Qmillion (born Keith Lewis, in the US), is an American record producer,

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, composer, and songwriter based in

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, United States. Qmillion's achievement for recording and mixing recording artist

Robert Glasper Robert Andre Glasper (born April 6, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger with a career that bridges several different musical and artistic genres, mostly centered on jazz. To date, Glasper has won fou ...

's critically acclaimed '' Black Radio'' album, gained him a

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at the

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in 2013. and most recently nominated for

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for Black Radio III by

on the 2023 Grammys.

Career

Qmillion's professional musical career began in

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where he collaborated with Jesse Johnson as a member of Johnson's band before he wrote and produced songs with Johnson for TaMara and the Seen,

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, and

After 7 After 7 is an American R&B group founded in 1987 by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and their friend Keith Mitchell. The Edmonds brothers are the older siblings of pop/R&B singer-songwriter and record producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, w ...

. In 1992 Qmillion moved to Los Angeles, produced and wrote songs for,

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, Shello,

, George Howard,

Billy Preston William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...

E-Dee Everton Charles Dennis better known by his stage name E-Dee, is a reggae singer-songwriter who mixes the dancehall, hip-hop and electronic genres. E-Dee is an independent artist, who since his first official release in 2005 has reached the Jama ...

Ms. Triniti Jeanette-Triniti Marilyn Bhaguandas (born March 6, 1978), better known by her stage name Ms. Triniti, is a Soca - Ragga - fusion singer-songwriter who mixes the Soca music, Soca, dancehall, reggae and pop genres. She is an independent artist, tho ...

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

Wayne Wonder Von Wayne Charles (born 26 July 1972), better known by his stage name Wayne Wonder, is a Jamaican reggae artist. While his early recordings were dancehall and reggae, he later moved towards hip hop and rap. His most popular single is the 2003 ...

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among others. In 2011, Qmillion carried several credits in " Out the Gate" a feature film loosely based on the life of

; writing the screenplay and composing the score to the picture. The film was released to theaters in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Toronto, as well as Jamaica. Newspaper Atlanta Daily World wrote the movie "appears to be on its way to becoming a classic". In 2013 Qmillion's achievement for

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and mixing recording artist

's critically acclaimed '' Black Radio'' album, gained him a

at the

. In 2022 Qmillion was nominated for

for Black Radio III by

on the 2023 Grammys, and won for or Black Radio III by

at the 65th Grammy Awards. To date, he has mixed projects with 14 Grammy nominations, 4 of those projects have won.

Songs in film and television

Amongst the many composed by Qmillion, several were written especially for film. It began with

The Five Heartbeats ''The Five Heartbeats'' is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robi ...

, "Nights Like This", written by Johnson and Qmillion (under the name Keith Lewis). The song, performed by

rose to Top Ten Billboard R&B. Writing songs specific for feature films continued with

White Men Can't Jump ''White Men Can't Jump'' is a 1992 American sports comedy film written and directed by Ron Shelton. It stars Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as streetball hustlers. The film was released in the United States on March 27, 1992, by 20th Century ...

Beautiful Beautiful, an adjective used to describe things as possessing beauty, may refer to: Film and theater * ''Beautiful'' (2000 film), an American film directed by Sally Field * ''Beautiful'' (2008 film), a South Korean film directed by Juhn Jai-h ...

The Sweetest Thing ''The Sweetest Thing'' is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh. It stars Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, and Selma Blair. Plot A group ...

, Center Stage 2 all leading to him composing the score to Hurricane in the Rose Garden, and Out the Gate. A select list of Film and Television shows featuring Qmillion compositions include:

America's Got Talent ''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is a televised American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distribut ...

, biography, Blue Bloods,

The Bad Girls Club ''Bad Girls Club'' (abbreviated ''BGC'') is an American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for the Oxygen network in the United States. The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontations of seven aggressive, q ...

", Born to Style, Bring It!, Challengers,

Dish Nation Dish Nation is an American broadcast syndication tabloid television news broadcasting program that is distributed by Fox Corporation for Fox Television Stations throughout the United States and owned by Fox Corporation. Debuting in 2011, it feat ...

