Dewain Whitmore | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dewain Whitmore Jr. |
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, hip hop, house, country |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, singer, producer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Dewain Whitmore, Jr. is an American, Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, and vocal producer based in Los Angeles, California. Signed to Disney Music Publishing in 2015,[1] he has worked with numerous popular acts, including Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, DNCE, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, The Wanted, Mary J Blige, James Blunt, BoA, and EXO amongst others.
Music career
editWhitmore's big break came in 2011, after re-locating to Los Angeles. After one year of being in LA, Whitmore was introduced to Chris Brown, who recorded two of his songs, "Up To You" and "Should've Kissed You", which featured on Brown's fourth studio album F.A.M.E..[2] The album reached No. 1 in 3 countries, and sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The album earned a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards, for Best R&B Album.[3] F.A.M.E. won in the Best R&B Album category. F.A.M.E. was also nominated and later won in the Top R&B Album category of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.[4] That same year, Whitmore vocal produced Kelly Clarkson's first single "Mr. Know It All" from her studio album Stronger,[5] The album Stronger went on to win Best Pop Vocal Album at the 55th Grammy Awards: [6]
In June 2012, Chris Brown released his Billboard #1 album Fortune. Whitmore wrote three songs on the album, including “Stuck On Stupid” , “Party Hard” and “Free Run”. [7] The album earned a nomination at the 55th Grammy Awards, for Best Urban Contemporary Album [8] The album also reached No. 1 in 5 countries.
Selected discography
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Album | Label | Credited as |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jessica Mauboy | "Fight For You" | Get Em' Girls | Sony | Writer |
| "Here For Me" | Writer | ||||
| 2011 | Chris Brown | "Up To You" | F.A.M.E. | Jive | Writer |
| "Should've Kissed You" | Writer | ||||
| Mary J.Blige | "You Want This" | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Geffen | Writer | |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Mr. Know It All" | Stronger | RCA | Vocal Producer | |
| 2012 | Jackson Guthy | "One Of These Days" | — | RCA | Writer/Vocal Producer |
| Chris Brown | "Stuck On Stupid" | Fortune | RCA | Writer | |
| "Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" | Writer | ||||
| "Free Run" | Writer | ||||
| 2013 | Jessica Sanchez | "You've Got The Love" | Me, You & The Music | Interscope | Writer |
| The Wanted | "Running Out Of Reasons" | Word Of Mouth | Island | Writer | |
| Ciara | "Backseat Love" | Ciara | Epic | Writer | |
| TGT | "Between The Lines" | Three Kings | Atlantic | Writer | |
| Jay Sean | "Worth It All" | Neon | Republic | Writer | |
| "Guns and Roses" | Writer | ||||
| 2014 | Chris Brown | "X" | X | RCA | Writer |
| "Stereotype" | Writer | ||||
| TVXQ | "갈증 (Smoky Heart) | Spellbound | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| 2015 | Tamar Braxton | "Coming Home" | Calling All Lovers | Epic | Writer |
| Jordin Sparks | "Tell Him That I Love Him" | Right Here Right Now | 19 Recordings | Writer | |
| BoA | "Home" | Kiss My Lips | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| EXO | "What If… (两个视线, 一个视线)" | Exodus | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| Chris Brown | "No Filter" | Royalty | CBE, RCA | Writer | |
| "Discover" | Writer/Vocals | ||||
| "The 80's" (International) | Writer | ||||
| Shinee | "Love Sick" | Odd | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| TVXQ | "Apology" | Rise As God | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| 2016 | Nick Jonas | "Voodoo" | Last Year Was Complicated | Island, Safehouse | Writer |
| "The Difference" | Writer/Vocals | ||||
| DNCE | "Almost" | DNCE | Republic | Writer | |
| "Unsweet" | Writer | ||||
| Shinee | "Tell Me What To Do" | 1 of 1 | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| Taeyeon | "Hands On Me" | Why | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| Kevin Hart | "Sunday Morning" | Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa) | Motown | Writer | |
| Jordan Fisher | "Lookin' Like That" | "Jordan Fisher" | Hollywood Records | Writer | |
| 2017 | James Blunt | "Heartbeat" | The Afterlove | Atlantic UK | Writer |
| Daley | "Second To None" | The Spectrum | BMG | Writer | |
| EXO | "Diamond" (다이아몬드) | The War | S.M. Entertainment | Writer | |
| Natasha Bedingfield | "More Of Me" | — | Walt Disney Records | Writer |
References
edit- ^ "Disney Music Publishing".
- ^ "FAME Discogs Credits". Discogs.
- ^ "Nominees And Winners". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011.
- ^ "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 19, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Mr. Know It All Discogs Credits". Discogs.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Grammywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Fortune Discogs Credits". Discogs.
- ^ "55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
External links
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Category:American singer-songwriters
Category:American male songwriters
Category:American record producers
Category:Living people
Category:People from Kansas City, Missouri