Rabitt

Rabitt
Rabitt
Birth name	Yik Nam Jason Wu
Born	August 2, 1993 (age 28); Hong Kong
Genres	Pop, indie pop, alternative
Occupation(s)	Record producer; multi-instrumentalist; songwriter;
Instruments	Drums; keyboards; guitar; bass;
Years active	2014−present
Website	www.rabittbeats.com

Yik Nam Jason Wu^[2] (born August 2, 1993), known professionally as Rabitt,^[3] is an Grammy Award and Emmy Award nominated record producer and songwriter from Hong Kong, now based in Los Angeles, CA.^[1] Rabitt has produced and written songs for Andy Grammer, Kiiara, Charlotte Lawrence, VÉRITÉ, Álvaro Soler, Eric Nam, Ingrid Andress, and others.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Early life and education[]

Wu was born and raised in Hong Kong.^[1]^[7] He started playing piano at the age of 5 and soon developed a passion for the drums. He then attended Berklee College of Music in 2011 and moved to Los Angeles, California shortly after graduation.^[1]^[7] It was at Berklee where he would meet the woman who would eventually sign him to her label, Kara DioGuardi, CEO of Arthouse Entertainment. DioGuardi is a visiting scholar with expertise in songwriting at Berklee.^[8]

Wu credits his parents' moral and financial support with allowing him to succeed in the music industry.^[1]

In 2014, Wu signed his first publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing and Arthouse Entertainment. The deal helped him obtain the visa necessary to stay in the United States after finishing school.^[1]

Professional career[]

After connecting with DioGuardi, Wu collaborated with another of Arthouse Entertainment's artists, Claire Rachel Wilkinson, then going by the name Clairity. Wu's production was featured on her 2015 debut EP "Alienation".^[5]^[3]

Wu co-wrote and produced Andy Grammer's 2017 track "Freeze," off his album "The Good Parts". It was the last song Grammer wrote for the album and he considered it a "little ode" to his days as a street performer singing "Sunday Morning" by Maroon 5.^[9] In 2019, Wu said hearing the song play in Italian underwear store Calzedonia was the "proudest moment of his career".^[1]

In 2018, Wu co-wrote and produced an original composition titled "Perfume Smoke" for the soap opera General Hospital.^[10] The song was nominated for an Outstanding Original Song - Drama Emmy at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards. ^[11]

Discography[]

