In Rotation: Presley Regier

Presley Regier was in the studio producing with Roddy Ricch’s camp before he was legally allowed to buy a lottery ticket. The Los Angeles native taught himself the boards at 13, steadily building a resume that includes production and background vocals for Doja Cat, Tyga, and Coco Jones. When you spend your formative years building the architecture for R&B and hip-hop heavyweights, you learn exactly how a record is supposed to bounce. Now 23, Regier is stepping out from behind the console. On his recent projects, SPILL and Sensitive to the room, he writes and produces his own material with a sharp, emotional edge. He delivers lines like, "It hurts knowing that you thought less of me, while I was still yours," directly over crisp drum programming and reggae-tinged basslines. It is notoriously difficult for a beatmaker to successfully pivot to a solo vocal career. Most producers try this and end up dropping sh*t that just sounds like an unfinished reference track. Regier actually commits. He strips the production back and forces his own vocal to carry the melody. The execution on his current track "Dirty Shoes" proves he belongs in the front of the booth. The playlists are finally catching on to what the live crowds have been reacting to. "Dirty Shoes" just cracked Spotify’s #NowWatching and Apple Music’s New Music Daily. He has the ear of a veteran hitmaker and the bruised heart of a 20-something trying to figure it out. Check it out below.