Doug Fenske on Clubhouse

Bio

After a GRAMMY-nominated, six-time platinum, 15-year career in music production and engineering, Doug Fenske has emerged from dimly-lit recording studios as an artist, releasing his debut album, Unread, in January 2021.

Fenske's vast experience on the Los Angeles music production circuit includes work on critically and commercially successful projects such as Frank Ocean's channel ORANGE, Chris Brown's Forever and Jamie Foxx's Intuition. He's also spent time in the studio with Bruno Mars, Andre 3000, LL Cool J and Ryan Tedder.

His debut offering, Unread, is described as “messages to former lovers that never reached their destination.” The album gives listeners both playful and deeply serious takes on navigating the various stages of relationships – beginning, middle and end.

The production, instrumentation, engineering and mixing is helmed by Fenske. The lyrics and vocals were written and performed alongside collaborators Teen AF and Dr. Ransom.

The unique sound, style and approach developed by Fenske has been dubbed “Upscale.” Melding the R&B and Pop genres, Upscale features advanced melodics, deep rhythmic pockets, pronounced song structure, tension and release, half-time drums, mouth sounds and tribal grunts. Complex yet accessible, Upscale pays respect to vintage production techniques and styles from the past while retaining a modern-day sensibility.

Fenske is currently collaborating with other artists and cataloging in Los Angeles.