Qmillion Last updated March 29, 2025
Qmillion
Birth name Keith Lewis Also known as Qmillion Riddim Genres Soul , R&B , pop, jazz , alternative , dancehall , reggae , hip hop , electronic , Occupation(s) Record producer , mix engineer , composer , songwriter Instrument(s) Vocals, keyboards, bass, guitar programmer Years active 1984–present Website qmillion
Musical artist
Qmillion (born Keith Lewis , in the US),[ citation needed ] mix engineer , composer, and songwriter based in Los Angeles , California , United States. Qmillion's achievement for recording and mixing recording artist Robert Glasper 's critically acclaimed Black Radio album, gained him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards in 2013. [ 1] and most recently nominated for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical [ 2] for Black Radio III by Robert Glasper on the 2023 Grammys.
Career Qmillion's professional musical career began in Minneapolis where he collaborated with Jesse Johnson as a member of Johnson's band before he wrote and produced songs with Johnson for TaMara and the Seen , Paula Abdul , Cheryl Lynn , and After 7 . In 1992 Qmillion moved to Los Angeles, produced and wrote songs for, Brownstone , Shello, Paula Abdul , George Howard , Billy Preston , E-Dee, Ms. Triniti , Beenie Man , Wayne Wonder , Kurupt among others.
In 2011, Qmillion carried several credits in "Out the Gate " [ 3] a feature film loosely based on the life of E-Dee; writing the screenplay and composing the score to the picture. The film was released to theaters in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Toronto, as well as Jamaica. [ 4] Newspaper Atlanta Daily World wrote the movie "appears to be on its way to becoming a classic". [ 5]
In 2013 Qmillion's achievement for recording and mixing recording artist Robert Glasper 's critically acclaimed Black Radio album, gained him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 55th Grammy Awards . [ 1]
In 2022 Qmillion was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical [ 6] for Black Radio III by Robert Glasper on the 2023 Grammys, and won for or Black Radio III by Robert Glasper Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 65th Grammy Awards . To date, he has mixed projects with 14 Grammy nominations, 4 of those projects have won.
Songs in film and television Amongst the many composed by Qmillion, several were written especially for film. It began with The Five Heartbeats , "Nights Like This", written by Johnson and Qmillion (under the name Keith Lewis). The song, performed by After 7 rose to Top Ten Billboard R&B. [ 7] Writing songs specific for feature films continued with White Men Can't Jump , Beautiful , The Sweetest Thing , Center Stage 2 all leading to him composing the score to Hurricane in the Rose Garden, [ 8] and Out the Gate .
A select list of Film and Television shows featuring Qmillion compositions include: America's Got Talent , biography, Blue Bloods , The Bad Girls Club ", Born to Style, Bring It! , Challengers, Dish Nation , Dr. Oz Show , The Fabulous Life of , Greek , [ 9] Happyland , Hey Paula , [ 10] Kardashians , Leeza Show , LOL Comedy Series", [ 11] Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta , Marrying the Game , New Atlanta, Nick Studio 10 , One Tree Hill , The Queen Latifah Show , Vibe , Yo Mama , The Five Heartbeats , [ 12] The Sweetest Thing , [ 12] Phat Beach , White Men Can't Jump , [ 12] Pootie Tang , Center Stage 2 , [ 8] Out the Gate
Discography Producer 1987 TaMara and the Seen (A&M Records) ("Tears":writer) 1989 Cheryl Lynn (Virgin Records) "Whatever it Takes" [ 13] 1990 Kool Skool (Capitol) (album) [ 14] 1990 Three Shade Brown (Interscope Records) (album) 1991 After 7 (Virgin Records) "Nights Like This" [ 15] 1992 Jesse Johnson (White Men Cant Jump:Soundtrack) (EMI Records) [ 16] 1993 George Howard (GRP/MCA) "Grazin in the Grass" [ 17] 1994 Shello (Giant/Warner Bros) "West Coast Boogie" and others 1995 Brownstone (MJJ/Sony) "Pass the Lovin" [ 18] 1997 Billy Preston Minister of Music (PepperCo) 2004 Ms. Triniti Ragga Hop (Toshiba/EMI)" [ 19] 2005 E-Dee R U Ready EP (Unseen Lab) 2006 Ms. Triniti Do