Charlie Heat
Ernest Brown (born November 10, 1989),[1][2] professionally known as Charlie Heat, is an American record producer, songwriter and record executive. In 2015, he signed to Very Good Beats, a subsidiary of GOOD Music, which is run by Kanye West.[3] Since making his debut into the mainstream music realm, Brown has worked with a wide array of artists such as Denzel Curry, Lil Uzi Vert, Tommy Genesis, Madonna, Ty Dolla Sign, Young Buck, Lecrae, Gucci Mane and Travis Scott among others. Charlie Heat is the only producer featured on the track list for the Kanye West album The Life of Pablo.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ernest Brown |
| Born | November 10, 1989 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Early life
Brown was born in Woodbury, New Jersey on November 10, 1989.[5][2] His mother was an immigration lawyer and his father was a musician. Early on in life, Brown was highly interested in basketball and music.[6] Allen Iverson was a muse for the young boy.[6] According to Brown, his father highly influenced his musical interest, and while they attended a viewing of Drumline, Brown decided to solely focus on music.[6] He attended Clark Atlanta University on a musical scholarship as a part of the drumline at HBCUs.[7] It was here that he received the alias "The Human Torch", which would later transform into Charlie Heat.[6]
Influences
Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Selena and Rick James have been cited as influences, and inspired him through their musical works. There is a noticeable Latin sound in the works of Charlie Heat, as evident in the song "Undercover", and this influence is partly due to his interest in music from Mexican-American vocalist Selena, and Cuban vocalist, Celia Cruz, a notable Cuban singer.[8] Charlie had piano instruction by his father at an early age, and this was a positive influence that has helped shape the talented producer into a great force in the recording industry.[9]
Critical reception
HotNewHipHop wrote of Heat's "impressive production discography", praising “Facts (Charlie Heat Version)” from The Life of Pablo.[10]
Danny Schwartz wrote about Heat's remix of Gucci Mane's song "Trap House" saying of it, "His remix of the song is the standout of his new 5-track EP of remixes, Till August."[11]
Bryan Hahn wrote that "Charlie Heat is a name you’ll be seeing a lot more of in 2017."[12] Hahn also wrote: "He’s been consistently delivering quality remixes."[12] In a later article, Hahn wrote that, "Charlie Heat had a great 2016. And he’s not kicking back to rest on his laurels."[13]
Christopher Harris, writing in HipHopDx, calls him "...an upstart beat-maker who has already worked on tracks for Madonna, Pusha T, Kanye and Vic Mensa."[14]
James Elliott, writing for Complex, said that "Charlie Heat might not be on your radar yet, but he will be when this year is over."[3]
Awards and nominations
Heat received three Grammy nominations for his work on The Life of Pablo.[13]
Discography
Solo discography
| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
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| 2016 | "IIB" (Charlie Heat Version) | Charlie Heat | Till June |
| "MMW" (Charlie Heat Version) | Charlie Heat & Ant Beale | ||
| "PONY" (Charlie Heat Version) | Charlie Heat | ||
| "PANDA" (Charlie Heat Version) | |||
| "DAT $TICK" (Charlie Heat Version) | Till August | ||
| "MIND BLOWING" (Charlie Heat Version) | |||
| "K.I.F.Y.B." (Charlie Heat Version) | |||
| "F.A.L" (Charlie Heat Version) | |||
| "PRETTY BOY" (Charlie Heat Version with CritaCal) | |||
| 2017 | "Dirty Taurus" | No Rain No Flowers | |
| "WTN" | |||
| "Crazy Again" | |||
| "Pardon Me" | |||
| "10K" | Charlie Heat & Ant Beale | ||
| "Sunshine" | Charlie Heat | ||
| 2019 | "Have a Good Time" | Charlie Heat & Syd | Non-album single |
Production discography
| Year | Title | Artist | Other producer(s) | Album |
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| 2011 | "Work 'Em" | Young Savage | Non-album single | |
| 2012 | "ABP" | Lecrae | Church Clothes | |
| "Spazz" | ||||
| "Breaker Breaker" | Young Buck | Tha City Paper | ||
| "Collect Call" | ||||
| "Out My Mind" | ||||
| 2013 | "You Know It's Me" | Dark Lo | Non-album single | |
| 2014 | "Uzi" | Lil Uzi Vert | The Real Uzi | |
| "We On It" (ft. Lee Mazin) | Lee Mazin | |||
| "Trunk Got Birdies" | ||||
| "Senor Guapo" | ||||
| "Asian Chicks" | ||||
| "Plugged In" | ||||
| "Lunch Money" | Pusha T | Kanye West | Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Piss on Your Grave" | Travis Scott | Kanye West, Mike Dean, Darren King, Noah Goldstein, Travis Scott | Rodeo |
