The Featherstones | |
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Origin | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Genres | |
Instruments | Cubase; (multi: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, etc) |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Artist Publishing Group, Warner Chappell |
Members | Christopher Featherstone Justin Featherstone Matthew Featherstone William Featherstone |
Website | thefeatherstonesinc |
The Featherstones are a record production and songwriting team from Baltimore, Maryland consisted of Justin, Christopher, William, and Matthew Featherstone.
In 1997, the Featherstones created their production company with their father Lurenda Featherstone and began working with local artists Mystory and the singing group Everidae. While performing in a talent show hosted by The Baltimore Times at Security Square Mall, The Featherstones had the opportunity of meeting Sisqo of the singing group Dru Hill. It was there where he first heard them sing an original song written and produced by the Featherstones. He was so impressed that it led to the Featherstones first full production credit in 2002. "I Should Be..." both written and produced by the Featherstones was the lead single performed by American singing group Dru Hill from their third album Dru World Order . [1] The single "I Should Be..." went on to reach number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
For years the Featherstones paid their dues, honed their craft, and weathered the inevitable storms of the music business. In 2013, they were contacted by their publisher to work with Kevin Gates on his album Stranger Than Fiction . While making the track, "Smiling Faces" they were trying to make something unique that stood out but wouldn't overwhelm it. They also just wanted to create a record that matched Gates' personalized and versatility. Ever since then, they have good chemistry and have been working with each other. [2]
Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"I Should Be..." | 2002 | Dru Hill | Dru World Order |
"Rock-A-Bye" | 2005 | Black Buddafly | — |
"Bad Girl" | 2006 | Black Buddafly, Fabolous | Waist Deep Soundtrack |
"Sheets-N-Pillows" | 2007 | Black Buddafly | — |
"On My Mind" (The Featherstones remix) [3] | 2011 | Cody Simpson, New Boyz | 100% Hits- The Best Of 2011 Summer Edition |
"Make Believe" [4] | 2012 | Groove Stu | Artofficial Substance |
"Where I wanna Be" [4] | |||
"F**k Em We Ball" | B.o.B, Spodee | F**k Em We Ball | |
"A1" | 2013 | Spenzo | In Spenzo We Trust |
"Smiling Faces" | Kevin Gates | Stranger Than Fiction | |
"Never Goin' Back" | 2014 | Kid Ink | The Draft Picks 2014 |
"Make It Home" | August Alsina, Jeezy | Testimony | |
"Right Now" | August Alsina, 2 Chainz | DJ Drama presents: XXL's 2014's Freshmen Class | |
"Touchin, Lovin" | Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj | Trigga | |
"Dead Wrong" | Trey Songz, Ty Dolla $ign | ||
"Ain't My Fault" [5] | Yesi Ortiz, Yung Berg, Verse Simmonds | N/A | |
"Honestly" | Diggy Simmons | ||
"Word Around Town" | Kevin Gates, Rich Homie Quan | Luca Brasi 2 | |
"Hotel" | 2015 | Kid Ink, Chris Brown | Full Speed |
"Psycho" | Rozzi Crane | Space | |
"Go Hard or Go Home" | Wiz Khalifa, Iggy Azalea | Furious 7 | |
"Yet" | Kehlani | You Should Be Here | |
"Do U Dirty" | 2017 | Kehlani | SweetSexysavage |
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