Emile Haynie

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Emile Haynie
Born (1980-07-13) July 13, 1980 (age 43)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
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Years active2000–present
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Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, his range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with several prominent artists in the music industry including Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Lana Del Rey, Bruno Mars, Linkin Park, FKA Twigs, Florence Welch and Camila Cabello, among others. Additionally, Haynie received two Grammy Awards for his work with English singer Adele, namely Album of the Year for the diamond certified 25 as well as Record of the Year for "Hello". [1]

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Biography

2003–2008: Early life and career beginnings

Emile Haynie is a native of Buffalo, New York. He started primarily as a sample-driven hip-hop producer and got his first big break after handing off a beat CD to now-deceased Detroit rapper Proof. [2] He then began producing for various members of Eminem’s Detroit camp, as well as New York City rappers Raekwon, Cormega, and C-Rayz Walz. [2] He relocated to New York City and got his start as a hip hop producer in the early 2000s, collaborating with rappers Obie Trice, Ghostface Killah, The Roots, Cormega, M.O.P., Rhymefest, and AZ. His career grew and, by the second half of 2000's first decade, he had worked with Ice Cube, Slaughterhouse, Eminem, Kanye West and Kid Cudi. [2]

2008–2010: Dream On era

In 2007, Haynie, along with record producer Patrick “Plain Pat” Reynolds, began co-managing the career of then-up-and-coming musician Kid Cudi. The two would go on to executive produce Cudi’s debut mixtape A Kid Named Cudi (2008). In late 2008, Haynie, Plain Pat and Kid Cudi launched their record label, Dream On, in partnership with Kanye West's GOOD Music and Universal Motown. Haynie remixed Michael Jackson's 1972 song, "Maria (You Were the Only One)", for the 2009 album Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite . [3] In February 2011 Kid Cudi announced Dream On had been dissolved. [4] Cudi stated to Complex magazine that they were still on good terms: "I wanted to try something new, and I wanted to take control of things myself.[...] There’s no hard feelings." [5] The label released Kid Cudi's albums, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) and Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010). [6]

2010–2014: Mainstream hits

Haynie was nominated for the 2010 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Eminem's Recovery . [7] He co-produced Kanye West's 2010 single, "Runaway", and expanded into pop and indie music, working with Lana Del Rey, Bruno Mars and Fun. [2] Haynie produced Lana Del Rey's 2012 album, Born to Die , which debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number two, and at number one in Britain, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland and Austria, respectively. [8] Alongside Jeff Bhasker, Haynie also produced Fun's second album Some Nights (2012). Haynie also co-wrote Lady Antebellum's 2013's single, "Compass".

2015–present: We Fall

On January 19, 2015, Haynie announced he would be releasing his debut studio album, titled We Fall , featuring guest appearances from Andrew Wyatt, Brian Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Lana Del Rey, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sampha, Devonte Hynes, Nate Ruess, Colin Blunstone, Lykke Li, Romy Madley Croft, Randy Newman, Father John Misty and Julia Holter. [9] The album, which was recorded over the course of six months in Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont, was made available for pre-order the following day and was revealed to be released February 23, 2015, under Interscope Records. [10] [11]

In January 2020, Hipgnosis Songs Fund confirmed the acquisition of Haynie’s music catalog. Details of the acquisition were first revealed in the Merck Mercuriadis-led, UK-based company’s interim report, published the month prior. Hipgnosis acquired 100% of Haynie’s worldwide copyrights, including publishing and writer share, as well as producer royalty income streams, of his catalog comprising 122 songs. [12]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultNotes
2011 Recovery Album of the Year Nominated [1]
2013 Some Nights Nominated
2014 "Locked Out of Heaven" Record of the Year Nominated
2017 "Hello"Won
25 Album of the YearWon

Personal life

Haynie works out of his studio in the New York City neighborhood of Chelsea. [3]

Legacy

In 2020, Canadian music executive Merck Mercuriadis, founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, called Haynie “one of the most influential producers of the last decade and with Lana Del Rey, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Fun and many others he has made important records that have inspired so many other great creators.” [12]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum details
We Fall [13]

Production discography

Singles produced

List of singles as either producer or co-producer, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released, performing artists and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US US
R&B
US
Rap
AUS CAN FRA GER NZ SWE UK
"Stuck in a Box"
(Young Sid featuring Stan Walker)
201015 What Doesn't Kill Me... and From the Inside Out
"Runaway"
(Kanye West featuring Pusha T)
1230946132856
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
"Mr. Rager"
(Kid Cudi)
77 Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager
"Life Goes On"
(Gym Class Heroes featuring Oh Land)
2011 The Papercut Chronicles II
"Born to Die"
(Lana Del Rey)
341329599
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
Born to Die
"Off to the Races"
(Lana Del Rey)
2012
"Carmen"
(Lana Del Rey)
"Blue Jeans"
(Lana Del Rey)
1632
"My Kind of Love"
(Emeli Sandé)
1146016717
  • ARIA: Gold
  • BPI: Silver
Our Version of Events
"Summertime Sadness"
(Lana Del Rey)
5644
  • RIAA: Platinum [14]
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
Born to Die
"National Anthem"
(Lana Del Rey)
15292
"Blue Velvet"
(Lana Del Rey)
404960 Paradise
"Locked Out of Heaven"
(Bruno Mars)
14137462
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum [15]
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum [16]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
  • MC: 5× Platinum
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
Unorthodox Jukebox
"Doom and Gloom"
(The Rolling Stones)
72446461 GRRR!
"Dark Paradise"
(Lana Del Rey)
201345Born to Die
"Burning Desire"
(Lana Del Rey)
172Paradise
"Afraid"
(The Neighbourhood)
I Love You.
"Gorilla"
(Bruno Mars)
22412311762
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
Unorthodox Jukebox
"Young Girls"
(Bruno Mars)
3262191232383
  • RIAA: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold
  • MC: Gold
"Headlights"
(Eminem featuring Nate Ruess)
201445115215486
  • ARIA: Gold
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
"Final Masquerade"
(Linkin Park)
4385457030106 The Hunting Party
"Two Weeks"
(FKA Twigs)
LP1
"Guts Over Fear"
(Eminem featuring Sia)
22642291035224010 Shady XV
"Everyday"
(ASAP Rocky featuring Rod Stewart, Miguel and Mark Ronson)
2015534985 At. Long. Last. ASAP
"New Love"
(Dua Lipa)
Dua Lipa
"Breakin' Point" [17]
(Peter Bjorn and John)
2016 Breakin' Point
"Love"
(Lana Del Rey)
201744414812684941Lust for Life
"River"
(Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran)
115523233312 Revival
"Consequences" [18]
(Camila Cabello)
20185175
  • MC: Gold
Camila
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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