Y2K (record producer)


Ari David Starace, professionally known as Y2K, is an American record producer and songwriter. He is best known for producing "Lalala" alongside Canadian rapper bbno$. As of March 11, 2020, he has over 10.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Influences

Y2K was introduced to music at an early age, his mother owned a music store in Arizona, which he has said was where his interest in music began. From there he began listening to Gorillaz, and Tears for Fears, which he has mentioned were his earliest influences in music. As he got older, he began listening to bands such as My Chemical Romance, and Say Anything.
According to Y2K, his introduction to music production was from California rapper, Lil B, who introduced him to Clams Casino. Following this, Y2K began to work on music, making remixes exclusively for a few years before making the decision to start producing for others, such as bbno$, Yung Gravy and lil aaron.

Discography

Singles

Produced by Y2K

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