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Brian Kennedy Seals is an American songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

and musician

Musician

A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....

from Kansas City, MO. Revered as a piano prodigy, he has been making music tracks since 2001. However, he rose to fame in 2006 with featured production on singer Ciara

Ciara

Ciara Princess Harris , known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, only to land in Atlanta, Georgia where she met music producer, Jazze Pha...

's album Ciara: The Evolution
Ciara: The Evolution
Ciara: The Evolution is the second studio album by American recording artist Ciara. It was released on December 5, 2006, by LaFace Records. The album is separated into five sections, with each showcasing a different side of Ciara's artistry...

. He is considered one of the industry's top up-and-coming producers and has since worked with many high-profile artists, including Brandy

Brandy Norwood

Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....

, Chris Brown, Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney is an American singer-songwriter, actor and voice actor. McCartney achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career...

, Rihanna

Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

, Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...

, BoA

BoA

Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....

, Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Cole

Cheryl Ann Cole is an English pop and R&B recording artist, songwriter, dancer, actress and model. She rose to fame in late 2002 when she auditioned for the reality television show Popstars: The Rivals on ITV. The programme announced that Cole had won a place as a member of the girl group, Girls...

, Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...

, Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...

, Nelly

Nelly

Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. , better known by his stage name Nelly, is an Grammy Award winning American rapper and actor. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album...

, and Westlife

Westlife

Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...

. Kennedy has also had the pleasure of working with and learning from popular producers including David Foster

David Foster

David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

, Polow da Don

Polow Da Don

Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones , better known by known by professional name Polow da Don or Awesome Jones, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. His cousin is Atlanta singer Monica. He has produced for a variety of artists including Usher, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, T.I...

, Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Clive Davis is an American record producer and music industry executive. He has won five Grammy Awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer. From 1967 to 1973 he was the President of Columbia Records. He was the founder and president of Arista Records from 1975...

, Timbaland

Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

, the Underdogs

The Underdogs (duo)

The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.-Biography:Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer...

, and legendary songwriter Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

.

Kennedy is best known for his chart-topping hits "Disturbia" recorded by Rihanna

Rihanna

for her "Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded" album and "Forever," the 2nd song released by Chris Brown from his "Exclusive - The Forever Edition" album. He earned a Grammy Award in 2009 for his contribution to Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...

's self-titled debut album, which took home honors as Best R&B Album. The hit song "If This Isn't Love" garnered an ASCAP win for him as well.

With such a broad stylistic range, Kennedy's music is not genere specific. His music can be heard from diverse music outlets ranging from pop and hip-hop to country. Kennedy's songs can usually be recognized by his tag at the beginning of most of his songs, "You officially tuned into a B.K. classic."

He is a graduate of Paseo Academy of Performing Arts

Paseo Academy

Paseo Academy, also referred to as Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts, and sometimes as Paseo High School is a magnet performing arts high school located at 4747 Flora in Kansas City, Missouri...

in Kansas City, MO. He now resides in Southern California and is the founder and owner of Classik Recording Studio.

Early life

Brian Kennedy was born August 8, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the fourth of five children to Charles and Beverly Seals (née Davis). At an early age, he developed an appreciation for the piano. He began taking formal classical piano lessons at age six and established the foundation for the composer he became at eight years old. He excelled in his lessons beyond measure due to his ability to hear and memorize scales and melodies, he would take songs and make them his own.

Kennedy attended the Paseo Academy school of performing arts with a major in music from 1998–2002, and was voted best musician by his classmates.

2006

Ciara

— Ciara: The Evolution
Ciara: The Evolution
Ciara: The Evolution is the second studio album by American recording artist Ciara. It was released on December 5, 2006, by LaFace Records. The album is separated into five sections, with each showcasing a different side of Ciara's artistry...

08. "My Love" (co-produced by Ciara Harris, Antwoine Collins)

Mario Vazquez

Mario Adrián Vázquez is a Puerto Rican-American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005.-Early life:...

— Mario Vazquez
Mario Vazquez
Mario Adrián Vázquez is a Puerto Rican-American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005.-Early life:...

11. "How we do it" (co-produced by The Underdogs & Antwoine "T-Wiz" Collins)

2008

Brandy

Brandy Norwood

Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....

— Human
Human (Brandy album)
Human is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Brandy, first released in France in December 2008 and by March 2009 in most international music markets...

15. "Fall"
17. "Locket (Locked in Love)" [bonus track]

Chris Brown — Exclusive: The Forever Edition
Exclusive (album)
Exclusive is the second studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. The album was originally scheduled to be released August 28, 2007, but was pushed back to October 30, 2007, then pushed back even further to its final release date of November 6, 2007.The album was both critically and...

