Full Name Brian Soko Years active 2003 to present Nationality Zimbabwe Name Brian Soko | Citizenship South Africa Role Songwriter Occupation Music Producer. Alma mater Florida | |
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Organization The Order(production team), Anashe Media Group Notable work Beyonce's Drunk In Love as producer, Rich Gang compilation album(as composer) Residence Johannesburg, South Africa Awards Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Similar People Rasool Diaz, Beyonce, J‑Roc, Jay Z, Detail | ||
"Producer Insight" with Brian Soko
Brian Soko (born 1991) is a Grammy award winning Zimbabwean songwriter and record producer who is based in the United States of America (USA). He won three awards at the 2014 edition of the Broadcast Music Inc (BMI) R&B/Hip-Hop Awards for composing Beyonce's song Drunk in love in 2014 and a Grammy for his production efforts in the same project.
Contents
- Producer Insight with Brian Soko
- Background
- Career
- Production discography
- Billboard Music Awards
- Grammy Award
- References
Background
Brian Soko was born in 1991 in Zimbabwe in the small town of Chiredzi before moving to South Africa where they stayed for a short while. He relocated to the United States with his parents where he briefly played football before deciding to study sound engineering. He has two brothers named Prince Soko and Arnold Soko.
Career
Soko started off as a rapper. He used to sell his beats online. He then switched on to make beats for others whilst he was still in high school. Whilst he was doing his first year at Tampa in Florida, he met Dre Moon and Rasool Diaz, who were also interested in music production. From then onwards, they focused on making R n B and Hip Hop beats. Soko's first break together with his friends-cum-partners was in 2012 after the release of Lil Wayne's No worries.
Soko, together with his partners (The Order) composed and produced Beyonce's Drunk in Love in 2013. He also worked on the first compilation album of the group, Rich Gang. He also wrote and produced 100 Favors which features Kendrick Lamar, Birdman and Detail. Soko's vocals were featured for the first time on a track titled ‘E.F.T.’ which stands for ‘Electronic Funds Transfer’ released by a Pretoria based rapper Chad, formerly known as Chad Da Don. He has also worked with South African hip hop artists such as Cassper Nyovest on his song, Phumakim, K.O's Mission Statement and MaE amongst others. He has also worked with Tinashe.
Soko launched a media company in 2014, Anashe Media Group a management, marketing and production company focused on the African music sector together with the help of his brothers, Arnold Soko who is a video director and Prince Soko. Anashe Media Group has so far opened up branches in Nigeria with the help of Oladipo Tandoh, Angola, Congo and South Africa. The group has produced videos for Suki Yaki.
Production discography
Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Award has been discontinued since 2007, but returned in 2011. Brian Soko has received has received two nominations winning as much.
Grammy Award
The Grammy Award are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. The awards were established in 1958. Brian Soko has won the award once, together with his production team(The Order), for their work in Beyoncé's Drunk In Love.