Eric Hudson | |
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| Birth name | Eric Lee Hudson [1] |
| Born | October 15, 1986 |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
Eric Lee Hudson (born October 15, 1986) is an American record producer. [2] He has won three Grammy Awards, and contributed to sales of over 60 million units in the United States. [3] He is perhaps best known for his co-production on Kanye West's 2007 single "Flashing Lights", which peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
His father, Curtis, is a music producer and songwriter best known for having co-written Madonna's 1983 song "Holiday". His mother, Phyllis Bivins-Hudson, is an educator for Rutgers University. [4] Eric attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and graduated in 2004.
He is a multi-instrumentalist (including piano, drums, bass, guitar, and organ), and honed much of his early music development playing in church and conducting his own jazz band, the Jazz Funk Project.
His early introduction into the industry began by working alongside hip hop producers Buckwild and DJ Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature. Hudson was an instrumentalist on two Billboard 200-number one albums, the Game's The Documentary and 50 Cent's The Massacre , which helped further his career. As his first song production to Billboard Hot 100, Hudson produced Omarion's 2006 single "Entourage".
Hudson has won three Grammy Awards and has been a part of over than 60 million records sold worldwide, with credits for artists including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis, John Legend, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Trey Songz.
Wyclef Jean - Hotel Rwanda (original soundtrack)
Mila J - "Good Lookin' Out" single
Mary J. Blige - Reflections (A Retrospective)
Jordin Sparks - This Christmas soundtrack
Brandy - Meet the Browns soundtrack
Cheri Dennis - In and out of Love
Whitney Houston - I Look to You
Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)
Brandy - Unreleased
Brutha - "Can't Get Enough" single
Trey Songz - Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Jamie Foxx - Best Night of My Life
Lyfe Jennings - I Still Believe
Mary J. Blige - My Life II: The Journey Continues
Professor Green - At Your Inconvenience
Kendrick Lamar - GoodKid, M.A.A.D City
Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
Trevor Jackson - #NewThang EP (released Sept 2013)
Justine Skye - Everyday Living (EP/executive produced)
August Alsina - Downtown: Life Under the Gun
Justin Bieber - single
Marsha Ambrosius - Friends & Lovers
K. Michelle - Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?
Omarion - Sex Playlist (co-executive produced)
K. Michelle - More Issues Than Vogue
Jakubi - 61 Barkly
Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods
Blair Perkins - Blair Perkins
The Isley Brothers - Make Me Say It Again, Girl
