Rogét Chahayed

Rogét Chahayed
Chahayed at the 2019 Grammy Awards
Background information
Birth name	Rogét Chahayed
Born	(1988-05-31) May 31, 1988 (age 33)
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Pop Hip hop Trap R&B Jazz Indie
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter pianist
Instruments	Piano, Keyboards
Years active	2010–present
Associated acts	Travis Scott DRAM Lil Yachty Hit-Boy Travis Mills Kendrick Lamar Dr. Dre

Rogét Chahayed (born May 31, 1988) is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and songwriter who Billboard has called "one of hip-hop and pop's most dependable hit machines."^[1] A conservatory-trained pianist who became a producer under the wing of mentor Dr. Dre, he has produced records and written songs for Drake, Travis Scott, DRAM, Khalid, Big Sean, ZAYN, Calvin Harris, Lil Yachty, Miguel, Kesha, Halsey, G-Eazy, and Doja Cat, among others.^[2][3] In 2020, he was named one of XXL's hip-hop producers of the year.^[4]

Chahayed co-produced and co-wrote DRAM's multi-Platinum, Grammy-nominated hit "Broccoli," Halsey's multi-Platinum hit "Bad at Love", Travis Scott's Diamond-certified, Grammy-nominated hit "Sicko Mode," Drake's multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Laugh Now Cry Later" featuring Lil Durk, and Doja Cat's multi-Platinum hit "Kiss Me More", and he is cowriter of Miguel's multi-Platinum hit "Sky Walker."^[5]

Early life and career[]

Chahayed was born and raised in West Hills suburb of Los Angeles in a musical family.^[5] His sisters Andrea and Juliana Chahayed are both musicians with whom he continues to collaborate.^[6][7][8] He began playing the piano at seven years old.

Chahayed attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music on a scholarship, studying under professor Yoshikazu Nagai. He graduated in 2010 with a degree in piano performance. He studied jazz in Los Angeles with pianists Adam Benjamin and Gary Fukushima.^[9][10] He initially became interested in hip hop production during college.

Chahayed began his career in 2010 in Los Angeles working as a music director, composer, session musician, and piano teacher. As a pianist, he played at venues across Los Angeles and collaborated with guitarist Wesley Singerman on the jazz collective Los Angeles Illharmonic.^[11] During this period he worked with artists including Ron Aniello, Mocky, Jeffrey Steele, Matt Corby, Rita Wilson, and Kurupt.^[12]

In 2013, he connected with rapper Stat Quo who introduced him to his fellow Aftermath Entertainment affiliate producer Mel-Man, who became a mentor for Chahayed; through this connection, he began playing keyboards and producing for Dr. Dre.^[5] He also worked with artists including Matthew Koma, Kendrick Lamar, Taz Arnold, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, and Wanting Qu.^[13]

In 2016, he had his breakout with the release of DRAM's "Broccoli" which he co-produced. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award and is a 7x Platinum record. Chahayed has worked with Travis Scott, DRAM, Hit Boy, Miguel, Solange Knowles, Halsey, Lil Yachty, CL, Bruno Mars, ScHoolboy Q, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Jason Derulo, A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, Big Krit, Juan Gabriel, Doja Cat, J Balvin, Jon Connor, Calvin Harris, Moses Sumney, Travis Mills, Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre.^[14][15][16]

His hits also include Louis The Child and Wafia's Gold-selling single "Better Not," MAX's Platinum-selling "Love Me Less" featuring Quinn XCII, and Joji's Gold-selling "CAN'T GET OVER YOU" featuring Clams Casino.

Production discography[]

