Salaam Remi
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| Salaam Remi | |
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| Birth name | Salaam Remi Gibbs |
| Genres | Hip-hop, R&B, pop |
| Occupations | Record producer |
| Instruments | Drums, keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar |
| Associated acts | Nas, J. Cole, Fergie, Miguel, Amy Winehouse, Jazmine Sullivan, CJ Hilton, Nelly Furtado, Nas, James Arthur |
| Website | www.salaamremi.com |
Salaam Remi Gibbs, better known as Salaam Remi, is a hip hop producer and keyboard player, known for his association with Nas, Amy Winehouse, Fergie, Miguel and his reggae-tinged (often referred to as "broken-bottle") approach to production. A good example of this unique style can be found in the production on the Nas record "Made You Look", from the 2002 release God's Son. On some releases in 2012 such as Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys and R.E.D. by Ne-Yo, Remi's productions are credited as Salaamremi.com.
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Biography[edit]
The son of studio musician Van Gibbs, Salaam first appeared on record as the keyboard player on Kurtis Blow's 1986 release Kingdom Blow. In the late 1980s Salaam began mixing records. His first full production was in 1992, for the hip-hop group Zhigge. He has also worked with the Fugees and Black Sheep.
Salaam Remi has been associated with releases like Lil' Flip's "I Need Mine", Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper", The Fugees' multi-platinum The Score LP, and Toni Braxton's "You're Makin Me High." He also produced 10 tracks on the 2002 UK sensation Ms. Dynamite's album titled A Little Deeper, including the hugely successful lead single "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee", which had moderate crossover success in the U.S. market[citation needed]. Salaam contributed tracks to Jurassic 5's 2006 LP Feedback and Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop is Dead and, more recently, racked up production credits on Frank, the platinum debut from North London soul-jazz singer Amy Winehouse. He also worked on her follow up, Back to Black, and was producing her third album that was to be released in 2011 up until her death. Remi also worked with Nelly Furtado on her first Spanish language album, Mi Plan. Remi's active projects in late 2008 include Jazmine Sullivan, Nas, Free, Nick Harrison, Lemar, Noel Gourdin, Julian Perretta, Leona Lewis, Corrine Bailey Rae, and Craig David, as well as many film and TV projects.
In addition to his work with other musical artists, Remi has delved into the film industry. He has worked on the soundtracks for Office Space, Zoolander, The Departed, Blood Diamond, and Sex and the City. He also scored the Mike Tyson documentary, TYSON, worked as executive music producer on After the Sunset and Rush Hour 3, and was music supervisor and composer for a 2008 TV pilot called "Blue Blood". Salaam Remi was nominated for Non-Classical Producer of the Year at the 55th Grammy Awards, an award won by Dan Auerbach.
Production discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- "Fu-Gee-La" (The Fugees)
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- "In My Bed" (Amy Winehouse)
- "Thief's Theme" (Nas)
- "Fuck Me Pumps (Amy Winehouse)
- 2007
- "Tears Dry on Their Own" (Amy Winehouse)
- "Less Than an Hour" (Nas feat. Cee Lo Green)
- 2008
- 2009
- "Now I'm That Bitch (Livvi Franc feat. Pitbull)
- 2010
- "All I Want Is You" (Miguel feat. J. Cole)
- "Follow Us" (Big Boi feat. Vonnegutt)
- "Night Is Young" (Nelly Furtado)
- "Fuerte" (Nelly Furtado feat. Concha Buika)
- "10 Seconds" (Jazmine Sullivan)
- 2011
- "Nasty" (Nas)
- "Play the Guitar" (B.o.B feat. André 3000)
- "You Better Leave Me" (Liam Bailey)
- "Its Not The Same" (Liam Bailey)
- 2012
- "Beautiful Surprise" (Tamia)
- "The Don" (Nas)
- "Cry" (Monica)
- "Girl On Fire" (Alicia Keys)
- 2013
- "How Many Drinks?" (Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Productions[edit]
- With Amy Winehouse
- Amy Winehouse - You Sent Me Flying/Cherry
- Amy Winehouse - I Heard Love Is Blind
- Amy Winehouse - In My Bed
- Amy Winehouse - Just Friends
- Amy Winehouse - Me & Mr Jones
- Amy Winehouse - Moody's Mood For Love
- Amy Winehouse - Mr. Magic
- Amy Winehouse - 'Round Midnight
- Amy Winehouse - Some Unholy War
- Amy Winehouse - Stronger Than Me
- Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
- Amy Winehouse - Brother
- Amy Winehouse - Like Smoke
- With Nas
- Nas - Bridging The Gap
- Nas - Get Down
- Nas - Hey Nas
- Nas - I Can
- Nas - Made You Look
- Nas - The N
- Nas - Nasty
- Nas - Suicide Bounce
- Nas - Thief's Theme
- Nas - What Goes Around
- Nas - Where Y'all At?
