Allen Ritter
Background information
Birth name	Allen Raphael Ritter[1]
Born	(1988-06-19) June 19, 1988 Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Origin	Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop trap R&B
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter
Labels	Sony/ATV

Allen Raphael Ritter (born June 19, 1988) is an American record producer and songwriter.^[1] He has produced for a variety of artists, most notably Drake ("Controlla"), Travis Scott ("Pick Up the Phone"), Kanye West ("All Day", "Father Stretch My Hands"), Rihanna ("Work"), and Nicki Minaj, among others.^[2]

Biography

Ritter was born in Yonkers, New York, and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut. He taught himself to play piano in his youth and began producing music as a teenager in the mid-2000s.^[3][4] In 2007/2008, he connected with New York-based producer Vinylz online and the two later began working with Toronto producer Boi-1da who had already been working with Drake.^[4][5] Together, they have produced a number of hits for artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Chris Brown. Ritter also co-produces with Metro Boomin, with whom he produced much Travis Scott's 2015 album Rodeo and Metro's 2018 album Not All Heroes Wear Capes, as well as other Toronto-based producers like Frank Dukes and Nineteen85.

As a solo artist, Ritter has worked on music for a number of years and released three singles in 2018.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Discography

Awards and nominations

Production discography

List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name. Partial discography, adapted from Jaxsta.^[14]

† indicates songwriting credit only.

References

External links

• Allen Ritter discography at Discogs
• Allen Ritter at AllMusic