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Fear Of Flying (album)
''Fear of Flying'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Mya, released on April 25, 2000, by University Music Entertainment and Interscope Records. Following the success of her debut album '' Mya'' (1998), Interscope promptly allocated the singer studio time and assembled recording sessions beginning as early as September 1999 which concluded in March 2000. For this record, Mya made the conscious decision to become involved more creatively, opting to pen her own lyrics after securing a publishing deal to launch her own publishing company as well as collaborate with a wider range of established producers and songwriters on the album. Looking to embrace a more mature sound, Harrison consulted and collaborated with a bevy of producers which included Rodney Jerkins, Swizz Beatz, Wyclef Jean, Knobody, Robin Thicke, Tricky Stewart, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. A hip hop soul album, Mya described ''Fear of Flying'' as a metaphor for the ups and downs of life, a theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mya (singer)
Mya Marie Harrison (; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. She was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television as a dance posse member on BET's '' Teen Summit''. She signed with University Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release her first album ''Mya'' (1998). The album was led by her first single, " It's All About Me" (featuring Sisqó), which peaked within the top ten of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Her subsequent collaborative singles, " Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (with Pras and Ol' Dirty Bastard) and " Take Me There" (with Blackstreet and Mase) were also met with commercial success. Her second studio album, ''Fear of Flying'' (2000), peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was supported by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Duplessis
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis (born August 9, 1975) is a Haitian record producer and musician. His first major success came as the producer of the Fugees' 1996 album ''The Score (Fugees album), The Score''. He served as the bass guitarist for the group and is the cousin of Wyclef Jean, with whom he has collaborated on multiple projects. Early life Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis was born and raised in a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. At 14, he began playing the Bass instrument, bass. Early influences at this time included musicians Aston Barrett, and James Jamerson. At 16, he was sent to the US and was raised by his father and his aunt who was also musician Wyclef's mother. The basement of their family home soon became their home studio. From church to some time at the Institute of Audio Research, and gigs wherever he could play, their home studio "Booga Basement" was opened serving artists near New Jersey. Wyclef, Samuel Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill would then unite to create a new Caribbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mya (album)
''Mya'' (stylized as ''Mýa'') is the debut studio album by American singer Mya. It was released by University Music Entertainment and Interscope Records on April 21, 1998, in the United States. The recording of the contemporary R&B album was overseen by University Records CEO A. Haqq Islam after he signed the singer when she was at the age of 15. The production on ''Mya'' was primarily handled by Swing Mob member Darryl Pearson with additional contributions from Daryl Simmons, Alex "Cat" Cantrall, Joey Priolo, and Nokio the N-Tity. Guest appearances include Dru Hill frontman Sisqó, and rappers Silkk the Shocker and Missy Elliott. The album received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented Mya's vocals and songwriting abilities, as well as the album's well-crafted appeal. ''Mya'' peaked at number 29 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over 1.6 million copies in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chucky Thompson
Carl Edward Thompson Jr. (July 12, 1968 – August 9, 2021) was an American record producer, best known for his work with Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records. Biography Thompson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1968. He was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans. His productions included Mary J. Blige's '' My Life'', The Notorious B.I.G.'s ''Ready to Die'' and Faith Evans's ''Faith''. Thompson also produced for Nas (" One Mic"). He died from complications of COVID-19 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2021. Production credits * 1994: Usher: "Think of You" from '' Usher'' * 1994: Born Jamericans: '' Kids From Foreign'' * 1994: The Notorious B.I.G.: " Big Poppa" and "Me & My Bitch" from ''Ready To Die'' * 1994: Mary J. Blige: '' My Life'' (Nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album) * 1995: T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Thicke
Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 single " Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams), which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and remains one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, it received nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Thicke is a son of actress Gloria Loring and actor Alan Thicke. Prior to pursuing his recording career, he was discovered by R&B singer Brian McKnight, for whom he produced and co-wrote several songs. He was led to do so for other R&B acts such as Brandy Norwood, Color Me Badd, Brownstone, 3T, Chanté Moore, and Kevon Edmonds; his work led him to sign with Interscope Records at the age of 16. The label released his blue-eyed soul-inspired debut studio album, '' A Beautiful World'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ in 1994. At the age of 18, he gained recognition in the music industry through his family's record label Ruff Ryders Entertainment and affiliation with its flagship artist, Yonkers, New York, Yonkers-based rapper DMX. Dean emerged as a high-profile figure in East Coast hip-hop through his tenure as DMX's hype man, DJ and producer. Dean later found a protégé in Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy (rapper), Cassidy, whose success foresaw the launch of Dean's own label imprint, Full Surface Records in 2001. The label has since signed acts including Eve (rapper), Eve, Mashonda and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. As a recording artist himself, he released his compilation album, ''Swizz Beatz Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories'' (2002) and debut studio album, ''One Man Band Man'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricky Stewart