| "Illuminati" | Madonna | Kanye West, Mike Dean, S1, Travis Scott | Rebel Heart | |
| "Holy Water" | Mike Dean, Kanye West | |||
| "Wash All Over Me" | Avicii, Mike Dean, Kanye West | |||
| "Money Counter" | Two-9 | B4FRVR | ||
| "Banned from TV" | Lil Uzi Vert | Luv is Rage | ||
| "WDYW" | Carnage, ASAP Ferg, Lil Uzi Vert, Rich the Kid | Carnage | Papi Gordo | |
| 2016 | "Mase in '97" | Carnage, Lil Yachty | Non-album single | |
| "Cute" | DRAM | Big Baby D.R.A.M. | ||
| "Famous" | Kanye West | Kanye West, Havoc, Noah Goldstein, Andrew Dawson, Hudson Mohawke, Mike Dean, Plain Pat | The Life of Pablo | |
| "Waves" | Kanye West, Metro Boomin, Mike Dean, Hudson Mohawke, Anthony Kilhoffer | |||
| "Feedback" | Kanye West, Noah Goldstein | |||
| "Facts (Charlie Heat Version)" | Kanye West | |||
| "U Mad" | Vic Mensa, Kanye West | Smoko Ono, Mike Dean, Kanye West, Stefan Ponce | Non-album singles | |
| "Prolly" | Sevyn Streeter (ft. Gucci Mane) | |||
| "Champions" | Kanye West, Big Sean, Travis Scott, Gucci Mane, Desiigner, Yo Gotti, Quavo | Lex Luger, A-Trak, Kanye West, Mike Dean, Fonzworth Bentley, Noah Goldstein | ||
| "Isabellae" | Higher Brothers | Black Cab | ||
| "Campaign" (Charlie Heat Remix) | Ty Dolla Sign, Future | D.R.U.G.$. | Campaign | |
| "Watching" | Ty Dolla Sign, Meek Mill | Darnell Got It, CritaCal | Non-album single | |
| "That’s All" (Charlie Heat Remix) | Gucci Mane | Till August[15] | ||
| "Knuck If You Buck" (Charlie Heat Remix) | Crime Mob | |||
| "Freek-A-Leek" (Charlie Heat Remix) | Petey Pablo | |||
| "Pretty Boy Swag" (Charlie Heat Remix) | Soulja Boy | |||
| "Dat $tick" (Charlie Heat Remix) | Rich Chigga | |||
| 2017 | "Undercover" | Kehlani | SweetSexySavage[16] | |
| "I Don't Wanna Leave" | Tdot illdude | Morning Comes Too Fast | ||
| "Running with the Torch" | Tre Capital | I Can't Die | ||
| 2018 | "SUMO | ZUMO" | Denzel Curry | TA1300 | |
| "Tommy" | Tommy Genesis | Tommy Genesis | ||
| "100 Bad" | ||||
| "Play With It" | Darnell Got It | |||
| "You Know Me" | Dez Wright | |||
| "Rainbow" | JJared | |||
| "Miami" | Matty Busco, Yas | |||
| 2019 | "Aloha" | Denzel Curry[17] | Non-album single | |
| "Wish" | Denzel Curry, Kiddo Marv | Zuu | ||
| 2021 | "Take_it_Back_v2" (Charlie Heat Version) | Denzel Curry, Kenny Beats | Unlocked 1.5 | |
| 2023 | "Old Me" | Midwxst | Austin Corona, Drew Drucker, Drew Dvorsky, Romil Hemnani, Sophie Gray, Wyatt Bernard, Zuko | E3 |
References
- Barlow, Anna (2017-09-08). "Charlie Heat Net Worth 2018 - The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- "Charlie Heat". SXSW 2017 Schedule. Archived from the original on 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- "Charlie Heat Confirms That 2015 Is About To Get Real G.O.O.D." Complex. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- "Good Work Charlie: Meet Kanye West's New Secret Weapon Charlie Heat". Complex. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- "Charlie Heat fires up Coda". Philly.com. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- "Charlie Heat Tells Us How He Got Signed to G.O.O.D. Music". Highsnobiety. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
- Barlow, Anna (2017-09-08). "Charlie Heat Net Worth 2018 - The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- Barlow, Anna (2017-09-08). "Charlie Heat Net Worth 2018 - The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- Barlow, Anna (2017-09-08). "Charlie Heat Net Worth 2018 - The Gazette Review". The Gazette Review. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
- "About Charlie Heat". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Schwartz, Danny (July 26, 2016). "Gucci Mane - That's All (Charlie Heat Remix) [New Song]". hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Hahn, Bryan (December 30, 2016). "Rhythm Roulette with Charlie Heat". Mass Appeal. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Hahn, Bryan. "PREMIERE: Charlie Heat and Ant Beale Are Worth "10K"". Mass Appeal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Harris, Christopher (April 16, 2015). "G.O.O.D. Music Producer Charlie Heat Recalls Producing Vic Mensa & Kanye West's "You Mad" Record". HipHopDx. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Renshaw, David. "G.O.O.D. Music Producer Charlie Heat Releases Till August Project". Fader. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Montes, Patrick (January 5, 2017). "Kehlani Connects With G.O.O.D. Music's Charlie Heat For "Undercover"". Hypebeast. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- "Charlie Heat". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-05-14.