Arthur McArthur

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Arthur McArthur
Birth nameJeremy Jonathan McArthur [1]
Born (1988-10-29) October 29, 1988 (age 36)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Hip hop
Occupation Record producer
Instrument(s) Keyboard, drum machine, sampler
Years active2008−present
LabelsRingleader Music Group

Jeremy McArthur (born October 29, 1988), known professionally as Arthur McArthur, is a Grammy-nominated [2] Canadian record producer from Toronto, Ontario. [3] A classically trained piano and guitar player, he has been involved in music producing since 2008. [2] He has worked with artists such as Drake, Big Boi, Rick Ross, Tyga, Big Sean, Kelly Rowland, Dr. Dre, and Logic, among others. [4] [5]

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Career

McArthur grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and received a formal training in piano. [2] After leaving high school, he spent a year studying Western civilizations at university but dropped out and enrolled in the music program at Humber College instead. [2] During his studies he collaborated with the local hip-hop producer Boi-1da, contributing to the song "Uptown" that featured on the So Far Gone EP by Drake. [2] [6] McArthur left education to pursue his interest in music, combining his classical training with an interest in hip-hop and rap. In Toronto he worked with JD Era, Son Real, and Rich Kidd. [7] [8] [9]

In 2012 McArthur co-wrote and produced a number of interludes and the song "Kings & Queens" on Careless World: Rise Of The Last King by Tyga, [10] while in the same year he contributed to the song "Rasberries" on Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors by Big Boi. [11] He produced the comedy rap troupe The Lonely Island in 2013 and produced/co-wrote the song "This Is Love" on the Kelly Rowland album Talk a Good Game . [2] The album charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. [12] A year earlier, McArthur had also produced the Rick Ross track "Mind Games" that feature Rowland. [13] [14] In 2013 he also produced the track "Wide Open" for the B.o.B. album Underground Luxury, [15] continuing the collaboration on the song "Confucious" featured on Psycadelik Thoughtz released in 2015. [16]

McArthur worked with a number of acts contracted under the rapper and producer DJ Khaled, including Ace Hood. [17] In 2013, he produced the song "Helen Keller" on Khaled's album Suffering from Success .

In 2014, he produced "The Sleaze" on Blacc Hollywood by Wiz Khalifa, [18] which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015. [19]

Mixtapes

During his career McArthur also contributed to a number mixtapes, including Wrath of Caine (2013) by Pusha T, [20] Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2 by Snow That Product, [21] Welcome to Forever by Logic [22] and Stranger Than Fiction by Kevin Gates. [23]

Discography

YearSongAlbumArtistCredits
2009"Uptown" [6] So Far Gone Drake producer
2012"Echoes Interlude"

"Birdman Interlude"

"Mystic Aka Mado Kara Mieru Interlude"

"Kings & Queens" [24]

Careless World: Rise Of The Last King Tyga producer/writer
2012"Rasberries" [11] Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors Big Boi producer
2012"Mind Games" (featuring Kelly Rowland)
"MMG Untouchable" [25] 		Rich Forever Rick Ross producer
2013"The Compliments" (featuring Too Short) [26] The Wack Album The Lonely Island producer
2013"This Is Love" [27] Talk A Good Game Kelly Rowlandproducer/writer
2013"Wide Open" [28] Underground Luxury B.o.B.producer
2013"The Come Up" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) [29] Trials & Tribulations Ace Hood producer
2013"Helen Keller" [30] Suffering From Success DJ Khaled
2013''Ballin'' (featuring Castro) Logic (musician) producer
2014" The Sleaze" [31] Blacc Hollywood Wiz Khalifa producer
2015"Confusious" [32] Psycadelik Thoughtz B.oB.producer
2016''No Romeo No Juliet'' (featuring Chris Brown)Kanan: Reloaded 50 Cent producer

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