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Birth name
  
Brian Kennedy Seals

Education
  
Paseo Academy

Name
  
Brian Kennedy

Years active
  
2001–present

Instruments
  
Piano, Keytar


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Born
  
August 8, 1983 (age 40) Kansas City, Missouri, United States (
1983-08-08
)

Genres
  
Pop, Country, R&B, Hip Hop

Occupation(s)
  
Producer, Musician, Songwriter

Associated acts
  
Rob. A!, Chris Brown, Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Hudson, Jesse McCartney, Rihanna, Polow Da Don, Corbin Bleu, Marie Digby, Westlife, Pia Toscano, CeeLo Green

Role
  
Songwriter · twitter.com/bkmusik

Nominations
  
Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Event of the Year

Similar People
  
Andre Merritt, Alessandro "Alle" Benassi, Jean‑Baptiste, Alain Whyte, Makeba Riddick

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Brian Kennedy is an American songwriter, record producer and musician from Kansas City, Missouri. In 2006 he was credited with featured production on singer Ciara's album Ciara: The Evolution. He is the uncle of a young boy named to Brendon Tye a 13 year old boy.He has worked with the following artists Chris Brown, Jesse McCartney, Rihanna, Jessica Mauboy, Natasha Bedingfield, BoA, Cheryl Cole, Backstreet Boys, Jamie Foxx, Nelly, and Westlife. Kennedy has also worked with and learned from popular producers including David Foster, Polow da Don, Clive Davis, Timbaland, the Underdogs, and Diane Warren.

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Kennedy is best known for his work on "Disturbia", recorded by Rihanna for her "Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded" album and "Forever", the 2nd song released by Chris Brown from his "Exclusive: The Forever Edition" album. He earned a Grammy Award in 2009 for his contribution to Jennifer Hudson's self-titled debut album, which took home honors as Best R&B Album. The song "If This Isn't Love" garnered an ASCAP win for him as well.

He is a graduate of Paseo Academy of Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO. He is an alumnus of the Kansas City Boys Choir in Kansas City, MO. He now resides in Southern California and is the founder and owner of Kennedy Compound Recording Studios.

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Early life

Brian Kennedy was born August 8, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the fourth of five children to Charles and Beverly Seals (née Davis). At an early age, he developed an appreciation for the piano. He began taking formal classical piano lessons at age six.

Kennedy attended the Paseo Academy school of performing arts with a major in music from 1998–2002.

2006

Ciara – Ciara: The Evolution
  • 08. "My Love" (co-produced by Ciara Harris, Antwoine Collins)
    • Mario Vazquez – Mario Vazquez
  • 11. "How We Do It" (co-produced by The Underdogs & Antwoine "T-Wiz" Collins)

    • 2008

    Brandy – Human
  • 15. "Fall"
  • 17. "Locket (Locked in Love)" [bonus track]
    • Chris Brown – Exclusive: The Forever Edition
  • 17. "Forever" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
    • Noel Gourdin – After My Time
  • 08. "I Fell"
    • Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
  • 02. "If This Isn't Love"
  • 06. "My Heart" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
  • 07. "You Pulled Me Through" (co-produced with The Underdogs)
    • Jesse McCartney – Departure
  • 02. "It's Over" (co-produced with The Clutch)
  • 10. "Runnin'" (co-produced with The Clutch)
  • 14. "Crash & Burn"
    • New Kids on the Block – The Block
  • 11. "Lights, Camera, Action" (co-produced with Polow da Don)
    • Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded
  • 13. "Disturbia"

    • 2009

    Corbin Bleu – Speed of Light
  • 01. "Speed of Light"
  • 02. "Paralyzed"
  • 04. "Fear of Flying"
  • 06. "Rock 2 It"
  • 09. "My Everything"
    • BoA – BoA
  • 06. "Obsessed"
    • BoA – BoA: DELUXE
  • 02. "Control"
    • Backstreet Boys – This Is Us
  • 08. "Masquerade"
    • Chris Brown – Graffiti
  • 09. "Pass Out" (featuring Eva Simons)
  • 13. "I'll Go"
    • Lee Charm – TBA
  • 01. "D.E.T.O.X"
    • Marié Digby – Breathing Underwater
  • 02. "Avalanche"
  • 03. "Breathing Underwater"
  • 04. "Should've Been Simple"
  • 07. "Come Find Me"
  • 09. "Machine"
  • 10. "Overboard"
  • 12. "Come to Life"
    • Kid Sister – Ultraviolet
  • 07. "Daydreaming" (featuring Cee-Lo)
    • Rihanna – Rated R
  • 07. "Fire Bomb"
  • 13. "The Last Song"
    • Westlife – Where We Are
  • 07. "The Difference"
    • Alexandra Burke – Overcome
  • 12. "They Don't Know"

    • 2010

    Jessica Mauboy – Get 'Em Girls
  • 5. "Saturday Night" (featuring Ludacris)

    • Charice – Charice

  • 4. "Nobody's Singin' to Me"

    • 2011

    Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.
  • 12. "Should've Kissed You"
    • Joe Jonas – Fastlife
  • 03. "See No More"
    • Pia Toscano – TBD
  • "This Time"
    • Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
  • "Mr. Know It All"

    • 2012

    Jeffree Star – Virginity
  • 03. "Best. Night. Ever."
    • Chris Brown – Fortune
  • 10. "Stuck on Stupid"
  • 12. "Party Hard / Cardillac (Interlude) (feat. Sevyn)"
  • 13. "Don't Wake Me Up"
    • Rihanna – Unapologetic
  • 12. "Get It Over With"

    • 2014

    Teyana Taylor – VII

  • 11. "Business"

    • 2015

    CeeLo Green – Heart Blanche

  • 13. "Smells Like Fire"

    • The Internet – Ego Death

  • 10. "Partners In Crime Part Three"

    • 2016

    Rihanna – Anti

  • 13. "Close To You"

    • Fantasia – No Time For It

    References

    Brian Kennedy (record producer) Wikipedia
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