Marty James

Marty James
Marty James
Background information
Birth name Marty James
Origin Chico, California, United States
Genres Pop, soul, hip hop
Occupations Singer-songwriter, record producer, performer
Instruments Vocals, keyboard
Years active 2001-present
Labels Low Post, Grand Royal, Mercury, Island Def Jam
Website twitter.com/martyjames

Marty James is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.

As the front man and producer of Scapegoat Wax and One Block Radius, he has released multiple albums and singles with his two groups.[1][2]

Marty James has worked with a number of recording artists, producers and songwriters, including Akon, Ari Levine and Phil Lawrence (The Smeezingtons), Baby Bash, Chamillionaire, Dev, Diane Warren, DJ Felli Fel, E-40, Eric Valentine, Eve, Far East Movement, Greg Kurstin, Happy Perez, Iyaz, Jason Derülo, JR Rotem, Kara DioGuardi, Karmin, Lil Jon, Mann, MSTRKRFT, MoZella, Nelly, Paul Wall, Paula DeAnda, Rick Rock, Sean Kingston, Scoop DeVille, Snoop Dogg, The Rej3ctz and Toby Gad.[3]

He has had songs featured in over a dozen major motion pictures plus several TV placements.

In late 2010, he signed with the Los Angeles based management company Indie-Pop Music.[4] Marty James recently released the single “Just in Time” featuring Dev and is currently working on a solo project.

Contents

Discography

Artist/songwriter/producer credits

  • 1999 - Scapegoat Wax - Luxurious
  • 2001 - Scapegoat Wax - Okeeblow (Grand Royal Records)
  • 2001 - Scapegoat Wax - "Aisle 10” (Grand Royal Records) Single
  • 2002 - Scapegoat Wax - SWAX (Hollywood Records)
  • 2002 - Scapegoat Wax - "Lost Cause” (Hollywood Records) Single
  • 2005 - One Block Radius - Long Story Short (Low Post Records)
  • 2005 - One Block Radius - "Loud and Clear” (Low Post Records) Single
  • 2005 - One Block Radius - "Black Mercedes” (Low Post Records) Single
  • 2008 - One Block Radius - One Block Radius (Mercury Records/Island Def Jam)
  • 2008 - One Block Radius - "You Got Me” (Mercury Records/Island Def Jam) Single[5]
  • 2009 - One Block Radius - "Broke Ass Holiday" Single
  • 2011 - Marty James - "Just in Time" featuring Dev Single (plus remix featuring Chiddy Bang)
  • 2011 - One Block Radius - Kick Ya Feet Up Single

Songwriter/producer credits

  • 2008 - The Grouch - "The Time"
  • 2009 - MoZella - "Freezing"
  • 2009 - MoZella - "Let's Stop Callin it love"
  • 2009 - MoZella - "Four Leaf Clover"
  • 2009 - MoZella - "Uh Uh"
  • 2010 - Allstar Weekend - "Can't Sleep Tonight"

Co-writes

  • 2007 - Baby Bash featuring Sean Kingston - "What Is It"
  • 2008 - Ballas Hough Band - "Do It For You"
  • 2008 - Mike Jones - "Next To You"
  • 2011 - Cover Drive - "Lick Ya Down"
  • 2011 - Iyaz featuring Travie McCoy - "Pretty Girls"

Features

  • 2006 - The Federation featuring E-40 - "I Wear My Stunna Glasses At Nite"
  • 2006 - Nino Brown featuring Baby Bash and Battle Locco - "In My Old School"
  • 2007 - Luckyiam - "Another Day"
  • 2007 - Luckyiam - "On The Fly"
  • 2007 - Mr. J Medeiros - "Half A Dream"
  • 2008 - Far East Movement - "Get That Money"
  • 2008 - Laze and Royal - "Like A Pistol"
  • 2008 - The Grouch - "The Time"
  • 2009 - E-40 - "Rick Rock Horns"
  • 2009 - The Grouch and Eligh - "Denial"
  • 2009 - Happy Perez featuring Chamillionaire and Max Minelli - "All U Know"
  • 2009 - Paul Wall - "I Grind"
  • 2009 - The Freshmen - "Contact"
  • 2010 - Baby Bash - "Fantasy Girl"
  • 2010 - Eligh - "Suffocate"
  • 2010 - Snoop Dogg - "New Year's Eve"[6]
  • 2011 - Snoop Dogg - "El Lay"[7]
  • 2011 - E-40 featuring Tech N9ne - "Fried"
  • 2011 - Ya Boy - "F#*k U Rite"
  • 2011 - Pixie Lott - "Dancing on My Own"

Upcoming

Movies and TV series

Movies in which songs by Marty James have appeared

TV series in which songs by Marty James have appeared

References

  1. ^ Wilson, MacKenzie (2011). Scapegoat Wax - Biography. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-26
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (2011). One Block Radius - Biography. Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-26
  3. ^ Marty James Discography. Discogs. Retrieved 2011-07-26
  4. ^ Indie-Pop Music Website. Retrieved 2011-07-26
  5. ^ One Block Radius Premieres Hit Summer Smash "You Got Me" Video Live on Kiis-FM Website During Ryan Seacrest L.A. Morning Show. Universal Music Group (2008-07-28). Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  6. ^ Snoop Dogg & Marty James “New Years Eve”. The Urban Daily (2010-10-27). Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  7. ^ FREE Snoop Dogg Anthem for L.A.: "El Lay". LA Weekly (2011-01-12). Retrieved 2011-07-26.


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