Artist Sensey a.k.a Robert Earl McDaniel ll

Artist Sensey: Producer / Audio Engineer

BIO
Robert Earl McDaniel ll was born and raised in Augusta Georgia. Robert was a fairly introverted kid who was very inspired by his surroundings. He fell in love with video games at a young age and spent most of his time either playing sports, video games or drawing. However, it wasn’t until the 6th grade that music began to take a firm grasp of his life. He began to develop his own interpretation of music, and his ears became dull to the lyrics of a song focusing solely on the instrumentation and composition of the music.

Robert grew up listening to a collective of Michael Jackson, Will Smith, Timberland, Aaliyah, Genuine, Skee-Lo, Fred Hammond, and BeBe & CeCe Winans. He found inspiration from all forms of music. “I really just want to help people have hope for something better.” It wasn’t until the 11th grade, at A. R. Johnson High School, that he began experimenting with the creation of music. He would create music to capture the elements needed to make his self feel various emotions. His biggest influences at the time were Outkast, Kanye West, and a lot of alternative, rock and pop music.

In the summer of 2005 Robert enrolled in SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, aspiring to nourish and develop his creative mind. He began SCAD with a Major in Visual Effects, but after his first year he decided to focus more into his minor, Sound Design, which would quickly become his major. While learning about Sound Desgin he learned how to record and mix anything and everything. He was exposed to many different studies that help cultivate his artistic personality. “I can’t imagine myself anywhere else… I literally would’ve been unmotivated at any other school,” says Robert. “The Sound Design Departments main focus was sound for Film & Television, but that helped me to understand how to build visuals with sound.”

During his years at SCAD he continued looking for ways to create feelings in his music. Because of his training and exposure to the many different aspects of audio design, he was introduced to the more expressive and conceptual music. Robert said, “I listen to a lot of The Go! Team, Andre 3000, The Beatles, Mad lib, and Jay Dilla. I honestly have to say if it wasn’t for The Go! Team I wouldn’t feel so free with my music.”

After graduating from SCAD, Robert linked up with SMKA Productions, by chance, through a job post from SCAD. He has been working with SMKA since June of 2009 as a studio engineer and producer. Robert was instrumental in the recording, mixing and mastering SMKA’s two latest projects, TRIMM meets SMKA and The 808 Experiment: Vol 2. His education, and unique production style, was a big asset to SMKA, who quickly decided to bring Robert in full-time as a member of the production team.

Robert’s production style is difficult to categorize. He has a solid understanding of film scoring and video game soundtracks, which allows him to easily evoke memories and emotions. His music occasionally hits with southern bass & drums though he often conjures the timeless presence of instrumentation in live recordings. He is slowly getting closer to his goal of being able to build music that not only produces raw emotions, but also helps create ideas that will help people through life.

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