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Mizz Beats Birth name Iman Yanée Tonge-Grant Genres Hip-hop, R&B, pop Occupations Record producer, Songwriter, DJ Instruments keyboards, Native Instruments Reaktor, Ableton Live Years active 2004–Present Associated acts Dizzee Rascal, Roots Manuva, Lady Sovereign, Skepta Website www.mizzbeats.com Mizz Beats (real name Iman Yanée Tonge-Grant) is a female Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop producer and DJ from London. She has collaborated with other famous artists such as Lady Sovereign, Dizzee Rascal and Roots Manuva. She also forms one third of production trio '8Beat' along with her cousin and long time friend. Mizz Beats grew up in a musical environment, as her dad was a bass player and her grandfather Titus Tonge was a guitarist and vocalist of 70's psychedelic rock band African People.
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Influences
Mizz Beats has admitted to being heavily influenced by producers such as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Salaam Remi, Timbaland, Kanye West, and The Neptunes. She has also admitted to being inspired by video games and chiptune music.
Discography
Singles and EPs
- Purple Love / Test collaboration with Silkie (Deep Medi Musik, 2009)
- My World / The Jester (Deep Medi Musik, 2010)
- Are We The Dictators? EP (Eglo Records, 2011)
- Pimpin white label EP (Eglo Records, 2011)
Appearances
- Blue Night from the DJ /rupture and Matt Shadetek mix Solar Life Raft (theAgriculture, 2009)
Production and remix credits
- Signal by D Double E (2004)
- No One Can Love You by Rhian Moore feat. Ramboss & Natty Realz (2004)
- Colossal Insight (Jammer & Mizz Beats Remix) by Roots Manuva (Big Dada, 2004)
- Saw It Coming by Wiley feat. Jammer, JME, Ears & Syer (679 Recordings / Boy Better Know, 2005)
- Hoodie (Mizz Beats Remix ft. Skepta, JME, Jammer, Ears & Baby Blue) by Lady Sovereign (Island Records / Chocolate Industries, 2005)
- Dean by Dizzee Rascal (XL Recordings, 2007)
- R U Listning? by Ears (Jahmektheworld, 2007)
Categories:- English record producers
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