson Tiller,[11] Khalid and Brent Faiyaz.[5] He also produced music for Meghan Trainor, Talib Kweli, Raekwon, Timothy Bloom, Deborah Cox, Teedra Moses and Rick Ross among others.[9][12][13] In October 2018, he released his debut single, "Letter To My X's" featuring KR.[14]

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