Tommy Brown (record producer)
Tommy Brown | |
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| Birth name | Thomas Lee Brown |
| Also known as | TBHits |
| Born | May 1, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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Thomas Lee "TBHits" Brown (born May 1, 1986), also known as TBHits, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper. Brown currently lives in LA and was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has received awards from ASCAP, and was Grammy nominated. He has scored multiple chart topping albums while working with Ariana Grande on all five of her studio albums. Brown has also collected production credits for three songs on Grammy-award-winning artist Meghan Trainor's second album, Thank You.
Brown learned from production greats Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Rodney Jerkins, while working alongside them and eventually creating a team of his own.
Producing and songwriting
Before working in music, Brown worked at Sears in Atlanta, Georgia. Every night, he would hand out around 50 CDs with his songs on them and snippets of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ten Crack Commandments" over the tracks. He was finally contacted by Gorilla Zoe who invited Brown to work in the studio with him.[2]
Originally, starting in 2008, Brown worked with production group Darkchild in his early career. During this time, he worked with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Wyclef Jean. He has also worked with The Black Eyed Peas, most notably their song "Just Can't Get Enough".
In 2012, Brown became independent with publishing through Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He lives in Los Angeles, producing tracks for established stars and new acts like Meek Mill, Travis Scott, Cee Lo Green,[3] Nas, T.I., Ariana Grande, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Cyhi the Prynce, Victoria Monét, Mario, Chrisette Michele, Kelly Rowland, and 2 Chainz.
He has been working with Naya Rivera for her upcoming debut album[4][5] as well as with Mario for his upcoming album, Restoration.
Discography
| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning |
| 2011 | "Just A Friend" | Jasmine V | |
| 2012 | "Sin City" | GOOD Music | Cruel Summer |
| "Introduction" | T.I. | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | |
| "Live On Tonight" (featuring Victoria Monét) | |||
| "Who You're Around" | Meek Mill | ||
| 2013 | "36" | 2 Chainz | B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time |
| "Malice In Wonderland" | Victoria Monét | Non-album single | |
| "Déjà Vu" | Coco Jones | Made Of | |
| "Honeymoon Avenue" | Ariana Grande | Yours Truly | |
| "Daydreamin'" | |||
| "Visual Love" | Chrisette Michele | Better | |
| "You Wouldn't Understand" (featuring Victoria Monét) | Nas | Life Is Good | |
| "Animal" | Travi$ Scott, B.o.B & T.I. | G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) | |
| "Find My Love" | Eric Bellinger | ||
| "Come Over" | |||
| 2014 | "Never Be Lonely" | ||
| "Made In China" | Victoria Monét | Nightmares & Lullabies - Act 1 | |
| "We Are People" | |||
| "Backyard" | |||
| "For The Trill" | |||
| "Save Me" | Single | ||
| "Would You Wait" | Single | ||
| "Intro" | Ariana Grande | My Everything | |
| "My Everything" | |||
| "Only 1" | |||
| "Cadillac Song" | |||
| "Ya Digg" | Shad da God, Travi$ Scott, Spodee, T.I. | G.D.O.D. II | |
| "New National Anthem" (featuring Skylar Grey) | T.I. | Paperwork | |
| "Stay" | |||
| "Lean On Me" | B.o.B., Victoria Monét | No Genre 2 | |
| "Drunk Texting" (featuring Jhené Aiko) | Chris Brown | X | |
| 2015 | "Everlasting Love" | Fifth Harmony | Reflection |
| "We Know" | |||
| "A Little More" (featuring Victoria Monet) | Machine Gun Kelly | General Admission | |
| "Therapy" | |||
| "Intro" | Ariana Grande | Christmas & Chill | |
| "Wit It This Christmas" | |||
| "December" | |||
| "Not Just on Christmas" | |||
| "True Love" | |||
| "Winter Things" | |||
| "More Of You" | Victoria Monét | ||
| "Will I Do" | |||
| "Good Time x Trouble | |||
| "See The Light" | |||
| "Cupid" | |||
| "90's Babies" | |||
| "High Love" | |||
| "Maybe Never" | Eric Bellinger | ||
| "Trippin On Me" | Tommy Brown | ||
| 2016 | "Memories Faded" | TWENTY88 | TWENTY88 |
| "Yo te amo a ti" / "I Want You" (as Thomas Brown) | Martina Stoessel, Jorge Blanco | Tini | |
| "Moonlight" | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | |
| "Be Alright" | |||
| "Let Me Love You" (featuring Lil Wayne) | |||
| "Leave Me Lonely" (featuring Macy Gray) | |||
| "I Don't Care" | |||
| "Knew Better / Forever Boy" | |||
| "Step On Up" | |||
| "Take Da Wheel" | T.I. | ||
| "Get My Shit Together" | Big Sean | ||
| "Forgive Me Father" | DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor, Wiz Khalifa, Wale | ||
| "Better" | Meghan Trainor | ||
| "No Pressure" | Pia Mia | ||
| "Night Bag" | Eric Bellinger | ||
| "No Way" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | |
| 2017 | "Bridges" | Fifth Harmony | |
| "Rock Your Body" | Chris Brown | Heartbreak On A Full Moon | |
| "One At A Time" | Alex Aiono & T-Pain | ||
| "Poison" | Njomza | sad for you | |
| "Someone Like Me" | |||
| "Perfect Fit" | |||
| "Who Died" | T-Pain | ||
| 2018 | "Better Off" | Ariana Grande | Sweetener |
| "Goodnight n Go" | |||
| "Pete Davidson" | |||
| "You" (featuring Teyana Taylor) | T.I. | Dime Trap | |
| "Dinero" | J.Lo, Cardi B, DJ Khaled | ||
| "Freak" | Victoria Monét | ||
| "Sugar Daddy" | Macy Gray | Ruby | |
| "Witness" | |||
| "Just Like Jenny" | |||
| "White Man" | |||
| "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | |
| 2019 | "7 Rings" | ||
| "Needy" | |||
| "NASA" | |||
| "Make Up" | |||
| "Boyfriend" | Ariana Grande, Social House | Everything Changed... | |
| "Got Her Own" | Ariana Grande, Victoria Monét | Charlie's Angels | |
| "Love Me" | Stanaj | single | |
| "Make Believe" | Juice Wrld | ||
| "Usually" | DaniLeigh | My Present | |
| 2020 | "Dominican Mami" | single | |
| "Rich" | Megan Thee Stallion | Suga | |
| "You Can't Hold My Heart" | Monsta X | ALL ABOUT LUV |
References
- ^ https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-group-and-multi-platinum-producer-tommy-brown-launch-champagne-therapy-music-group/
- ^ Channel Dynamic (January 29, 2014). "Tommy Brown Talks Early Grind and First Placement". Youtube.
- ^ Channel Dynamic (January 29, 2014). "Tommy Brown Details Working With CeeLo Green". Youtube.
- ^ "Naya Rivera works with Tommy Brown for debut album". Hamada Mania.
- ^ Tommy Brown [@TBHITS] (31 May 2013). "Yooo @NayaRivera we just smashed this record!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.