| Background: | non_performing_personnel |
| Street Symphony | |
| Birth Name: | Torrance Esmond |
| Origin: | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Occupation: | Record producer, Music executive, Entrepreneur |
| Years Active: | 2006−present |
| Label: | Track Or Die |
| Associated Acts: | Nipsey Hussle, Meek Mill, Yo Gotti, 2 Chainz, Dave East, Lecrae |
Torrance Esmond, better known by his stage name Street Symphony, is an American record producer and music executive from Memphis, Tennessee.
Dividing his youth between Memphis and Nashville, Street Symphony was compelled to pursue a career in music after watching an Outkast concert. With roommates owning equipment, the Sean Combs-influenced entrepreneur began making beats by fiddling with the turntables and drum machines through the night in his Middle Tennessee State University dorm. At school, Street juggled prospects of a bountiful career in Electrical Engineering with his visions of music stardom. In the end, he switched majors, formed a notable area Hip-Hop group Player Way with best friends Mike Sean and Lonnel Matthews and went all in. Through performing at college parties, Street Symphony & Player Way garnered respect and fans on campus, as well as surrounding areas. People took notice, ranging from Street's early mentor Carlos "6 July" Broady, to NBA champion superstar Gary Payton, who signed the producer to his Rock Solid imprint in 2005. It was there that Street Symphony acquainted himself with big recording studios, honing his original sounding repertoire of beats with the likes of Yo Gotti and Starlito, who were flirting with a Cash Money Records deal. Overnight sessions, traveling, and a tireless hustle gave Street Symphony a director's chair in the action, as he refined his multi-genre, unique style of music.
Solidifying his presence in Tennessee, Street Symphony took interest in the Houston hustle. As artists like Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, and Mike Jones were reaching gold and platinum, Street remembered thinking, "Let me catch this wave." As he slept on his H-Town friend's floor, worked a day-job, and devoted off hours to his craft, he networked to shop his tracks to any artists he could reach. "In the evenings, I'd get out and hustle. I'd go to Guitar Center, in the DJ room, and play my beats so everyone could hear." Local artists took interest, as well as stars like Lil' Keke of the Screwed Up Click.
After finding success in Houston, Street Symphony followed Rap's next wave to Atlanta. It was there that he connected with Ludacris's label Disturbing tha Peace working with I-20, Dolla Boy of Playaz Circle & Luda himself. In 2009 he reconnected with friend and former college classmate, Lecrae. With a label, Reach Records behind him, Lecrae hoped to expand his audience and accessibility, attaching the touted-Christian Rap star with music that legitimized his careful message. First contributing to Lecrae's Rehab album, Street Symphony's knowledge and sound attracted his longtime friend and the Reach Records' brass to want him on board. As their flagship artist was kicking down mainstream doors, Street had a musical style and a Rolodex that functioned as a key to the industry's doors. In the subsequent two years, Street Symphony would handle artist and repertoire and executive production of Lecrae's music, especially surrounding his acclaimed Church Clothes mixtape series. In their time together, Lecrae garnered a Top 3 debut, as Street Symphony earned his first GMA Dove Award and Grammy Award, for 2012's Gravity. Continuing his success with Lecrae, Esmond returned to the 2015 GRAMMY Awards, winning as co-writer & producer for Best Christian Contemporary Music Performance/Song, "Messengers".[1] [2] [3]
Following his achievements in the Christian Hip Hop subgenre with Lecrae, Street Symphony returned to the mainstream focusing on his Track Or Die production company. After affiliation from working together in The Playaz Circle days, 2 Chainz welcomed Street Symphony to the studio to assist in crafting the EP, Freebase—including video single "Trap Back."[4] Additional frequent collaborators include: Yo Gotti, Starlito,[5] Don Trip, Snootie Wild, and Tracy T.
Once shopping his sound from Tennessee to Texas to Georgia, top artists are now the ones traveling to Street Symphony to maestro their music.
After two years of working on staff as Vice President of A&R, he departed from Reach Records and in February 2014 launched his own label, publishing and mgmt company, Track Or Die.
The following is a list of songs produced or co-produced by Street Symphony.
Steven Malcolm - [Tree]
DaniLeigh - [My Side]
Steven Malcolm - [All Is True]
Jada Kingdom - Non Album Single
Raja Kumari - [Bloodline]
Raja Kumari - [Bloodline]
Jacob Latimore - [Connection 2]
Yo Gotti - I Told U So (with DJ Drama)
Saint Malo - Wild Wild West
Saint Malo - Wild Wild West
Nipsey Hussle - Victory Lap
Tiffany Foxx - Non Album Single
Dave East - Karma 2
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers 3
DaBoyDame, Blac Youngsta & Mozzy - Can't Fake The Real
David Banner - The God Box
Starlito - Hot Chicken
Meek Mill - Wins & Losses
Starlito - Non Album Single
GNRA - Heartlines EP
Don Trip - Free Roy, Free Fletch
Alphabet Rockers - Risen Shine #Woke
Rikki Blu - You Cant Make Me
Trav - QRAK (Queens Raised A King)
Wale - Non Album Single
2 Chainz - Felt Like Cappin
Kris J - The A.R.T. Project
David Banner - Before The Box
Don Trip - The Head That Wears The Crown
MMG - Priorities 4
Trav - Push 3
G-Eazy - Non Album Single
Trina - Non Album Single
Zoey Dollaz - October
Yo Gotti - Concealed (with DJ Drama)
Neek Bucks - Here For A Reason 2
Plane Jaymes - Vape Music Vol 1
Starlito - Introversion
Rikki Blu - Non Album Single
Don Trip - GodSpeed
2 Chainz - Trap-A-Velli Tre
Tracy T - 50 Shades of Green
Reconcile - Catchin' Bodies EP
Blac Youngsta - I Swear To God
Yo Gotti - CM8
Don Trip - Randy Savage
Tracy T - The Wolf of All Streets
Wave Chapelle - Only The Beginning
Snootie Wild - Go Mode
Scotty - Spaghetti Junction
Starlito - Black Sheep Don't Grin
Scotty - F.A.I.T.H. (Forever Atlanta In The Heart)
Derek Minor - Minorville
Starlito & Don Trip - Step Brothers 2
Json - Growing Pains
Canon - Non Album Single
Alex Faith - Honest 2 God
Lecrae -
Trina - Diamonds Are Forever
Thi'sl - Beautiful Monster
I-20 - Non Album Single
Arab - The Package
Dolla Boy of Playaz Circle - It's Official
Starlito - Starlito's Way 3: Life Insurance
Lil Scrappy - Non Album Single
Clyde Carson - Bass Rock
B.G. - Built To Last 1.5
Starlito - I Love You, Too Much: The Necessary Evils
Starlito - The Tenn-A-Keyan 3