Pop Wansel

Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Andrew "Pop" Wansel
Birth name	Andrew Wansel
Born	April 27, 1988 (age 36)
Origin	Philadelphia, PA, USA
Genres	Pop; R&B; Hip Hop;
Occupations	Songwriter; record producer; musician;

Pop Wansel is an American record producer, musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the son of Philadelphia soul icon Dexter Wansel, Pop grew up in the music industry and began writing and producing his own music at the age of ten, citing rapper Nas and Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland as his early inspirations.^[1]^[2]

In 2006, Pop reached out to Nicki Minaj via Myspace message looking to collaborate. After her initial interest, he sent her an idea that would that would eventually become the basis for "Your Love". Nicki recorded the track and the unmastered demo subsequently leaked in 2009, landing at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Rap Songs, and launching Pop and production partner Warren "Oak" Felder (Pop & Oak) to international acclaim.^[2]

Discography


Year	Artist	Album	Title	Songwriter	Producer
2009	Ashley Tisdale	Guilty Pleasure	"Hair"	Y	Y
	Marié Digby	Breathing Underwater	"Know You By Heart"	Y	Y
	Ginuwine	A Man's Thoughts	"Show Off"		Y
			"Open the Door"
			"Orchestra"
2010	Fantasia	Back to Me	"Collard Greens & Cornbread"	Y	Y
	Trey Songz	Passion, Pain & Pleasure	"Unusual"	Y	Y
	Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday	"Muny"	Y	Y
			"Save Me"
			"Your Love"
	Far East Movement	Free Wired	"White Flag"	Y
2011	Big Sean	Finally Famous	"Marvin & Chardonnay"	Y	Y
2012	Diggy	Unexpected Arrival	"Do It Like You	Y	Y
			"The Reign"
			"Copy, Paste"
	Monica	New Life	"Catch Me"	Y	Y
	Elle Varner	Perfectly Imperfect	"Only Wanna Give It to You"	Y	Y
			"Refill"
			"Sound Proof Room"
			"I Don't Care"
			"Not Tonight"
			"Leaf"
			"Stop the Clock"
			"So Fly"
	Busta Rhymes	Year of the Dragon	"Pressure"	Y	Y
	Miguel	Kaleidoscope Dream	"Use Me"	Y	Y
	Miguel	Kaleidoscope Dream	"Where's the Fun in Forever"	Y	Y
	Rihanna	Unapologetic	"Numb"	Y	Y
	Alicia Keys	Girl on Fire	"Fire We Make"	Y	Y
	Alicia Keys	Girl on Fire	"Limitedless"	Y	Y
2013	Chrisette Michele	Better	"A Couple of Forevers"	Y	Y
	Chrisette Michele	Better	"Snow"	Y	Y
	K. Michelle	Rebellious Soul	"V.S.O.P."	Y	Y
2014	Usher	Good Kisser	"Good Kisser"	Y	Y
	Ariana Grande	My Everything	"Break Your Heart Right Back"	Y	Y
	Azealia Banks	Broke with Expensive Taste	"Chasing Time"	Y	Y
	Jennifer Lopez	A.K.A.	"Troubeaux"		Y
	Jessie J	Sweet Talker	"Seal Me with a Kiss"	Y	Y
	K. Michelle	Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?	"Going Under"		Y
	Nicki Minaj	The Pinkprint	"The Crying Game"	Y	Y
	Omarion	Sex Playlist	"You Like It"		Y
2015	Jason Derulo	Everything Is 4	"Trade Hearts"	Y	Y
	Miguel	Wildheart	"DEAL"	Y	Y
	Miguel	Wildheart	"leaves"	Y	Y
	Tamia	Love Life	"Love Falls Over Me"	Y	Y
	Tamia	Love Life	"Sandwich and a Soda"	Y	Y
	Alessia Cara	Four Pink Walls / Know-It-All	"Seventeen"	Y	Y
			"Here"
			"Outlaws"
			"I'm Yours"
			"Four Pink Walls"
			"Overdose"
			"Scars To Your Beautiful"
	Fleur East	Love, Sax and Flashbacks	"Over Getting Over"	Y	Y
	Fleur East	Love, Sax and Flashbacks	"Never Say When"	Y	Y
	Monica	Code Red	"Alone In Your Heart"	Y	Y
2016	Brandy	Beggin & Pleadin	"Beggin & Pleadin"	Y	Y
	K. Michelle	More Issues Than Vogue	"Sleep Like A Baby"	Y	Y
	Tory Lanez	I Told You	"Question Is"	Y	Y
	Tory Lanez	I Told You	"Say It"	Y	Y
	Bea Miller	Yes Girl	"Yes Girl"	Y	Y
2017	Kehlani	SweetSexySavage	"Distraction"	Y	Y
			"Advice"
			"Peace of Mind"
			"Not Used to It"
			"Everything Is Yours"
			"Escape"
			"In My Feelings"
			"Hold Me By The Heart"
			"Thank You"
	Cashmere Cat	9	"Infinite Stripes" (ft. Ty Dolla Sign)	Y	Y
	Jessie Ware	Glasshouse	"Midnight"	Y	Y
	Miguel	War & Leisure	"Shockandawe"	Y	Y
2018	Jeremih	The Chocolate Box	"Forever I'm Ready"	Y	Y
	Amber Mark	Conexão - EP	"Love Me Right"	Y	Y
	Alessia Cara	The Pains of Growing	"Growing Pains"		Y

Awards and nominations

BMI Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	"Here" (Alessia Cara)	Pop Song of the Year	Won

Grammy Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2015	"Good Kisser" (Usher)	Best R&B Song	Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2018	Pop Wansel	Producer of the Year^[3]	Nominated

References

^ "Andrew 'Pop' Wansel". Universal Music Publishing Group. UMPG. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
^ ^a ^b Trammel, Matthew. "Beat Construction: Meet Andrew "Pop" Wansel, the Producer Behind Nicki Minaj's Soft Side". thefader.com. The Fader. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
^ "2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Full List of Nominees". iHeartRadio.com. iHeartRadio. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

External links

[umpg-1] "Andrew 'Pop' Wansel". Universal Music Publishing Group. UMPG. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

[fader-2] Trammel, Matthew. "Beat Construction: Meet Andrew "Pop" Wansel, the Producer Behind Nicki Minaj's Soft Side". thefader.com. The Fader. Retrieved 2017-07-27.

[3] "2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards: Full List of Nominees". iHeartRadio.com. iHeartRadio. Retrieved 2018-01-11.

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