Timbaland
Producer
real name : Timothy Z. Mosley
birthday : March 10th, 1971

 

Timbaland (born Timothy Z. Mosley in Norfolk, Virginia on March 10, 1971) is an African-American hip hop and R&B record producer and rapper, whose style of production and arranging was very influential in both genres of music during and after the mid-1990s. With partner Magoo, he is a member of hip-pop group Timbaland & Magoo.

Timbaland is similar to producers such as Phil Spector and Norman Whitfield in that he helped to redefine the sound of an entire genre of music with an immediately recognizable production style. The songs he produces feature unusual arrangements, sounds, and instrumentation, tied together by a trademark sense of rhythm. Like Spector and Whitfield, Timbaland’s production sometimes overshadows the credited performer and becomes the actual "star" of the song. With songwriters Steve "Static" Garrett and childhood friend Missy Elliott, Timbaland has helped to create some of the most successful songs in modern pop music, including singles for Aaliyah, Ginuwine, SWV, Total, and 702 .

The "Timbaland sound" : 1996 - 2000
Also in 1996, Ginuwine released his debut album, Ginuwine...the Bachelor, which was produced entirely by Timbaland. The album was both a commercial and critical success, and its first single, "Pony," was the first example of what would later become the signature Timbaland sound.

The track for "Pony," which Timbaland had created two years prior during the Swing Mob days, was characterized by a shifting, syncopated rhythm, similar to samba or jungle music, which used snare and kick hits on typically non-accented beats in the measure. Stuttering high-hats typical of southern bass music accompanied the basic drum sounds, which were, unusual for hip-hop and R&B of this period, severely gated to create short, strong sounds. This use of the "short snare" is in marked contrast to the "long snare" sound in New Wave music in the 1980s, which featured a heavily amplified, almost white noise snare drum put through reverb. Accompanying the unusual rhythm were melody lines created by playing odd sound effects (vocal effects and cartoon slide whistles) through a sampling keyboard. The other tracks on Ginuwine...the Bachelor also featured similar production and arrangements. On many of the tracks, Timbaland can be heard either rapping or providing ad-libs, similar to what both Elliott and Puff Daddy where doing at the time ; Timbaland’s deep voice was usually filtered to give it an electronic sound.

While work was being completed on Ginuwine...the Bachelor, R&B artist Aaliyah contracted Timbaland and Missy Elliott to write and produce most of her second album, One In A Million. The tracks that were crafted for Aaliyah featured innovative arrangements similar to those on Ginuwine...the Bachelor. One In A Million went on to sell over two million copies, and made superstars out of not only Aaliyah, but Elliott and Timbaland as well.

Missy Elliott and Timbaland became one of the most successful and prolific songwriting/production teams of the late-1990s. By the end of the decade, Timbaland’s sound had been heard in records from artists such as SWV, Destiny’s Child, Nicole Wray, Jay-Z, Nas. Most of his production work during this period was reserved for his original stable of collaborators : two Missy Elliott albums (Supa Dupa Fly and Da Real World), a sophomore effort by Ginuwine (100% Ginuwine), and Playa’s debut album (Cheers 2 U).

Timbaland produced much (if not all) of the material on many of their albums during this period, and also made two albums of his own : one with Magoo, and one solo album. Timbaland’s own raps, which were usually ghostwritten by Elliott, Magoo, or his younger brother Garland Mosley (AKA Sebastian), where almost always accompanied by other MCs, including his main colaborators and numerous guest artists.

Timbaland spawned a plethora of imitators, some of which went as far as to sample sections of his work to create similar-sounding tracks. The popularity of the "Timbaland sound" marked a shift in hip-hop music from rougher, sample-based tracks to simpler, more synthetic musical accompainiment (unlike many hip-hop producers, Timbaland rarely sampled older records ; most of his tracks were crafted by him and his in-house band). Since Timbaland worked in both hip-hop and R&B and often combined elements of one in tracks for the other, his work aided the blending together of the two genres, which became less and less distinct during the first half of the 2000s.

