Jon Redwine
Man standing in front a blue wall
Background information
Also known asRedwine or Redwxne
BornOak Cliff, Texas, U.S.
GenresHip hop, R&B
Occupation(s)Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, tuba, piano, bass, percussion
Years active2003–present
LabelsRED Sound
Websiteredtherockstar.com

Jon Redwine (born Oak Cliff, Texas) is an American hip hop, R&B, and pop music producer. Active since 2006, he's worked with musicians such as Tinashe, Chris Brown, Bobby Brackins, G-eazy, Zendaya, REDi, Waka Flocka Flame, Mario, Ludacris, Tabi Bonney, Christina Milian, Jeremih, Colette Carr, MKTO, Jake Miller[1]

Early life, education

Born in the late 1980s, Jon Redwine was raised by his parents in Oak Cliff, Texas. He came from a musical background, as the great nephew of Don Albert and early on listened to musicians such as Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Jimmy Scott, and Duke Ellington. He later began listening to bands such as Confunkshun and Kanye West.[2] He first started taking music seriously at age 13 as a DJ.[2]

Redwine attended the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 to 2008 on a full academic scholarship, where he earned a bachelor's degree in electronic music production[3] and business entrepreneurship.[2] He also attended the University of Minnesota during the same time period where he gained membership into Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[3] He started writing earnestly again as a sophomore in college, after deciding to focus on the interest he took most personally.[2]

Music career

Production

Redwine became CFO, owner, and founder of Ten|82 in 2006, while still attending college.[3] He's also been a composer for Redwine Entertainment since 2007,[3] and co-founded the production team 2085,[4] which consists of Redwine and the songwriter singer Robby Blackwell,[1][5] also from Oak Cliff, Texas.[2] After graduation Redwine moved to Los Angeles with no funding,[2] and soon started operating a production studio in Santa Monica.[5]

His songwriting and production work covers multiple genres.[2] Redwine was classically trained in college,[3] and both scores[2] for orchestra[5] and can play all instruments based on the western scale.[2] His work is typically based on live instruments with a heavy focus on synths and guitars.[2]

Starting in January 2012, he worked as a producer for Warner Music Group, and has also done production for Sony Music Entertainment,[3] Def Jam and Disney.[2] Artist contributions include Mario, Tabi Bonney and Loick Essien,[1] He regularly worked with singer-songwriter and fellow Texan Robby Blackwell,[1][5] and composed and produced several tracks on the album Fresh by rapper Tabi Bonney in 2010.[6] Other projects include Sabi on Warner Brothers, Colette Carr on Cherry Tree-Interscope, and Cassie Ventura.

He also became owner of FLYP'T Technologies in May 2009.[3] The company produces iFlyp't, an iPhone app that allows fans to experience recording with particular artists.[4]

REDi

Redwine became a founding member of REDi (pronounced red-eye)[7] in 2012 in Los Angeles. The urban pop ensemble[7] includes Redwine, Robby Blackwell,[1] and rapper Aundrus Poole.[1] The members met as collaborators with Redwine, and according to Blackwell: "We were all working with Redwine and respected each other's music...so it just made sense for us to further our collaborations with a group."[7]

The group made their debut performance in March 2012 at SXSW in Austin, Texas,.[7][8] where they performed after groups such as Dawn Richard and 9th Wonder.[9] They released their debut single "Light the Club" in May 2012,[10] and their debut mixtape, Red Pill,[1] was released in November 2012. It was produced by Redwine.[11]

Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Prophet Group Worldwide Launches Hot, New Urban Pop Group REDi". HipHopOnDeck.com. April 27, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Young Artists Spotlight". PerfectLyricTrueArtist. November 3, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jon Redwine". LinkedIn. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Part II of my interview with: Jon Redwine of 2085 Productions". PerfectLyricTrueArtist. November 4, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Milner, Iman. "Jon Redwine & Robby Blackwell". Edge Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jon Redwine". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Rodrigo, Jerry (May 14, 2012). "FKN Exclusive – REDi". Fkn Famous. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Arcenal, Mark (March 8, 2012). "KORG Announces Their SXSW Showcase | Fatlace™ Since 1999". Fatlace.com. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ Fusicologist (March 14, 2012). "SXSW Week featuring FUSE/FREQUENCY – KORG Showcase & Musicians Clinic". Fusicology.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  10. 1 2 Sean (May 9, 2012). "Video: REDi "Light the Club"". The Blueprint Magazine. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ Grant, Kyle (November 9, 2012). "On The Rise: REDi Drops 'Red Pill' Mixtape". IamJasonLee. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Primary Wave Music - Jon Redwine". Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  13. ↑ "DJ Mustard Shares Surprise Remix of Bobby Brackins' "Hot Box"". Audible Treats. November 17, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Omarion & DJ Mustard Sued For Stealing Chris Brown's Song To Make "Post To Be"". HipHopDX. September 26, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Diggy Simmons Drops New DJ Mustard-Produced Single 'Ain't Bout to Do' Featuring French Montana". The Original Society. October 29, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Bobby Brackins Says 'My Jam,' With Zendaya & Jeremih, Will Be One of the 'Songs of the Summer'". Billboard.
  17. ↑ "Chris Brown - Blood On My Hands Lyrics". musiXmatch.
  18. ↑ "Top English Radio Stations - Listen on JioSaavn". www.jiosaavn.com.
  19. ↑ "MKTO - Hands off My Heart / Places You Go Lyrics". musiXmatch.

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