Mike Caren

Mike Caren

Mike Caren (Born May 5, 1977) is an American Record Producer, Executive Vice President of A&R for Atlantic Records [1] and Co-President of Elektra Records.[2] After completing jobs with SRC/Loud Records and Ruthless Records, he started his career at Atlantic in 1995 at the age of seventeen as Manager of Rap Marketing for the label's 'Big Beat' imprint. He has since been responsible for signing numerous artists that have earned gold and/or platinum-selling records. As a producer and writer, he contributed to the production of T.I.'s Grammy winning "Swagga Like Us," and produced Trick Daddy "Sugar (Gimmie Some)" (Gold), Cobra Starship "Hot Mess" (Gold), Flo Rida "Jump" (Gold), Bruno Mars "Otherside," Kanye West "Hell of a Life," and Jennifer Lopez "Everybody's Girl," among others. He is also credited with co-wrote Flo Rida's hit single, "Sugar," featuring Wynter Gordon, and David Guetta's "Where Them Girlz At" featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj.

As an A&R executive, Caren has signed some of the most successful artists in music. His signings include: Trey Songz, T.I., Flo-Rida, Cody Simpson, Trick Daddy, Twista, Trina, Wiz Khalifa, Juvenile, and Prince Royce.

In 2009, Caren established a boutique publishing company, Artist Publishing Group (APG), in association with Warner/ Chappell Music. The company has placed songs with Madonna, Beyonce, Enrique Iglesias, The Black Eyed Peas, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Flo-Rida, Chris Brown, B.o.B, Toni Braxton, T-Pain, T.I., Keyshia Cole, Lupe Fiasco, Sean Kingston, Birdman, Chamillionaire and numerous Television programs and films. APG has had more than ten top 40 Billboard hits to date.

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Discography

A&R

Year Artist Album
2000 Original Soundtrack Any Given Sunday
2001 Greg Street Six O' Clock, Vol. 1
2002 B Rich 80 Dimes
2002 Nappy Roots Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz
2002 Trick Daddy Thug Holiday
2002 Trina Diamond Princess
2003 Nappy Roots Wooden Leather
2003 T.I. Trap Muzik
2004 Handsome Boy Modeling School White People
2004 T.I. Urban Legend
2004 Trick Daddy Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets
2004 Twista Kamikaze
2004 Twista / Anthony Hamilton Sunshine
2005 Anthony Hamilton Soulife
2005 T.I. Urban Legend (Chopped & Screwed)
2005 T.I. I'm a King
2005 Trey Songz I Gotta Make It
2005 Trina Glamorest Life
2005 Twista Day After (Chopped and Screwed)
2005 Twista Day After
2006 Juvenile Reality Check
2006 T.I. King
2006 Trick Daddy Back By Thug Demand
2006 Young Dro Best Thang Smokin'
2007 Keke Palmer So Uncool
2007 Plies Real Testament
2007 Trey Songz Trey Day
2008 Flo Rida Mail On Sunday
2008 Plies Da Realist
2008 Plies Definition of Real
2008 Webbie Savage Life 2
2009 Flo Rida R.O.O.T.S.
2009 Trey Songz Ready
2010 B.o.B The Adventures of Bobby Ray
2010 Cee-Lo Green The Lady Killer
2010 Flo Rida Only One Flo (Part 1)
2010 Toni Braxton Pulse
2010 Trey Songz Passion, Pain & Pleasure

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Producer

Year Artist Album Track
1998 Heltah Skeltah Magnum Force Black Fonzerelli
1999 Saukrates The Underground Tapes Ultimate Rush
2002 B Rich 80 Dimes Show Time
2002 Nappy Roots Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz Headz Up, Hoes Down
2003 Nappy Roots Wooden Leather Ho Down
2004 Trick Daddy Thug Matrimony: Married To The Streets Sugar
2005 Jem Finally Woken Just A Ride
2006 Frankie J Priceless Dance, If He Can't Be
2007 Amerie Because I Love It Take Control
2009 Ashanti Upcoming Album TBA
2009 Asher Roth Asleep in the Bread Aisle I Love College, There She Goes
2009 Chamillionaire Upcoming Album Brand New
2009 Cobra Starship Hot Mess Living In The Sky W/ Diamonds, Hot Mess
2009 Cold Flamez Upcoming Album Touch Me There, In Ya Mouth
2009 Estelle Upcoming Album Little Bit
2009 Flo Rida R.O.O.T.S. Jump, Nasty Dancer, Sugar
2009 Kelly Rowland Upcoming Album Lonely Hearts, Lost With You
2009 Leighton Meester Ft. Robin Thicke Upcoming Album "Somebody To Love"
2009 Mickey Avalon Upcoming Album Teenage Dirtbag
2009 Travis Barker Upcoming Album Story Ends, Kudi The (Ft.Kid Cudi)
2009 Travis McCoy Upcoming Album Froze
2010 Bruno Mars ft B.o.B & Ceelo Doo Wops & Hooligans Otherside
2010 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Hell of a Life
2011 Jennifer Lopez Love? Beautiful, Everybody's Girl

Executive Producer

Year Album Artist
1999 "The Underground Tapes" Saukrates
2001 "Awnaw" Nappy Roots
2001 "Six O'Clock, Vol. 1" Greg Street
2002 "80 Dimes" B Rich
2002 "Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz" Nappy Roots
2003 "Wooden Leather" Nappy Roots
2004 "Kamikaze" Twista
2005 "I Gotta Make It" Trey Songz
2005 "Day After" Twista
2006 "MTV2 My Block: Chicago" Various Artists
2007 "Time for a Change" Cupid
2008 "Mail on Sunday" Flo Rida
2009 "R.O.O.T.S." Flo Rida

Other Credits

Year Album Artist Credit
1999 "Eye for an Eye" RBL Posse Mixing
1999 "The Underground Tapes" Saukrates Mixing
2000 "Any Given Sunday" Original Soundtrack Editing
2000 "Da Baddest Bitch" Trina Art Direction
2002 "80 Dimes" B Rich Mixing
2002 "Thug Holiday" Trick Daddy Editing, Mixing
2003 "Trap Muzik" T.I. Editing
2004 "Urband Legend" T.I. Engineer
2004 "Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets" Trick Daddy Engineer
2004 "Kamikaze" Twista Editing, Engineer, Vocal Producer
2005 "Soulife" Anthony Hamilton Mixing
2005 "Coach Carter" Original Soundtrack Engineer
2005 "First Lady" Faith Evens Engineer
2005 "Urband Legend (Chopped and Screwed)" T.I. Engineer
2005 "I Gotta Make It" Trey Songz Engineer
2006 "Hello Waveforms" William Orbit Drum Programming
2009 "Asleep in the Bread Aisle" Asher Roth Programming, Engineer
2009 "R.O.O.T.S." Flo Rida Keyboards, Programming

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