James Ryan Ho, better known as Malay, is an American record producer, songwriter, and

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. He is a

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winner.

Early life and career

James Ho was born to a Malaysian father and white mother. Malay has produced for a number of artists. He was producer for

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in the album '' Evolver'' (2008) and

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in ''

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'' (2012); the latter won a number of accolades, including the

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, as well as 2013 Grammy nominations for Album of the Year,

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, and

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for "Thinkin Bout You". He has also produced for Zayn's debut album ''

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'' (2016), as well as

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, Linus Young, and

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. Malay also went on to co-found his own record label in 2016, named Britannia Row Recordings, in partnership with BMG. In 2018, the label announced its first signing, The Parlor Mob.

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