Lonnie Szoke
Lonnie Szoke | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 9, 1978 Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | R&B, Hip Hop, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Piano, Guitar, Drums |
Lonnie Szoke (born February 9, 1978) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer, born and raised in Brantford, Ontario.
Career[]
Szoke co-founded ILLFIRE Entertainment in 2003.
In 2004, he produced on Keshia Chante's self-titled Juno Award-winning album.[1] The single "Let The Music Take You" was nominated for R&B Song of the Year by the Urban Music Association of Canada. The album went certified gold in Canada in January 2005.[2]
In 2006, he produced "Take Myself Away", the first single from reggae musician Sizzla's album Overstanding.[3] Overstanding peaked at #15 on Billboard's Album Charts in January 2007.[4]
Szoke appeared on Degrassi Unscripted for his work with Drake, an actor/rapper from the Degrassi television series.[5] He has worked with Sizzla, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Stargate, Keyshia Cole, 50 Cent, Keshia Chante, Simone Denny, Glenn Lewis, In Essence, Drake, Ray Robinson, Michie Mee, Ghetto Concept, Choclair, Toya Alexis, Belinda Brady, J-Logix, Mayhem Morearty, Hustlemann, Yonge C, Celtic Connection, Intonation, Lina Fouro and others.
References[]
- ^ "Keshia Chanté – Keshia Chante (2004, CD)".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Sizzla – the Overstanding (2006, CD)".
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/sizzla/chart-history/
- ^ http://www.tv.com/degrassi-unscripted/degrassi-unscripted-aubrey-graham-jimmy/episode/427074/summary.html[dead link]
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