Brandon Shoop

Brandon Shoop is a Los Angeles-based producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and the drummer for the alt-rock/rap group Junior Varsity. Signed to Rogeét Chahayed and Kobalt for publishing, he frequently collaborates with artists like Maude Latour, Junior Varsity, Annika Bennet, Role Model, and Keni Titus.

Shoop's production credits include releases for Dijon, Syd, Lucky Dane, ill peach, Cautious Clay, Elio, and Quinn XCII, among others. He often works with other notable artists, producers and writers, such as Rogét Chahayed, Rodaidh, Mark Foster, Cleo Tighe, bülow, Teezo Touchdown, Princess Nokia, Zack Fogerty, Jonah Shy, and Matt Cohn.

In addition to his production work, Shoop is also a DJ and is set to launch his solo artist project, Shoopy, in 2025.

Usually, I start with a sound I’m really intrigued by or a lyric I come across, or even sometimes some simple chords and trying to land something over that. 

I remember my dad playing Journey constantly in my house growing up, and then going to college for music, I realized being a producer was a thing. Being able to go back and dissect those songs I grew up on with a producer ear was really special.

Maybe a contrary opinion but I don’t really think they exist that often until you actually give into them and stop making stuff. The way for me is to just pivot my mind creatively into a hobby outside of music like welding, furniture building, etc.