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Amaire Johnson
Amaire Johnson
Born	Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
	Musical career
Genres	R&B; soul; hip hop;
Occupations	Songwriter; producer; keyboardist; music director; instrumentalist;
Labels	Don Life; FF to Def;

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Amaire Johnson is an American producer, songwriter, music director, and multi-instrumenatalist best known for co-writing and producing singles "Moves", "Single Again", "Bounce Back", and "One Man Can Change the World". Johnson has contributed to the following Big Sean projects: Dark Sky Paradise (2015), I Decided (2017), Detroit (2019), Detroit II (2020), and Better Me Than You (2024).^[1]^[2] Johnson has also contributed to projects from Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, Nipsey Hussle, and Jhené Aiko.^[1]^[3]

Influenced by "Motown, early hip-hop, and neo-soul", Johnson is signed to Don Life, Big Sean's production company.^[4]^[5] Johnson also acted as music director and/or performed keyboards alongside Ab-soul and Big Sean during their respective NPR Tiny Desk performances.^[6]^[7]

Selected songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"One Man Can Change the World" (featuring Kanye West & John Legend)	2015	Big Sean	Dark Sky Paradise
"On the Way"	2016	Twenty88	Twenty88
"Memories Faded"		Twenty88	Twenty88
"Won’t Be the Same" (featuring Ayo the Producer)		Westside Boogie	Thirst 48, Pt. II
"Moments" (featuring Big Sean)	2017	Jhené Aiko	Trip
"OLLA (Only Lovers Left Alive)" (featuring Twenty88)
"You Are Here"
"Never Call Me" (featuring Kurupt)
"Overstimulated"
"Bad Trip (Interlude)"
"Oblivion (Creation)" (featuring Dr. Chill)
"Psilocybin (Love in Full Effect)" (featuring Dr. Chill)
"Intro"		Big Sean	I Decided
"Light" (featuring Jeremih)
"Bounce Back"
"Moves"
"Same Time Pt. 1" (featuring Twenty88)
"Owe Me"
"Halfway Off the Balcony"
"Voices in My Head / Stick to the Plan"
"Sunday Morning Jetpack" (featuring The-Dream)
"Inspire Me"
"Bigger Than Me" (featuring Flint Chozen Choir & Starrah)
"Victory Lap" (featuring Stacy Barthe)	2018	Nipsey Hussle	Victory Lap
"Million While You Young" (featuring The-Dream)	2018	Nipsey Hussle	Victory Lap
"The Recipe"	2019	SiR	Chasing Summer
"More Thoughts (2019)"	2019	Big Sean	Detroit (Streaming Edition)
"Harder than My Demons"	2020		Detroit 2
"Everything That's Missing" (featuring Dwele)
"Don Life" (featuring Lil Wayne)
"Single Again"
"Wat U Sed" (featuring Doechii and Kal Banx)	2021	Isaiah Rashad	The House Is Burning
"Bomb" (featuring Kari Faux)	2022	Black Party	Hummingbird
"On Up"	2024	Big Sean	Better Me Than You
"Boundaries"		Big Sean	Better Me Than You
"Pop" (featuring Rico Nasty)		Schoolboy Q	Blue Lips
"Pig Feet" (featuring Childish Major)
"Love Birds" (featuring Devin Malik & Lance Skiiiwalker)
"Peace" (featuring Lupe Fiasco & Punch)		Ab-Soul	Soul Burger

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
2018	ASCAP Pop Music Awards	Most Performed Pop Songs (Bounce Back)	Won	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Big Sean Shares New Song "Halfway Off the Balcony"". Complex. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ "Missing in Action: Our Favorite Artists Who Went Silent i..." Complex. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ Magazine, Visionary Artistry (September 14, 2020). "Amaire Johnson: Keyboards Open Doors". Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ Cowie, Del (March 10, 2017). "My Mom Is The First Person I Rapped For". CBC. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ "That's 5 | Amaire Johnson - StockX Exclusive Profile". December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
^ Carter, Bobby. "Ab-Soul: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.
^ Carter, Bobby. "Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.
^ "2018 ASCAP Pop Awards". Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[auto-1] "Big Sean Shares New Song "Halfway Off the Balcony"". Complex. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[2] "Missing in Action: Our Favorite Artists Who Went Silent i..." Complex. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[3] Magazine, Visionary Artistry (September 14, 2020). "Amaire Johnson: Keyboards Open Doors". Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[4] Cowie, Del (March 10, 2017). "My Mom Is The First Person I Rapped For". CBC. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[5] "That's 5 | Amaire Johnson - StockX Exclusive Profile". December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

[6] Carter, Bobby. "Ab-Soul: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.

[7] Carter, Bobby. "Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert". NPR.

[8] "2018 ASCAP Pop Awards". Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2024.

