Dewain Whitmore Jr.

Dewain Whitmore
Birth name Dewain Whitmore Jr.
Origin Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Genres Pop, R&B, hip hop, house, country
Occupation(s) Songwriter, singer, vocal producer
Instruments Vocals, piano, drums
Years active 2010–present
Associated acts Nick Jonas, DNCE, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J Blige, The Wanted, Jessica Mauboy, Jessica Sanchez, James Blunt, Daley, Kevin Hart, Jay Sean, Tamar Braxton, EXO, BoA, Shinee, Taeyeon, Ciara

Dewain Whitmore, Jr. is an American, Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, and vocal producer based in Los Angeles, California. Signed to Disney Music Publishing in 2015,[1] he has worked with numerous popular acts, including Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, DNCE, Martin Garrix, Khalid, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, The Wanted, Mary J Blige, James Blunt, BoA, and EXO amongst others. His works have accumulated over 12 Million in sales.

Music career

Whitmore's big break came in 2011, after re-locating to Los Angeles. After one year of being in LA, Whitmore was introduced to Chris Brown, who recorded two of his songs, "Up To You" and "Should've Kissed You", which featured on Brown's fourth studio album F.A.M.E..[2] The album reached No. 1 in 3 countries, and sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The album earned a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards, for Best R&B Album.[3] F.A.M.E. won in the Best R&B Album category. F.A.M.E. was also nominated and later won in the Top R&B Album category of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.[4] That same year, Whitmore vocal produced Kelly Clarkson's first single "Mr. Know It All" from her studio album Stronger,[5] The album Stronger went on to win Best Pop Vocal Album at the 55th Grammy Awards:[6]

In June 2012, Chris Brown released his Billboard #1 album Fortune. Whitmore wrote three songs on the album, including “Stuck On Stupid” , “Party Hard” and “Free Run”.[7] The album earned a nomination at the 55th Grammy Awards, for Best Urban Contemporary Album [8] The album also reached No. 1 in 5 countries.

Selected discography

Year Artist Title Album Label Credited as
2010 Jessica Mauboy "Fight For You" Get 'Em Girls Sony Writer
"Here For Me" Writer
2011 Chris Brown "Up To You" F.A.M.E. Jive Writer
"Should've Kissed You" Writer
Mary J.Blige "You Want This" My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Geffen Writer
Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All" Stronger RCA Vocal Producer
2012 Jackson Guthy "One Of These Days" N/A RCA Writer/Vocal Producer
Chris Brown "Stuck On Stupid" Fortune RCA Writer
"Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" Writer
"Free Run" Writer
2013 Jessica Sanchez "You've Got The Love" Me, You & The Music Interscope Writer
The Wanted "Running Out Of Reasons" Word Of Mouth Island Writer
Ciara "Backseat Love" Ciara Epic Writer
TGT "Between The Lines" Three Kings Atlantic Writer
Jay Sean "Worth It All" Neon Republic Writer
"Guns and Roses" Writer
2014 Chris Brown "X" X RCA Writer
"Stereotype" Writer
TVXQ "갈증 (Smoky Heart) Spellbound S.M. Entertainment Writer
2015 Tamar Braxton "Coming Home" Calling All Lovers Epic Writer
Jordin Sparks "Tell Him That I Love Him" Right Here Right Now 19 Recordings Writer
BoA "Home" Kiss My Lips S.M. Entertainment Writer
EXO "What If… (两个视线, 一个视线)" Exodus S.M. Entertainment Writer
Chris Brown "No Filter" Royalty CBE, RCA Writer
"Discover" Writer/Vocals
"The 80's" (International) Writer
Chris Brown "Counterfeit" feat. Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa Before the Party CBE, RCA Writer
"Second Hand Love" Writer/Vocals
Shinee "Love Sick" Odd S.M. Entertainment Writer
TVXQ "Apology" Rise as God S.M. Entertainment Writer
2016 Nick Jonas "Voodoo" Last Year Was Complicated Island, Safehouse Writer
"The Difference" Writer/Vocals
DNCE "Almost" DNCE Republic Writer
"Unsweet" Writer
Shinee "Tell Me What To Do" 1 of 1 S.M. Entertainment Writer
Taeyeon "Hands On Me" Why S.M. Entertainment Writer
Kevin Hart "Sunday Morning" Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa) Motown Writer
Jordan Fisher "Lookin' Like That" Jordan Fisher Hollywood Records Writer
2017 James Blunt "Heartbeat" The Afterlove Atlantic UK Writer
Jordan Fisher "Alway's Summer" Non-album single Hollywood Records Writer
Jordan Fisher "Mess" Non-album single Hollywood Records Writer
Daley "Second To None" The Spectrum (album) BMG Writer
Sevyn Streeter "Peace Sign" Girl Disrupted Atlantic Writer
NCT 127 "Limitless" Limitless S.M. Entertainment Writer
EXO "Diamond" (다이아몬드) The War S.M. Entertainment Writer
Natasha Bedingfield "More Of Me" N/A Walt Disney Records Writer
2018 EXO-CBX "Vroom Vroom" Blooming Days S.M. Entertainment Writer
Martin Garrix ft. Khalid "Ocean" N/A STMPD, Sony Writer
Vindata ft. R.LUM.R "Emotion" Non-album single PRMD Writer
NCT 127 "Limitless" Chain Avex Trax Writer
Gospellers "In This Room" N/A Ki/oon Music, Sony Writer
Daughtry "Gravity" Cage to Rattle RCA Writer
Martin Garrix & Justin Mylo "Burn Out" N/A STMPD Writer/Vocal Producer
New Hope Club "Crazy" Non-album single Hollywood Records Writer

References

  1. ↑ "Disney Music Publishing".
  2. ↑ "FAME Discogs Credits". Discogs.
  3. ↑ "Nominees And Winners". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 19, 2012. p. 2. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Know It All Discogs Credits". Discogs.
  6. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson Grammy awards and nominations". The Recording Academy. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Fortune Discogs Credits". Discogs.
  8. ↑ "55th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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