Jeremy McArthur (born October 29, 1988), known professionally as Arthur McArthur, is a

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-nominated

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from

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. A classically trained piano and guitar player, he has been involved in music producing since 2008. He has worked with artists such as

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, and

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, among others.

Career

McArthur grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and received a formal training in piano. After leaving high school, he spent a year studying Western civilizations at university but dropped out and enrolled in the music program at

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instead. During his studies he collaborated with the local hip-hop producer

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, contributing to the song "Uptown" that featured on the So Far Gone EP by

. McArthur left education to pursue his interest in music, combining his classical training with an interest in hip-hop and rap. In Toronto he worked with JD Era, Son Real, and Rich Kidd. In 2012 McArthur co-wrote and produced a number of interludes and the song "Kings & Queens" on ''Careless World: Rise Of The Last King'' by

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, while in the same year he contributed to the song "Rasberries" on ''Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors'' by

. He produced the comedy rap troupe

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in 2013 and produced/co-wrote the song "This Is Love" on the

album ''

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''. The album charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. A year earlier, McArthur had also produced the Rick Ross track "Mind Games" that feature Rowland. In 2013 he also produced the track "Wide Open" for the B.o.B. album ''Underground Luxury'', continuing the collaboration on the song "Confucious" featured on ''

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'' released in 2015''.'' McArthur worked with a number of acts contracted under the rapper and producer

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, including

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. In 2013, he produced the song "Helen Keller" on Khaled's album ''

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''. In 2014, he produced "The Sleaze" on ''

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'' by

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, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015.

Mixtapes

During his career McArthur also contributed to a number mixtapes, including '' Wrath of Caine'' (2013) by

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, ''Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2'' by Snow That Product, '' Welcome to Forever'' by

and '' Stranger Than Fiction'' by

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Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McArthur, Arthur 1988 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Canadian hip-hop record producers Musicians from Toronto