Behind the Boards

Behind the Boards is KAZI Magazine's reporting on the producers, engineers and credits behind the records, newest first, with every month's stories kept at their own permanent link.

Edition: October 2026. Permanent link · Every edition.

• Who Produced Sampa the Great's Nu Zamrock? Cadenza, Solomon Moyo and Sampa Herself by Dani Reyes

  Sampa the Great's Nu Zamrock was executive produced by Sampa and Cadenza, per Apple Music's song credits. Here's every producer and feature on all 16 tracks, plus the WITCH family story behind the album.

• Doechii's "LOCK JAW" Swamp Session: The Credits Behind All Three So Far by Dani Reyes

  Doechii's "LOCK JAW" is the third Swamp Session in 18 days, after "BOMBS" and "CATWOMAN." The YouTube credits name Kal Banx as a producer on both. "LOCK JAW" lists no music producer. Here's the series so far and what she's said about the album.

• Boldy James and Real Bad Man's Strobelight: Tracklist, Guests and the Producer Story by Dani Reyes

  Boldy James and Real Bad Man's Strobelight is out on Bandcamp: 12 tracks, all produced by Real Bad Man, with Wiki, El Cousteau, Grip and Taj. Here's the tracklist, every guest, and how the LA producer and clothing brand built it from leftover trilogy songs.

• Izzy Garza Runs the Boards at Barron and Keeps the Screw Tape Honest by Dani Reyes

  Izzy Garza is a senior engineer at Houston's Barron Studios and, per his studio bio, an official ChopStar DJ. A credits check on how DJ Screw's slowed-down tradition lives inside a working Houston room.