Clinton Sparks
| Clinton Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Origin | Randolph, Massachusetts |
| Genres | Hip hop, Electro, Hip house, Electro hop, Electro house, Electropop, Electronic dance, Dance-pop, R&B, Pop |
| Occupations | DJ, record producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Get Familiar, Interscope |
| Associated acts | Ludacris, Lady Gaga, Diddy, Plies, Akon, Pitbull, D-Block, Colby O'Donis, Bun B, E-Dub, B.G., Lil' Flip, Kanye West, Kardinal Offishall, Busta Rhymes, Shawnna, Leighton Meester, JoJo, LMFAO |
| Website | www.clintonsparks.com |
Clinton Sparks (born September 18, 1979) is a Boston-based radio, mixtape & Club DJ as well as a recording artist, writer, producer and TV personality.[1][2]
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[edit] Biography
Clinton Sparks was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he currently lives as a DJ and music producer. He has a weekly radio show, SmashTime Radio, which can be heard on radio stations around the world on terrestrial radio from Australia, Brazil, Virgin Islands, Belgium, Canada, France to the US. Additionally, he has another uncensored Hip Hop radio show which airs weekly on Eminem's Sirius Satellite Radio channel Shade 45. His syndicated weekly radio show, SmashTime Radio, was ranked #1 on Boston's flagship station WJMN Jam'n 94.5 Boston, and on many other radio stations around the world from Australia, Belgium, Holland, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and the U.S.[1]
[edit] Career
He produced the second single off the Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous album, Duets: The Final Chapter, Hold Ya Head which features Bob Marley. He released his first and only retail CD Maybe You've Been Brainwashed in 2005 on Koch records, which he produced entirely himself. Clinton Sparks is also known for his role in the 2010 song, Ambiguous, which also featured the vocals of Mike Posner & Big Sean. He also produced & Co-wrote Pitbulls song "Shut It Down" Feat: Akon. He produced Pitbulls "Shake Senora" & "Vida 23" as well as "Bloody Mary" on Lady GaGas Born This Way album. He has produced on albums for Ludacris, Plies, Soulja Boy, Jordan Knight, T-Pain, Rick Ross & Colby Odonis 2nd single off his debut album. Clinton also produced & Co-wrote Akons Billboard hit record "Sorry,Blame it on me". He also wrote,produced & performs a record w/ actress Leighton Meester. He had a popular club record titled "Favorite DJ" & He recently recorded a song with JoJo and LMFAO called, "Sucks To Be You". Clinton has produced record featuring other artist like Fabolous, Jim Jones, Jermaine Dupri, Diddy, Bun B, Game, Common, Lloyd,Slim Thug, Warren G, DPG, Snoop, Beyonce,Fareastmovement, Busta Rhymes, Talib Kweli, Clipse, Trey Songz, Neyo, Mike Posner & Many More.. Clinton is currently working on his solo album, his band UGHmericas project as well as many other peoples albums. Clinton is the music correspondent on E! entertainments popular E! news & appears on the show weekly getting viewers familiar w/ new album releases & music related news. Additionally, Clinton interviews music related celebrities for E! News as well. Clinton currently holds a DJ residency @ The Palms in Las Vegas. 11/30/11 was nominated for a Grammy award for producing on the Lady Gaga "Born This Way" album.
[edit] References
- ^ a b TV.com. TV.com (2007-02-18). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
- ^ Clinton Sparks Bio. Tv.com (2007-02-18). Retrieved on 2011-05-30.
