Danja again about Madonna's new album and producers

Interview with Danja by Rhapsody mentioning Madonna's new album producers:

- Timbaland and Nate “Danja” Hills for 4 or 5 songs
- Timbaland and Hannon for 3 songs
- Pharrell Williams for the rest of the album
 

13 February 2008
Exclusive: Danja Q&A

If 2006 was the year that Nate “Danja” Hills became the hottest co-producer in the game, 2007 was the year he established himself as a force to be reckoned with on his own. The 27-year-old Virginia native made his name sharing board duties with Timbaland on Nelly Furtado’s Loose and Justin Timberlake’s Futuresex/Lovesounds, racking up platinum stats, number one hits and Grammy Awards. However, when you break in with one of the most influential producers in pop history, people tend to be skeptical of your contributions. Thankfully, the music industry is not short on opportunities to prove oneself: Danja did so by producing Britney Spears’ comeback single (“Gimme More”), DJ Khaled’s heavyweight anthem (the futuristic, electronic “We Takin’ Over”) and a handful of songs by Canadian emo-popsters Simple Plan (on their new self-titled album). While he continues to work closely with Timbaland on upcoming Missy Elliott and Madonna projects, it’s clear that Danja is far from a sidekick.

Rhapsody: Are you still working on Madonna’s album?
Danja: Actually Madonna is finished. Me and Tim did four or five [songs] together. He also did three more with a new producer, Hannon, out of Virginia. Then Pharrell did the rest. So it’s like a Virginia-produced album. I’m actually kind of proud of that. Even though me and Tim and Pharrell didn’t work together, just for us to completely conquer an artist such as Madonna ... I’m good. Either way, whether we got a single or [Pharrell] got a single, Virginia got a [Madonna] single.

Rhapsody: What was the vibe like?
Danja: She was cool. She had a dark sense of humor that I can’t explain. She might just say something crazy that you might feel is out of line. But it’s not. It’s just her sense of humor. She was in the studio chilling with us, being open and the whole nine. With any session when you don’t know somebody, the first session is the hardest. You gotta break the ice, but after that initial session, it was all good. Another person that I worked with, Mariah, was really cool and so down to earth. [I did] her new single that’s coming out with T-Pain, “Migrate.”

Source: The Rhapsody Editorial Music Blog.
 

Danja de nouveau sur le nouvel album de Madonna et ses producteurs.
 

Interview de Danja par Rhapsody mentionnant les producteurs du nouvel album de Madonna:

- Timbaland et Nate “Danja” Hills pour 4 ou 5 chansons
- Timbaland et Hannon for 3 chansons
- Pharrell Williams pour le reste de l'album

Rhapsody: Travaillez-vous encore sur l'album de Madonna?
Danja: En fait Madonna, c'est fini. Moi et Tim, nous avons fait 4 ou 5 [chansons] ensemble. Il a aussi fait trois titres de plus avec un nouveau producteur, Hannon, de Virginie. Ensuite Pharrell a fait le reste. Donc, c'est comme un album produit en Virginie. Je suis réellement fier de cela. Même si moi et Tim et Pharrell n'avons pas travaillé ensemble, juste pour nous, de conquérir complètement une artiste telle que Madonna... Je suis content. Dans tous les cas, que l'on ait un single ou que [Pharell] ait un single, Virginie a un single de [Madonna].

Rhapsody: Comment était l'ambiance?
Danja: Elle était cool. Elle a un sens de l'humour noir que je ne peux expliquer. Elle peut juste dire quelque chose de dingue que vous pouvez penser est hors sujet. Mais cela ne l'est pas. C'est juste son sens de l'humour. Elle était relax avec nous en studio, ouverte vraiment à tout. Avec n'importe quelle session d'enregistrement, quand tu ne connais pas quelqu'un, la première session est la plus dure. Tu dois briser la glace, mais après cette première session, tout était bon.