Everything You Wanted to Know About the Viral ‘King of Mashups,’ Producer Carneyval
There's a good reason that artist and producer Carneyval is known as the "King of Mashups," as his incredible remixes consistently combine familiar tracks to create something fresh, new and somehow always greater than the sum of their parts.
His infectious mashups regularly go viral, whether he's remixing Post Malone with Childish Gambino, Red Hot Chili Peppers with Eminem or Lizzo with Doja Cat, with 3.6 million followers on TikTok always eagerly awaiting his next drop. Of course, his own original music is just as unforgettable. His very first single, "It Ain't Love" featuring Jackson Breit, immediately rocketed to No. 1 on both the U.S. and Global Viral Spotify charts after its debut, and he's wowed us with every stunning track since. With a fun and feel-good sound guaranteed to get you moving, his music has us obsessed, and if you also can't get enough, keep scrolling to discover everything he shared about himself as our Man Crush Monday.
(Photo credit: Travis Bailey)
Name: William Asad Carney
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Birthday: March 17
Fun Facts:
1. Carneyval considers himself a big gamer.
"I could play FIFA or Halo with my friends all day long."
-Carneyval
2. He says his biggest phobia is phobophobia. After all, there's nothing to fear but fear itself!
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3. The movie Lion never fails to make him cry.
"That's a must-watch."
-Carneyval
4. If a movie was made about Carneyval's life, he'd want one of Hollywood's hottest rising stars to play him.
"If it's not Timothée Chalamet, then I don't even know what to say."
-Carneyval
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5. He's quite good at solving a Rubik's Cube and juggling (just not at the same time).
6. He's a big sports fan, but his all-time favorite is soccer.
"Nearly broke my nose on a teammate's head in practice my senior year of high school, so now I just prefer to watch."
-Carneyval
7. He'd love to get better at painting and drawing.
"Although, I don't really practice, so that's not a great start."
-Carneyval
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8. He adores warm and sunny weather.
"I tend to gravitate towards the equator."
-Carneyval
9. The one life lesson he wishes he could have learned earlier on is that there's no such thing as a free lunch.
10. Above everything else, Carneyval considers himself a musical sponge.
"I absorb many different types of music, so don't be surprised if you hear a culmination of genres in my sound."
-Carneyval
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