Christopher Alan "Tricky" Stewart (born January 4, 1974) is an American record producer, record executive, songwriter, and music publisher. Stewart, a five-time Grammy Award recipient, began producing music in 1992 and has contributed to unit sales of over 50 million for his work on hip hop, R&B and pop releases. Often in tandem with production partner and R&B singer The-Dream, he has been credited on the singles " Case of the Ex" (2000) by Mýa, " Me Against the Music" (2003) by Britney Spears, "Umbrella" (2007) by Rihanna, "Just Fine" (2007) by Mary J. Blige, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008) by Beyoncé, " Touch My Body" (2008) and " Obsessed" (2009) by Mariah Carey, " One Time" (2009) and "Baby" (2010) by Justin Bieber, " Ride" (2010) by Ciara, and "Water" (2023) by Tyla, among others. Stewart co-founded the record company RedZone Entertainment in 1995, which signed R&B singer Frank Ocean prior to his mainstream breakthrough. In 2012, he was included in ''Billb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soulshock And Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin is a Danish songwriting/production duo, consisting of Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin. They have produced many successful songs, including 2Pac's " Do for Love", Monica's " Before You Walk Out of My Life", Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel", JoJo's " Leave (Get Out)", and Toni Braxton's " I Love Me Some Him". In a reference to a famous commercial, in March 2001 '' Arena Magazine'' called the team "probably the best R&B producers in the world". Soulshock & Karlin have written and produced hits for many artists such as Brandy, Usher, Monica, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Craig David and Sting in " Rise & Fall", and again 2Pac in "Me Against the World", " I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto", "Old School", and " Baby Don't Cry (Keep Ya Head Up II)". Their remix credits include Usher's " U Got It Bad", and " Brokenhearted" by Brandy featuring Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men. The duo took a break from working together in 2010 when Soulshock was asked to becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs is an American record producer, known for producing the TLC #1 hit "No Scrubs" and various Destiny's Child songs from the album '' The Writing's on the Wall''. Briggs' then girlfriend, former Xscape singer Kandi Burruss, composed the lyrics of TLC's "No Scrubs", Destiny's Child hits "Bills, Bills, Bills" and " Bug a Boo", and Pink's debut single "There You Go" to accompany his productions. Briggs' post-2000 productions saw a new sound from Briggs, as can be heard on the tracks he produced for Whitney Houston and Blu Cantrell. Briggs also received writing credit for Ed Sheeran's ''Shape of You'' following the song's copyright controversy. Songwriting and production credits Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, and AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as informati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Pearson (musician)
Darryl "Day" Pearson is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for writing and producing "It's All About Me", a Mya/Sisqó single that peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Part Time Lover" (a Top 10 R&B Hit for group H-Town from the 1994 ''Above the Rim'' soundtrack), as well as "Trippin' ", a collaboration between Total and Missy Elliott that climbed to #7 on the Hot 100 in 1998. His 1998 contributions to albums from Total, Mya, and others resulted in a top 10 placement on Billboard's "Hot R&B Producers" 1998 Year-End Chart. Pearson has also produced or written songs for Usher, Beyoncé, and Sam Smith, among others. Career Music beginnings and Swing Mob Motivated to enter the music industry in the early 1990s, Pearson began producing demos for friends sending music to record labels in hopes of securing deals. This practice developed into a writing and production partnership with R&B group Jodeci. He relocated to both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/ pop songwriting and record production team. Their productions have received commercial success since the 1980s with various artists, most extensively Janet Jackson. They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US. In 2022, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category. History Jimmy Jam is the son of Cornbread Harris, a Minneapolis blues and jazz musician. Jimmy Jam met Lewis while attending an Upward Bound program on the University of Minnesota campus. In the mid-1970s, Harris formed or joined Mind & Matter, an 11 piece band. Lewis had been in the band Flyte Tyme, which Harris joined late in its history and which Prince restructured as the Time in 1981. As members of the Time, they played instruments on all but one of the group's five albums ( Ice Cream Castle), including '' Condensate'' whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Roy Jerkins (born July 29, 1977), better known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists. Jerkins has won two Grammy Awards from 19 nominations. Among his most successful productions are " The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "It's Not Right but It's Okay" by Whitney Houston, "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child, " If You Had My Love" by Jennifer Lopez, "Déjà Vu" by Beyoncé, " He Wasn’t Man Enough" by Toni Braxton, "Telephone" by Lady Gaga, and " As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber. Early life Jerkins' father, Frederick, is an Evangelical pastor and his mother was a housekeeper. Jerkins began playing piano at age five. He would follow his brother and father, who both played at church gatherings. Raised in Galloway Township, New Jersey, Jerkins is one of four children: two boys and two girls. His brother is fellow producer Fred Jerkins III. Jerkins attended Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
