Eric Burton Frederic (born January 15, 1982), known professionally as Ricky Reed, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, and the founder of

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. In 2005, he formed the musical project Wallpaper., which lasted until 2014.

Early work

He was the lead singer of the Bay Area band Locale A.M. from 2001–2004.

Awards and nominations

Reed has received

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platinum records for two

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singles: " Talk Dirty" ft.

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(4× Platinum) and " Wiggle" ft.

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(2× Platinum). In 2015, Reed received a BMI Pop Award for his work on " Talk Dirty".

Discography

Albums

* ''

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'' (as Wallpaper, 2013) * ''The Room'' (2020)

Singles

* "Express Myself" (2016) * "Be The 1" (2017) * "Joan of Arc" (2017) * "Good Vibrations" (2017)

Songwriting and production credits

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Ricky Living people 1982 births Record producers from California Musicians from Oakland, California Singers from California Songwriters from California Grammy Award winners