Starting in 2000, Timbaland began incorporating Bhangra elements into his compositions, specifically the thumri sound (a plucked string instrument playing a single note in a rhythmic way). This eventually culminated in a real Bhangra music video (by Panjabi MC) being played sometimes on MTV. The first Bhangra-influenced Timbaland track to be released was Missy Elliott’s 2001 hit single, "Get Ur Freak On" from her third album, Miss E...So Addictive. Timbaland-produced songs such as Ludacris’ "Roll Out (My Business)," Jay-Z’s "Hola’ Hovito," Petey Pablo’s "Raise Up," and Beck’s "Diamond Dogs" were recorded and released during this period, and he contributed to Limp Bizkit’s 2001 remix album, New Old Songs. He also contributed three songs—all eventually released as singles—to Aaliyah’s self-titled third album.

2000 - 2002 :
Timbaland & Magoo’s second album together, Indecent Proposal, had been scheduled for release in November 2000, and was to feature appearances by Beck, Aaliyah, and new Timbaland proteges—some of whom were signed to his new Beat Club Records imprint—Ms. Jade, Sebastian, Petey Pablo, and Tweet (who was a member of Sugah during the Swing Mob days). The album was delayed until for an entire year, finally being released the following November, and was a commercial disappointment. Beck’s vocals for the track "I Am Music" were not included on the final released version, which instead featured Timbaland singing alongside Stastic of Playa and Aaliyah, who had been killed in a plane crash three months before the release of the album. The loss of Aaliyah deeply affected Timbaland, whose work was less omnipresent after 2001.

2002- present :
The first release on Beat Club was the debut album by Caucasian MC Bubba Sparxxx in October 2002, Bright Nights, Dark Days. Timbaland contributed three tracks to Tweet’s debut album, Southern Hummingbird, and produced most of Missy Elliott’s fourth and fifth LPs, Under Construction and This Is Not A Test ! He also produced hit singles and album tracks for artists such as Li’l Kim ("The Jump Off") and Pastor Troy during this period. Collaborating with Scott Storch, Timbaland also produced a number of tracks on former *NSYNC lead singer Justin Timberlake’s solo debut, Justified, including the hit single "Cry Me a River".

Late in 2003, Timbaland delivered the second Bubba Sparxxx album, Deliverance, and the third Timbaland & Magoo album, Under Construction, Part II. Both albums were released to little fanfare or acclaim. Timbaland continues to produce hit singles and albums for artists ; in 2004 Timbaland-produced singles by LL Cool J, Xzibit, and Jay-Z became staples on urban radio, and he produced the bulk of Brandy’s fourth album, Afrodisiac. New songs from artists such as Tweet and The Game are set for release in 2005.

Timbaland & Magoo discography

2007 : Timbaland Shock Value
2004 : Timbaland & Magoo Present : (greatest hits LP)
2003 : Under Construction, Part II (part one is a 2002 album by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)
2001 : Indecent Proposal
1998 : Tim’s Bio : Life From Tha Bassment
1997 : Welcome to Our World 2001 : Indecent Proposal

Some Timbaland productions :

1996 : "Steelo [Remix]" by 702
1996 : "Can We ?" by SWV featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
1997 : "Money Talks by Lil Kim featuring Andrea Martin
1998 : "What About Us" by Total featuring Timbaland
1999 : "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originators ’99)" (AKA "Jigga What, Jigga Who") by Jay-Z featuring Amil and Big Jaz
1999 : "Big Pimpin’" by Jay-Z featuring UGK
2000 : "Snoop Dogg (What’s My Name, Pt. 2)" by Snoop Dogg
2000 : "U Owe Me" by Nas featuring Ginuwine
2001 : "Diamond Dogs" by Beck
2002 : "Rearranged [Timbaland Remix]" by Limp Bizkit featuring Bubba Sparxxx
2002 : "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake (co-produced by Scott Storch)
2003 : "Bad Bitch" by Obie Trice featuring Timbaland
2003 : "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" by Jay-Z
2003 : "The Jump Off" by Lil Kim
2004 : "I’ll Be Around" by Cee-Lo featuring Timbaland
2004 : "Who Is She 2 U" by Brandy
2004 : "Headsprung" by LL Cool J featuring Timbaland
2005 : "Put You On The Game" by The Game
2005 : "Hey Now ! (Mean Muggin’)" by Xzibit

source : wikipedia

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