# Phoniks · Producer, Beatmaker, Composer · OBRA Source: https://obra.art/phoniks Phoniks · Phoniks (Ian McGinley) is a hip-hop producer and beatmaker from Portland, Maine, known for a vintage 90's boom-bap production style built on melodic jazz and soul samples ![Phoniks](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab6761610000e5eb20bab6b4b291dc0a9d521e57) obra.art/phoniksPRO # Phoniks Producer Beatmaker Composer since 2023 Phoniks (Ian McGinley) is a hip-hop producer and beatmaker from Portland, Maine, known for a vintage 90's boom-bap production style built on melodic jazz and soul samples. He co-founded the jazz-infused hip-hop label Don't Sleep Records with Virginia emcee Awon, putting out limited-edition vinyl and a steady stream of instrumental and collaborative projects. Over the past decade his original beats and acclaimed remixes of artists like Wu-Tang Clan and The Notorious B.I.G. have amassed well over 100 million plays. He has built a deep catalog alongside collaborators such as Awon and Anti-Lilly, with full-length projects including 'Golden Era 2', 'The Next Chapter' and 2025's 'All Good Things'. Phoniks was also featured in the award-winning Netflix and Red Bull TV documentary 'Underdogs: A Unique Hip Hop Story'. He remains highly active, dropping new music into 2026 with singles like 'Cursive Curls'. ## Has worked with [Explore all credits](https://obra.art/phoniks#artistas) 2.4M Total plays & views Projects20 Since2023 Verified streams · verified today 2,411,934 +672 a day · +20 K a month, on average 20 projects · 5 artists · since 2023 spotify 100 % 2,411,934 84 days · Total ## Records [70K has passed 70,000 streams The Game V Knuckles, Phoniks 9 days ago](https://obra.art/phoniks/the-game) [20K has passed 20,000 streams New Dream Anti Lilly, Phoniks 9 days ago](https://obra.art/phoniks/new-dream-2) [20K has passed 20,000 streams New Dream Anti Lilly, Phoniks 9 days ago](https://obra.art/phoniks/new-dream) [100K has passed 100,000 streams Down Time Phoniks 17 days ago](https://obra.art/phoniks/down-time) Most played ## Most played [01 Time Waits For No Man Awon, Phoniks 131.642 132 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/time-waits-for-no-man-2) [02 Time Waits For No Man Awon, Phoniks 131.642 132 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/time-waits-for-no-man) [03 Grey Skies Awon, Phoniks 119.913 120 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/grey-skies-2) [04 Grey Skies Awon, Phoniks 119.913 120 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/grey-skies) [05 Down Time Phoniks 103.089 103 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/down-time) [06 Nightglow Phoniks 77.418 77 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/nightglow) [07 King Midas Awon, Phoniks 76.056 76 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/king-midas) [08 Duality Awon, Phoniks 73.625 74 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/duality-2) [09 Duality Awon, Phoniks 73.625 74 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/duality) [10 Memories Awon, Phoniks 71.267 71 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/memories) Has worked with ## 5 artists. Catalog ## 20 releases. 2026 1 [Cursive CurlsGranata, Phoniks · 7 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/cursive-curls) 2025 7 [All Good ThingsAnti Lilly, Phoniks · 213 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/all-good-things) 213 K [Down TimePhoniks · 103 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/down-time) 103 K [New DreamAnti Lilly, Phoniks · 20 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/new-dream) [Wonder WhyAnti Lilly, Phoniks · 23 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/wonder-why) [VisionsAnti Lilly, Phoniks · 19 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/visions-2) [Too LateAnti Lilly, Phoniks · 40 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/too-late-2) [MRIV Knuckles, Phoniks · 7 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/mri) 2024 10 [A Phoniks ChristmasPhoniks · 86 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/a-phoniks-christmas) 86 K [A Phoniks Christmas (Deluxe Edition)Phoniks · 86 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/a-phoniks-christmas-deluxe-edition) [NightglowPhoniks · 77 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/nightglow) [Golden Era 2Awon, Phoniks · 833 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/golden-era-2) 833 K [Time Waits For No ManAwon, Phoniks · 132 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/time-waits-for-no-man) [DualityAwon, Phoniks · 74 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/duality) [Universal MindsAwon, Phoniks · 56 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/universal-minds-2) [Grey SkiesAwon, Phoniks · 120 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/grey-skies) [I KnowAnti Lilly, Phoniks · 28 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/i-know) [The Cashmere Tape: InstrumentalsPhoniks · 177 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/the-cashmere-tape-instrumentals) 177 K 2023 2 [The Next ChapterV Knuckles, Phoniks · 290 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/the-next-chapter) [Fully LoadedV Knuckles, Phoniks · 22 K](https://obra.art/phoniks/fully-loaded) Catalog · Notes · Curatorial Bio Phoniks (Ian McGinley) is a hip-hop producer and beatmaker from Portland, Maine, known for a vintage 90's boom-bap production style built on melodic jazz and soul samples. He co-founded the jazz-infused hip-hop label Don't Sleep Records with Virginia emcee Awon, putting out limited-edition vinyl and a steady stream of instrumental and collaborative projects. Over the past decade his original beats and acclaimed remixes of artists like Wu-Tang Clan and The Notorious B.I.G. have amassed well over 100 million plays. He has built a deep catalog alongside collaborators such as Awon and Anti-Lilly, with full-length projects including 'Golden Era 2', 'The Next Chapter' and 2025's 'All Good Things'. Phoniks was also featured in the award-winning Netflix and Red Bull TV documentary 'Underdogs: A Unique Hip Hop Story'. He remains highly active, dropping new music into 2026 with singles like 'Cursive Curls'. Credits - Phoniks· - Awon· - Anti Lilly· - V Knuckles· - Granata Coordinates HandlephoniksSpotify2,411,934Total2,411,934