The Futuristics

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The Futuristics
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The Futuristics in 2022
Background information
OriginUnited States
Genres Hip hop, pop rap, dance, pop
Occupation(s)Producers
Years active2005–present
Labels APG
MembersAlex Schwartz
Joe Khajadourian

The Futuristics are a Grammy nominated American songwriting and music production duo consisting of Alex Schwartz and Joe Khajadourian. The duo formed after they met interning at Atlantic Records during the summer of 2005 and are currently based out of Los Angeles. [1] The Futuristics are signed with Artist Publishing Group. [2]

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In 2011, The Futuristics produced an SNL Digital Short for the Lonely Island song "3-Way (The Golden Rule)", featuring Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and Andy Samberg. The video was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and received praise for its humor. In that same year, the duo produced the DJ Felli Fel song Boomerang, which features Akon, Pitbull, and Jermaine Dupri and "Pot of Gold" for American rapper The Game.

The Futuristics' 2012 release, "I Cry," for Flo Rida remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks, reaching #1 status on Billboard's Rap Songs. "I Cry" reached Top 10 status in 18 countries worldwide launching the duo to worldwide acclaim. The Futuristics then produced the official remix of the Bruno Mars song "Moonshine" that year for the deluxe version of Mars' album, Unorthodox Jukebox . [3] The remix was received very well among critics and Mars' fans alike.[ citation needed ]

The Futuristics have also been recurring producers for The Fast and the Furious movie franchise. The theme song "We Own It" for the Universal Motion Picture, Fast & Furious 6 , featuring 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa, was produced by the duo selling 3× platinum worldwide. They followed it up with "Payback" for Furious 7, featuring a rap collaboration with, Juicy J, Future, Sage the Gemini, and Kevin Gates.

2015 releases include the hit song "Somebody" featuring Jeremih, by Universal Republic artist Natalie La Rose; "Hold Me Down" for Halsey's critically acclaimed album Badlands ; "Music to my Soul", the second single from CeeLo Green's fifth studio album Heart Blanche ; "Serve It Up" by Trey Songz; and "Blue Jeans" by Chris Brown.

Their 2016 work includes platinum hit "Fetish" by Selena Gomez featuring Gucci Mane, top 5 Billboard hit and 2x Platinum in the US "Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello, and "One Shot" by Robin Thicke featuring rapper Juicy J.

In 2017 The Futuristics worked with G-Eazy on Platinum hit song called "Him & I" featuring Halsey. G-Eazy and the duo followed that song with another called "Sober" featuring Charlie Puth. Later in the year, they were also responsible for producing the song "Tribe" by Kim Viera featured in the award-winning American musical comedy Pitch Perfect . The Futuristics would then move on to work with Lil Wayne, Niykee Heaton, Why Don't We, Loren Gray, and Kiiara in 2018 and 2019.

Recent production credits include two songs off the Blink-182 album Nine, Bebe Rexha's single "You Can't Stop the Girl", G-Eazy's & Delacy's "Cruel Intentions", and Meghan Trainor's "You Don't Know Me".

The duo's work on Justin Bieber's latest album, "Justice", has garnered them a Grammy nomination for Album of The Year 2022. [4]

Production credits

YearArtistSong
2010 Chris Brown "Go Away"
Cody Simpson "Summertime"
T.Mills "Cure In My Cup"
2011 Cody Simpson "Love"
DJ Felli Fel, Akon, Pitbull and Jermaine Dupri "Boomerang"
The Game featuring Chris Brown "Pot of Gold" [5]
The Lonely Island featuring Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga "3-Way (The Golden Rule)" [6]
2012 Flo Rida "I Cry" [7] [8] (2 x Platinum US)
Cody Simpson "Summer Shade"
Outasight "Perfect Words" [8]
Bruno Mars "Moonshine" (Official Remix) [3]
Rome "Ounce Of Love" [9]
K'naan featuring Will.i.am "Alone" (Additional Production Credit Only)
2013 Wiz Khalifa and 2 Chainz "We Own It" ( Fast & Furious 6 ) [10] (1 x Platinum US)
Cody Simpson featuring Ziggy Marley "Love"
2014 Kid Ink "Hello World"
Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull "Mmm Yeah"
DJ Felli Fel, CeeLo Green, Pitbull and Juicy J "Have Some Fun"
Cam Meekins"Hater" [11]
2015 Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih "Somebody" [12] [13] [14] (2 x Platinum US)
Juicy J, Future, Sage the Gemini and Kevin Gates "Payback" ( Furious 7 )
Halsey "Hold Me Down"
Mika "Porcelain"
Trey Songz "Serve It Up"
Cee Lo Green "Music To My Soul"
Chris Brown "Blue Jeans"
2016 Wash featuring Kevin Gates "Where You Been"
DJ Vice featuring Jasmine Thompson and Skizzy Mars "Steady 1, 2, 3, 4" [15]
MGK and Camila Cabello "Bad Things" [16] [17] [18] (5 x Platinum US)
Robin Thicke featuring Juicy J "One Shot" [19]
2017Leon Else"What I Won't Do"
Selena Gomez featuring Gucci Mane "Fetish" (1 x Platinum US)
Liz Huett "STFU & Hold Me"
Alex Aiono featuring Trinidad Cardona "Does It Feel Like Falling"
Gryffin featuring Katie Pearlman "Nobody Compares to You"
Jaira Burns "High Rollin"
Jacob Sartorius "Cozy"
G-Eazy featuring Halsey "Him & I" (2 x Platinum US)
G-Eazy featuring Charlie Puth "Sober"
Kim Viera"Tribe" ( Pitch Perfect 3 )
2018 Camila Cabello "Something's Gotta Give"
Hayley Kiyoko "Wanna Be Missed"
Leon Else"My Kind Of Love" ( 13 Reasons Why )
Niykee Heaton "Bad Guy"
2019 Netsky featuring Bazzi and Lil Wayne "I Don't Even Know You Anymore"
TXT "Our Summer"
Alison Wonderland "Peace"
Brother Sundance featuring Ella Boh"Monster"
Loren Gray featuring Saweetie "Can't Do It"
Ylva"Grow Up"
Pia Mia featuring Theron Theron "Crybaby"
Why Don't We "Come to Brazil"
Kiiara "Bipolar"
Blink-182 "Pin The Grenade"
Blink-182 "On Some Emo Shit"
Bebe Rexha "You Can't Stop the Girl"
Goody Grace featuring Blink-182 "Scumbag"
AJ Mitchell "Say It Again"
2020 Delacey and G-Eazy "Cruel Intentions"
Dove Cameron featuring Bia "Remember Me"
CXLOE "12 Steps"
Meghan Trainor "You Don't Know Me"
Goody Grace featuring G-Eazy and Juicy J "Nothing Good"
Emily Weisband"Out Of This Car"
2021 Justin Bieber "Lifetime"
Bebe Rexha featuring Rick Ross "Amore"
Trevor Daniel "Alone"
2022 Walk off the Earth featuring D Smoke "Bet on Me"
The Chainsmokers "In Too Deep"
Mike Posner and The Futuristics "Turn Up"
Adam Melchor"I'm Ready"
2023 Slushii and Leah Kate "Don't Call Me"
LØLØ featuring girlfriends"5, 6, 7, 8"

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