Year	Artist	Album	Title	Songwriter	Producer
2016	Set It Off	Upside Down	"Life Afraid"	Y
			"Hypnotized"	Y
	DRAM	Big Baby DRAM	"Broccoli" (featuring Lil Yachty)	Y	Y
			"Monticello Ave"	Y	Y
			"Sweet VA Breeze"	Y	Y
	Travis Scott	Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight	"way back"	Y	Y
	Travis Mills	While You Wait	"Believe That"	Y	Y
2017	Miguel	War & Leisure	"Sky Walker" (featuring Travis Scott)	Y
	Kesha	Rainbow	"Boots"	Y	Y
	Halsey	Hopeless Fountain Kingdom	"Bad at Love"	Y	Y
	Calvin Harris	Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1	"Cash Out" (featuring ScHoolboy Q, PartyNextDoor and DRAM)	Y
	Volumes	Different Animals	"Pullin' Shades"	Y
	G-Eazy	The Beautiful & Damned	"Crash and Burn" (featuring Kehlani)	Y	Y
	DRAM	#1HappyHoliday	"The Christmas Song"		Y
			"Silver Bells"		Y
		Bright: The Album	"Campfire" (featuring Neil Young)	Y	Y
	Big K.R.I.T.	4eva Is a Mighty Long Time	"Aux Cord"	Y	Y
			"Bury Me In Gold"	Y	Y
	Wafia		"Only Love"	Y	Y
	Poo Bear		"All We Can Do" (featuring Juanes)	Y	Y
	Whethan		"Aftertaste" (featuring )	Y	Y
	Ashe		"Girl Who Cried Wolf"	Y	Y
	Quinn XCII	The Story of Us	"60 Seconds"	Y	Y
	Louis The Child		"Right To It" (featuring Ashe)		Y
			"Last To Leave" (featuring Caroline Ailin)		Y
2018	Rich Brian	Amen	"Flight"	Y	Y
	Louis The Child		"Better Not" (featuring Wafia)	Y	Y
	Travis Scott	Astroworld	"Sicko Mode" (featuring Drake)	Y	Y
	Khalid	Suncity	"Vertigo"	Y	Y
	DRAM		"Prototype"		Y
	Doja Cat	Amala	"Roll With Us"	Y	Y
			"Cookie Jar"	Y	Y
	Quinn XCII		"Iron and Steel"	Y	Y
	Ashe	The Rabbit Hole	"After Life"	Y	Y
			"Sometimes People Suck"	Y	Y
	24hrs	HOUSES ON THE HILL	"LOVE" (featuring Vic Mensa)	Y	Y
	Col3trane	BOOT	"Chemicals"	Y	Y
			"Movie Star"	Y	Y
	Joji	BALLADS 1	"CAN'T GET OVER YOU" (featuring Clams Casino)	Y	Y
	MAX		"Worship"	Y	Y
	Wafia		"I'm Good"	Y	Y
	Imad Royal and Mark Johns		"Heart-Shaped Box"		Y
2019	MAX		"Love Me Less" (featuring Quinn XCII)	Y	Y
	Carly Rae Jepsen	Dedicated	"Automatically in Love"	Y	Y
			"Right Words Wrong Time"	Y	Y
	Gallant		"Gentleman (Remix)" (featuring T-Pain)	Y	Y
	Quinn XCII	From Michigan With Love	"U & Us"	Y	Y
			"When I Die"	Y	Y
	Drax Project	All This Time	"All This Time"	Y	Y
		Drax Project	"Natural Selection"	Y	Y
	NIKI		"Indigo"	Y	Y
	MAX		"Checklist" (featuring Chromeo)	Y	Y
	Why Don't We	Mad At You	"Mad At You"	Y	Y
	Wafia	Flowers & Superpowers	"Flowers & Superpowers"	Y	Y
	Jessie Reyez	FAR AWAY	"Far Away"	Y	Y
	Jason Derulo	2Sides (Side 1)	"Diamonds"	Y	Y
			"Best Friend" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)	Y	Y
2020	Kali Uchis	To Feel Alive	"I Want War (But I Need Peace)"	Y	Y
	Kehlani	It Was Good Until It Wasn't	"Open [Passionate]"	Y	Y
	Jessie Reyez	BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US (Deluxe Edition)	"Far Away II" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie and JID)	Y	Y
	Alina Baraz	It Was Divine	"My Whole Life"	Y	Y
	L Devine	Don't Say It	"Don't Say It"	Y	Y
	Drake	Certified Lover Boy	"Laugh Now Cry Later" (featuring Lil Durk)	Y	Y
	Big Sean	Detroit 2	"Lucky Me"	Y	Y
			"Deep Reverence" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)	Y	Y
			"Story by Dave Chappelle"	Y
			"ZTFO"	Y	Y
			"Guard Your Heart" (featuring Anderson .Paak, Earlly Mac, Wale)	Y	Y
			"Time In"	Y	Y
			"Story by Erykah Badu"	Y
			"Story by Stevie Wonder"	Y
	Nas	King's Disease	"Blue Benz"	Y	Y
			"27 Summers"	Y	Y
	MAX	Colour Vision	"Colour Vision"	Y	Y
			"SOS"	Y	Y
			"New Life"	Y	Y
			"Blueberry Eyes" (featuring SUGA of BTS)	Y	Y
	Ai	It's All Me, Vol. 1	"Good As Gold"[17]	Y	Y
	Joji	Nectar	"Nitrous"	Y	Y
	Louis the Child	Here for Now	"Free" (with Drew Love)	Y
	Oliver Tree	Ugly Is Beautiful	"Joke's On You!"	Y	Y
	Kali Uchis	Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)	"//aguardiente y limón %ᵕ‿‿ᵕ%"	Y	Y
2021	ZAYN	Nobody Is Listening	"Vibez"	Y	Y
	Olivia O'Brien		"Better Than Feeling Lonely"	Y	Y
	Pink Sweat$	Pink Planet	"Magic"	Y	Y
	Doja Cat	Planet Her	"Kiss Me More" (featuring SZA)	Y	Y
			"Ain't Sh*t"	Y	Y
	Shelley FKA DRAM	Shelley FKA DRAM	"Beautiful"	Y	Y
	Juliana Chahayed		"Yellow"	Y	Y
	A Boogie wit da Hoodie		"24 Hours" (feat. Lil Durk)	Y	Y
	Olivia O'Brien	Episodes: Season 1	"We're All Gonna Die"	Y	Y
			"Keep It Movin'"	Y	Y
	Nas	King's Disease II	"Composure"	Y	Y
			"Brunch on Sundays"	Y	Y
	Wafia		"Wide Open" (feat. Ta-ku and Masego)	Y	Y
	21 Savage and Rich Brian	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Soundtrack	"Lazy Susan" (feat. MaSiWei and Warren Hue)	Y	Y
	Anderson .Paak		"Fire In The Sky"	Y	Y

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