17. "Forever
Forever (Chris Brown song)
"Forever" is a song by American R&B singer Chris Brown. It is produced by Polow da Don. It is the first single from the repackaged Exclusive: Forever Edition, and is the fifth overall single by Brown from his second studio album, Exclusive with uncredited backing vocals from Keri Hilson...

" (co-produced with Polow da Don
Polow Da Don
Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones , better known by known by professional name Polow da Don or Awesome Jones, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. His cousin is Atlanta singer Monica. He has produced for a variety of artists including Usher, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, T.I...

)

Noel Gourdin

Noel Gourdin is an R&B artist from Boston, Massachusetts. He is most known for his song called "The River", which appeared on the Billboard charts.-Albums:-Singles:ACurrent single.-References:...

— After My Time
After My Time
After My Time is the debut studio album by R&B singer Noel Gourdin. It was released on July 22, 2008.The album will include the single "The River".- Track listing :...

08. "I Fell"

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...

— Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson (album)
Upon its release, Jennifer Hudson received mixed reviews from music critics. Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe said that, "Despite its flaws, Hudson's debut comes on much like her Dreamgirls character, with admirable self-assurance and real-girl sensuality." Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly...

02. "If This Isn't Love
If This Isn't Love (Jennifer Hudson song)
"If This Isn't Love" is a song recorded by Jennifer Hudson. It was written and composed by Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas and Brian Kennedy, and produced by Kennedy for Hudson's eponymous debut album...

"
06. "My Heart" (co-produced with Polow da Don
Polow Da Don
Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones , better known by known by professional name Polow da Don or Awesome Jones, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. His cousin is Atlanta singer Monica. He has produced for a variety of artists including Usher, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, T.I...

)
07. "You Pulled Me Through" (co-produced with The Underdogs
The Underdogs (duo)
The Underdogs is an R&B/pop production duo composed of Harvey Mason, Jr. and Damon Thomas.-Biography:Harvey Mason, Jr. is the son of Harvey Mason, Sr., a noted session drummer...

)

Jesse McCartney

— Departure
Departure (Jesse McCartney album)
Departure is the third studio album by American recording artist Jesse McCartney. It was released on May 20, 2008, through Hollywood Records. The album was re-released on April 7, 2009, under the name Departure: Recharged...

02. "It's Over
It's Over (Jesse McCartney song)
"It's Over" is the second overall single from pop singer Jesse McCartney's third studio album, Departure. McCartney confirmed that "It's Over" is the second single when he made an appearance on Good Day Sacramento on August 5, he also confirmed it on 107.9 KDND radio, the same day...

" (co-produced with The Clutch
The Clutch
The Clutch is an American collective of songwriters responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".-History:...

)
10. "Runnin'" (co-produced with The Clutch
The Clutch
The Clutch is an American collective of songwriters responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".-History:...

)
14. "Crash & Burn"

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block are an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts, assembled in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr. The band currently consists of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood.New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and...

— The Block
The Block (album)
The Block is the fifth studio album by New Kids on the Block. The album was released on September 2, 2008, along with a deluxe edition that included four bonus tracks. It sold 100,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the U.S. Top Pop Albums chart and at number two on...

11. "Lights, Camera, Action" (co-produced with Polow da Don
Polow Da Don
Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones , better known by known by professional name Polow da Don or Awesome Jones, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. His cousin is Atlanta singer Monica. He has produced for a variety of artists including Usher, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, T.I...

)

Rihanna

— Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded

13. "Disturbia
Disturbia (song)
"Disturbia" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from the re-release, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded , of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad . The song was released as the third single from the reloaded edition of the album, and seventh overall...

"

2009

Corbin Bleu

Corbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...

— Speed of Light
Speed of Light (album)
Speed of Light is the second solo studio album of actor and pop singer Corbin Bleu. It was released on March 10, 2009 by Hollywood Records.The album's first single is "Moments That Matter"...

01. "Speed Of Light"
02. "Paralyzed"
04. "Fear Of Flying"
06. "Rock 2 It"
09. "My Everything"

BoA

— BoA
BoA (album)
*1Cover of the 2007 B-side by German girl group Monrose.*2English self-cover of the song with the same name from her fifth Korean studio album.-BoA: Deluxe bonus tracks:Note: * The bonus tracks are on the CD track 1, 2 and 3...

06. "Obsessed"

BoA

— BoA: DELUXE
BoA (album)
*1Cover of the 2007 B-side by German girl group Monrose.*2English self-cover of the song with the same name from her fifth Korean studio album.-BoA: Deluxe bonus tracks:Note: * The bonus tracks are on the CD track 1, 2 and 3...

02. "Control"

Backstreet Boys

— This Is Us
This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)
This Is Us is the seventh studio album from American pop group Backstreet Boys. It is their second album since becoming a four-piece band and was released on September 30, 2009 in Japan through Sony Music Japan, October 5, 2009 in the UK through RCA, and October 6 in the U.S...

