

ARKATEQQ
An artist, songwriter, producer and DJ for artists and international brands.
Latest Tracks
- I Can't Deny It3505/1Downtempo R&B dance song with female vocals, hypnotic chord loop, synth bass & pumping groove 3:04
- Olala3505/2Brinton Ewart (ASCAP) | Curtis Antonio Bradford (ASCAP) | Joseph Michael Diaz (BMI) | Merty Shango (BMI)Hard-hitting hip hop track with mumble rap vocal, electric guitar, brass stabs & noodling saxophone over 808 drums3:05
- You Want It Now3505/3Half-time hip hop groove with male vocals, sparse piano chords, slide guitar & processed vocal FX3:18
- Breakfast3505/4Dreamy hip hop ballad with heavily processed vocals, ambient synth pads, deep bass & driving drum groove2:43
- Making It Slow3505/5R&B slow jam with heavily processed male vocals, warm synth pads & laid-back drum machine groove2:46
- Find Me Now3505/6Downtempo R&B with heavily processed vocals, ambient synths & sparse, laid-back groove2:57
- Thursday3505/7Contemporary R&B with warm keys, processed female & male vocals & driving electronic drum groove2:41
- Party For Two3505/8Upbeat R&B jam with bright horn stabs, female vocals & featured male rap over a super cool groove2:52
The story behind the sound
Arkateqq is an artist, songwriter, music producer and DJ from New Jersey. Growing up, he listened to a mix of grunge, hip hop, folk and freestyle, and after teaching himself guitar at an early age and discovering ways to overdub instruments on to cassettes, he was drawn into sound engineering. Arkateqq's cinematic soundscapes and experimental mixing (under the name Woodro Skillson) lead him to making records with some of music’s most notable names, including Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), Melanie Fiona, Kid Cudi, Chip tha Ripper, Bun B, Chance the Rapper, Logic, Jhené Aiko, 6lack, Jesse Boykins III, Willow Smith, Syd, Dumbfoundead, Awkwafina, Avenged Sevenfold, Fabri Fibra, Rockie Fresh, Gunplay and Kelvyn Colt, as well as for companies including Nike, Disney and EA Games. After his success making music for others, he studied songwriting and began writing and releasing his own material.
Arkateqq has worked with some of music’s biggest names, including Kid Cudi, Chance the Rapper & Kelvyn Colt, and created music for brands such as Nike, Disney and EA Games.