We're thrilled to be partnering with BROCKHAMPTON's Romil Hemnani on our latest creative challenge for lockdown. For the next seven days, we are inviting musicians, producers, engineers, composers and sound designers across all levels to create a new piece of music for the chance of winning a one-to-one feedback session with Romil Hemnani – producer and songwriter from U.S. hip-hop band BROCKHAMPTON. Find out how to enter.

Romil has played an integral part in developing Brockhampton's signature sound, showcasing great dynamism in his production as it evolves between albums, songs, and sometimes even individual verses. Find out more about Romil below.

Romil Hemnani is a American record producer, recording engineer, and DJ best known for being one of the main producers for American hip hop band BROCKHAMPTON.

Born and raised in South Windsor, Connecticut, Romil began producing music in his bedroom as he cited it as his "little safe haven". In 2015, Romil met the members of ALIVESINCEFOREVER through the internet forum KanyeToThe and soon made the move to Texas to help produce tracks for members of BROCKHAMPTON. After the group re-branded themselves as 'BROCKHAMPTON' and moved to Los Angeles, Romil continued to be one of their three main producers alongside production duo Q3 (Jabari Manwa and Kiko Merley).

They released their first mixtape All-American Trash in 2016 and their first album Saturation in May 2017. He produced 33 of the 48 songs in the Saturation Trilogy, with the entire trilogy recorded in his bedroom.

Romil Hemnani’s production style is a melting point of genres, finding itself somewhere between alternative rap and anti-pop. Romil showcases great dynamism in his production, building these tracks with a variety of instruments and software including the Mellotron, an early forefather of the synthesizer used on countless records from bands such as The Beatles and Pink Floyd.

Romil’s idea of great production is music that “brings out the best in the artist”, allowing them to flourish by accentuating their strengths and supporting their weaknesses.

In 2018, the band substituted their house in LA for the iconic Abbey Road Studios, working in Studio Three for two weeks, leaving with Billboard number 1 album Iridescence. Brockhampton's main engineer Romil played a vital part in bringing the project together, working alongside Abbey Road's Chris Parker, Andy Maxwell and former assistant engineer Matt Mysko.

Romil spoke to Sound on Sound back in 2018 after the project was released: "We made our first records mostly in my bedroom, and this got us to a point where we got a crazy record deal. When we looked at our touring schedule earlier this year, we saw that we ended the tour in the UK, so we decided to go to Abbey Road. As Russell [Joba] says, it's to make music in a new environment and see what that pulls out of us. And when you have the opportunity to work in one of the most historic studios in the world, why not go there? We might not get the opportunity the next time. Who knows? So we spent about 10 days in Studio Three for the creation and recording process, and a week in The Penthouse for the mixing process."

We spoke to the band during the Iridescence sessions in Studio Three, where Romil explained the importance of recording at the studios and become part of the history: “When people talk about Abbey Road we want to be a part of that conversation, we want people to say ‘Brockhampton recorded there, that’s so cool’.”

We are delighted to have Romil as part of the competition who will choose his favourite entry, from a shortlist provided by a team of Abbey Road engineers, to receive a one-to-one virtual feedback session.

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