Brian Whittaker (record producer)

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Brian Whittaker
Also known asExcel Beats
Genres Hip hop, pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Songwriter, record producer
Years active2009–present
Website excelbeats.com

Brian Whittaker is an American record producer, songwriter and recording artist. [1] He has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Lyfe Jennings, Tahj Mowry, [2] Brianna Hildebrand and Dr. Dre. [3] [4]

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Background

Whittaker was born in Los Angeles, California and moved with his mother to Michigan when he was three years old. While in elementary school, Whittaker learned how to play the drums and guitar. In 2009, Whittaker produced and co-wrote See Me Shine featuring Lyfe Jennings , the first single of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's eighth studio album Uni5: The World's Enemy which peaked at #49 on Billboard Hot 100, #30 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and #10 on the US Rap Songs Chart. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He was the original creator of the single which was created in 2005. The album peaked at #19 on the New Zealand music chart [11] and at #14 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [12] In 2013, his remix version of Yulianna’s song, Don't Take Your Love Away peaked at #49 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart. [13] Whittaker composed soundtracks for several American television series and films such as Motives 2 , Faster , Keeping up with the Kardashians , Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, Sorority Party Massacre , Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood , and Kourtney and Kim Take New York . [14] [15]

Composer filmography

List of works involving Brian Whittaker
YearWorkRole
2015Heir JordanTV movie
2015 So You Think You Can Dance 1 episode
2014 Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood 1 episode
2011 - 2014 Shameless 2 episodes [14]
2012 Sorority Party Massacre Featured film [15]
2012 Freelancers Featured film
2011 Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too 2 episodes
2011 Kourtney and Kim Take New York 1 episode
2010 - 2011 Bad Girls Club 2 episodes
2010 Faster Featured film
2010 Keeping Up with the Kardashians 2 episodes
2004 - 2010 The Challenge 2 episodes
2009 - 2010 Kourtney & Kim Take Miami 3 episodes
2007 Motives 2 Featured film

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