Chris Pinset

Chris Pinset was born on August 22, 1977, in Brooklyn, New York to parents Alain Pinset and Marie Pinset. His father was an international chef who owned several restaurants around the world. His mother Marie was born in Martinique and graduated from Sorbonne college in Paris. Born to immigrants, Chris spoke English as his second language, with French and Creole being first. His parents divorced in 1981.[1]

By 2000 Chris produced a project for KRS-One called “Adventures in Emceeing” in Los Angeles, which featured Chuck D and MC Lyte. By 2005 Chris and Redman[2][3] began working at Universal/Def Jam on “Red Gone Wild”,[4] which featured artists like Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Method Man and Erick Sermon. In addition to production, Redman mentored Chris as a producer and mix engineer by giving him the opportunity to mix records for Pete Rock and Timbaland.

In 2006 Chris and Redman built a new recording studio "Mood Recording" [5] in Rockland County, which permitted wide range of talent to emerge, such as Meleni Smith[6] and Jermaine Paul, Alicia Keys background singer and 1/3 of Tall Paul. The studio would eventually create the independent label “Esclave” to release some independent artists directly to consumer. Acts like Ellis Dodi, Anhayla, Divinity Roxx, Busta Rhymes, Blam, Rap and Weed, LDJ, CX, Oran Juice Jones II,[7][8] B-Hi, Ariel Yvonne, Smoke DZA, 38 Spesh, Conway, Benny The Butcher, ADG, Jay Worthy, Shahef, Test410, Uncle Murda, Chase Fetti, El Camino, Dark Angels, Lettuce, Foxy Brown, RJ Payne, The Musalini, Cory Gunz, Infamous Billa,[9] 33 & 1/3, Fred The Godson, Rome Streetz, Rain 910, Ty Ferris, Eto, Flee Lord, Graph, Rasheed Chappell, Street Justice, Jamal Gasol, Planet Asia, G4 Jag, Reef Hustle, Flashius Clayton, Daniel Son, Black Geez, Jai Black, Hus, King Pin, Rim, DJ Kool, Arsonist, Keith Murry, Ready Rock, Saukrates, and many others have also used Chris's Mood Recording studio[10] for their releases.

In 2021, Chris Pinset produced a music video "80 Barz" by Redman, that reached almost 3,000,000 views on YouTube.[11]

In September, 2023 an album "Speshal Machinery" by 38 Spesh and Conway The Machine came out. Chris was the audio engineer who mixed and mastered the entire album.[12]