The Phantom Boyz
| The Phantom Boyz | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melvin Watson (founder) |
| Also known as | The Phantom Boyz |
| Origin | Plainfield, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | All genres |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, music executive |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | myspace.com/phantomboyz |
Phantom Boyz Music LLC is an American-based music production company founded by executive producer Melvin "Official" Watson. Since its inception in 2006, The Phantom Boyz have produced records for both American and international artists, including Jim Jones, Christina Aguilera, B5, Alexandra Burke, BoA and Rainie Yang.
History
2008 - 2010
After initially collaborating with several American recording artists, he went on to expand his sound amongst the international community, working with several international pop artists, including Alexandra Burke ("Bad Boys"), BoA ("I Did It For Love") and Rainie Yang ("It's Our World"). Burke's single "Bad Boys" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart[1] and spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top seventy-five. The track is now certified platinum in the United Kingdom.[2] BoA’s "I Did It For Love" peaked at number 19 on Billboard (magazine)’s Hot Dance Club Play.[3]
2010 - Present
In 2010, The Phantom Boyz worked with singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera, producing her song "The Beautiful People" which is featured on the Burlesque soundtrack and sold over a million units world wide .The Phantom Boyz signed several recording acts to their roster. It included pop artist J Rice[4] between 2009 and 2011.
Discography
- 2007: "Hydrolics" (B5 feat. Diddy and Bow Wow)
- 2007: "No Fuss" (Jim Jones feat. Stack Bundles, Rell and Mell Matrix)
- 2008: "I Did It For Love" (BoA feat. Sean Garrett)
- 2009: "Bad Boys" (Alexandra Burke feat. Flo Rida)
- 2010: "It's Our World" (Rainie Yang)
- 2010: "The Beautiful People" (Christina Aguilera)
- 2010: "Fireproof" (Jeremy Greene)
- 2010: "How Fly Is He" (Jeremy Greene feat. Diddy)
- 2010: "Ain't No Way" (Jeremy Greene)
- TBD: "Timber" (Tiffany Evans)
- TBD: "Pulling Me Back" (Bridget Kelly)
- TBD: "I Don't Need You" (Ayako Nakanomori)
References
- ↑ Griffiths, Peter; Fullerton, Elizabeth (2009-10-18). "Alexandra Burke beats Robbie Williams to top charts". Reuters (Thompson Reuters). Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ↑ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - BoA". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ↑ "J Rice Talks About New Album and Signing to Phantom Boyz with Editors Keys"
- (Korean) "Korean Hanteo Pop Yearly chart". Hanteo. http://www.hanteo.com/rank/chart.asp?Page=yearly&genre=pop. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- "Burke beats Williams to top chart". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8313270.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-18.