08. "Masquerade"

Chris Brown - Graffiti (Chris Brown album)
Graffiti (Chris Brown album)
Graffiti is the third studio album by American R&B and pop recording artist Chris Brown. It is the follow-up to his successful second album Exclusive . The album was produced during 2008 to 2009 by several record producers, including Polow Da Don, Swizz Beatz, The Runners, and Brian Kennedy...

09. "Pass Out" (featuring Eva Simons)
13. "I'll Go"

Lee Charm - TBA

01. "D.E.T.O.X"

Marié Digby

Marié Christina Digby is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actress. She is known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007...

— Breathing Underwater
Breathing Underwater (Marie Digby album)
- Digital Singles :The album's lead U.S. single "Avalanche" was released on April 13, 2009. On September 21, 2009. A music video for Avalanche was posted on Marié's official YouTube...

02. "Avalanche"
03. "Breathing Underwater"
04. "Should've Been Simple"
07. "Come Find Me"
09. "Machine"
10. "Overboard"
12. "Come to Life"

Kid Sister

Melisa Young better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois, well known for her single "Pro Nails", featuring Kanye West.-Background:Melisa Young was born July 3, 1980 in Markham, Illinois...

- Ultraviolet (Kid Sister album)
Ultraviolet (Kid Sister album)
Ultraviolet is the debut album by Chicago rapper and singer Kid Sister, it was released on November 17, 2009. It was initially to be titled Dream Date but was changed during the recording process, along with the removal of three tracks and addition of five new ones...

07. "Daydreaming" (featuring Cee-Lo)

Rihanna

- Rated R

07. "Fire Bomb"
13. "The Last Song"

Westlife

- Where We Are
Where We Are
Where We Are is the ninth studio album and tenth album overall by the Irish boyband Westlife. It was released on 27 November 2009 in Ireland and 30 November 2009 in the UK through Syco Music...

07. "The Difference"

Alexandra Burke

Alexandra Imelda Cecelia Ewen Burke is a British R&B and pop recording artist who rose to fame after winning the fifth series of British television series The X Factor in 2008...

- Overcome
Overcome (Alexandra Burke album)
Overcome is the debut studio album by British pop/R&B singer Alexandra Burke, released October 19, 2009 on Syco Music. The release of the album came a year after Burke won the British talent show, The X Factor, with the recording process taking place between 2008 and 2009...

12. "They Don't Know"

2010

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Hilda Mauboy , is an Indigenous Australian R&B singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, Mauboy was the runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol, she had auditioned for the talent show in Alice Springs to pursue a recording career...

- Get 'Em Girls

5. "Saturday Night
Saturday Night (Jessica Mauboy song)
"Saturday Night" is a song by Australian recording artist Jessica Mauboy, featuring American rapper Ludacris. It was released as the second single from Mauboy's second studio album, Get 'Em Girls, on 27 October 2010. The song was written by Angie Iron, Ludacris and Brian Kennedy, who also handled...

" (featuring Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

)

Charice - Charice
Charice (album)
Charice is the Philippine EP and debut EP by Filipina singer Charice Pempengco. It was released in May 2008 under Star Records.This EP was made available on digital download through Amazon.com MP3 Download on October 14, 2008.- Content :...

4. "Nobody's Singin' to Me"

2011

Chris Brown — F.A.M.E.
F.A.M.E. (album)
F.A.M.E. is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown, first released on March 18, 2011 by Jive Records. Brown worked with several record producers and songwriters for the album, including Kevin McCall, Jean Baptiste, Brian Kennedy, DJ Frank E, The Underdogs and The...

12. "Should've Kissed You"

Joe Jonas

Joseph Adam "Joe" Jonas is a Pop American singer, musician, actor, and dancer. He is a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band made up of him and his two brothers, Nick and Kevin...

- Fastlife

03. "See No More"

Pia Toscano

Pia Ann Rose Toscano is an American singer from Howard Beach, New York. Toscano placed ninth on the tenth season of American Idol. Considered to be a frontrunner in the competition, her elimination came as a shock to judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler, all of whom were visibly...

- TBD

"This Time
This Time (Pia Toscano song)
"This Time" is the debut single of American recording artist and American Idol season 10 finalist, Pia Toscano.-Promotion:The song was first performed on the American Idol tour in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 5, 2011. It was premiered on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on July 11, 2011 and digitally...

"

Jeffree Star

Jeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area...

- Virginity - EP

"Best. Night. Ever."

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...

- Stronger.

Stronger (Kelly Clarkson album)

Stronger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson. The album was released on October 21, 2011 in Australia and October 24, 2011 in the United States and the United Kingdom through RCA Records...

"Mr. Know It All"

Rascal Flatts and Natasha Bedinfield-Still Feels Good

Easy

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