Rey Reel

Raymond De'Andre Martin (born September 13, 1988), known professionally as Rey Reel, is an American record producer and songwriter. Reel has produced for artists such as Fabri Fibra, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Drake, Lil Wayne, will.i.am and Britney Spears among others. Rey Reel signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV in May 2015. He is perhaps best known for producing Beyonce's "Flawless", Drake's "Trophies", will.i.am's "Scream & Shout" (Remix)., and Fabri Fibra's "Come Vasco". Rey has also done scores for Tv shows such as Lucifer, Empire, Apple.com ( commercial ), and more. He made his first tv appearance in Oxygen's musical tv show for the strong female artist " Sisterhood of Hip Hop " and is continuing to further his career in acting.

Musical career

Rey Reel began pursuing his production career at age 15 in his home studio. He forged a partnership with hip hop duo Audio Push and produced the hit, "Teach Me How To Jerk". He began collaborating with childhood friend Hit-Boy and together, the duo produced songs for Diddy, Britney Spears, Drake, and Mariah Carey. In December 2014, Rey Reel was nominated for his first Grammy for his production contribution on the Grammy nominated "Beyonce" for Album of the Year.[1]

Production Style

Rey has been quoted describing his sound as "...more of the experimental type; I don't like to tie myself down to just one genre. I want to try everything. I'm actually just now starting to listen to some country music so I can cater to that kind of artist. It may not end up being my thing, but I want to try it first and see how it goes. I tend to favor pop, only because I like to mash hip hop drums with pop sounds."[2] His production is based around an alternative keyboard.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Nominations

Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2015 "BEYONCE" Album Of The Year Nominated

BMI Awards

Year Nominee/Work Award Result
2015 "Trophies" Top 30 Records Played Won

Production Discography

Singles Produced

Year Title Chart Positions
US US/

R&B

 US

Rap

 UK

R&B

 Album
2013 "Scream & Shout" (Remix)

(will.i.am featuring Britney Spears,

Lil Wayne, Waka Flocka Flame,

Hit-Boy and Diddy)

 — 49 — — #willpower
2014 "Trophies"

(Drake)

 50 13 5 — Young Money: Rise of an Empire
"Flawless" (Remix)[3]

(Beyonce featuring Nicki Minaj)

 41[4] 12 — 6 BEYONCE

Rey Reel's Production

Year Artist Song Project
2013 Dev featuring Sage The Gemini "Kiss It"
2013 Lil Bibby "Whole Crew" Free Crack
2013 Casey Veggies featuring Rockie Fresh "Sacrifice"
2013 Skeme "Oversick" Ingleworld
2014 Mariah Carey "Thirsty" Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse
2014 The Game featuring Skeme "Mad Flows" Year Of The Wolf
2015 Leikeli47 "I'm Through" Leikeli47
2015 Fabri Fibra "Come Vasco" Squallor
2015 Fabri Fibra "Non me ne frega un Cazzo Squallor
2015 Trey Songz "Do It Now" Intermission I & II
2015 Major Myjah "Headed For The Dark" Trouble
2015 Casey Veggies "The Boy"
2015 Hit-Boy "Show Me Something"
2015 Audio Push featuring Travis Scott "Party 101"
2015 BMACTHEQUEEN "Always Knew" Black Kid$
2015 BMACTHEQUEEN "Million Dollars" Black Kid$
2015 BMACTHEQUEEN "All Summer" Black Kid$
2015 BMACTHEQUEEN "Confession" Black Kid$
2016 Ingrid "Double Pedigree" Trill Feels - EP
2016 Lil Mallrat "Tokyo Drift" Uninvited - EP
2016 Audio Push "Hyperbolic Vibe Chamber" 90951
2016 RiFF RAFF "Tonka Toy Freestyle" Balloween
2016 The Griswolds "Feels So Right" High Times For Low Lives
2016 Audio Push featuring BMACTHEQUEEN "Servin'" The Stone Junction
2016 Chase N. Ca$he "Came To See"
2016 MissDefiant "Ear Candy"
2017 Fabri Fibra "Nessun Aiuto" "Fenomeno"
2017 Fabri Fibra "Pensa per te" "Fenomeno (Masterchef EP)"

References
  1. "Here Are the Production, Songwriting, and Directing Credits For Beyoncé's New Album". Complex. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  2. "INTERVIEW: Rey Reel". Charlotte Freitag. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  3. "Nicki and Beyoncé's Wake-Up Call". The New Yorker. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  4. "Beyoncé - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
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