Dr. Oz Show ''The Dr. Oz Show'' (or simply ''Oz'') is an American syndicated daytime television talk show, hosted by Mehmet Oz, that aired between September 14, 2009, and January 14, 2022. Each episode features segments on health, wellness, and medical infor ...

The Fabulous Life of ''The Fabulous Life Of...'' is a VH1 television series detailing the places, things, and services various celebrities enjoy. It first aired in 2003, with a special about Jennifer Lopez. The show is similar in format to ''Lifestyles of the Rich and ...

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, Happyland, Hey Paula, Kardashians, Leeza Show, LOL Comedy Series", Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta, Marrying the Game,

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Nick Studio 10 ''Nick Studio 10'' is a defunct programming block on Nickelodeon which debuted on February 18, 2013, and ended on June 17 of the same year, never returning from a planned hiatus after one additional 'best-of' Labor Day special on September 2, 2013 ...

One Tree Hill One Tree Hill may refer to: * "One Tree Hill" (song), a 1987 song by U2 referencing One Tree Hill, New Zealand volcanic peak * ''One Tree Hill'' (TV series), a 2003–2012 American drama series named for the U2 song ** ''One Tree Hill'' (soundtr ...

The Queen Latifah Show ''The Queen Latifah Show'' was the title of two American television talk shows hosted by Queen Latifah. The original ''The Queen Latifah Show'' ran from September 13, 1999, to August 31, 2001. The revamped ''The Queen Latifah Show'' debuted Septem ...

Vibe ''Vibe'' is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones. The publication predominantly features R&B and hip hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. After shutting down productio ...

, Yo Mama,

Phat Beach ''Phat Beach'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Doug Ellin, which stars Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins, Coolio , Brian Hooks and Gregg Vance. Made by a group of young independent film lovers, the movie turned out to be considered by many a ...

Pootie Tang ''Pootie Tang'' is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K. Adapted from a comedy sketch that first appeared on ''The Chris Rock Show'', the character Pootie Tang is a satire of the stereotyped action heroes who appeared in ...

, Center Stage 2, Out the Gate

Discography

Producer

*1987 TaMara and the Seen (A&M Records) ("Tears":writer) *1989

(Virgin Records) "Whatever it Takes" *1990 Kool Skool (Capitol) (album) *1990 Three Shade Brown (Interscope Records) (album) *1991

(Virgin Records) "Nights Like This" *1992 Jesse Johnson (White Men Cant Jump:Soundtrack) (EMI Records) *1993 George Howard (GRP/MCA) "Grazin in the Grass" *1994 Shello (Giant/Warner Bros) "West Coast Boogie" and others *1995

(MJJ/Sony) "Pass the Lovin" *1997

Minister of Music (PepperCo) *2004

Ragga Hop (Toshiba/EMI)" *2005

R U Ready EP (Unseen Lab) *2006

Do or Dare (EMI Japan) *2006

(Unseen Lab) JA 2 LA 2 Di World *2007 Various Artists Unseen Family Compilation Vol 1(Unseen Lab) *2007

Naked Truth (Virgin/EMI) *2009

Wi Burnin (Unseen Lab) *2010

Burnin Burnin (feat Beenie Man) (Unseen Lab) *2009

Warrior Princess (Universal) *2011

Rightful Place (Unseen Lab *2012 Various Artists "Out the Gate:Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Unseen Lab) *2013

Money Bitches Power (mixtape) "Listen" *2014

"So Badmind" (Unseen Lab) *2014

MoonRocks (mixtape) "Livin 4 2Day" *2015

Jillian Speer Jillian Speer is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her current album, ''Deeper This Way'', was released in 2016. Her music genre is described as Adult Alternative, Punk Folk, Soulful Rock, and World Music. Early life Born and raised ...

"Daggers & Suede" EP

As mix engineer

*1996

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- ''

Definition of a Band ''Definition of a Band'' is the third studio album by the R&B band Mint Condition. It was released on September 24, 1996, on Perspective Records. ''Definition of a Band'' was Mint Condition's most successful recording to date, yielding two hit s ...

