Electronic Music Producers That Pharrell Should Work With

While 2013 was a "Happy" year for Pharrell, his name was on most people's tongues as the voice of Daft Punk's return to the music scene, "Get Lucky."

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While 2013 was a "Happy" year for Pharrell, his name was on most people's tongues as the voice of Daft Punk's return to the music scene, "Get Lucky." He was the perfect voice for that track, and shined in that role. His second album, G I R L, is said to feature Daft Punk, which is a move that makes complete sense. Our question, though, is this: what if Pharrell looked past the androids and tried to link up with other dance music producers? We have a feeling with his talents at production, singing, and rapping, he could work with a broad spectrum of electronic music producers. Here are 10 that we figure could work with Skateboard P right now.

Disclosure

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Pharrell had a banner year in 2013 propelled by his vocal on Daft Punk's return single "Get Lucky." Another dance music duo who killed it in 2013 is Disclosure, and while they didn't snag a Grammy, they did start collaborating with everyone from Bishop Nehru to Mary J. Blige. While their style doesn't lean towards the discoteque, we have a feeling some of that garage-influenced sound could work well with one of Pharrell's intriguing vocals.

Todd Edwards

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Oddly enough, we don't want to hear Pharrell sing on a Todd Edwards track. Todd's one of the pioneers in the garage sound, and has worked with Daft Punk a few times as well. He's a scientist of soul in dance music, and we have a feeling that if Todd and Pharrell locked horns on a track together, they could truly come up with something unique and groovy to truly melt the brains out of our skulls.

Duke Dumont

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Duke has real star potential in the dance music scene, what with a recent Astralwerks signing and forthcoming album on the way. Will he be able to translate all of that into pop stardom? A feature with Pharrell couldn't hurt. We also have a feeling that they could make a truly quirky video for whatever they work on.

Codes

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If you've ever heard Pharrell talk about hip-hop, you can understand why we think working with Codes would be a great fit. Sure, Codes operates in a style of house he's called "Brooklyn Bounce," but the key to his wave is that he makes sure he applies equal amounts of hip-hop appreciation and sex appeal to his tracks. If that's not Pharrell in a nutshell, we don't know what is.

Duck Sauce

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Duck Sauce is where A-Trak and Armand Van Helden go to get discofied... and get weird. Their freak flag flies when they open up a Duck Sauce packet, and Pharrell channeling some of that N.E.R.D. vibe into a Duck Sauce track would be kind of nuts. No singing, but more of a dope verse about whatever the track's title is. Really let it all hang out.

Gant-Man

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Gant-Man has been in the juke game for a bit, and has a way with finding the right way to juke out R&B and rap tracks. Listening to the way he flipped Beyonce's "Drunk In Love," you can hear the attention he places on the different flows she employs, as well as how Jay Z's verse feels. Pharrell and spit and sing, so it'd make sense to have them create something magical together that'd find Pharrell possibly singing throughout the juke track, then spitting a quick 16 before things wrap up.

Gorgon City

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There's something about Gorgon City; they impressed a lot of people in 2013, and 2014 is looking like it'll be an intriguing journey for them. Listening to a tune like "No More" feels like the antithesis of "Happy," but that's part of why we'd like to see Pharrell tackle it. Give us "Sad," or something like it, where the more mid-tempo thump brings out the downtrodden vibes of his life.

Flosstradamus

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No matter how avant garde and enlightened some of Pharrell's movements can be viewed, he still loves to turn up. You don't think he wants to get his sneakers dirty and mosh pit with the HDYBYZ? If he could drop a verse as hot as the sixteen he dropped on Future's "Move That Doh" on a Flosstradamus track, we'd be in heaven.

Hot Natured

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Truth be told, Pharrell and Hot Natured might be the best fit. They have live band aspects, aren't afraid to build actual SONGS, and still maintain a cool vibe that puts them above their peers. Sound like anyone familiar? They could fuck around and make an entire album together and we wouldn't be surprised.

LAKIM

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LAKIM's This Is Her shows how intune to the ways of proper R&B that he is. Channeling that into some chilled grooves, complete with bright melodies, worked well for the project. Given that both Pharrell and LAKIM have Virginia roots, we have a feeling that their shared geography and R&B stylings can mold into some intriguing bits, even if it's an interlude that finds them jamming on something esoteric and excellent.

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