The Monsters and the Strangerz

The Monsters and the Strangerz
Also known as The Monsters & Strangerz
Origin Miami, Florida, United States
Occupation(s)
Years active 2010–present
Members The Monsters:
Stefan Johnson
Jordan Johnson
The Strangerz:
Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax
Past members
  • Alexander “ESKEERDO” Izquierdo
  • Clarence Coffee Jr.

The Monsters & Strangerz are an American Grammy, Juno and ASCAP award-winning production and songwriting team from Miami, Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander "ESKEERDO" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson and Jordan Johnson and The Strangerz: Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax and Clarence Coffee Jr.

In 2011, The Monsters & Strangerz moved their operation to Los Angeles and have produced and written for artists such as Maroon 5, Zedd, Rihanna, Nick Jonas, Niall Horan, Selena Gomez, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Fifth Harmony, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kanye West, Big Sean and many others.

History

The Monsters originated as a group in 2008, when Stefan Johnson engineered a session for then hip-hop artist Alexander "ESKEERDO" Izquierdo. ESKEERDO, a Miami-bred artist, had been working on his artistry before meeting Johnson, ranking local radio plays with his record "We Get Mo".

At the same time, Johnson, an SAE Recording School graduate, was an in demand engineer working with major artist like Rick Ross, Pitbull and Diddy. Johnson then brought his brother and producer Jordan Johnson and friend Corey "RadiKall Saint" Burney into the team, and The Monsters were born.

The Strangerz met through a mutual friend in high school in early 2005. Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax is the son of a pastor and a multi-instrumentalist who began his musical career in his father's church band. Clarence Coffee, Jr. is the son of a Gospel singer, he grew up perfecting his vocals and melodies after being inspired by his family's passion for music.

The Monsters and the Strangerz were introduced to each other by Lex Borerro in late 2010, and the creative partnership was born.

Discography

Production and songwriting

YearSongArtistAlbumDetails
2010 "Big Nut Bust"[1]Big SeanFinally Famous Mixtape Part 3Producer, Songwriter
2011 "Love Soundz"Lacey SchwimmerLove Soundz
"Living For Tonight"[2]Sean Kingston
"For My Lady"Ray J Ft NellyRaydiation 3
"Go First, Perfect Gentleman"Mario
2012 "Feb XIV"Kevin McCall
"So Many Girls"Khleo Thomas
"On Deck"Mann
"Diemonds"T MillsThrillionaire
"Asstrology"
"Lightweight"
"The Reason"Cody SimpsonParadise
2013
"Never Been Hurt"Demi LovatoDemi
"Forget Forever"Selena GomezStars Dance
"Butterflies"ZendayaZendaya
"Heaven Lost an Angel"
"Only When You're Close"
"Leave My Heart Out Of This"Fifth HarmonyBetter Together
"One Wish"Better Together (EP) (Target Bonus)
2014 "On My Way"Lea MicheleLouder
"Sexercize"[3]Kylie MinogueKiss Me Once
"I Can't Stop Drinking About You"Bebe RexhaSingle
"Champagne"FerrasFerras (EP)Producer
"I Know"Chris BatsonSingleCo-Producer, Songwriter
"It Was Always You"[4]Maroon 5VProducer, Songwriter
"Coming Back For You"
"Already Gone"Boyz II MenCollide
"On My Way Home"PentatonixPTX, Vol. III
"Forget Forever (Remix)"Selena GomezFor You
"Fun"Pitbull featuring Chris BrownGlobalization (album)
2015 "Stuck On Me"Invader GirlSingle
"Do What You Like"[5]Taio Cruz
"Cheyenne"[6]Jason DeruloEverything Is 4
"Pray"Bebe RexhaI Don't Wanna Grow Up
"Dirty Work"Austin MahoneSingle
"Body On Me"[7]Rita Ora featuring Chris Brown
"El Mismo Sol"Alvaro Soler featuring Jennifer Lopez
"Lipstick"Isac Elliot featuring Tyga
"Levels"Nick Jonas
"Hey Everybody!"[8]5SOSSounds Good Feels Good
"Castaway"
"Fine by Me"Chris BrownRoyalty
"The 80's"Royalty International – EP
2016 "If It Ain't Love"[9]Jason DeruloSingle
"Great Escape"Martina StoesselTini
"Yo me escaparé"Single
"Thank You"Meghan Trainor featuring Rock CityThank You
"I Lied"Fifth Harmony7/27
"Love Make The World Go Round"Jennifer Lopez & Lin-Manuel MirandaSingle
"Voicemail"Fifth Harmony7/27 Bonus
"Someday[10]"Michael Bublé featuring Meghan TrainorNobody but MeProducer
"I Would Like"[11]Zara LarssonSo GoodProducer, Songwriter
2017 "I'm a Lady"Meghan TrainorSmurfs: The Lost VillageProducer
"Educate Ya"Pitbull featuring Jason DeruloClimate ChangeProducer, Songwriter
"Pretend Your Missing Me"Betty WhoThe Valley
"Remember I Told You"Nick JonasSingleProducer
"Never Let Me Let You Go"Shawn HookMy Side Of Your StoryProducer, Songwriter
"Touch Me"StarleySingleProducer
"Lonely Night"Fifth HarmonyFifth HarmonyProducer, Songwriter
2018 "The Middle"Zedd, Maren Morris & GreySingleProducer, Songwriter
"HeartLess"Madison BeerAs She Pleases (EP)Producer, Songwriter
"Better Man"5 Seconds of SummerYoungbloodProducer, Songwriter
"Sad" Bebe Rexha ExpectationsProducer, Songwriter
"8 Letters"Why Don't We8 Letters (EP)Producer, Songwriter
"Get Back Together"LooteSingleProducer, Songwriter

