Jeff Bhasker

Jeff Bhasker (also known as Billy Craven and JB Dickington) is an American record producer and songwriter, as well as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Socorro, New Mexico.

Career

Following his graduation from the Berklee College of Music, Bhasker began a long association with rapper/producer Kanye West. Initially serving as keyboardist and musical director for West's acclaimed Glow in the Dark Tour, Bhasker went on to produce a number of songs for the artist. Prominent album collaborations with West include multiple tracks off of 808s & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration album Watch the Throne, including "Welcome to Heartbreak". "Lift Off", and "Runaway", among others. He has received the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song twice - for West's "All of the Lights" and the Jay-Z/Rihanna/Kanye West collaboration "Run This Town".

Bhasker's collaborations span multiple genres within the music industry, including writing and producer credits on a number of songs on Grammy-winner Alicia Keys's 2009 album The Element of Freedom, (including hits singles "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" and "Wait Til You See My Smile", and other songs "Love Is Blind" and "Like the Sea"). In 2009, Bhasker produced the songs, "Free", "Zombie", "Heaven" for Natalia Kills and also produced and collaborated with Natalia on her song, "Nothing Lasts Forever" on her debut album, Perfectionist under his alter-aliase, Billy Kraven. He worked on the recent work of Grammy-winner Beyoncé songs, "I Care", "Rather Die Young" and "Party" from the album 4, as a writer, musician and producer.

In 2012, he served as lead producer and co-writer for the fun. album Some Nights, for which he received the 2013 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the song "We Are Young". He was additionally nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year for "We Are Young", and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical.

Discography

• Adam Lambert
  • For Your Entertainment
    • "Fever"

• Alicia Keys
  • The Element of Freedom (2009)
    • "Love Is Blind"
    • "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart"
    • "Wait Til You See My Smile"
    • "Like the Sea"
  • Girl on Fire
    • "Girl on Fire"

• Beyoncé
  • 4 (2011)
    • "I Care"
    • "Rather Die Young"
    • "Party" feat André 3000

• Birdman
  • 5 * Stunna (2007)
    • "Believe Dat" feat Lil Wayne

• Brandy
  • Human (2008)
    • "Long Distance"

• Bruno Mars
  • Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)
    • "Talking to the Moon"
  • Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)
    • "Young Girls"
    • "Locked Out of Heaven"
    • "Gorilla"
    • "Moonshine"

• Drake
  • Thank Me Later (2010)
    • "Find Your Love"
    • "Show Me A Good Time"

• Fun.
  • Some Nights (2012)
    • "We Are Young"
    • "Carry On"
    • "Some Nights"
    • "One Foot"
    • "All Alone"
    • "All Alright"
    • "It Gets Better"
    • "Why Am I the One?"

• The Game
  • The Documentary (2005)
    • "The Documentary"

• Goapele
  • Even Closer (2002)
    • "Things Don't Exist"
    • "Salvation"
    • "Butterflykisses"
  • Change It All (2005)
    • "First Love"
    • "Pieces Of You Interlude" (At the end of the song "Battle Of The Heart")

• Jasbir Jassi
  • Back with a Bang (2010)
    • "Bang"
    • "Kalaria"
    • "Mela"
    • "Baliye"

• Jay-Z
  • The Blueprint 3 (2009)
    • "Run This Town" feat Rihanna and Kanye West
    • "Already Home" feat Kid Cudi

• Jay-Z and Kanye West
  • Watch The Throne (2011)
    • "Lift Off" feat Beyoncé
    • "The Joy" feat Curtis Mayfield

• Kanye West
  • 808s & Heartbreak (2008)
    • "Say You Will
    • "Welcome to Heartbreak"
    • "Amazing" feat Young Jeezy
    • "Love Lockdown"
    • "Paranoid" feat Mr Hudson
    • "RoboCop"
  • My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010)
    • "Dark Fantasy"
    • "Power"
    • "All of the Lights"
    • "Monster" feat Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver
    • "Runaway" feat Pusha T
    • "Lost in the World" feat Bon Iver
    • "Who Will Survive in America"

• Kid Cudi
  • Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009)
    • "Heart of a Lion"
    • "My World" feat Billy Craven
    • "Sky Might Fall"
    • "Make Her Say" feat Kanye West and Common
  • Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
    • "Mr. Rager"

• Kidz in the Hall
  • Land of Make Believe (2010)
    • "Simple Life" feat Amanda Diva

• Lana Del Rey
  • Born to Die (2012)
    • "Carmen"
    • "Diet Mountain Dew"

• Leona Lewis
  • Echo (2009)
    • "Fly Here Now"

• Mary J. Blige
  • Stronger with Each Tear (2009)
    • "City on Fire"

• Natalia Kills
  • Perfectionist (2011)
    • "Free"
    • "Zombie"
    • "Heaven"
    • "Nothing Lasts Forever" feat Billy Kraven
    • "If I Was God"

• P!nk
  • The Truth About Love (2012)
    • "Just Give Me a Reason" feat. Nate Ruess

• Robin Thicke
  • Sex Therapy (2009)
    • "Meiplé" feat Jay-Z
    • "Elevatas" feat Kid Cudi
    • "Rollacoasta" feat Estelle

• The Rolling Stones
  • GRRR! (2012)
    • "Doom and Gloom"

• Snoop Dogg
  • Doggumentary (2011)
    • "Eyez Closed" feat Kanye West and John Legend

• Taylor Swift
  • Red
    • "Holy Ground"
    • "The Lucky One"

Awards and Nominations

Grammy Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2009	"Run This Town"	Best Rap Song	Won
2012	"All of the Lights"	Song of the Year	Nominated
		Best Rap Song	Won
2013	"We Are Young"	Record of the Year	Nominated
		Song of the Year	Won
	Some Nights	Album of the Year	Nominated
		Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical	Nominated