James Poyser

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BIO

James Poyser, born January 30, in Sheffield, England is a multi-Grammy winning songwriter, musician and multi-platinum producer. Poyser has written and produced songs for various legendary and award-winning artists including Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Common, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo, The Roots, and Keyshia Cole. During his career, Poyser has toured, and played live with such distinctive artists as Jay-Z, The Roots, Erykah Badu, and Aretha Franklin. An active session musician, he has contributed to the works of Adele, Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, Joss Stone, Ziggy Marley, Macy Gray and Femi Kuti. Poyser received a Grammy for Best R&B Song in 2003 for co-writing Erykah Badu and Common's hit "Love Of My Life." James was also the executive producer on Badu's highly celebrated albums, Mama's Gun and Worldwide Underground. A longtime collaborator and member of The Roots, James has joined them on stage, performing live as the houseband for NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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DISCOGRAPHY

Jill Scott - Woman

Co-Writer: "Beautiful Love"

Anthony Hamilton - Amen

Co-Producer/Co-Writer

Mack Wilds - 90z Love

Co-Producer/Co-Writer

Stacy Barthe - Becoming

Co-Producer

BGCP3TV starring Blake Griffin and Chris Paul

Music Composer

Elijah Blake - Drift

Co-Producer/Co-Writer: "Wiked", "6"

Elijah Blake - Shadows and Diamonds

Co-Producer/Co-Writer: "Pinot", “Armegeddon"

Common - Nobodys Smiling

Co-Producer/Co-Writer: “Kingdom”, “Blacq Magic”, “Rewind Dat”

Jhene Aiko - Souled Out

Co-Producer/Co-Writer: "Pretty Bird"

Black Violin - Sterotypes

Producer/Writer: "Invisible"

Nina Simone Tribute Album

Keyboards: "My Baby Just Cares for Me"

Nas: Life is Good

Musician

Rihanna - Unapologetic

Co-Producer/Writer/Keyboards: "No Love Allowed"

Big Sean: Hall of Fame

Co-Producer/Writer: "Sierra Leone", Writer/Keyboards: "First Chain", "All Figured Out", and "Control"

Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part 1

Writer/Producer "Master Teacher" and "Telephone"

Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part 2

Writer/Producer "Window Seat" and "Out My Mind, Just in Time"

Erykah Badu: Baduizm

Writer/Producer (Otherside of the Game, Sometimes (Mix #9), Afro (Free Style Skit)), RIAA: Certified 3X Platinum, Grammy Award: Best R&B Album, Grammy Award: Best Female Vocal Performance

Erykah Badu: Mama's Gun

Executive Producer/Writer ("Penitentary Philosophy", "My Life", "Cleva", "Kiss Me on My Neck", "Green Eyes", RIAA: Certified Platinum, Rolling Stone Top 10 Album of 2002

Erykah Badu: World Wide Underground

Executive Producer/Writer ("World Keeps Turnin'", "Bump It", "Back in the Day", "I Want You", "Danger", "Love of My Life World Wide"), RIAA: Certified Gold