Adam "Messy" Messinger is a

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-winning

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, and multi-instrumentalist currently based in

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. He is a producer for Canadian reggae band

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, but was initially a producer/songwriter as a member of the production duo The Messengers—both along with

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—earning credits on a multitude of successful singles and albums.

Career

Born in

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, Messinger started playing the piano at age five, and proceeded to develop skills for a variety of instruments, including sax, bass, guitar, and drums/percussion. After being enrolled in the

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program from grade 4 through to 13, he attended the music program at

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in Toronto, where he was awarded the

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Scholarship for Jazz studies two years consecutively. He received

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nominations in 2001 and 2006 for his work with a cappella group Cadence. He also co-wrote the winning RnB song in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Along the way he also won two

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in 2005 and 2009 for his work with rock/rapper

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. In recent years, his partnership with fellow Canadian singer/songwriter Nasri (together often known as " The Messengers") has functioned as a writing and production team for such artists as

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, Shakira, Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Halsey (singer), Halsey, Michael Bolton, Iggy Azalea, The Script, Kris Allen, Lea Michele, Cody Simpson, The Wanted, JoJo (singer), JoJo, Vanessa Hudgens, No Angels, Brandy Norwood, Brandy and the New Kids on the Block. The Messengers work has resulted in two

nominations for 2011 Best Pop Vocal Album - Justin Bieber ''(My World 2.0)'', 2011 Best Contemporary R&B Album - Chris Brown ''(Graffiti (Chris Brown album), Graffiti)'', and a win for 2012 Best RnB Album - Chris Brown ''(F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album), F.A.M.E.)''. As well, their collaboration between

and Rascal Flatts "That Should Be Me" won a 2011 CMT Music Award for Best Collaborative Video. In 2015, Messinger earned the Juno Award for Producer of the Year for his work with

and Iggy Azalea. He also won the International Achievement Award at the 2015 SOCAN Awards in Toronto for his success with the song "Rude (song), Rude".

Partial discography

– ''Changes (Justin Bieber album), Changes'' (Island / Def Jam) **"Changes": Writer, producer, musician *Halsey (singer), Halsey – ''Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (Universal Studios / Republic) **"Not Afraid Anymore": Writer, producer, musician *

- ''Primary Colours (Magic! album), Primary Colours'' (Sony Music International / Latium) **Album Producer *

- ''Don't Kill The Magic'' (Sony Music International / Latium) **Album Producer **"Rude (song), Rude": Writer, producer, musician *Shakira – ''Shakira (album), Shakira'' (Sony/RCA) **"You Don't Care About Me": Writer, producer, musician **"Cut Me Deep" (featuring MAGIC! (band), MAGIC!): Writer, producer, musician **"The One Thing": Writer, producer, musician *Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull – ''Global Warming (Pitbull album), Global Warming'' (Mr. 305 / RCA) **"Feel This Moment" (featuring Christina Aguilera): Writer, producer, musician **"Hope We Meet Again" (featuring Chris Brown): Writer, producer, musician *Iggy Azalea - ''The New Classic'' (Island / Def Jam) **"Change Your Life (Iggy Azalea song), Change Your Life" (featuring T.I.): Writer, producer, musician *

– ''Believe (Justin Bieber album), Believe'' (Island / Def Jam) **"All Around the World (Justin Bieber song), All Around the World": Writer, producer, musician **"Believe": Writer, producer, musician **"Just Like Them": Writer, co-producer, musician *Chris Brown – ''Fortune (Chris Brown album), Fortune'' (RCA) **"Don't Judge Me": Writer, producer, musician **"Your World": Writer, producer, musician *Lea Michele – ''Louder (Lea Michele album), Louder'' (Columbia) **"Burn With You": Writer, producer, musician *The Wanted - ''Word of Mouth (The Wanted album), Word of Mouth'' (Island) **"We Own the Night (The Wanted song), We Own the Night" *

– (Island / Def Jam) **"Turn to You (Mother's Day Dedication)": Producer, writer, musician *

– ''Under the Mistletoe'' (Island / Def Jam) **"Mistletoe (Justin Bieber song), Mistletoe": Writer, producer, musician **"Christmas Love": Writer, producer, musician *

– ''Never Say Never – The Remixes'' (Island / Def Jam) **"Never Say Never (Justin Bieber song), Never Say Never": Writer, producer, musician **"That Should Be Me, That Should Be Me (featuring Rascal Flatts)": Writer, producer, musician **"Up (featuring Chris Brown)": Writer, producer, musician *Chris Brown – ''F.A.M.E. (Chris Brown album), F.A.M.E.'' (Jive) **"Next 2 You (Chris Brown song), Next 2 You": Writer, producer, musician *Cody Simpson – ''Paradise (Cody Simpson album), Paradise'' (Atlantic) **"Paradise": Producer, writer, musician, mixer **"I Love Girls": Producer, writer, musician, mixer *

