Michael McHenry

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Michael McHenry
Birth nameMichael Ojike McHenry
Born (1974-09-30) September 30, 1974 (age 48)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels

Michael McHenry (born September 30, 1974) is an American songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work with The Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. Michael McHenry's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.

Biography

Michael McHenry has co-written songs for both will.i.am and The Black Eyed Peas. In addition, he has co-written songs for Chris Brown, Kevin Michael, Kid Cudi, Kid Sister, Rihanna, Crookers, Madonna, Kelis and Miley Cyrus. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Songwriting and production credits

YearArtistSongCo-written withU.S. peak
position
U.K. peak
position
2007 will.i.am feat Daft Punk"I Got It From My Mamma"[Production]
2009 Kid Cudi "Heart of a Lion" Scott Mescudi
2009 Kid Cudi "Up Up & Away" Jean Baptiste, Scott Mescudi
2009 Chris Brown "Chase Our Love"[Production]
2009 Crookers, Kelis "No Security" Francesco Barbaglia, Jean-Baptiste Kouame, Kelis Jones-Rogers
2009 Rihanna "Photographs" Allan Pineda, Jean Baptiste, William Adams
2010 Kelis "Song for the Baby"[Production]
2010 Kelis "Home"
2010 Cheryl Cole "Messy Little Raindrops" Alain Whyte, Jean Baptiste, Nick Marsh, Priscilla Hamilton, Ryan Buendia
2010 Benny Benassi featuring Kelis,
apl.de.ap and Jean-Baptiste
"Spaceship"
2010 Kid Sister "Daydreaming" Brian Kennedy, Jean Baptiste, Alain Whyte, Ryan Buendia, Melissa Young 132 [1]
2010 Black Eyed Peas "Play It Loud" Jean Baptiste, William Adams
2011 Chris Brown "Bomb" Amber Streeter, Cameron Jibril Thomaz, Chris Brown, Jean Baptiste, Kevin McCall,
Nick Marsh, Ryan Buendia, Steph Jones, Winston Riley
2010 Kerli "Army of Love"Kerli, Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia
2011 N-Dubz "Morning Star" Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Nick Marsh, S. Gordon52 [2]
2012 Tulisa "I'm Ready" Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Tula Contostavlos
2012 Madonna "Love Spent" Alain Whyte, Jean Baptiste, Madonna, Priscilla Hamilton, Ryan Buendia, William Orbit
2012 Chris Brown "Don't Wake Me Up"Chris Brown, Alain Whyte, Brian Kennedy, Jean Baptiste, Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi,
Nick Marsh, Priscilla Hamilton, Ryan Buendia, William Orbit
2 [3]
2013 will.i.am "Hello" Jean Baptiste, Padraic Kerin, Ryan Buendia, William Adams
2013Sevyn Streeter"It Won't Stop"[Production]
2013 Miley Cyrus "Do My Thang"[Production]
2013 Dizzee Rascal "I Don't Need A Reason" Dylan Mills, Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia
2014 Chris Brown "Time For Love"[Production]
2014 Chris Brown feat. Ariana Grande"Don't Be Gone To Long"Cathy Dennis, Chris Brown, Clarence Coffee Jr., Jean Baptisite, Kyle Edwards, Ryan Buendia, Scott Hoffman
2015Dr. Dre"Talk About It"Andre Young, Dacoury Natche, Justus (18), King Mez, Kyle Edwards, Ryan Buendia
2015Dr. Dre"Intro"Andre Young, Dontae Winslow, Focus (4)
2016DJ Mustard feat. Travis Scott"Whole Lotta Lovin"Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Cece Pensiton, Dijion McFarlane
2016Bricc Baby feat. Gucci Mane"Touchdown"[Production]
2017 Lil Yachty "Bring It Back"[Production]
2017 Lil Yachty "So Many People"[Production]
2017 Lil Yachty "Made Of Glass"Darnell Donahue, Jean Baptiste, Mario Buice, Miles Mcollum, Ryna Buendia
2018 Black Eyed Peas feat. Nas"Back 2 Hip Hop"[Production]
2018Nicky Jam feat. Will Smith & Era Istrefi"Live It Up"Jean Baptiste, Will Smith, Clement Marie Jacques Picard,Quavious Marshall
2018Tommy Genesis"It's Ok"Jean Baptiste
2019SNBRN & Lucati feat. 1993"DMs"SNBRN, Lucati

Awards and nominations

ASCAP Pop Music Awards

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