As a producer or writer, direction is one of the most important things you can have. These are a few of our priority projects at the moment, where we’re working closely with the project’s A&R or the artist’s team. We’re looking for production, tracks with hooks and full records. If you’re submitting for one of these projects, make sure it fits the description. Make sure you fully research the artist. Listen to their current records and know their catalog. If an artist is married, they’re not going to do a song about finding a girl, etc. Make sure the music is RELEVANT and truly fits the artist. Only send your absolute best.
* = Priority Project
*G.O.O.D. Music (Kanye, Cold Winter, Teyana Taylor, Cyhi): BIG, uptempo, out of the box, street and crossover radio records with hooks.
*Wiz Khalifa: Uptempo, urban club/radio singles. Nothing stereotypical.
*B.O.B.: Huge, innovative, crossover radio singles
*Trey Songz: Energetic, uptempo R&B records. Full records only. Topics to avoid: alcohol and sex.
*Stalley: Uptempo, organic Hip Hop tracks with hooks. Live instrumention or at least the impression is essential. Tracks must have energy and travel the same lane as Jay-Z “Roc Boys”
*Enrique Iglesias: No typical “Latin lover” records. Great uptempo, crossover records in the lane of Flo Rida “Whistle”, Maroon 5 “Moves Like Jagger”, Justin Bieber “Boyfriend”
*Omarion: Uptempo, urban club/radio singles.
*Kirko Bangz: Big, crossover radio hooks that sound nothing like Drank In My Cup
*Shanica Knowles: Big stadium, Pop Country/Rock tracks with live instrumentation. Think 2013 fusion of Adele, Avril Lavigne & Taylor Swift
Kendall: 17yo Urban female singer. Universal, ageless, uptempo full records. Records that are young and fun, yet still relatable to adults ie. Aaliyah “I Don’t Wanna”, Alicia Keys “Teenage Love Affair”, Fantasia “When I see You”, Amerie “1 Thing”, Gwen Stefani “Hollerback Girl”
Trevor: 17yo Urban, male singer. Universal, ageless, uptempo full records in the lane of Chris Brown or Usher’s R&B records
Sevyn: Chris Brown’s female singer/dancer. Uptempo records that Beyonce could pull off, but a little more young and edgy.
Audio Push: BIG, uptempo club records. Hooks only.
K. Roosevelt: BIG records and tracks in the same lane as Frank Ocean
Jasmine V: 19 year old female. Full Urban Pop records.
TY$: Listen to Beach House 2 for his project’s direction
Alley Boy: Listen to The Gift Of Discernment for his project’s direction
Diggy Simmons: Hard urban records and uptempo urban records
Sebastian Mikael: Mid and uptempo full records in the lane of Miguel’s “Adorn”