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	Amaire Johnson is an American producer, songwriter, music director, and multi-instrumenatalist best known for co-writing and producing singles "[[Moves (Big Sean song)\|Moves]]", "[[Single Again (Big Sean song)\|Single Again]]", "[[Bounce Back (Big Sean song)\|Bounce Back]]", and "[[One Man Can Change the World]]". Johnson has contributed to the following [[Big Sean]] projects: ''[[Dark Sky Paradise]]'' (2015), ''[[I Decided (album)\|I Decided]]'' (2017), ''[[Detroit (mixtape)\|Detroit]]'' (2019), ''[[Detroit II]]'' (2020), and ''[[Better Me Than You]]'' (2024).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/edwin-ortiz/big-sean-halfway-off-the-balcony-new-song\|title=Big Sean Shares New Song "Halfway Off the Balcony"\|website=Complex\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=December 8, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208085134/https://www.complex.com/music/a/edwin-ortiz/big-sean-halfway-off-the-balcony-new-song\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/frazier-tharpe/artists-missing-in-action-2018\|title=Missing in Action: Our Favorite Artists Who Went Silent i...\|website=Complex\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=December 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206132620/https://www.complex.com/music/a/frazier-tharpe/artists-missing-in-action-2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> Johnson has also contributed to projects from [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Isaiah Rashad]], [[Nipsey Hussle]], and [[Jhené Aiko]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://visionaryartistrymag.com/2020/09/amaire-johnson-keyboards-open-doors/\|title=Amaire Johnson: Keyboards Open Doors\|first=Visionary Artistry\|last=Magazine\|date=September 14, 2020\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=May 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507000622/https://visionaryartistrymag.com/2020/09/amaire-johnson-keyboards-open-doors/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Amaire Johnson is an American producer, songwriter, music director, and multi-instrumenatalist best known for co-writing and producing singles "[[Moves (Big Sean song)\|Moves]]", "[[Single Again (Big Sean song)\|Single Again]]", "[[Bounce Back (Big Sean song)\|Bounce Back]]", and "[[One Man Can Change the World]]". Johnson has contributed to the following [[Big Sean]] projects: ''[[Dark Sky Paradise]]'' (2015), ''[[I Decided (album)\|I Decided]]'' (2017), ''[[Detroit (mixtape)\|Detroit]]'' (2019), ''[[Detroit II]]'' (2020), and ''[[Better Me Than You]]'' (2024).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/edwin-ortiz/big-sean-halfway-off-the-balcony-new-song\|title=Big Sean Shares New Song "Halfway Off the Balcony"\|website=Complex\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=December 8, 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208085134/https://www.complex.com/music/a/edwin-ortiz/big-sean-halfway-off-the-balcony-new-song\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/frazier-tharpe/artists-missing-in-action-2018\|title=Missing in Action: Our Favorite Artists Who Went Silent i...\|website=Complex\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=December 6, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206132620/https://www.complex.com/music/a/frazier-tharpe/artists-missing-in-action-2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> Johnson has also contributed to projects from [[Schoolboy Q]], [[Isaiah Rashad]], [[Nipsey Hussle]], and [[Jhené Aiko]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://visionaryartistrymag.com/2020/09/amaire-johnson-keyboards-open-doors/\|title=Amaire Johnson: Keyboards Open Doors\|first=Visionary Artistry\|last=Magazine\|date=September 14, 2020\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=May 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507000622/https://visionaryartistrymag.com/2020/09/amaire-johnson-keyboards-open-doors/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Influenced by "[[Motown]], early hip-hop, and [[Neo soul\|neo-soul]]", Johnson is signed to Don Life, Big Sean's production company.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/my-mom-is-the-first-person-i-rapped-for-big-sean-1.4019100\|title=My Mom Is The First Person I Rapped For\|first=Del\|last=Cowie\|website=CBC\|date=March 10, 2017\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=March 26, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326045451/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/my-mom-is-the-first-person-i-rapped-for-big-sean-1.4019100\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://stockx.com/news/thats-five-with-amaire-johnson/\|title=That's 5 \| Amaire Johnson - StockX Exclusive Profile\|date=December 5, 2018\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=May 17, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517151434/https://stockx.com/news/thats-five-with-amaire-johnson/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Johnson also performed keyboards alongside Ab-soul and Big Sean during their respective ~~2024~~ ''[[NPR Music\|NPR]]'' [[Tiny Desk]] performances.<ref>https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1151374272/ab-soul-tiny-desk-concert</ref><ref>https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1240624890/big-sean-tiny-desk-concert</ref>		Influenced by "[[Motown]], early hip-hop, and [[Neo soul\|neo-soul]]", Johnson is signed to Don Life, Big Sean's production company.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/my-mom-is-the-first-person-i-rapped-for-big-sean-1.4019100\|title=My Mom Is The First Person I Rapped For\|first=Del\|last=Cowie\|website=CBC\|date=March 10, 2017\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=March 26, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326045451/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/my-mom-is-the-first-person-i-rapped-for-big-sean-1.4019100\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://stockx.com/news/thats-five-with-amaire-johnson/\|title=That's 5 \| Amaire Johnson - StockX Exclusive Profile\|date=December 5, 2018\|access-date=December 24, 2024\|archive-date=May 17, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517151434/https://stockx.com/news/thats-five-with-amaire-johnson/\|url-status=live}}</ref> Johnson also acted as music director and/or performed keyboards alongside Ab-soul and Big Sean during their respective ''[[NPR Music\|NPR]]'' [[Tiny Desk]] performances.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1151374272/ab-soul-tiny-desk-concert\|title=Ab-Soul: Tiny Desk Concert\|website=NPR\|first=Bobby\|last=Carter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/1240624890/big-sean-tiny-desk-concert\|title=Big Sean: Tiny Desk Concert\|website=NPR\|first=Bobby\|last=Carter}}</ref>