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'''Nadir Khayat''', known by the stage name '''RedOne''' was born in [[Tétouan]], [[Morocco]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9623292 |title=Star Producer RedOne Eyes Michael Jackson Release |accessdate=2010-01-23 |format= |work=abcnews }}</ref> and is a [[Morocco|Moroccan]]-[[Sweden|Swedish]] [[record producer|producer]]/[[songwriter]].<ref name="BMI">{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/C3005 |title=RedOne's BMI Artist Roster |publisher=BMI |date= |accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref> He has been described as the key to [[Lady Gaga]]'s musical sound.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/28/the-man-behind-lady-gaga/|title=The Man Behind Lady Gaga|last=Jurgensen|first=John |date=January 28, 2010|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=29 January 2010}}</ref> Khayat is currently based in [[Los Angeles]] |
'''Nadir Khayat''', known by the stage name '''RedOne''' was born in [[Tétouan]], [[Morocco]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9623292 |title=Star Producer RedOne Eyes Michael Jackson Release |accessdate=2010-01-23 |format= |work=abcnews }}</ref> and is a [[Morocco|Moroccan]]-[[Sweden|Swedish]] [[record producer|producer]]/[[songwriter]].<ref name="BMI">{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/affiliate/C3005 |title=RedOne's BMI Artist Roster |publisher=BMI |date= |accessdate=2008-10-15}}</ref> He has been described as the key to [[Lady Gaga]]'s musical sound.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/01/28/the-man-behind-lady-gaga/|title=The Man Behind Lady Gaga|last=Jurgensen|first=John |date=January 28, 2010|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=29 January 2010}}</ref> Khayat is currently based in [[Los Angeles]]. |
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Nadir Khayat, known by the stage name RedOne was born in Tétouan, Morocco[1] and is a Moroccan-Swedish producer/songwriter.[2] He has been described as the key to Lady Gaga's musical sound.[3] Khayat is currently based in Los Angeles.
Biography
Early career
At the age of 19, Khayat left Morocco for Sweden in order to pursue a music career.[4] He chose the country because in his words, "There was so much good music coming from there," with three major inspirations being the bands ABBA, Europe and Roxette.[4] Originally he pursued his musical ambitions by singing and playing the guitar in various local rock bands but 1995 saw a change in direction when he opted to move into production and songwriting for other artists.[4] Instrumental in helping him make this change was Rami Yacoub, another fellow ex-rock musician.[5] The successful Swedish songwriter/producer taught Khayat about "programming and how the software works," and the pair also wrote songs together.[4] According to Rami, Khayat worked with him in the studio for a year before Yacoub was asked to join Cheiron Studios.[5] Yacoub credits Red with helping bring about this turning point in his own career by having introduced Rami to Max Martin.[5] Khayat began his career producing in the European pop music scene.
First successes
After years of struggling, 2005 saw Khayat finally begin to achieve significant recognition for his work, firstly with the Darin song "Step Up," which reached #1 in Sweden and later won him and frequent collaborator Bilal Hajji both a Swedish Grammy and Scandinavian Song of the Year award, and then with the Canadian hits "I Wish" and "Little Mama," recorded by Juno Award nominee Carl Henry.
In 2006 Khayat entered the global marketplace with "Bamboo," which was named "Official Melody" for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Selected from over one thousand submissions, "Bamboo" was featured for the branding and promotion of the event during television broadcasts and advertising campaigns, branded cross-promotions, and as a part of the World Cup Official Music Program.[2] In addition, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) made him the main producer and songwriter for the 2006 World Cup Official Music Program.[2] Khayat also produced a "mash-up" remix of Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" featuring Wyclef Jean and Khayat's "Bamboo." The remix was performed by Shakira and Wyclef Jean at the World Cup's Final in Berlin to an estimated worldwide television audience of more than 1.2 billion.
Although "Bamboo" helped establish the young producer as a notable producer in the global marketplace ,[2] Khayat himself has said that it didn't have the impact he thought it would,
"It was a good thing for me as a personal achievement but in terms of business or attracting labels to get more work, it didn't have a big impact, especially not in the US. It opened a few doors that closed quickly after."[4]
Breakthrough
After the success of Bamboo, Khayat moved to New York with the aim of breaking his career in the USA, believing it to be "now or never".[4] Initially the move proved unsuccessful, as Khayat claims he struggled to secure even a single production and lost all of his money in the process.[4] However, on the brink of giving up and returning to Sweden, his efforts caught the attention of then Epic Records president Charlie Walk, and led to a production role on Kat DeLuna's upcoming debut album 9 Lives. When Walk heard the first songs Khayat produced for DeLuna—one of which was subsequent hit single "Whine Up" featuring Elephant Man—he was impressed enough to ask the producer to finish the whole album.[4]
In 2007, Khayat began writing and producing for New Kids on the Block, MIKA, Akon, Steel Bill, Brandy, Enrique Iglesias, Lionel Richie, The Cheetah Girls, Menudo, Varsity Fanclub, Robyn, Tami Chynn, Flipsyde and RBD.[6]
In addition to his production credits, Khayat has written for Darin, Backstreet Boys, Christina Milian, 3LW, A*Teens and Tiffany Evans, and has worked alongside writers and producers such as Gordon Chambers, Kylie Minogue, Teron Beal, Mary Brown, Desmond Child, Akon, The Clutch, Bilal Hajji, Little Boots, Pixie Lott, Sean Kingston, Sugababes, Cinema Bizarre, Lady Gaga, Nicole Scherzinger, Alexandra Burke and Shayne Ward.
Production
References
- ^ "Star Producer RedOne Eyes Michael Jackson Release". abcnews. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ a b c d "RedOne's BMI Artist Roster". BMI. Retrieved 2008-10-15. Cite error: The named reference "BMI" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Jurgensen, John (January 28, 2010). "The Man Behind Lady Gaga". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Interview With RedOne", HitQuarters, 23 March 2009
- ^ a b c "Interview with Rami Yacoub". HitQuarters. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "RedOne". TheNext2Shine. Retrieved 2008-10-19.