Controller 7

The Profile

Controller 7 is Tommy McMahon, a producer from San José, California associated with the Anticon collective. He’s known for experimental, sample-heavy instrumentals and collage-style sequencing, debuting with Left Handed Straw (2000).

Producer from San José, California; affiliated with Anticon; debut album Left Handed Straw released in 2000; remixed “Candle” and “Rain Men” by Deep Puddle Dynamics; features Doseone on “Morality”.

Controller 7, aka Tommy McMahon from San José, is an Anticon-affiliated producer known for experimental, sample-driven instrumentals. The reviewed debut Left Handed Straw (2000) blends abstract hip hop, electro hints, and breakbeats across 37 mostly vocal-free tracks. Reviewers note echoes of DJ Shadow and Boards of Canada. Features include remixes for Deep Puddle Dynamics and a Doseone appearance.