Roy Hamilton III

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Roy Hamilton III
Birth nameRoy Hamilton III
Also known asRoy "Royalty" Hamilton
Origin Queens, New York, U.S.A.
Genres Pop, electro house, R&B, hip hop, rock, gospel
Occupation(s)Record producer, Songwriter, A&R
Years active1997–present
Labels Capitol Records
Website https://www.thesingerscompany.com/

Roy Hamilton III is an American record producer and songwriter in the genres of pop, Christian gospel, and R&B. [1]

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Hamilton is a Berklee College of Music graduate [2] and the grandson of the American singer Roy Hamilton Sr. [3] [4]

Production career

In 2000, Hamilton co-wrote and co-produced Joe's #1 single "Stutter". [5] [6] [4] In 2002, Hamilton executive produced the Keith Sweat album Rebirth, which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard R&B Charts.[ citation needed ]

In 2004, Hamilton was hired by Capitol Records in Hollywood, California. [7] In 2006, Hamilton was hired by Adrienne Bailon as musical director for her Cheetah Girls 2 summer world tour. He co-produced "Last Time," the third single from Canadian musician George Nozuka's album Believe ; "Last Time" peaked at No. 1 on the Much Music DAILY 10.[ citation needed ] Hamilton also helped in the A&R and song placement process of the 2009 R. Kelly song "Number One". [5] [6]

In 2010, Hamilton co-produced music in the film Standing Ovation . [8] [9]

Hamilton currently works with the U.S.A./Canada based record label The Singer's Company Inc., as the Director of A&R to develop their music artists internationally. [1] [10]

Production discography

Singles

YearArtistSongNotes
1998 Kelly Price ft. R. Kelly & Ron Isley "Friend of Mine (Rmx)" No. 1 R&B, No. 12 Pop
2001 Joe "Stutter" [5] [6] No. 1 Pop, No. 1 R&B, No. 7 UK
2001 K-Ci & JoJo "Wanna Do You Right"No. 60 R&B
2002 Michael Jackson "Shout"b-side of "Cry" int'l release
2008Cene (& remix ft. Shawty Lo)"My Bumper"
2008 George Nozuka "Last Time"Top 10 Canada
2018Ezra Romanov"Affirmation"

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