THAYOD AUSAR aka AU$ARVI$HNU (Black Tantra Music LLC / TI$A RECORDS / SIGNIFIERS) is a pioneering, Los Angeles based, Multi-Platinum Record Producer / Sound Artist /Composer & Grammy Winning Recording Engineer. In the mid 90's he helped usher in a new sound for West Coast Hip Hop with King Tee's "Freestyle Ghetto" and extensive production work on Xzibit's debut LP "At The Speed Of Life", including the Hip Hop Classic "Paparazzi". His brand of dark, cinematic, melodic beats.. fusing hard hitting drums and heavy bass with melancholic orchestral, piano, and guitar samples.. signaled a departure from what many considered the signature “Funk/ R&B” driven sound of L.A. Hip Hop, at the time, and set the stage for a new era of West Coast Hip Hop music production. Through the late ‘90s, ‘00s and '10s Thayod has remained active behind the scenes and behind the boards, at home and abroad, working with numerous artists including... Xzibit, G-Unit, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks & Young Buck, Kendrick Lamar, Solange, Dr. Dre, Estelle, Anderson Paak, The Alkaholiks, Ras Kass, Bishop Lamont, Nipsey Hussle, Phil tha Agony, Krondon, Strong Arm Steady, Planet Asia, Tristate, The Mexakinz, Gold Chain Military, KRS ONE, MC Lyte, Katt Williams and many others. His music has also been featured in various Film/Television and Video Game productions including: HBO's The Sopranos and The Wire, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, Rhyme & Reason, CSI:Miami, MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch and Adventures In Hollyhood, and VH1's Candy Girls, Love & Hip Hop, Black Ink and Basketball Wives to name a few. In 2008 he had a hand in helping Xzibit construct the highly successful "Urban Ammo Volume 1" production music library for Extreme Music. Currently, as a Sound Artist / Producer / Engineer / Executive at TI$A STUDIOS.. founded by music & style icon Taz Arnold.. and as CEO / Producer / Composer at Black Tantra Music LLC.. Thayod Ausar continues to push the boundaries of Hip Hop Sound Art and is further extending his foray into the worlds of TV & Film through Scoring & Production Music licensing.. Most recently scoring the Award winning film "Driving While Black" in 2015. He remains constantly working to perfect his crafts and is a staunch advocate for Hip Hop & the Creative Arts worldwide.