Tyler Bryant, better known as his stage name Velous, is an American

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, singer,

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, and

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from

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. He is mostly known for co-writing Chris Brown and Drake's "

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" which received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B song, and is currently 8x platinum. Velous is also known for co-producing

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's hit single " All Day", which was Platinum-certified in the US and subsequently procured a Grammy nomination for

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. In 2016, Velous wrote and produced "Flipmode." In 2017, "Flipmode" became a single on Fabolous' Summertime Shootout 3 and served as Velous' debut feature. “When I heard the track it was a dope vibe, so I knew I wanted to become a part of the song. Chris added his touch while we were on tour together and the rest is history,” said Fabolous.

Early life

Tyler Bryant was born in

. His father, deceased, was a musician. His mother was a singer. When he was eleven, he began rapping after listening to

's "

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". He learned how to play the drums, then piano, and started playing the guitar when he was twelve years old. He started getting into production when he was thirteen. He was also in a jazz ensemble in high school.

Career

Velous came up with his name after someone told him how marvelous his production skills were; the name is "marvelous" minus the "mar". In 2011, he released his debut mixtape, ''Velocity The Mixtape''. The release helped Velous gain attention from Cus Maven, who signed him to Swanky Music Group. Velous met

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through fellow producer

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, who Velous had frequently worked with during the past year. Vinylz and Velous went to Fabolous' studio to check out what he was doing. Velous ended up playing some of his music, which Fabolous liked. The two ended up recording the song "Gone For The Winter" for Fab's album '' The Young OG Project'' in 2014. In 2014, French Montana signed him to his label,

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. Montana spoke about Velous in an interview with the ''

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'': "I love his style. He sings. He raps. He's everything in one." He revealed that Velous also impressed

. "He came to the studio and played me like 1,000 songs", he said, before adding that Kanye West picked "like two beats" from Velous.

Discography

Singles

Features

Awards and nominations

Production and Songwriting Credits

List of songs as producer, co-producer, or songwriter with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name.

References

External links

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Soundcloud
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