'' (A&M) (Funky Weekend) *1998

– "Billy's Back" *2001 Billy Preston – "Music from my Heart" *2001 Billy Preston – "Minister of Music" (PepperCo) *2004 Billy Preston – "Salute to the Beatles" (PMG) *2009

– ''

Double-Booked ''Double Booked'' is an album by jazz pianist and composer Robert Glasper, released on the Blue Note Records, Blue Note label on August 25, 2009. The album is Glasper's third for Blue Note. Track listing All songs composed by Robert Glasper exc ...

'' (Blue Note) GRAMMY NOMINATED *2010 Kenneth Whalum – "To Those Who Believe") *2012 Robert Glasper – '' Black Radio'' (Blue Note) GRAMMY AWARD *2012 Robert Glasper – '' Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP'' (Blue Note) *2012 Various Artists – "Out the Gate:Motion Picture Soundtrack (Unseen Lab)" *2013 Robert Glasper – '' Black Radio 2'' (Blue Note) GRAMMY NOMINATED *2013

– "Money Bitches Power" (mixtape) "Listen" *2013

Chris Dave Chris "Daddy" Dave is a drummer, composer, and bandleader from Houston, Texas. He attended Howard University. He is a drummer in jazz, gospel, hip hop, noted for his extremely virtuosic sticking technique and ability to play with a high deg ...

and the Drumhedz – (mixtape) (several songs) *2014

Seun Kuti Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti (born 11 January 1983), who is called by the name Seun Kuti, is a Nigerian musician, singer and the youngest son of the famous Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. Seun leads his father's former band Egypt 80. Biography The y ...

– "A Long Way to the Beginning"(Knitting Factory *2014 Bo Saris – "Gold"(Deram)" *2014

– "Moon Rocks" (mixtape) "Living for Today" *2015 Robert Glasper – ''Covered'' (Blue Note, 2015) GRAMMY NOMINATED *2015

– "Daggers & Suede" EP *2016 Tweet - "Charlene" (E One) - Album *2016

Derrick Hodge Derrick Hodge (born July 5, 1979) is a composer, musical director, bandleader, producer bassist and advocate. To date he has been awarded two Grammys, named a Sundance Composer Fellow, received a Motif Award; one of world's highest honors for ...

– "The Second" (Blue Note) - Album *2016

– "ArtScience" (Blue Note) - Album *2016

- "Struggle Sounds" (Sony) - EP *2017

Maurice "Mobetta" Brown Maurice "Mobetta" Brown (born January 6, 1981) originally from Harvey, Illinois is a Grammy Award-winning American jazz trumpeter, producer and composer. As a member of Tedeschi Trucks Band, he shared the 2011 Grammy for Best Blues Album ('' Rev ...

- "The Mood" (Mobetta/Ropeadope) *2018

- "Black Times" (Strut) - Album GRAMMY NOMINATED *2018 R+R=NOW - "Collegially Speaking" (Blue Note) - Album *2018

Justin Kauflin Justin Kauflin (born March 10, 1986) is an American jazz pianist, composer, educator and record producer. Career Justin Kauflin was born in Silver Spring, Maryland before moving to Virginia Beach, Virginia with his family. As a child he learne ...

- "Coming Home" (Qwest) - Album *2018

Phony Ppl Phony Ppl is a musical group based in Brooklyn, New York. Originally founded in 2010 with five members; the current members are Elbee Thrie (vocals), Elijah Rawk (lead guitar), Matt "Maffyuu" Byas (drums), Aja Grant (keyboard), and Bari Bass (bass ...

- "Mozaik" (300 Ent) - Album *2018 Alfredo Rodriquez - "Duo" (Mack Ave) - Album *2019

Tank and the Bangas Tank and the Bangas is an American musical group based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The band won the 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Contest and in November 2019, they were nominated in the Best New Artist category for the 2020 Grammy Awards. They have released ...

- "Green Balloon" - (Verve) *2019

Christian Scott Christian Scott (born March 31, 1983), known professionally as Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah (formerly Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah), is an American jazz trumpeter, multi instrumentalist, composer, and producer. He has been nominated for six Gramm ...

