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Maestro Birth name Vaushaun Brooks Also known as Maestro, V. Brooks Born 1980
Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Origin Windsor, Connecticut
Atlanta, GeorgiaGenres Hip hop, R&B, Gospel, Snap Music, West Coast hip hop, Southern hip hop Occupations Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Rapper Instruments Piano, Roland TR-808, Korg Triton Years active 2002–present Labels MaestroSound Music, Inc Associated acts Lil Wayne, Dem Franchize Boyz, Ice Cube, 3 6 Mafia David Banner, 3LW Website Official Website, Twitter Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks is a Grammy Award-winning, Multi Platinum hip hop record producer.
Production signatures
Maestro's trademark is a synthesized female voice saying "maestro" at the beginning of his productions. Maestro's sound is primarily sample-free, relying heavily on synthesizers and/or live instruments.
Production credits
The Game - The R.E.D. Album
- "Paramedic" (feat. Young Jeezy)[1][2]
Boo Rossini
Aubrey O'Day feat Shanell
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
- "3 Peat"
- Billboard Hot 100 #66 Hot Shot Debut
- Hot Digital Songs #28
- Hot Digital Tracks #29
- iLike Libraries: Most Added #21
- "Prostitute 2"
- iTunes Bonus Track
- "Kush"
- Target Limited Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
- Standard Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
Lil Wayne - The Leak
- "Kush"
Ice Cube - Raw Footage
- "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" (remix features Scarface, Nas)
Clipse - Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang
- "Zen"
- "Celebrate" (feat. Joss Stone)
Dem Franchize Boyz - Our World, Our Way
- "Itz A Go"
- "Put U On"
- "Whip It" featuring Lil' Wayne
- "Aint No Stoppin"
- "Choosin" co-produced with Parlae
- "DFB" co-produced with Parlae
- "Numba 1 Girl" featuring J Que
Chilli - Bi-Polar
- "AWW!"
- "Take You Away"
- "Wanna Be Yours"
Dem Franchize Boyz - On Top Of Our Game
- 05. "You Know What It Is"
- 09. "Give Props"
- 11. "Don't Play With Me" featuring Three 6 Mafia
Jibbs - Jibbs feat Jibbs
- 13. "Stuntin" (Import Bonus Track)
David Banner - Certified
- 04. "2 Fingers" featuring Jagged Edge (keyboards)
- 06. "Fucking" featuring Jazze Pha (keyboards)
- 09. "Certified" featuring Marcus (keyboards)
- 12. "Westside" Produced by Maestro
- 13. "I'll Take You Bitch" featuring Too Short, Bun B & Jazze Pha (keyboards)
- 16. "X-ed" featuring Kamikaze (keyboards)
3LW - Point of No Return
- "Throwback"
- "Phone Sex"
Syndicato - Syndicato
Bishop Paul S. Morton - Seasons Change
Big Gipp (of Goodie Mobb)
- "Hell on the Charm"
Parlae (of Dem Franchize Boyz)
- "I Whip Yae" (Feat. Lil Wayne)
Tash - Control Freek
- "Push The Button"
Lil Twist
- "Old Enough (Remix)" (Feat. Nicki Minaj)
Mixtape credits
Yo Gotti - Cocaine Muzik 4.5
- "Fishscale Dreams" [5]
L.E.P. Bogus Boys - Don't Feed Tha Killaz 3
- "DFK3 Intro"[6] - co-prod. by Team Green
- "Darkness" - co-prod by FMG
Jim Jones - Ghost of Rich Porter
- "Oh Yeah Intro" - feat. Hell Rell[7]
- "Coke Rush"
Movie soundtrack credits
Next Day Air
- "Get It How You Live" - featuring 5 Grand co-prod. by Siah
xXx: State of the Union
- "Wyle Out" - featuring Bone Crusher
- "Just Like Wylin'" - featuring Three Days Grace
The Longest Yard
- "Talkin' That Talk" by Chamillionaire featuring David Banner (keyboards)
Occupation: Hollywood (2005 film)
- "Side 2 Side" featuring D. Woods
- "Tho It Up"
- "I Like That"
- "Good Times"
- "Hoodstafied" featuring Kurupt
- "A MO Girl Is.."
- "One Night Stand"
- "If Only"
- "Train"
- "I'm Sorry"
- "Catchin' Feelings"
- "Access Hollywood"
- "Make My Move"
Video game soundtrack credits
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
Television credits
- Starbucks commercial - "I Will Make Today the Day" (composer, engineer)
- MTV's "Yo Momma: Atlanta" Season 3, 2007 (composer: 10 episodes, 34 cues)
- VH1's "Behind the Music: Lil Wayne" September, 2009 (producer: "3 Peat")
- BET Hip Hop Awards October, 2009 (producer: "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It")
Awards and nominations
Year Award Album 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album Tha Carter III 2008 Grammy Nomination for Album of the Year Tha Carter III Education
Brooks graduated with honors from Morehouse College in 2002. [8]
References
- ^ http://twitter.com/ihategame/status/3198695954
- ^ http://twitter.com/ihategame/status/3198597033
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whip-it-feat-boo-rossini-lil/id371781578?i=371781611
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602807/20090115/index.jhtml
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_Gotti
- ^ http://www.thesermonsdomain.com/2010/10/31/mixtape-l-e-p-bogus-boys-dont-feed-da-killaz-vol-3/
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1634363/jim-jones-channels-ghost-rich-porter-on-new-mixtape.jhtml
- ^ http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2007/08/tss-presents-15-minutes-with-maestro
External links
- Maestrobeatz.com
- Imeem
- XXLmag.com - Maestro production on On Top Of Our Game
- Rapreviews.com - Maestro compared to Dre for his production on David Banner's Certified album
- www.smokingsection.net - The Smoking Section Presents 15 Minutes With Maestro (Interview)
- www.illRoots.com - Featured: Maestro
Categories:- Hip hop record producers
- Jamaican record producers
- American hip hop record producers
- American composers
- African American songwriters
- Living people
- 1980 births
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