Meet Decap, the Producer Whose Drum Samples Power Hits Across Genres

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Nicholas Piantedosi, known professionally as Decap, is a record producer whose work appears on tracks by artists including Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Mac Miller, BTS, and Ludwig Göransson's Oppenheimer score. He is best known for creating Drums That Knock, a series of drum sample packs widely used across the music industry. The series launched in 2016 and has grown to at least 11 volumes, reflecting its broad commercial and creative appeal. Though Decap lacks mainstream name recognition, his sonic influence spans multiple genres and generations of popular music.

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