Mark Batson Musical artist

Mark Batson is an American record producer and songwriter from Bushwick, Brooklyn, now based in Los Angeles.As a co-writer and producer with Dr. Dre, he is responsible for Jay-Z's 2006 single "Lost One", as well as tracks for Eminem, 50 Cent, Game and Snoop Dogg. As a co-writer with James Blunt, he is responsible for James Blunt's 2007 single 1973 (song). He has also worked with Dave Matthews Band, Alicia Keys, Anthony Hamilton, Nas, Maroon 5, Beyoncé, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals among others.Batson was formally trained in jazz piano at Howard University before mixing hip hop sampling and drum programming with live instrumentation as part of the group Get Set V.O.P. This blend is characteristic of much of his later production work. He has composed music for the feature films Beauty Shop (MGM, 2005), Miami Vice (film) (Universal Pictures, 2006), and War (Lion's Gate, 2007).

Personal facts

Birth place
Bushwick Brooklyn , New York
Hometown
Los Angeles

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Musical artist

Career started2000
associated musical artist
Dr. Dre
Maroon 5
Alicia Keys
Busta Rhymes
Dave Matthews Band
Nas
Beyoncé
Snoop Dogg
Anthony Hamilton (musician)
Eminem
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
50 Cent
The Game (rapper)
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Hip hop music
record label
Interscope Records
Aftermath Entertainment

Mark Batson on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/producer/mark-batson