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David Jamahl Listenbee, better known by his stage name GoonRock, is an American record producer, musician, singer, songwriter and rapper. Raised in
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, early in his career he focused on hip hop and sold beats to artists such as
Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
,
Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...
,
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, and Juvenile. He later began incorporating club music. GoonRock co-wrote and co-produced a number of songs on
LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off or Laughing My Fucking Ass Off) are an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Le ...
's 2011 album ''
Sorry for Party Rocking ''Sorry for Party Rocking'' is the second studio album by LMFAO. It was released June 21, 2011, physically and digitally by Interscope Records as the follow-up to their debut album ''Party Rock'' (2009). " Party Rock Anthem" was the first single ...
,'' including hit singles "
Party Rock Anthem "Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American music duo LMFAO, featuring British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album '' Sorry for Party Rocking'' in 2011. The sin ...
" and "
Sexy and I Know It "Sexy and I Know It" is a hit song by American duo LMFAO from their second studio album, ''Sorry for Party Rocking''. It was released as the third single from the album on September 16, 2011. The song was written by Stefan Kendal Gordy, GoonRock ...
." In 2013 "Goonrock" co-wrote and produced "
A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" is a 2013 song recorded by Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock for the soundtrack to the 2013 film ''The Great Gatsby'', an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, released through ...
" for the international blockbuster film ''
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'' for Fergie featuring Q-Tip. In 2012 he co-wrote and produced two songs for
Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...
, including "Clothes Off" and "
Goin' In "Goin' In" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez. The song features American rappers Flo Rida and Lil Jon, although the latter is uncredited for his part in the song. It was co-written by Joseph Angel, Tramar Dillard, David QuiĂ ...
". "Goin' In" peaked at #1 on the US ''
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''
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for 2012. In 2015 and 2016 he released a number of singles under his last name "Listenbee". These did not chart in the US or the UK, but had moderate success elsewhere in Europe.


Early history

David Jamahl Listenbee was born in
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and raised in nearby Trenton. He lived in
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for some years before moving to
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at an early age. He attended junior high school with
Redfoo Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit songs " Pa ...
, later of
LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off or Laughing My Fucking Ass Off) are an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Le ...
, and
will.i.am William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas. ...
. Early in his career, GoonRock focused largely on hip hop and sold some beats to artists such as
Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...
. He at different points produced for
Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...
, Music Soulchild, Dr. Dre,
Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, and Juvenile. He worked on the ''
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'' album (Kanye and
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) specifically the song " Lift Off" featuring
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. He's also worked with
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.
LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off or Laughing My Fucking Ass Off) are an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Le ...
had their first single " I'm in Miami Bitch" on will.i.am's label in 2008, and GoonRock began actively working with the duo in 2009. GoonRock and LMFAO started as hip hop musicians but were highly influenced by the late
DJ AM Adam Michael Goldstein (March 30, 1973 – August 28, 2009), known professionally as DJ AM, was an American disc jockey (DJ). Born in Philadelphia, Goldstein became interested in deejaying as a child after watching Herbie Hancock perform his 1 ...
, who introduced them to the
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and electro music that they fell in love with such as
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and the
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. He co-produced, co-wrote, and performed guest vocals on the LMFAO song "We Came Here to Party". In mid-2010, LMFAO and Goonrock were featured in
David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...
's song "
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", which was an international hit, peaking top ten in eleven countries and three of them at number one, including in the
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. It also peaked 31 on the
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and 12 in Canada.


''Sorry for Party Rocking''

GoonRock co-produced, co-wrote, and featured in a number of songs on LMFAO's 2010 sophomore album ''
Sorry for Party Rocking ''Sorry for Party Rocking'' is the second studio album by LMFAO. It was released June 21, 2011, physically and digitally by Interscope Records as the follow-up to their debut album ''Party Rock'' (2009). " Party Rock Anthem" was the first single ...
''. They released the full album on June 17, 2011, in the U.S. It was certified
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in early 2012, at which point it was approaching
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.


"Party Rock Anthem"

The album's main single, "
Party Rock Anthem "Party Rock Anthem" is a song by American music duo LMFAO, featuring British singer Lauren Bennett and American music producer GoonRock. It was released as the first single from their second album '' Sorry for Party Rocking'' in 2011. The sin ...
", was first created by RedFoo of LMFAO and GoonRock. According to GoonRock, he originally wrote the song and the hook for
Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single " Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital dow ...
, who passed on the song. RedFoo and GoonRock then changed the beat to "feel more epic, inviting, and fun" and recorded it themselves for LMFAO. "Party Rock Anthem" features British singer
Lauren Bennett Lauren Diane Bennett (born 23 June 1989) is an English singer who is known for being a member of the girl group G.R.L. Bennett has also worked with the Paradiso Girls, CeeLo Green, Robin Antin, The Pussycat Dolls, and LMFAO. She was featured on ...
. Besides co-producing and co-writing the song, GoonRock also sang guest vocals on the song.