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Writer	Producer or Co-Producer
"Exorcism"	2015	Clairity	Alienation	Y	Y
"The Warrior"		Diego Boneta	Single	Y	Y
"Over You"		Jebe & Petty	x Factor Indonesia		Y
"Words Like Weapons"	2016	Clairity	Single	Y	Y
"Saint Lo"		Megan Washington	Single	Y	Y
"Break Your Ways"		Shaan	Single	Y	Y
"Break Your Waves"		Uhre	UHRE	Y	Y
"Freeze"	2017	Andy Grammer	Good Parts	Y	Y
"Higher & Higher"		Joe Ghost	Single	Y	Y
"Risky Love"		Lime Cordiale	Permanent Vacation	Y	Y
"Lost"	2018	MOONZz	Aftershock	Y	Y
"Don't Call Me"		Eric Nam	Honestly	Y	Y
"Stain"		Colin Chase, Gill Chang, Miranda Glory	Single	Y
"Leave Me Alone"		William Bolton	Anti Love Love Songs	Y	Y
"I Bet"		Charlotte Lawrence	Young	Y	Y
"L*** Is A Bad Word"		Kiiara	Single	Y	Y
"Loca"	2019	Alvaro Soler	Mar De Colores	Y
"On My Own"		Trevor Moran	Single	Y	Y
"Pushing All My Friends Away"		Quinn Lewis	Single	Y	Y
"Hurt Me Now"			Single		Y
"Empty"			Single		Y
"One of Us"			Single	Y	Y
"Free"		Sam Tsui	Trust	Y	Y
"Nowhere Fast"		Valley	Maybe - Side B	Y
"First Time"		Andy Grammer	Naïve	Y	Y
"She'd Say" featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo		Andy Grammer	Naïve	Y	Y
"Electric"		Max and Harvey, Jayden Bartels	Single	Y	Y
"Ocean"		VÉRITÉ	Single	Y	Y
"faded"		VÉRITÉ	New Skin	Y	Y
"Sunflowers"		Matthew Chaim	Mathematics of Nature	Y	Y
"Reason"				Y	Y
"Departed"				Y	Y
"Tender"				Y	Y
"Thoughts"				Y	Y
"Byways"				Y	Y
"Winter/Fall"				Y	Y
"Love Die Young"		Eric Nam	Before We Begin	Y	Y
"Congratulations" featuring Marc E. Bassy				Y	Y
"Come Through"				Y	Y
"How'm I Doing"				Y	Y
"You're Sexy I'm Sexy"				Y	Y
"Egoist"	2020	Jenna Holiday	Single	Y	Y
"Great Advice"		Hayley Gene Penner	Single	Y	Y
"Paradise"		Eric Nam	The Other Side	Y	Y
"잘 지내지 (How You Been)"				Y	Y
"Down For You"				Y	Y
"Love Die Young (Korean Version)"				Y	Y
"Achilles Heart"		Megan Washington	Batflowers	Y
"Batflowers"		Megan Washington	Batflowers	Y	Y
"Bounce"		King & Prince	L &	Y	Y
"Island"		Matthew Chaim	Social Gathering by Gatsby Global	Y	Y
"Form"			Single	Y	Y
"Tear"			Single	Y	Y
"Life of the Party"		Ingrid Andress	Lady Like	Y	Y
"Feeling Things"		Ingrid Andress	Lady Like	Y
"Sin Again"		Rotana	Single	Y	Y
"twenty something"		sad alex	songs that you'll probably never hear pt. 2	Y	Y
"Lesson Zero"	2021	Epik High	Epik High is Here	Y	Y
"True Crime ft. Miso"		Epik High	Epik High is Here	Y	Y
"Red Balloons"		Matthew Chaim	Single	Y	Y
"Walk Backwards"		Maude Latour	Single	Y	Y
"Confident"		Kat Cunning	Single	Y	Y
"untitled"		Jayde	sad songs about sad things		Y
"Necessary Death"		Rotana	Single	Y	Y
"One That Got Away"		sad alex	Single	Y	Y
"Fuck Your Friends"		Matluck	Single	Y	Y
"Bitch Don't Be Mad"		Maeta	Habits	Y	Y
"Bitch Don't Be Mad Remix ft. Mura Masa & Nao"		Maeta	Habits	Y	Y
"I Don't Know You Anymore"		Eric Nam	There and Back Again	Y	Y
"Any Other Way"		Eric Nam	There and Back Again	Y	Y

Awards and nominations[]

EMMY Award
- 2016: Outstanding Original Song - Drama - "Perfume Smoke" - ABC's, General Hospital (Nominated)

GRAMMY Award
- 2021: Best Country Album - "Lady Like" - Ingrid Andress (Nominated)

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Meet Jason Wu". VoyageLA. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Rabitt -Genius Bio". Genius.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Rabbitt". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rabitt-mn0003812064
^ ^a ^b Lipshutz, Jason (July 13, 2015). "Clairity Song Premiere: Hear 'Velcro' from her Debut EP". billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ https://owldb.net/music/lyrics/howm-i-doing-eric-nam/
^ ^a ^b Basford, Tom (June 22, 2011). "The Jazz Tellers". Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Kara DioGuardi". Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ Weatherby, Taylor (December 1, 2017). "Andy Grammar Shares Stories Behind Tracks on 'The Good Parts'". billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "AIR + WATER AND SESAC CONGRATULATE AXEL MANSOOR ON EMMY NOMINATION". April 25, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 45TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS". March 21, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

External links[]

[VoyageLA-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Meet Jason Wu". VoyageLA. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[Genius-2] "Rabitt -Genius Bio". Genius.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[Universal-3] "Rabbitt". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[AllMusic-4] ttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/rabitt-mn0003812064

[Billboard-5] Lipshutz, Jason (July 13, 2015). "Clairity Song Premiere: Hear 'Velcro' from her Debut EP". billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[6] ttps://owldb.net/music/lyrics/howm-i-doing-eric-nam/

[Island-7] Basford, Tom (June 22, 2011). "The Jazz Tellers". Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[Berklee-8] "Kara DioGuardi". Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[Grammer-9] Weatherby, Taylor (December 1, 2017). "Andy Grammar Shares Stories Behind Tracks on 'The Good Parts'". billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[AirWater-10] "AIR + WATER AND SESAC CONGRATULATE AXEL MANSOOR ON EMMY NOMINATION". April 25, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[Emmy-11] "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 45TH ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS". March 21, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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