Jonathan Reuven Rotem is a South African-born record producer, songwriter and music publisher.

Biography

Early life

Rotem was born in South Africa to Jewish Israeli immigrant parents. He moved to Canada at the age of two and to

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at the age of twelve. Rotem's entry point into music was in receiving classical piano instruction at a young age. When he attended

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in Boston it was initially with the intention of studying film scoring, but he ended up majoring in jazz composition.

Career

As his first major label placement, the

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song "Fancy", from their 2001 album ''

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'', is cited by Rotem as being his first 'big break', and the song that convinced the young producer that it was worth pursuing this career path. Nevertheless, further success was not forthcoming and for years Rotem struggled to make further headway in the industry. A significant breakthrough came when, through mutual friend

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, he attracted the attention of former manager Zach Katz, a former music attorney who had recently represented rapper

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