– ''My Worlds Acoustic'' (Island / Def Jam) **"Pray (Justin Bieber song), Pray": Writer, producer, musician **"Never Say Never (Justin Bieber song), Never Say Never": Writer, producer, musician **"That Should Be Me": Writer, producer, musician *

– ''The Karate Kid (2010 film)'' (Columbia Pictures) **"Never Say Never (Justin Bieber song), Never Say Never": Writer, producer, musician *

– ''My World 2.0'' (Island / Def Jam) **"Up": Writer, producer, musician **"That Should Be Me": Writer, producer, musician *Chris Brown – ''Graffiti (Chris Brown album), Graffiti'' (Jive) **"Crawl (Chris Brown song), Crawl": Writer, producer, musician *The Script – ''Freedom Child'' (Columbia) **"Arms Open": Writer, producer, musician *Kris Allen – (19 Entertainment/RCA) **The Vision of Love (2012): Writer, producer, musician *Chloe x Halle – ''The Kids Are Alright (Chloe x Halle album), The Kids Are Alright'' (Parkwood/Columbia) **"Happy Without Me" *Sabrina Claudio – ''Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (Universal Studios / Republic) **"Cross Your Mind" *Sabrina Claudio – "Don't Let Me Down (featuring Khalid (singer), Khalid)" *JoJo (singer), JoJo – ''Jumping Trains'' (Blackground / Interscope) **"Jumping Trains": Writer, producer, musician **"Play This Twice": Writer, producer, musician *JoJo (singer), JoJo – ''Can't Take That Away From Me (mixtape), Can't Take That Away From Me'' (Blackground / Interscope) **"Boy Without A Heart": Writer, producer, musician, mixer *New Kids on the Block – ''The Block (album), The Block'' (Interscope) **"Stare At You": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"Close To You": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"Summertime (New Kids on the Block song), Summertime": Vocal producer **"Single (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), Single" (featuring Ne-Yo) : Vocal producer, mixer **"Click Click Click": Vocal producer **"Lights Camera Action": Vocal producer **"One Song": Vocal producer *Michael Bolton – ''One World One Love'' (Universal Motown) **"Ready For You": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"You Comfort Me": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"My Lady": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"Sign Your Name": Producer, musician, mixer **"Need You To Fall": Co-producer, musician, mixer **"Can You Feel Me": Co-producer, mixer **"Invisible Tattoo": Co-producer, musician, mixer **"Crazy Love": Co-producer, musician, mixer *Cody Simpson – ''Coast to Coast (Cody Simpson EP), Coast to Coast'' (Atlantic) **"Not Just You" **"Angel" *Javier Colon – ''Come Through For You'' (Universal Republic) **"How Many People Can Say That": Writer, Producer, musician, mixer *Prince Royce – Phase II (Atlantic) **"Addicted": Producer, musician, mixer *Lolene – ''Electrick Hotel'' (Capitol) **"Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)": Writer, producer, musician *Vanessa Hudgens – ''Identified'' (Hollywood) **"Party on the Moon": Writer *Brandy Norwood, Brandy – ''Human (Brandy Norwood album), Human'' (Epic) **"True": Musician *No Angels – ''Welcome To The Dance'' (Universal) **"One Life": Co-producer, musician, mixer **"Young Love": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"Too Old": Writer, producer, musician, mixer **"Say Goodbye" Writer, producer, musician, mixer *The Cab - ''Symphony Soldier'' (Z Entertainment) **"Temporary Bliss" *Alex Lambert – (19 Entertainment) **"I Didn't Know": Writer, producer, musician, mixer *Marina Chello – (BadBoy) **"Sideline": Writer, producer, musician *Eva Avila – ''Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album), Somewhere Else'' (Sony/BMG) **"I Owe It All To You": Writer **"Stop Crying": Writer **"Weak In The Knees": Writer **"Fallin For You": Producer, musician, mixer *Eva Avila – ''Give Me the Music'' (Sony/BMG) **"What I Want (Not What I Need)": Writer **"Say Goodbye": Writer *The Nylons – ''Play On'': Producer, musician, mixer *Ivana Santilli – ''TO.NY'' (Do Right): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''Citizens Activ'' (BEC Recordings, BEC): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''The Chase (Manafest Album), The Chase'' (BEC): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''Epiphany (Manafest album), Epiphany'' (BEC): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''Fighter (Manafest album), Fighter'' (BEC): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''Glory (Manafest album), Glory'' (BEC): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''Live in Concert (Manafest album), Live in Concert'' (BEC): Writer, producer *

– ''Misled Youth (EP), Misled Youth'' (Self-released): Writer, mixer *

– ''The Moment (Manafest album), The Moment'' (BEC): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''My Own Thing'' (Self-released): Writer, producer, musician, mixer *

– ''Stones (Manafest album), Stones'' (Self-released): Writer, producer, instrumentation, mixer *

- ''Stones Reloaded'' (Self-released): Writer *Cadence – ''Twenty For One'': Producer, musician, mixer *Cadence – ''Frost Free'': Producer, musician, mixer *Room 100 – Room 100: Producer, mixer

References

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