Jon Redwine (born in Oak Cliff, Texas) is an American record producer. He is best known for his co-production on

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's 2014 single "

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", which peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received

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certification by the

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(RIAA). He has also been credited on songs and albums by other artists including

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, Bobby Brackins,

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, Colette Carr,

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, and Jake Miller.

Early life, education

Born in the late 1980s, Jon Redwine was raised by his parents in Oak Cliff, Texas. He came from a musical background, as the great nephew of Don Albert and early on listened to musicians such as

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, and

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. He later began listening to bands such as Confunkshun and

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. He first started taking music seriously at age 13 as a DJ. Redwine attended the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 to 2008 on a full academic scholarship, where he earned a bachelor's degree in electronic music production and business entrepreneurship. He also attended the

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during the same time period where he gained membership into

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fraternity. He started writing earnestly again as a sophomore in college, after deciding to focus on the interest he took most personally.

Music career

Production

Redwine became CFO, owner, and founder of Ten, 82 in 2006, while still attending college. He also co-founded the production team 2085, which consists of Redwine and fellow Oak Cliff native Robby Blackwell. After graduation, Redwine moved to Los Angeles with no funding, and soon started operating a production studio in

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. His songwriting and production work covers multiple genres. Redwine was classically trained in college, and his work is typically based on live instruments with a heavy focus on

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and guitars. Beginning in January 2012, he worked as a producer for

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, and has also done production for

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, and

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. He also became owner of FLYP'T Technologies in May 2009. The company produces iFlyp't, an

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app that allows fans to experience recording with particular artists.

REDi

Redwine became a founding member of

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(pronounced red-eye) in 2012 in Los Angeles. The urban pop ensemble includes Redwine, Robby Blackwell, and rapper Aundrus Poole. The members met as collaborators with Redwine, and according to Blackwell: "We were all working with Redwine and respected each other's music...so it just made sense for us to further our collaborations with a group." The group made their debut performance in March 2012 at

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,. where they performed after groups such as Dawn Richard and

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. They released their debut single "Light the Club" in May 2012, and their debut mixtape, ''Red Pill'', was released in November 2012. It was produced by Redwine.

Discography

Albums

* ''Use to Love'' by

(Unreleased Album) *2012: ''Red Pill'' with

* 2012: ''Visitor Mixtape'' by V. Bozeman – production * 2012: Triple F Life by

– production *2013: ''Rockabyebaby'' mixtape by

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– Worked vocally on production

Singles

*2010: ""Fever" from 'Fresh'' by

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ft Raheem Devaguhn *2010: "The Come Up" from 'Fresh'' by

*2010: "Nuthin but a Hero" from 'Fresh'' by

* 2012: "Candy Paint and Gold Teeth" by Waka Flocka ft

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and BunB *2012: "Light the Club" with

*2012: "Poison" by Veronika Bozeman *2012: "Time to get sexy" by Veronika Bozeman *2012: "Feelin on your booty" by Veronika Bozeman *2012: "Knockin the Boots" by Veronika Bozeman *2013: "Ham" by Colette Carr *2014: "2on" by

ft School Boy Q *2014: "Jersey" by

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*2014: "Hot Box" by Bobby Brackins ft

and

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*2014: "Came to Do" by

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*2015: "Post to Be" performed by Omarion,

, and Jhené Aiko *2015: "Tumbao" by Kat Dahlia, *2015: "Ain't Bout To Do" by Diggy Simmons ft

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*2015: "My Jam" by Bobby Brackins ft

and

, *2015: "Selfish Girls" by Jake Miller *2015: "Blood on My Hands" by

, *2016: "Lost My Way" by

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*2016: "Hands Off My Heart/Places You Go" by

*2016: "Bang Bang" by

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References

External links

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