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==History==
==History==
Rock Mafia has helped drive many recording artists in the 2000s to stardom, including Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Aly and AJ, Sick Puppies, etc. In addition, they have worked with countless other artists, from the likes of Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Aura Dione, David Archuleta, Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Hoku, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Lucy Hale, Pia Toscano, to Stefano. In late 2010, Rock Mafia released a song featuring James' own vocals entitled "[[The_Big_Bang_(song)|The Big Bang]]". The song was used as the theme song for the VH1 reality show "Mob Wives".{{fact|date=August 2012}} "The Big Bang" music video featured Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers and currently has more than 14.5 million views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5etLRgwXmh0|title= "The Big Bang" Youtube Video|accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref> "The Big Bang" is featured on the video game ''[[FIFA 12]]'', which launched in September 2011. Rock Mafia was in talks with potential writers and producers to bring the music video for "The Big Bang" to the big screens as a feature film. Armato revealed on her Twitter that she has been meeting with Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother) and [[Jennifer Todd]] (producer of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655721/miley-cyrus-working-on-big-bang-film.jhtml |title=Miley Cyrus Working on Big Bang Film |publisher=MTV |date=2011-01-11 |accessdate=2011-01-19}}</ref>
Rock Mafia has helped drive many recording artists in the 2000s to stardom, including Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Aly and AJ, Sick Puppies, etc. In addition, they have worked with countless other artists, from the likes of Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Aura Dione, David Archuleta, Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Hoku, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Lucy Hale, Pia Toscano, to Stefano. In late 2010, Rock Mafia released a song featuring James' own vocals entitled "[[The_Big_Bang_(song)|The Big Bang]]". The song was used as the theme song for the VH1 reality show "Mob Wives".{{fact|date=August 2012}} "The Big Bang" music video featured Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers and currently has more than 14.5 million views on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5etLRgwXmh0|title= "The Big Bang" Youtube Video|accessdate=2012-02-23}}</ref> "The Big Bang" is featured on the video game ''[[FIFA 12]]'', which launched in September 2011. Rock Mafia was in talks with potential writers and producers to bring the music video for "The Big Bang" to the big screens as a feature film. Armato revealed on her Twitter that she has been meeting with Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother) and [[Jennifer Todd]] (producer of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' and ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655721/miley-cyrus-working-on-big-bang-film.jhtml |title=Miley Cyrus Working on Big Bang Film |publisher=MTV |date=2011-01-11 |accessdate=2011-01-19}}</ref> Their song "Fly or Die" was in FIFA 13. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_13#Soundtrack</ref>


Rock Mafia scored a hit in Europe with Aura Dione's hit single "Friends," a song written and produced together with [[David Jost]].<ref>[http://www.universal-music.de/aura-dione/news/detail/article:206541/friends-hat-platz-1-der-deutschen-radiocharts-erobert "Universal Music Press Release"] Retrieved April 24, 2012</ref> A clip showing Miley Cyrus recording vocals over the "Pimps and Hos" track, which has now been renamed to "Morning Sun," has been posted online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/01/12/miley-cyrus-rock-mafia-morning-sun/ |title=Miley Cyrus And Rock Mafia Collaborate On New Song, 'Morning Sun' |publisher=MTV Buzzworthy |date= |accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref> Rock Mafia was one of the handful of production teams handpicked by [[Jimmy Iovine]] to help coach and record with contestants from [[American Idol (season 10)|''American Idol'' Season 10]].
Rock Mafia scored a hit in Europe with Aura Dione's hit single "Friends," a song written and produced together with [[David Jost]].<ref>[http://www.universal-music.de/aura-dione/news/detail/article:206541/friends-hat-platz-1-der-deutschen-radiocharts-erobert "Universal Music Press Release"] Retrieved April 24, 2012</ref> A clip showing Miley Cyrus recording vocals over the "Pimps and Hos" track, which has now been renamed to "Morning Sun," has been posted online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/01/12/miley-cyrus-rock-mafia-morning-sun/ |title=Miley Cyrus And Rock Mafia Collaborate On New Song, 'Morning Sun' |publisher=MTV Buzzworthy |date= |accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref> Rock Mafia was one of the handful of production teams handpicked by [[Jimmy Iovine]] to help coach and record with contestants from [[American Idol (season 10)|''American Idol'' Season 10]].

