Dewain Whitmore Jr.

Dewain Whitmore Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, and vocal producer based in Los Angeles, California. Signed to Disney Music Publishing,[1] he has worked with numerous popular acts, including Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, DNCE, Martin Garrix, Khalid, Usher, Kelly Clarkson, The Wanted, Mary J Blige, James Blunt, BoA, and Exo amongst others. His works have accumulated over 12 million in sales.

Dewain Whitmore
Birth nameDewain Whitmore Jr.
OriginKansas City, Missouri, United States
GenresPop, R&B, hip hop, house, country
Occupation(s)Songwriter, singer, vocal producer
InstrumentsVocals, piano, drums
Years active2010–present

Early life

Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Whitmore was exposed to many styles of music at an early age. Growing up on a very special blend of musical influences stretching from Smokey Robinson, Lionel Richie and Stevie Wonder, all the way to Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Toto, George Michael, Billy Joel, James Taylor and Kenny Rogers, his inspiration is one big nostalgic melting pot.[2]

Music career

Whitmore's big break came in 2011, after re-locating to Los Angeles. After one year of being in LA, Whitmore was introduced to Chris Brown, who recorded two of his songs, "Up To You" and "Should've Kissed You", which featured on Brown's fourth studio album FAME.[3] The album reached No. 1 in 3 countries, and sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The album earned a nomination at the 54th Grammy Awards, for Best R&B Album.[4] F.A.M.E. won in the Best R&B Album category. That same year, Whitmore vocal produced Kelly Clarkson's first single "Mr. Know It All" from her studio album Stronger,[5] The album Stronger went on to win Best Pop Vocal Album at the 55th Grammy Awards.[6] In November 2011, Whitmore collaborated with Mary J.Blige, on the song "You Want This", which was included on Bliges’ 10th studio album My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1).[7] The album was certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies.

On June 29, 2012, Chris Brown released his Billboard No. 1 album Fortune. Whitmore wrote three songs on the album, including "Stuck On Stupid" , "Party Hard" and "Free Run".[8] The album earned a nomination at the 55th Grammy Awards, for Best Urban Contemporary Album[9] The album also reached No. 1 in 5 countries.

The next year, Whitmore reached more commercial success, with collaborations with Usher, Ciara, The Wanted and once again Chris Brown. Co-writing the single and title track "X" (#98 Billboard Hot 100),[10] from Browns' sixth studio album X, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums and No. 2 on the US Billboard 200. The album would go on to be nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

In 2015, Whitmore teamed up with frequent collaborator Brown on his 7th studio album titled Royalty, co-writing three songs.[11] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart and No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart.[12] That same year, Whitmore collaborated with K-pop group EXO on their album EXODUS. The album topped Billboard's World Albums Chart on the issue date of April 18, 2015, and stayed in the top 10 for six consecutive weeks.[13]

On June 15, 2018, Martin Garrix released his new single "Ocean" featuring Khalid, which was co-written by Whitmore. The single reached No. 1 at US dance radio, No. 5 on Billboard US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, and Top 10 Billboard US Dance Club Songs.[14] Whitmore continued his dance success with another collaboration with Garrix and fellow Dutch DJ Justin Mylo, on the single "Burn Out". The track was co-written and features vocals from Whitmore, and reached No. 26 at Billboard US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.[15]