Reception

The song was released to DJs on New Year's Eve 2010, and debuted a week later at number 1 in
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. It was officially released on January 25, 2011, and soon after began climbing the charts in 18 countries. The song spent six consecutive week on the US
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at #1, and the video, as of December 2016, has over 1.21 billion views. The song also peaked at number-one in Canada, the UK, and over ten other countries, as well as the top ten in many others. In 2011, the track was the #2 top selling song of 2011 on
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in the US, and was the #1 selling song on iTunes in the UK, Canada,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. It was also featured in a number of television commercials and shows, and was performed at the
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with
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.


"Champagne Showers"

The second single from ''Sorry for Party Rocking'' was released on May 27, 2011 and co-written by GoonRock. Titled "
Champagne Showers "Champagne Showers" is a song performed by American EDM/electro hop recording duo LMFAO, featuring vocals from English singer-songwriter Natalia Kills. It was released as the second single from the album ''Sorry for Party Rocking'' (2011). This s ...
," it features English singer-songwriter
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. The song was performed on ''
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'' in April 2012.


"Sexy and I Know It"

He also co-wrote the third single, "
Sexy and I Know It "Sexy and I Know It" is a hit song by American duo LMFAO from their second studio album, ''Sorry for Party Rocking''. It was released as the third single from the album on September 16, 2011. The song was written by Stefan Kendal Gordy, GoonRock ...
", which was released on October 3, 2011. It reached #1 on the iTunes charts worldwide and #1 on the Australian and Canadian Hot 100. “Sexy and I Know It” also reached #1 in UK, Canada, Denmark,
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,
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,
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and New Zealand, and hit #1 on both Billboard's R&B/Hip Hop Top 100 chart and the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On April 18, 2012, he won two ASCAP Pop Awards for his work co-writing and producing the tracks "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It". The awards were for "Most Performed Song." Shortly after, he and LMFAO were nominated for 17 different categories of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Duo/Group and Top Pop Artist.


Recent producing

As of late 2011, GoonRock has worked with
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and remixed a song for
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. It has been reported that GoonRock is recording a new album on which he will write and produce tracks featuring different artists he's an admirer of. GoonRock is quoted as saying, "every beat I do I'm writing lyrics to as I make it. A lot of the times I have a vocal melody in my head and build the beat around it." He has also reportedly been in meetings with
Ciara Ciara Princess Wilson ( ; Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, model and entrepreneur. She released her debut studio album, '' Goodies'' in 2004, which spawned four singles: " Goodies" (featuring Petey Pa ...
.


Work with Jennifer Lopez

On April 27, 2012
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reported that Lopez had recorded two songs produced by GoonRock: "Clothes Off" and "
Goin' In "Goin' In" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez. The song features American rappers Flo Rida and Lil Jon, although the latter is uncredited for his part in the song. It was co-written by Joseph Angel, Tramar Dillard, David QuiĂ ...
". Regarding GoonRock, Lopez was quoted as saying he is "very forward with his sound". "Goin' In" was co-written by GoonRock, who also produced and mixed the song which speaks of the freedom found in dance. On May 10, GoonRock posted this message on his
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account "Crazy day finishing 2012 's Song of the Summer for @jlo and @Official_flo #goinin." The song made its radio premiere on May 24, 2012 on
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's radio show ''
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''. The song is featured on the soundtrack of the dance film '' Step Up Revolution'' (2012) and on her first greatest hits album '' Dance Again... the Hits'' (2012). Lopez debuted "Goin' In" on the season final of ''
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'' May 23, 2012. "Goin' In" peaked at #1 on the US ''
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''
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chart for 2012. Initial critical reception to the song was positive. Robbie Daw of the website
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claimed that "Goin' In" was the "hardest club track we’ve heard from the J.Lo canon in recent years."


Discography


LMFAO singles


Listenbee singles


Other singles


References


External links


Official websiteGoonRock
on MySpace


Further reading

*''So Let's Talk Music:'
Interview With Producer GoonRock
(July 15, 2011) *''
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''
LMFAO: The Billboard Cover Story
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