Marty James
Marty James Garton Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Woodland, California.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chico, California, United States |
| Genres | Latin, Pop, Hip Hop, Soul |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, performer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, programming (music) |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Low Post, Grand Royal, Avatar Records, Mercury, Island Def Jam, theMpire |
| Associated acts | Scapegoat Wax, One Block Radius, Luis Fonsi, Enrique Iglesias |
| Website | Marty James on Twitter |
He has released albums and singles as the front man and producer of Scapegoat Wax and One Block Radius.[2][3] James co-wrote the English-language remix of Luis Fonsi's Despacito, which featured Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber. The song went on to top charts in both English- and Spanish-speaking parts of the world, won a Latin Grammy, and was nominated for three Grammys.[4]
Awards
Grammys[4]
Best Record 2018 – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Nominated
Best Song 2018 – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Nominated
Best Pop-Duo – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Nominated
Latin Grammys[10]
Best Urban Fusion/Performance – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
American Music Awards[11]
Collaboration of the Year – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Favorite Pop/Rock Song – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Billboard Music Awards[12]
Top Hot 100 Song – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Top Streaming Song (Audio) – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Nominated
Top Streaming Song (Video) – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Top Selling Song – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Top Collaboration – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Top Latin Song – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Nominated
Billboard Latin Music Awards[13]
Hot Latin Song of the Year – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Hot Latin Song of the Year (Vocal Event) – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Airplay Song of the Year – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Digital Song of the Year – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Streaming Song of the Year – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Won
Latin Pop Song of the Year – Despacito (Co-Writer) – Nominated
Discography
Select guest appearances
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Album |
| 2006 | "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night” | The Federation feat. E-40 | |
| 2007 | "Another Day” | Luckyiam | Most Likely to Succeed |
| "Half a Dream” | Mr. J Medeiros | Of Gods and Girls | |
| 2008 | "Next to You” | Mike Jones | The Voice |
| "The Time” | The Grouch | Show You the World | |
| 2009 | "Get That Money” | Far East Movement | Animal |
| "I Grind” | Paul Wall | Fast Life | |
| "Denial” | The Grouch and Eligh | Say G&E | |
| 2010 | "Fantasy Girl” | Baby Bash | Bashtown |
| "Contact” | Drop City Yacht Club | ||
| "Rick Rock Horns” | E-40 | Revenue Retrivin’: Day Shift | |
| "New Year's Eve” | Snoop Dogg | ||
| "Suffocate” | Eligh | Grey Crow | |
| 2011 | "Fried" feat. Tech N9ne | E-40 | Revenue Retrievin’: Graveyard Shift |
| "El Lay” | Snoop Dogg | Doggumentary | |
| "Dancing on My Own” | Pixie Lott | Young Foolish Happy | |
| "Test of Time” | Zion I and The Grouch | Heroes in the Healing of a Nation | |
| "Elevator Love” | The Rej3ctz |
Select writing/production credits
| Year | Group | Song | Album | Role |
| 2008 | Baby Bash | "What is it" feat. Sean Kingston | Cyclone | Writer |
| Mike Jones | "Next to You” | Writer | ||
| 2009 | MoZella | "Four Leaf Clover” | Belle Island | Producer |
| "Freezing” | ||||
| "Let's Stop Calling it Love” | ||||
| "Uh-Uh” | Producer / Vocals | |||
| 2011 | Iyaz | "Pretty Girls" feat. Travie McCoy | Writer | |
| 2012 | Cover Drive | "Lick Ya Down” | Bajan Style | Writer |
| Chris Rene | "Young Homie” | I’m Right Here | Producer | |
| 2013 | Fantasia | "In Deep” | Side Effects of You | Writer |
| Sean Kingston | "Back 2 Life (Live it Up)" feat. T.I. | Back 2 Life | ||
| "Bomba” | ||||
| "How We Survive" feat. Busta Rhymes | ||||
| "Ordinary Girl” | ||||
| 2014 | Enrique Iglesias | "Heart Attack” | Sex and Love | Writer |
| "I’m a Freak" feat. Pitbull | ||||
| "Let Me Be your Lover" feat. Pitbull | ||||
| "Only a Woman” | ||||
| "Still your King” | ||||
| "There Goes my Baby" feat. Flo Rida | ||||
| "You and I” | ||||
| Jason Derulo | "With the Lights on” | Tattoos/Talk Dirty | Writer | |
| 2015 | The Janoskians | "MoodSwings” | Writer | |
| Sean Paul | "Bust It” | The Perfect Guy Motion Picture Soundtrack | Writer | |
| Nicky Jam and Enrique Iglesias | "Forgiveness" (El Perdon) | Writer | ||
| Akon | "Burning Alive” | Writer | ||
| Empire Season 2 | "Runnin” | Writer | ||
| 2016 | Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul | "You Make My Love Go” | Writer | |
| Red One feat. Enrique Iglesias, Shaggy, R. City, Seerayah | "Don't You Need Somebody" | Writer | ||
| Afrojack feat. Ty Dolla $ign | "Gone” | Writer | ||
| Dirty Heads | "So Long” | Writer | ||
| Marteen | "Draymond” | Writer | ||
| 2017 | Nelly | "Sounds Good to Me” | Writer | |
| Jack & Jack | "All Weekend Long” | Writer | ||
| Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber | "Despacito Remix" | Writer | ||
| Enrique Iglesias feat. Sean Paul | "Subeme la Radio (Remix)” | Writer | ||
| 2018 | Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull | "Move to Miami” | Writer | |
| Marteen | "Nothankyou” | Nothankyou. | Writer | |
| "Left to Right" | ||||
| "Sriracha" | ||||
| "Two Days" | ||||
| "We Cool" | ||||
| Nicky Jam feat. Will Smith, Era Istrefi | "Live it Up" | Writer | ||
| Sublime with Rome | "Wicked Heart" | Writer |
References
- Staff (April 15, 2018). "Grammy Nominee Marty Garton has Roots in Dixon". Independent Voice.
- Wilson, MacKenzie (2011). Scapegoat Wax – Biography. Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011
- Birchmeier, Jason (2011). One Block Radius – Biography. Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011
- Atkinson, Katie (January 28, 2018). "Grammys 2018 Winners: The Complete List". Billboard.
- Scharaga, Ashiah (December 13, 2017). "Grammy-Nominated Songwriter, Producer has Chico Roots". Chico Enterprise-Record.
- Aversionline, Andrew (November 17, 2014). "Marty James Should be a Household Name". Aversion Online.
- Jost, Matt (December 20, 2005). "One Block Radius: Long Story Short". Rap Reviews.
- Staff (September 8, 2017). "'Despacito' Co-Writer Says Hit Proves Trump Is 'Small Minded,' 'Hispanic Culture Not Going Anywhere". TooFab.com.
- C., Joey (September 8, 2017). "Despacito Remix: Luis Fonsi". Kiss El Paso.
- France, Lisa Respers (November 17, 2017). "Latin Grammys 2017: The Winners". CNN.
- Diaz, Thathiana (November 20, 2017). "Record Breaking Despacito Wins Two Awards at AMA". People.
- Staff (May 22, 2018). "'Despacito' is Latin Song with Most Billboard Music Awards". Entertainment Flow.
- Downs, Ray (April 27, 2018). "'Despacito' Wins Big at 2018 Latin Billboard Awards". UPI.com.
External links
- Marty James discography at Discogs