Selected discography

Year Artist Title Album Label Credited as
2010 Jessica Mauboy "Fight For You" Get 'Em Girls Sony Writer
"Here For Me" Writer
2011 Chris Brown "Up To You" FAME Jive Writer
"Should've Kissed You" Writer
Mary J.Blige "You Want This" My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) Geffen Writer
Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All" Stronger RCA Vocal Producer
2012 Jackson Guthy "One Of These Days" RCA Writer/Vocal Producer
Chris Brown "Stuck On Stupid" Fortune RCA Writer
"Party Hard / Cadillac (Interlude)" Writer
"Free Run" Writer
2013 Jessica Sanchez "You've Got The Love" Me, You & The Music Interscope Writer
The Wanted "Running Out Of Reasons" Word of Mouth Island Writer
Ciara "Backseat Love" Ciara Epic Writer
TGT "Between The Lines" Three Kings Atlantic Writer
Jay Sean "Worth It All" Neon Republic Writer
"Guns and Roses" Writer
2014 Chris Brown "X" X RCA Writer
"Stereotype" Writer
TVXQ "Smoky Heart" Spellbound S.M. Entertainment Writer
Usher "Clueless" RCA Writer
2015 Tamar Braxton "Coming Home" Calling All Lovers Epic Writer
Jordin Sparks "Tell Him That I Love Him" Right Here Right Now 19 Recordings Writer
BoA "Home" Kiss My Lips S.M. Entertainment Writer
Exo "What If..." Exodus S.M. Entertainment Writer
Chris Brown "No Filter" Royalty CBE, RCA Writer
"Discover" Writer/Vocals
"The 80's" (International) Writer
Chris Brown "Counterfeit" feat. Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa Before the Party CBE, RCA Writer/Vocals
"Second Hand Love" Writer/Vocals
"The Breakup" Writer/Vocals
"Roses Turn Blue" Writer/Vocals
Shinee "Love Sick" Odd S.M. Entertainment Writer
TVXQ "Apology" Rise as God S.M. Entertainment Writer
2016 Nick Jonas "Voodoo" Last Year Was Complicated Island, Safehouse Writer[16]
"The Difference" Writer/Vocals
DNCE "Almost" DNCE Republic Writer
"Unsweet" Writer
Shinee "Tell Me What To Do" 1 of 1 S.M. Entertainment Writer
Taeyeon "Hands On Me" Why S.M. Entertainment Writer
Kevin Hart "Sunday Morning" Kevin Hart: What Now? (The Mixtape Presents Chocolate Droppa) Motown Writer
Jordan Fisher "Lookin' Like That" Jordan Fisher Hollywood Records Writer[17]
Rockie Fresh feat. Chris Brown "Call Me When It's Over" The Night I Went To... Los Angeles Maybach Music Group Writer
2017 James Blunt "Heartbeat" The Afterlove Atlantic UK Writer[18]
Jordan Fisher "Alway's Summer" Non-album single Hollywood Records Writer
Jordan Fisher "Mess" Non-album single Hollywood Records Writer[19]
Daley "Second To None" The Spectrum BMG Writer
Sevyn Streeter "Peace Sign" Girl Disrupted Atlantic Writer[20]
NCT 127 "Limitless" Limitless S.M. Entertainment Writer
Exo "Diamond" The War S.M. Entertainment Writer[21]
Natasha Bedingfield "More Of Me" Walt Disney Records Writer[22]
2018 Exo-CBX "Vroom Vroom" Blooming Days S.M. Entertainment Writer
Martin Garrix ft. Khalid "Ocean" Stmpd, Sony Writer
Vindata ft. R.LUM.R "Emotion" Non-album single PRMD Writer
NCT 127 "Limitless" Chain Avex Trax Writer
Gospellers "In This Room" What The World Needs Now Ki/oon Music, Sony Writer[23]
Daughtry "Gravity" Cage to Rattle RCA Writer
Martin Garrix & Justin Mylo "Burn Out" Stmpd Writer/Vocals[24]
New Hope Club "Crazy" Welcome to the Club Pt.2 EP Hollywood Records Writer
Martin Garrix "Breach (Walk Alone)"
(with Blinders)
Stmpd Writer[25]
Exo "Sign" Don't Mess Up My Tempo S.M. Entertainment Writer
Red Velvet "Butterflies" RBB S.M. Entertainment Writer
2019 Backstreet Boys "Said I Love You" DNA RCA Writer
Jorge Blanco "Beautiful Mistake" Conmigo Hollywood Records Writer[26]
Jordan McGraw ft. T-Pain "Flexible" Non-album single Empire Distribution Writer[27]
Chris Brown "Troubled Waters" Indigo RCA Writer[25]
Mika Setzer "Shook" Non-album single RCA Writer
Mario (Devon version) "Cruise" Empire (Season 6, Stronger Than My Rival) (Music from the TV Series) Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Writer[28]
2020 NCT 127 "Sit Down" Neo Zone S.M. Entertainment Writer
"White Night" Writer
Gamper & Dadoni ft. Dewain Whitmore "Perfect (For Somebody Else)" Non-album single Big Top Records Writer/Vocals
Georgia Ku "Lighthouse" Real Atlantic Records Writer
"Real" Writer
"Big Plans" Writer
THEY. "Count Me In" "The Amanda Tape" Avant Garden, Island Records Writer/Vocals
"Play Fight" ft. Tinashe Writer/Vocals
"All Mine" Writer/Vocals
"STCU" ft. Juicy J Vocals
"Losing Focus" ft. Wale Vocals
"FWM" Writer/Vocals
"Mood Swings" Writer/Vocals
"Conclude" Vocals
Syn Cole "Crawl" ft. Sarah Close Non-album single Ultra Music Writer
2021 Zara Larsson "Talk About Love"
(featuring Young Thug)
Poster Girl Epic Records Writer [29]
THEY. "Count Me In" ft. Kiana Lede Non-album single Avant Garden, Island Records Writer/Vocals
Tedashii "Light's in the City" "Summer 21" Reach Records Writer
Red Velvet "Hello, Sunset" Queendom S.M. Entertainment Writer
Kacey Musgraves "What Doesn't Kill Me" Star-Crossed MCA Nashville/Interscope Writer/Vocals
NCT 127 "Magic Carpet Ride Sticker S.M. Entertainment Writer
Eric Bellinger "Goin' Dutch" "New Light" Empire Records Writer
Nadine Lustre & CAREFREE "Wait for Me" Non-album single Hyphen Music Writer
2022 Martin Garrix & Justin Mylo "Find You" Sentio Stmpd Writer/Vocals
Joji "Die For You" Smithereens (2022) 88rising, Warner Writer
THEY. "Lonely" ft. Bino Rideaux Non-album single Nü Religion, AWAL Writer/Vocals
Sam Feldt with Monsta X "Late Night Feels" Non-album single Liquid State Writer
Chris Brown "Hate Me Tomorrow" Breezy RCA Records, CBE Writer/Vocals
"In The City" Writer/Vocals
Jaehyun "Forever Only" NCT Lab S.M. Entertainment Writer
Jay B "The Way You Are" Be Yourself CDNZA Records Writer
Sam Derosa "Sorry For Asking" "The Good Parts" EP Preach Records Writer

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 Chris Brown – F.A.M.E Best R&B Album Won[30]
2012 Kelly Clarkson – Stronger Best Pop Vocal Album Won[31]
2012 Chris Brown – Fortune Best Urban Contemporary Album Nominated[30]
2013 TGT – Three Kings Best R&B Album Nominated[32]
2014 Chris Brown – X Best Urban Contemporary Album Nominated[30]

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