- Nas - Zone Out
- Nas - You Can't Stop Us Now
- Nas - A Queens Story
- Nas - Accident Murderers
- Nas - Reach Out
- Nas - World’s An Addiction
- Nas - Cherry Wine (feat. Amy Winehouse)
- Nas - Bye Baby
- Nas - The Black Bond
- With Nelly Furtado
- Nelly Furtado - Suficiente Tiempo
- Nelly Furtado - Girlfriend in the City
- Nelly Furtado - Something (feat. Nas)
- Nelly Furtado - The Most Beautiful Thing (feat. Sara Tavares)
- Nelly Furtado - Enemy
- Nelly Furtado - End Game
- Others
- Beenie Man - Love Me Now (feat. Wyclef Jean)
- Big Boi - Follow Us (feat. Vonnegut)
- Blaque - Can't Get It Back
- Buckshot LeFonque - No Pain, No Gain (Salaam Remi Remix)
- Canibus - Get Retarded
- Cee-Lo Green - Bodies
- Ciara - Click, Flash
- Da Bush Babees - Remember We (Remix)
- Fugees - Fu-Gee-La
- Fugees - Nappy Heads (Remix)
- Fugees - Ready Or Not (Salaam's Remix)
- Fugees - Vocab (Salaam's Remix)
- Greg Nice - Set It Off
- Groove Collective - Lift Off (Salaam Remi Remix)
- Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper
- Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows
- Jazmine Sullivan - Lions, Tigers & Bears
- Joss Stone - Young At Heart
- Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (Salaam Remix)
- Wyclef Jean - Bubblegoose (co-produced by Wyclef Jean)
- Lil' Flip - You'z A Trick
- Lil' Flip featuring UGK - You'z A Trick (Remix)
- Mutya Buena - B Boy Baby
- Rupee - Do The Damn Thing
- Angie Martinez - No Playaz (feat. Lil' Mo & Tony Sunshine)
- Angie Martinez - Live At Jimmy's (feat. Big Pun, Cuban Link, Domingo & Sunkiss)
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - The Block Party
- Melanie Fiona - Running (feat. Nas)
- Mis-Teeq - All In One Day
- Mis-Teeq - Can't Get It Back (co-produced by Staybent)
- Mis-Teeq - Strawberrez
- Pras Michel - Dance Hall (feat. Sean Paul, Spragga Benz & Roundhead)
- Nas & Cee-Lo - Less Than An Hour
- Nina Sky - On Some Bullshit
- Nina Sky - Too Long To Let Go
- I-20 - Fightin In The Club (feat. Lil Fate, Titty Boi & Chingy)
- I-20 - The Realist
- I-20 - Point 'Em Out (feat. Juvenile)
- Kevin Lyttle - Last Drop (feat. Spragga Benz & Assassin) (produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
- Kevin Lyttle - I Got It (feat. Trey Songz & Troy Taylor) (Produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
- Kevin Lyttle - My Lady (produced by Salaam Remi)
- Kevin Lyttle - Dancing Like Making Love (Produced by Nicholas Brancker & Salaam Remi)
- Kevin Lyttle - My Love (Produced by Da Bhann & Salaam Remi)
- Leona Lewis - Forgiveness (Co-produced and co-written by Remi & Kara DioGuardi)
- Leona Lewis - You Bring me Down (Co-produced by Taj Jackson and Remi and co-written by Remi, Jackson & Lewis)
- Ludacris - Virgo (feat. Nas & Doug E. Fresh)
- Chrisette Michele - In This For You, Good Girl
- Carlos Santana - Manana (feat. Keon Bryce)
- Tego Calderón - Payaso Ft. Eddie Dee & Voltio
- Lemar - Trust Me
- Livvi Franc - Now I'm That Bitch
- 2005: Motown Remixed - "ABC" (Jackson Five Remix)
- Major Stress - A Day In Da Stuy
- Ne-Yo - Alone With You (Maddie's Song)
- Ne-Yo - Should Be You (feat. Fabolous & Diddy)
- Ne-Yo - All She Wants (feat. Young Jeezy)
