Jeremy McArthur (born October 29, 1988), known professionally as Arthur McArthur, is a

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-nominated

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from

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. A classically trained piano and guitar player, he has been involved in music producing since 2008. He has worked with the artists

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, and

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, among others.

Career

McArthur grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and received a formal training in piano. After leaving high school, he spent a year studying Western civilizations at university but dropped out and enrolled in the music program at

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instead. During his studies he collaborated with the local hip-hop producer

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, contributing to the song "Uptown" that featured on the So Far Gone EP by

. McArthur left education to pursue his interest in music, combining his classical training with an interest in hip-hop and rap. In Toronto he worked with

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, Son Real, and

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. In 2012 McArthur co-wrote and produced a number of interludes and the song "Kings & Queens" on ''Careless World: Rise Of The Last King'' by

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, while in the same year he contributed to the song "Rasberries" on ''Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors'' by

. He produced the comedy rap troupe

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in 2013 and produced/co-wrote the song "This Is Love" on the

album ''

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''. The album charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. A year earlier, McArthur had also produced the Rick Ross track "Mind Games" that feature Rowland. In 2013 he also produced the track "Wide Open" for the

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. album ''Underground Luxury'', continuing the collaboration on the song "Confucious" featured on ''

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'' released in 2015''.'' McArthur worked with a number of acts contracted under the rapper and producer

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, including

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. In 2013, he produced the song "Helen Keller" on Khaled's album ''

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''. In 2014, he produced "The Sleaze" on ''

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'' by

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, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2015.

Mixtapes

During his career McArthur also contributed to a number mixtapes, including '' Wrath of Caine'' (2013) by

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, ''Good Nights & Bad Mornings 2'' by Snow That Product, '' Welcome to Forever'' by

and '' Stranger Than Fiction'' by

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Discography

References

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