Songwriting credits

YearSongArtistAlbumDetails
2009 "Diddy Boppin''"[12]Diddy featuring Yung Joc & XplicitDiddy BoppinWriter
2010 "Million Dollar Girl"Trina featuring Diddy & Keri HilsonAmazin'Writer
"Showin Out"TrinaAmazin'Writer
"Nothing Like LA"Ice CubeI Am the WestWriter
"I Am Not the One"MainoThe Art of War MixtapeWriter
"Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1)"Flo RidaOnly One Flo (Part 1)Writer
"Turnaround (5,4,3,2,1) Remix"Flo Rida featuring PitbullHangover 2 The MovieWriter
"Hey Cutie"Soulja Boy featuring Trey SongzThe DeAndre WayWriter
"Poppin Bottles"T.I. featuring DrakeNo MercyWriter
2011 "My House"Big SeanFinally Famous AlbumWriter
"Swagger Jagger"Cher LloydSticks and StonesWriter
"The Reason"Cody SimpsonTBAWriter
"Up and Leave"Laure ShangChinese IdolWriter
"Talkin' That"Cher LloydSticks and StonesWriter
2012 "Vans On"T. MillsTBAWriter
"Countless"Alley BoyNigganatiWriter
"2 Up"Diggy SimmonsUnexpected ArrivalWriter
"Unforgivable Blackness"Diggy SimmonsUnexpected ArrivalWriter
"I Need To Know"Diggy SimmonsUnexpected ArrivalWriter
"Tom Edison"Diggy SimmonsUnexpected ArrivalWriter
"What's Going On"Diggy SimmonsUnexpected ArrivalWriter
"MSG"Diggy SimmonsUnexpected ArrivalWriter
"Naked"Kevin McCall featuring Big SeanTBAWriter
"Burn"Meek Mill featuring Big SeanDreams and NightmaresWriter
"I Don't Like (Remix)"Chief Keef featuring GOOD Music & JadakissCruel SummerWriter
"Louder"Flo RidaWild OnesWriter
"Tonight I'm Getting Over You"Carly Rae JepsenKissWriter
"All Night Longer"Sammy AdamsTBAWriter
"Mula"Big SeanDetroit MixtapeWriter
"Clique"GOOD MusicCruel SummerWriter
"Maybach Curtains"Meek MillDreams and NightmaresWriter
"No Love Allowed"RihannaUnapologeticWriter
"All That (Lady)"Game ft. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih, FabolousJesus PieceWriter
2013 "Guap"Big SeanHall of FameWriter
"Tonight I'm Getting Over You" RemixCarly Rae Jepsen ft. Nicki MinajKissWriter
"No Part of You"98 Degrees2.0Writer
"Mona Lisa"Big SeanHall of FameWriter
"Milf"Big Sean ft. Nicki Minaj, Juicy JHall of FameWriter
"Nothing Is Stopping You"Big SeanHall of FameWriter
"Beware"Big SeanHall of FameWriter
"Fire"Big SeanHall of FameWriter
"Mula"Big SeanHall of FameWriter
"Don't Come Around"Yo GottiI AmWriter
2014 "Born To Run"AfrojackForget the WorldWriter
"Change Your Mind"Trey SongzTriggaWriter
"Holy Ghost"Juicy J featuring Lil BibbyTBAWriter
"Don't Be Gone Too Long"Chris BrownXWriter
"Hustle Harder"CommonNobody SmilingWriter
"The Sleaze"Wiz KhalifaBlacc HollywoodWriter
"Not For Long"B.o.B featuring Trey SongzSingleWriter
"Contigo Quiero Estar"ThalíaAmore Mio (Thalía album)Writer
2015 "Run To Me"Clarence CoffeeHome (soundtrack)Writer
"I Don't Like It, I Love It"Flo Rida featuring Robin ThickeMy House (EP)Writer
