Bryan Michael Cox

born on 1/12/1977 in Miami, FL, United States

Bryan-Michael Cox

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Bryan-Michael Cox

Bryan-Michael Cox (born December 1, 1977) is an American songwriter and record producer. In 2009, Cox was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

History

Cox began his career as an intern at Noontime Records (he was discovered by his manager Chris Hicks (Record Executive), who is a partner in Noontime, LLC.) in Atlanta, Georgia. He then went on to co-produce alongside his musical mentor Jermaine Dupri he has had 25 number one hits, 12 Grammy Award Nominations including seven wins, 20 top ten hits and eclipsed the record previously held by the Beatles for Billboards most consecutive number one hits. (needs references)

Bryans genetic fervor for music dates back to his mothers love for all styles of music. And her own passion as an instrumentalist. Bryan's mother played the flute. Unbeknownst to Pamela Cox, with the birth of Bryan, her dreams would only be temporarily deferred. My mom would buy music instead of food when I was little. We would spend her entire paycheck at the record store. Bryan-Michael (his given first name) would express his musical ambitions to his mother by the time he was 7 years old thereby allowing enough time to prepare him for his eventual enrollment in Houstons High School for the Performing Arts.

While at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Bryan would literally have a date with Destiny, when he met a Freshman during his Senior year named Beyoncé Knowles. The first demo tape that I ever did was with Beyonce, reminisces Bryan. Although the two wouldnt reconnect until nearly 7 years later when Bryan produced a track on Destiny's Childs Destiny Fulfilled it was the early confirmation from Matthew Knowles that prompted Bryan to blaze his tuneful path.

Back then there was three choices if you wanted to be in the music industry, live in New York, LA, or Atlanta. I enrolled in Clark Atlanta University because although my Mom supported my dreams one hundred percent I had to go to college, so I chose Clark because I was just trying to get to Atlanta. Aptly branded Black Hollywood in the late nineties Atlanta was home to LaFace records whose roster read like a music industry walk of fame.

Fourteen years later, with dozens of music productions to his credit including explosive hits like Mariah Careys Shake It Off and Dont Forget About Us along with youthful ballads like Chris Browns Say Goodbye and simultaneous releases by Usher, Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Day 26, Justin Bieber and Monica. Launching his professional career in 1998, Cox has watched the recording industry change over the years.

Cox is appropriately named one of Billboards Top 10 Producers of the Decade and sits on Billboards Hot R&B Song of the Decade List, Hot 100 Songs of the Decade List, Top 200 Albums of the Decade List and is a 2009 Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee.

Awards and nominations

Year Award
2011 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- Raymond vs. Raymond (producer award)
2010 Grammy Award Nomination for Best R&B Album -- "Still Standing (Monica album)" (producer/executive producer)
2010 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- "Ready (Trey Songz album)" (producer)
2009 2009 Georgia Music Hall of Fame Inductee
2009 Decade End "Billboard Hot 100 Producers" #8 out of the Top 10
2009 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- Growing Pains (producer award)
2009 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- "Just Like You (Keyshia Cole album)" (producer)
2009 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- "Fantasia (Fantasia Barrino album)" (producer)
2007 SESAC Award: Songwriter of the Year 2000-2007
2007 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance -- "Be Without You" (producer award)
2007 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album -- The Breakthrough (producer award)
2007 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song - Be Without You (songwriter award)
2007 Grammy Award Nomination for Song of the Year - Be Without You (songwriter)
2007 Grammy Award Nomination for Record of the Year- "Be Without You (producer)
2007 Grammy Award Nomination for Best R&B Song -"Be Without You (songwriter)
2007 Grammy Award Nomination for Best R&B Song - "Don't Forget About Us" (songwriter)
2007 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- "Chris Brown (album)" (producer)
2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- The Emancipation of Mimi (producer award)
2006 Grammy Award Nomination for Album of the Year -- The Emancipation of Mimi (producer award)
2006 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- "Destiny Fulfilled" (producer)
2005 Grammy Award Nomination for Album of the Year -- "Confessions" (producer award)
2005 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- Confessions (producer award)
2005 Grammy Award Nomination for Best R&B Song -- "Burn (Usher song)" (songwriter)
2005 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album -- "It's About Time (Christina Milian album)" (producer)
2004 Year End Billboard Hot 100 producers
2004 Year End Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Producers

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