or Dare (EMI Japan) [ 20] 2006 E-Dee (Unseen Lab) JA 2 LA 2 Di World [ 21] 2007 Various Artists Unseen Family Compilation Vol 1(Unseen Lab) 2007 Ms. Triniti Naked Truth (Virgin/EMI) 2009 Ms. Triniti Wi Burnin (Unseen Lab) 2010 Ms. Triniti Burnin Burnin (feat Beenie Man) (Unseen Lab) 2009 Ms. Triniti Warrior Princess (Universal) 2011 E-Dee Rightful Place (Unseen Lab [ 22] 2012 Various Artists "Out the Gate:Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Unseen Lab) 2013 Kurupt Money Bitches Power (mixtape) "Listen" 2014 E-Dee "So Badmind" (Unseen Lab) 2014 Kurupt MoonRocks (mixtape) "Livin 4 2Day" 2015 Jillian Speer "Daggers & Suede" EP References 1 2 3 "2012 Grammy Winners – 55th Annual Grammy Awards" . Grammy.com . ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List" . www.grammy.com . Retrieved November 17, 2022 . ↑ "New York Times – Out the Gate" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2013. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. ↑ "Out the Gate Makes Jamaican Debut" . Jamaica-gleaner.com . April 28, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2015 . ↑ "Atlanta Daily World" . Atlantadailyworld.com . August 25, 2011. ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List" . www.grammy.com . Retrieved November 17, 2022 . ↑ "Billboard – After 7 Chart History" . Billboard.com . 1 2 "imdb – Qmillion" . IMDb.com . ↑ "imdb – Keith Lewis" . IMDd.com . ↑ "imdb – Keith Lewis" . IMDb.com . ↑ "imdb" . IMDb.com . 1 2 3 "IMDb – Keith Lewis" . IMDb.com . ↑ "AllMusic – Cheryl Lynn" . AllMusic . ↑ "AllMusic – Kool Skool" . AllMusic . ↑ "AllMusic – After 7" . AllMusic . ↑ "AllMusic – White Men Can't Jump" . AllMusic . ↑ "AllMusic – George Howard" . AllMusic.com . ↑ "allmusic – Brownstone – From the Bottom Up" . AllMusic . ↑ "allmusic- Ms. Triniti – Ragga Hop" . AllMusic . ↑ "allmusic – Ms. Triniti – Do or Dare" . AllMusic . ↑ "allmusic – E-Dee – JA 2 LA" . AllMusic . ↑ "allmusic- E-Dee – Rightful Place" . AllMusic . ↑ "Discogs.com – Billy Preston" . Discogs.com . 1 2 "Allmusic – Review of Double Booked" . AllMusic . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Robert Glasper" . GRAMMY.com . December 15, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ↑ "AllMusic – Kenneth Whalum, 'To Those Who Believe" . AllMusic . 1 2 "Allmusic – Review of Black Radio" . AllMusic . ↑ "the making of robert glaspers black radio recovered (the remix ep)" . Lifeandtimes.com . October 12, 2012. 1 2 3 "Allmusic – Review of Black Radio 2" . AllMusic . ↑ "All Music – Review of A Long Way to the Beginning" . AllMusic . ↑ "AllMusic – Gold" . AllMusic . 1 2 "Exclusive: Robert Glasper's Next Experiment Is a Return to Jazz" . Billboard.com . ↑ "All Music - Daggers & Suede Credits" . AllMusic . ↑ "All Music - Charlene Credits" . AllMusic . ↑ "All Music - The Second Credits" . AllMusic . ↑ "All Music - ArtScience Credits" . AllMusicm . ↑ "Sony - Seun Kuti - Son Of Afrobeat Legend Fela Kuti Releases New EP - Struggle Sounds" . Sony.com . ↑ "All Music - Black Times Credits" . AllMusic . 1 2 "Seun Kuti" . Gramy.com . November 23, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021 . 1 2 "Green Balloon - Tank and the Bangas | Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . 1 2 "Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah" . GRAMMY.com . December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021 . 1 2 "Fuck Yo Feelings - Robert Glasper | Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ↑ "Derrick Hodge | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ↑ "Qmillion | Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . 1 2 "Axiom - Christian Scott | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ↑ "Past Winners Search" . Grammy.com . April 30, 2017. ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List" . www.grammy.com . Retrieved November 17, 2022 . ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List" . www.grammy.com . Retrieved November 17, 2022 . ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List" . www.grammy.com . Retrieved November 17, 2022 . This page is based on this
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