- “

Ancestral Recall (album) ''Ancestral Recall '' is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter Christian Scott released on March 22, 2019 by Ropeadope Records label. The album also features poet and songwriter Saul Williams. Background The record is a follow-up album to ...

” (Ropeadope) - Album GRAMMY NOMINATED *2019

– "Fu*k Yo Feelings" (Loma Vista) - Album GRAMMY NOMINATED *2019

Mykal Kilgore Mykal Kilgore (born August 21, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter. His debut album, ''A Man Born Black'', was released on September 6, 2019. Early life Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. He attended Florida State Univ ...

- "Man Born Black" GRAMMY NOMINATED *2020

– "Color Of Noise" (Blue Note) - Album *2020

Ledisi Ledisi Anibade Young (; born March 28, 1972), better known simply as Ledisi, is an American R&B and jazz recording artist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress. Her name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba.Ledisi AllMusi ...

- The Wild Card - (Listen Back) - (3 songs mixed) *2020

- ''

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'' (Stretch Music/Ropeadope) - Album GRAMMY NOMINATED

Awards

*Qmillion won a Grammy Award,

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Best Contemporary R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary ...

, Robert Glasper-'' Black Radio'. *Qmillion also mixed Grammy Award-winning Robert Glasper's

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Best Traditional R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers of quality traditional R&B vocal performances. ...

,"Jesus Children" feat.

Lalah Hathaway Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway (born December 16, 1968) is an American singer. In 1990 Hathaway released her first album titled ''Lalah Hathaway''. After releasing another album, titled '' A Moment'' (1994), it debuted at number 34 on the To ...

and

Malcolm-Jamal Warner Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'', which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series a ...

and Grammy Award-winning Robert Glasper's

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Best R&B Song The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969. From 1969 to 2000, it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Song. Beyoncé has won it a record four times, while Bab ...

"Better Than I Imagined" featuring

H.E.R. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", an acronym for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actress. She has received several awards includin ...

and

Meshell Ndegeocello Michelle Lynn Johnson, better known as Meshell Ndegeocello (; born August 29, 1968), is a German-born American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on so ...

Grammy Nominated

*2009

-''

'' (Blue Note) NOMINATED

Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance The Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality urban/alternative performance ...

*2012 Robert Glasper-'' Black Radio'' (Blue Note) GRAMMY AWARD

Best R&B Album The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre. Honors ...

Best R&B Performance The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for s ...

*2013 Robert Glasper-'' Black Radio 2'' (Blue Note) NOMINATED

*2013 Robert Glasper-''Jesus Children (ft. Lalah Hathaway'' (Blue Note) GRAMMY AWARD

*2015 Robert Glasper- Covered: Recorded Live at Capitol Records (Blue Note, 2015) NOMINATED Best Jazz Instrumental Album *2018

- "Black Times" - Album NOMINATED

Best World Music Album The Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album is an honor presented to recording artists for influential music from around the globe at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. Honors i ...

*2019

- "Green Balloon" - (Verve) NOMINATED

Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...

*2019

- “

” (Ropeadope) - Album NOMINATED

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (previously: Best Pop Instrumental Album) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording arti ...

*2019 Robert Glasper – "Fuck Yo Feelings" (Loma Vista) - Album NOMINATED Best Progressive R&B Album *2019

- "Man Born Black" NOMINATED

*2020

- “Axiom” (Stretch Music/Ropeadope) - Album NOMINATED

*2022

- " Black Radio III" (Loma Vista) Album WON

*2022

Terrace Martin Terrace Jamahl Martin (born December 28, 1978) is an American musician, rapper, singer, and record producer. He is perhaps best known for producing records for several prominent artists in the music industry, including Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dog ...

- "Drones" (Sounds of Crenshaw/BMG)Atmos Mix NOMINATED Best Progressive R&B Album *2022 Amir Sulaiman - "You Will Be Someones Ancestor, Act Accordingly album NOMINATED

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album The Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album is a category in the annual Grammy Awards, that was first presented at the 2023 show on February 5, 2023. According to the Recording Academy, this new category "recognizes excellence in spoken ...

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Qmillion Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American record producers Grammy Award winners American audio engineers American male composers 21st-century American composers 21st-century American male musicians