Alex da Kid
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| Birth name | Alexander Grant |
| Also known as | Alex Grant |
| Born | 27 August 1982 Bristol, England |
| Origin | Wood Green, London, England |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Website | alexdakid |
Alexander Grant (born 27 August 1982), professionally known as Alex da Kid, is a British music producer from Wood Green, London. He has gained recognition for producing several hit singles for a plethora of artists in various music genres, such as Dr. Dre ("I Need a Doctor"), Nicki Minaj ("Massive Attack"), B.o.B ("Airplanes" featuring Hayley Williams), Eminem ("Love the Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna) and Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive").
Even though he now lives in Los Angeles, The Evening Standard named him one of "London's Most Influential People in 2011." He has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards including "Album of the Year" for his work on Rihanna's Loud. His record label, KIDinaKORNER, is a subdivision of Interscope Records.[1][2]
In both 2013 and 2014, Grant (as owner of KIDinaKORNER Records) was chosen by Billboard Magazine for their "Top 40 Under 40."[3]
As a producer, Grant writes everything that he works on with artists.[4]
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Early life
Grant was a professional footballer, playing for Bristol City[5] until when, at 19 years of age, his friend introduced him to the digital music editing software Fruity Loops, which prompted an interest in music production.[6] He then attended University of West London to study towards a master's degree in audio technology, now called MA Advanced Music Technology.
Universal Music Publishing Group's Jessica Rivera first heard about him through Grant's lawyer Scott Felcher.[7] On request Grant sent Rivera some of his music, and the publishing executive later related her reactions to HitQuarters: "It hit me right away that this dude had something different to bring to the table ... He wasn't just straight up hip-hop – his sound was very different and transcended genres."[7]
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Production discography
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Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US | US R&B |
US Rap |
AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | NZ | SWE | UK | |||||
| "Hello Heartbreak" (Michelle Williams) |
2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unexpected | ||
| "Massive Attack" (Nicki Minaj) |
2010 | 122 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Airplanes" (B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore) |
2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray | |||
| "Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Recovery | |||
| "Coming Home" (Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey) |
11 | 83 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 4 |
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Last Train to Paris | ||
| "I Need a Doctor" (Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey) |
2011 | 4 | 124 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 56 | 8 | non-album single | ||
| "Words I Never Said" (Lupe Fiasco featuring Skylar Grey) |
89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lasers | |||
| "Rise Above 1" (Reeve Carney featuring Bono and The Edge) |
74 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark | |||
| "Dance Without You" (Skylar Grey) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |||
| "Invisible" (Skylar Grey) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | 63 | ||||
| "Invincible" (MGK featuring Ester Dean) |
108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lace Up | |||
| "Under The Sun" (Cheryl) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | A Million Lights | |||
| "C'mon Let Me Ride" (Skylar Grey featuring Eminem) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | 17 | — | — | Don't Look Down | ||
| "Radioactive" (Imagine Dragons) |
3 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Night Visions | |||
| "Demons" (Imagine Dragons) |
2013 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 | |||
| "On Top of the World" (Imagine Dragons) |
79 | — | — | 10 | 43 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 34 | ||||
| "Final Warning" (Skylar Grey) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Look Down | |||
| "Monster" (Imagine Dragons) |
78 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "Jungle (Remix)"[21] (X Ambassadors and Jamie N Commons featuring Jay Z) |
2014 | 87 | — | — | — | 62 | 55 | 44 | — | — | 18 | non-album single | ||
| "I Bet My Life" (Imagine Dragons) |
28 | — | — | 36 | 15 | 42 | 65 | 28 | — | 27 |
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Smoke + Mirrors | ||
| "Bed of Lies" (Nicki Minaj featuring Skylar Grey) |
62 | 19 | — | 7 | 41 | 134 | — | 13 | 11 | 73 | The Pinkprint | |||
| "Gold" (Imagine Dragons) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smoke + Mirrors | |||
| "Burning Bridges" (Ludacris featuring Jason Aldean) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ludaversal | |||
| "American Oxygen" (Rihanna) |
2015 | 78 | — | — | 65 | 59 | 25 | 39 | — | 11 | 71 | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Grammy Video, Alex Da Kid, 30 November 2011.
- ↑ Paul Tingen, Alex Da Kid: From Football To Music Recording, Sound on Sound, December 2011.
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External links
- Alex da Kid on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Official Alex Da Kid Website
- KKCreate Website
- Audio Korner
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- Use British English from April 2012
- Use dmy dates from September 2014
- 1982 births
- British hip hop record producers
- Living people
- Musicians from London
- Alumni of University College London
- Alumni of the University of West London
- British record producers
- English hip hop musicians
- British music people
- British pop musicians
- People from Wood Green
