My name is Anthony Duran. I am an independent recording artist known as "20 The Remix", who has been writing, arranging, and producing original music since 2004. I am a live sound engineer by day, and also have a project studio where I produce and mix my music.
It is hard to explain my "genre" without seeing me live, but if you can imagine maybe Eminem mixed with some Linkin Park, that might be closest to describing it.
...but probably not. :D
I find that being the producer, musician, writer, and engineer in the studio, really helps me to make music in the most personal way possible. Although I am learning to use different instruments, I also bring in professional musicians as well to record for my projects, and I generally complete all of the mixing myself before sending the songs out to a mastering house.
I have grown a lot in my style, as I learned to make music more from the heart, than trying to cater to a certain audience. Because of that, I believe my music is able to inspire more people than ever. It really feels great and I am very honored to be a part of that.
One thing that is unique to my performances, is that probably 70% of my concerts have been in County Jails, State Corrections Centers, and even Maximum security prisons. One of the reasons for that, is I can easily relate to that audience on a level that is personal and close to my heart. I came from sleeping behind a 7-Eleven when I was fifteen years old, and had my share of mistakes from there.
I just want to inspire as many people as possible through my story and how my life was able to change, and I believe that this music is the perfect medium to do that.
Thanks for visiting!
A lot of people ask me where the name came from.
I explain it like this: A long time ago I was so addicted to a drink called "Maddog 20/20", then people began to just call me "20".
When God came into my life, and helped me change my violent lifestyle I did a complete 180. I quit drinking but people still knew me as "20"..
. . . so I eventually added "The Remix" to the name because I now consider myself to be the remixed version of the man I used to be.
