Also known as TBHITS Years active 2008–present | Name Tommy Brown Role Record producer | |
 | ||
Born May 1, 1986 (age 37)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States ( 1986-05-01 ) Occupation(s) Record producer
songwriter Instruments Keyboard
drum machine
sampler Labels Vietom
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Associated acts Ariana Grande, Rodney Jerkins, T.I., Victoria Monet Genres Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Hip hop music Similar People Victoria Monet, Harmony David Samuels, Savan Kotecha, Ilya Salmanzadeh, The Writing Camp Profiles | ||
Tommy brown on producers over producing artists paying for tracks
Thomas Lee "Tommy" Brown (born May 1, 1986), also known as Tommy Brown or TB Hits, is an American recording artist, musician, Multiplatinum record producer and songwriter. Tommy currently lives in LA and was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has received awards from ASCAP, and was Grammy nominated. He has scored multiple chart topping albums while working with Ariana Grande on her debut #1 album Yours Truly, and her second #1 album My Everything, lastly, Grande's 3rd studio album, Dangerous Woman charting #2 on Billboard 200. Brown has also collected production credits for three songs on Grammy-award winning artist Meghan Trainor's second album, Thank You. Brown's upcoming releases are DJ Khaled's next single "Forgive Me Father" feat Trainor & Wale, and Macy Gray's single "Sugar Daddy" feat Andre 3000. Tommy Brown is also a music producer. He has produced for many prominent artists including Ariana Grande, Travis Scott, Chris Brown, Black Eyed Peas (which gained him a Grammy nomination in 2010), T.I, Jennifer Lopez, Fifth Harmony, Pia Mia, Macy Gray, Jhene Aiko, Big Sean, Meghan Trainor, Victoria Monet, Meek Mill, Ludacris, Ray J and Gorilla Zoe. He learned from production greats Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Rodney Jerkins of Darkchild, while working alongside them and eventually creating a team of his own and producing with them.
Contents
- Tommy brown on producers over producing artists paying for tracks
- Tommy brown talks early grind and first placement
- Producing and songwriting
- References
Tommy brown talks early grind and first placement
Producing and songwriting
Before working in music, Brown worked at Sears in Atlanta, Georgia. Every night, he would hand out around 50 CDs with his songs on them and snippets of The Notorious B.I.G's "Ten Crack Commandments" over the tracks. He was finally contacted by Gorilla Zoe who invited Brown to work in the studio with him.
Originally, starting in 2008, Brown worked with production group Darkchild in his early career. During this time, he worked with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Wyclef Jean. He has also worked with The Black Eyed Peas, most notably their song"Just Can't Get Enough".
In 2012, Brown became independent with publishing through Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He lives in Los Angeles, producing tracks for established stars and new acts like Meek Mill, Travis Scott, Cee Lo Green, Nas, T.I., Ariana Grande, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Cyhi the Prynce, Victoria Monet, Mario, Chrisette Michele, Kelly Rowland, and 2 Chainz.
He has been working with Naya Rivera for her upcoming debut album as well as with Mario for his upcoming album, Restoration.