WLPWR

Will began producing music as early as 1997 in while living in Columbia, SC. It was in the Carolinas that WLPWR first began to make a name for himself while producing for nearly every urban artist on the local independent scene. While working in a compound of music producers, and audio engineers, WLPWR worked with producer K-Def who mentored Will and taught him how to produce hip hop on Logic Pro. In an era before the internet, he was selling music out of his trunk. In 2001 WLPWR worked as a producer for Sylvia Robinson.{{cite web|title=Ruby Hornet Interviews Producer WLPWR|url=http://rubyhornet.com/interview-record-producer-willpower-of-supahotbeats/|publisher=Rubyhornet.com|accessdate=2015-06-18}}{{cite web|title=Interview Producer WillPower|url=http://istandardproducers.com/interviews/willp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609045451/http://istandardproducers.com/interviews/willp/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 June 2015|publisher=Istandardproducers.com|accessdate=2015-06-18}} In these early years of his career he met Yelawolf in the lobby of Sugar Hill Records, and they formed an instant connection. During this time, his label SupaHotBeats was established in Columbia, SC. Through this label, Will started The Starving Artist Showcase, a music contest which later laid the foundation for his television show The Independent Music Review. The show aired on WACH Fox 57 in Columbia.{{cite web|title=Independent Music Review|url=http://express-press-release.net/15/Independent%20Music%20Revue%20returns%20for%202nd%20annual%20music%20contest%20and%20%27Starving%20Artist%20Showcase%27.php|publisher=Express-press-relesase.net|accessdate=2015-06-18}} In 2005 he made the decision to move his business to Atlanta, GA where the music industry was more accessible.{{cite web|title=Producer WLPWR Discusses Working with Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T. and His Biggest Influences|url=http://www.kevinnottingham.com/2014/03/04/producer-wlpwr-discusses-working-with-yelawolf-big-k-r-i-t-and-his-biggest-influences/|publisher=Kevinnottingham.com|accessdate=2015-06-18}} In 2007, Will reconnected with Yelawolf to work on his studio album Fearin' and Loathin' in Smalltown, U.S.A. for Columbia Records.

In 2009, Will produced Yelawolf's mixtape "Trunk Muzik"{{cite web|title=Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/yelawolf-trunk-muzik|website=Djbooth.net|accessdate=2015-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626111557/http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/yelawolf-trunk-muzik|archive-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} which was later re-released by Interscope Records as Trunk Muzik 0-60{{cite web|title=Alabama rapper Yelawolf releases major-label debut, 'Trunk Muzik 0–60′|date=20 December 2010 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/alabama-rapper-yelawolf-releases-major-label-debut-trunk-muzik-0-60/|publisher=Seattletimes.com|accessdate=2015-06-18}} Trunk Muzik launched Will further into his career as a hip-hop producer. Though he continued to work with Yelawolf on his debut for Shady Records, Will and Yelawolf never became exclusive to each other in terms of their work, despite their chemistry.

A few years after the release of the original Trunk Muzik, Will and Yelawolf returned to the studio and released Trunk Muzik Returns, which was another success.{{cite web|title=YELAWOLF HAS RETURNED FROM THE WILDERNESS OF SUCK, AND HIS 'TRUNK MUZIK RETURNS' IS OUR MIXTAPE OF THE MONTH|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/yelawolf-has-returned-from-the-wilderness-of-suck-and-his-trunk-muzik-returns-is-our-mixtape-of-the-month/|website=Noisey.vice.com|date=29 March 2013 |access-date=2015-06-18}} Building on this momentum, Building on this momentum, his most recent work is another album he did with Yelawolf titled Love Story{{cite web|title=WLPWR Talks Working With Eminem, Yelawolf & 'Love Story' Album|url=http://randyroper.com/wlpwr-talks-working-with-eminem-yelawolf-love-story-album/|website=Randyroper.com|accessdate=2015-06-18}} which debuted at number 3 on the Billboard Chart and peaked on the Billboard Chart (Hip Hop).{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yelawolfs-new-album-love-story-enters-the-billboard-top-200-album-chart-at-no-3-300074634.html |title=Yelawolf's New Album, Love Story, Enters The Billboard Top 200 Album Chart At... - SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 29, 2015 |publisher=Prnewswire.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-18}}{{cite web|title=News: Yelawolf Tapped Long-time Collaborator, Producer WLPWR For His Love Story Album|url=http://www.audibletreats.com/23918/|website=Audibletreats.com|accessdate=2015-06-18}}

Will's production style attracted many other artists, including Rittz, Wiz Khalifa, Tech N9ne and Eminem. The way he describes his production style is a unique one-on-one collaboration with each different artist, tailoring his beats and sounds to the artist's personal style and working off the vibe they create together in the studio. When he is not working with other artists he continues to create music for himself as a musician, and helps other producers learn the business.{{cite web|title=THE BEATS & BUSINESS SEMINAR|url=http://www.supahotbeats.net/the-beats-business-seminar/|website=Supahotbeats.net|accessdate=2015-06-18}}

In 2016 Wlpwr started as podcast titled "The FreeGame Producers Podcast" in which he interviews music producers and other music industry professionals about the business of making music. Some of his guests included notable musicians such as Big K.R.I.T., !llmind, Focus..., Dj Toomp Jazze Pha and more.{{Cite web |url=https://www.freegameeveryday.com/ |title=WLPWR's Free Game Producers Podcast – FREE GAME Producers Podcast Site |access-date=21 January 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202165226/https://www.freegameeveryday.com/ |url-status=dead }} In 2019 the podcast partnered with AirBit and took the podcast to YouTube for viewers to watch the recorded interviews.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.WLPWR.com WLPWR.com]
• [http://www.freegameeveryday.com Free Game Podcast]
• [http://www.discogs.com/artist/4115633-WLPWR WLPWR on discogs]
• BNDWTH.net

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