As other mainstream music and lifestyle publications’ lists might have tried to unwind and decode the issues of why there’s a shortage of names or catalogues for women who produce or new men to champion and support, the bottom line is they haven’t been searching deep enough. We’ve compiled a list of ten super-talented producers that you should acquaint yourself with immediately. Five emerging women and men who come from various cities and cultures and have collaborated with, worked for or influenced high profile musicians in pop culture today.

1. vhvl

Unlike any other producer composing music in the mid-2010’s, vhvl taps into a supernatural, wonky ring of some sort, in which she’s able to make the very quaint, palpitating and alluring musical moments she executes so precisely. All of it— from the way she titles her pieces to her mysterious nature—is what makes this feminine whiz kid’s music stand out in a self-absorbed culture. What I like most about the New York City-native is that, if you have a trained ear, you can tell she’s a classically trained musician, even in the seat of her aqua crunk, laser hip-hop snugness. You can find solidarity, precision and cleanliness in the organization that is vhvl. Stream “qrs” above to see what all of the fuss is about, and check out her joint effort with Stones Throw recording artist Ras G, who discovered her in a New York studio session two years ago. Seat of the Soul, their split cassette, is now available on Stones Throw.

2. Suzi Analogue 

Before the idea of “web women,” New York City-based Suzi Analogue was a leading figure in a lot of what’s accepted in today’s online culture. From spearheading a producer collective like klipmode (devonwho, MNDSGN & knxwledge), creating her own record label, Never Normal Records, and living in Japan and traveling to Uganda to teach music, it’s no wonder where her unique, risk-taking abilities derive.

Analogue has more of a traveled sound, which tends to sound like an amalgamation of the ethos rooted in Detroit (“dusty”, four-on-the-floor beats, sampling and looping that are most-mentioned when there’s a conversation about J Dilla, the musical mastermind), Atlanta (funky, R&B influences instruments used in Outkast’s music) and other Southern cities. Suzi Analogue is one-half of Analogue Monsta with fellow producer TOKiMONSTA, and her latest album with Swarvy, entitled Love Affairz V.1, is now available on iTunes.

3. Adi Ulmansky

All the way from the flat lands of Tel Aviv comes Adi Ulmansky. The aquatic, two-toned, mane-wearing producer is, by far, one of the most exciting women I’ve seen live. Sonically reminiscent of M.I.A, Glitterfinger and Bassnectar but with an overlay of her signature baby-voiced vocals, Adi’s music tastefully explores and implements electronica and basic rap roots. Last year, the London-based talent performed at Glastonbury, and the year before that she released two projects called “Shit Just Got Real” and “Hurricane Girl,” an extended play. Check out the emotionally-driven “Was It You?” featuring her fellow Israeli musician Borgore above. Adi’s latest album Hurricane Girl is now available on iTunes.

4. Crystal Caines

Harlem-born Crystal Caines is a young producer, singer-songwriter and rapper who draws inspiration from the golden eras of Hip-Hop. Taking style and musical notes from new millennium pioneer Missy Elliott, when the twenty-something-year-old is rapping, she takes on the heyday spirit of Foxy Brown (“Black Jesus”). Check out her most successful single featuring “Whiteline," featuring A$AP Ferg, above.

5. Cooly G

A London-based producer who is best known for her monstrous dub, Cooly G often implements different styles of music  she listened to in her childhood(bass, jungle and reggae). At the tender of seven, G began to DJ, using her father's records for practice. No wonder she's a master. Check out her remix for "A Tooth For An Eye" by The Knife above. Cooly G’s latest album Wait ‘til Night is now available on iTunes.

6. Rey Reel

Like a slew of the new mainstream rappers and producers, Rey Reel is a new talent residing in California's Inland Empire who is best known for his work on Beyoncé’s “Flawless” remix, featuring Nicki Minaj, and Drake’s “Trophies." Originally from Sacramento, the young producer is signed to fellow producer Hit-Boy’s HS87 imprint. Other massive hits under his belt are “Teach Me How To Jerk” by Audio Push, will.i.am’s “Scream & Shout” remix featuring Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Diddy, Waka Flocka and boss man Hit-Boy. Whilst his success stints from the pop and rap worlds, Reel is looking to collaborate with artists who perform under other genres like Josh Groban, Katy Perry and Bic Runga. 

7. APSPDR+

AP Super Producer, a Harlem-native who stylizes his moniker as "APSPDR+," is one of the area's most profound progressive dance music composers. Often experimental and fluid, his use and implementation of deep bass, odd snares and distorted drums vividly fulfills his intentionally unorthodox arrangements. When asked how he'd classify his progressive sound, he simply replied "Dark Grey."

He's heavily influenced by Quincy Jones but admires Flying Lots, and the riveting and respectable dichotomy of his musical influences are prevalent in his sound. Check out his outstanding and well-received remix of Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" above.

8. Sango

Born in Seattle and currently residing in Grand Rapids, Sango is a talented producer and graphic designer who is signed to Soulection. Best known for his remixes of popular songs like Nas' “You Owe Me” featuring Ginuwine, The Weeknd's “The Zone” featuring Drake and Little Dragon's “Ritual Union," Sango’s brand of production has been called “innovative” and “distinctive," much like the rest of the beat conductors on this list. Sango’s debut album North is out now on iTunes.

9. Sax G

With a subtle, hypnotic bass line, Sax G creates definitive, smooth and silky electronic music that tends to (mentally) take you away from wherever you are at that moment. To date, the Seattle-based composer has worked with artists such as Dudley Perkins, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Nacho Picasso, but he really shines when he’s producing “illstrumentals” and lending his own vocals to the compositions. Influenced by J Dilla and inspired by a Slum Village album he purchased in 1998 (Fantastic, Vol. 2), Sax’s style of soul music is unique and brings a life of its own to the repetitive, computerized sounds most of us enjoy today. Check out the solemnly alluring “Quotient," the lead single from his new album Lullaby of the Forbidden Dancer, which is now available on Hush Hush Records.

10. Curtiss King

Hailing from Carson, California, Curtiss King’s persona is at the helm of '90s sitcoms, '90s rap music and keeping it fun. When he’s not working with TDE’s Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul or fellow producers Hit-Boy and MURS, he’s fulfilling his personal passion of being a rapper or creating video diaries, which poke fun at producers and rappers alike. Check out his production on Ab-Soul’s track “Tree of Life," and one of my personal favorites, “Ratchets Still Jockin."