"Here It Is"Flo Rida featuring Chris BrownMy House (EP)Writer
"Done With Love"ZeddTrue ColorsWriter
"Bad Girls"MKTOSingleWriter
"Monaco"MKTOBad Girls (EP)Writer
"The Blacker the Berry"Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyWriter
"Don't Waste Your Time"Arty featuring CoffeeGloriousWriter
"Stevie Knows"Olly MursNever Been BetterWriter
"The Feeling"Justin Bieber featuring HalseyPurposeWriter
"Powerful"Jussie Smollett & Alicia KeysEmpireWriter
2016 "Work from Home"Fifth Harmony7/27Writer
"Dangerously"Charlie PuthNine Track MindWriter
"I Belong to You"Haley ReinhartBetterWriter
"Who's WIth Me"Flo RidaSingleWriter
"Man on the Moon"Britney SpearsGloryWriter
"24 hours"Olly Murs24 HoursWriter
"Deeper"Olly Murs24 HoursWriter
"Flaws"Olly Murs24 HoursWriter
"That Girl"Olly Murs24 HoursWriter
"Better Without You"Olly Murs24 HoursWriter
"How Much For Your Love"Olly Murs24 HoursWriter
2017 "Slow Hands"Niall HoranSingleWriter
"The Way I Are(Dance With Somebody)"Bebe RexhaSingleWriter
"Good Vibrations"Ricky ReedThe Emoji MovieWriter
"Justify You"Kasra V. & K. FlayI'm With the Banned (Spotify)Writer
"Options"Moh Flow & Pusha TI'm With the Banned (Spotify)Writer
"Sideways"Kasra V feat. Clarence Coffee Jr.SingleWriter
"Genesis"Dua LipaDua LipaWriter
"Water Me"LizzoSingleWriter
"Eden"The ScriptFreedom ChildWriter
"Best 4 You"Maroon 5Red Pill BluesWriter
"Say All you Want For Christmas"Nick Jonas & Shania TwainChristmas EPWriter
2018 "Karma"Years and YearsPalo Santo Writer
"Make It Out Alive"Nao featuring SiRSingleWriter
"Won't Say No"Jess GlynneAlways In BetweenWriter

Engineering credits

    YearAlbumArtistDetails
    2006 Port of MiamiRick RossEngineer
    2008 Just a Rolling StoneDonnie KlangEngineer
    2009 RebelutionPitbullEngineer
    2011 Last Train to ParisDiddyEngineer
    2011 Future HistoryJason DeruloMix Engineer
    2011 Raydiation 2Ray JRecording & Mix Engineer
    2011 Feel Good MusicPaypaRecording & Mix Engineer
    2013 Stars DanceSelena GomezRecording Engineer
    2013 DEMIDemi LovatoRecording Engineer
    2013 ZendayaZendayaRecording Engineer
    2013 Better Together EPFifth HarmonyRecording Engineer
    2014 I Can't Stop Drinking About YouBebe RexhaRecording Engineer
    2015 Do What You LikeTaio CruzRecording Engineer
    2015 PrayBebe RexhaRecording Engineer
    2015 Body On MeRita Ora featuring Chris BrownRecording Engineer
    2015 LevelsNick JonasRecording Engineer
    2016 If It Ain't LoveJason DeruloRecording Engineer
    2016 Thank YouMeghan Trainor featuring Rock CityRecording Engineer
    2016 I LiedFifth HarmonyRecording Engineer
    2016 I Would LikeZara LarssonRecording Engineer

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