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Rock Mafia
OriginSanta Monica, California, U.S.
GenresPop, dance, rock
Years active2000–present
LabelsRock Mafia Records
MembersTim James
Antonina Armato

Rock Mafia is a record production/songwriting team, consisting of Tim James, Antonina Armato and Paul Palmer[1], who are credited for writing and producing many pop and rock artists beginning in the early 2000s such as Miley Cyrus, Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Demi Lovato, Sick Puppies, Aura Dione, etc. Between the three partners of Rock Mafia, they have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, and over 10 million albums alone in 2007.[citation needed]

History

Rock Mafia has helped drive many recording artists in the 2000s to stardom, including Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez & The Scene, Aly and AJ, Sick Puppies, etc. In addition, they have worked with countless other artists, from the likes of Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Aura Dione, David Archuleta, Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Hoku, Vanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron, Lucy Hale, Pia Toscano, to Stefano. In late 2010, Rock Mafia released a song featuring James' own vocals entitled "The Big Bang". The song was used as the theme song for the VH1 reality show "Mob Wives".[citation needed] "The Big Bang" music video featured Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers and currently has more than 14.5 million views on YouTube.[2] "The Big Bang" is featured on the video game FIFA 12, which launched in September 2011. Rock Mafia was in talks with potential writers and producers to bring the music video for "The Big Bang" to the big screens as a feature film. Armato revealed on her Twitter that she has been meeting with Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother) and Jennifer Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland and Memento) [3] Their song "Fly or Die" was in FIFA 13. [4]

Rock Mafia scored a hit in Europe with Aura Dione's hit single "Friends," a song written and produced together with David Jost.[5] A clip showing Miley Cyrus recording vocals over the "Pimps and Hos" track, which has now been renamed to "Morning Sun," has been posted online.[6] Rock Mafia was one of the handful of production teams handpicked by Jimmy Iovine to help coach and record with contestants from American Idol Season 10.

Discography

Rock Mafia

  • "Favorite Song"
  • "The Big Bang"
  • "The Last Thing"
  • "Fly or Die"
  • "She's Gone"/"Friend Zone (Interlude)"
  • Rock Mafia presents Joy Island "24 Hour Party People"
  • "Morning Sun" feat. Miley Cyrus
  • Rock Mafia presents BG5 "Kids R OK"
  • Rock Mafia presents Mark Victor "Cannonball"
  • Rock Mafia presents Perfect Dilemma "Life Sucks"
  • Rock Mafia presents IN-Q "I Won't Be Surprised"
  • "Friends (Lazerdisk Party Sex Remix)"

Miley Cyrus

  • "Can't Be Tamed"-Certified gold by the ARIA
  • "7 Things"-Certified gold by the ARIA
  • "Fly on the Wall"
  • "Who Owns My Heart"
  • "Liberty Walk"
  • "Two More Lonely People"
  • "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
  • "If We Were a Movie" (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
  • "I Got Nerve" (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
  • "Clear"
  • "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
  • "Forgiveness and Love"
  • "Bigger Than Us" (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
  • "Bottom of the Ocean"
  • "East Northumberland High"
  • "Good and Broken"
  • "Goodbye"
  • "It's All Right Here" (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
  • "Let's Dance"
  • "Right Here"
  • "See You Again"-Certified platinum by the ARIA
  • "Wake Up America"

Aura Dione

Stefano

Selena Gomez & the Scene

Demi Lovato

Lucy Hale

  • "Run This Town"
  • "Make You Believe"
  • "Bless Myself"

Sick Puppies

The Beach Girl5

  • "Changes"
  • "Scratch"
  • "Rabbit Hole"
  • "One More Second Chance"
  • "Lay a Little Sunshine"

Aly & AJ

David Archuleta

  • "You Can"
  • "Your Eyes Don't Lie"

Miranda Cosgrove

  • "BAM"

Hope 7

Hoku

  • "Another Dumb Blonde"
  • "I'm Scared"
  • "Perfect Day"

Vanessa Hudgens

  • "Hook It Up"
  • "Don't Leave"
  • "Come Back to Me"
  • "Vulnerable"

Patrice Rushen

  • "Long Time Coming"

Barbra Streisand

  • "What Were We Thinking of?"

Fenanda Ketley

  • "Hair"

Zac Efron

  • "Bet On It"


References

  1. ^ "Downtown Inks Producer/Writer Armato". Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ ""The Big Bang" Youtube Video". Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. ^ "Miley Cyrus Working on Big Bang Film". MTV. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
  4. ^ {{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_13#Soundtrack
  5. ^ "Universal Music Press Release" Retrieved April 24, 2012
  6. ^ "Miley Cyrus And Rock Mafia Collaborate On New Song, 'Morning Sun'". MTV Buzzworthy. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
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