Tommy Brown (record producer)
Thomas Lee Brown (born May 1, 1986), also known as TBHits, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper. Brown currently lives in LA and was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is an ASCAP award winner and a Grammy nominee. He has scored multiple chart topping albums while working with Ariana Grande on all six of her studio albums. Brown has also collected production credits for three songs on Grammy-award-winning artist Meghan Trainor's second album, Thank You (2016).
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| Birth name | Thomas Lee Brown |
| Also known as | TBHits |
| Born | May 1, 1986 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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Brown learned from production greats Roy "Royalty" Hamilton and Rodney Jerkins, while working alongside them and eventually creating a team of his own.
Producing and songwriting
Before working in music, Brown worked at Sears in Atlanta, Georgia. Every night, he would hand out around 50 CDs with his songs on them and snippets of The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ten Crack Commandments" over the tracks. He was finally contacted by Gorilla Zoe who invited Brown to work in the studio with him.[2] Originally, starting in 2008, Brown worked with production group Darkchild in his early career. During this time, he worked with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Wyclef Jean. He has also worked with The Black Eyed Peas, most notably their song "Just Can't Get Enough". In 2012, Brown became independent with publishing through Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He lives in Los Angeles, producing tracks for established stars and new acts like Meek Mill, Travis Scott, Cee Lo Green,[3] Nas, T.I., Ariana Grande, John Legend, Teyana Taylor, Cyhi the Prynce, Victoria Monét, Mario, Chrisette Michele, Kelly Rowland, Twice and 2 Chainz.
Discography
| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
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| 2010 | "Just Can't Get Enough" | Black Eyed Peas | The Beginning |
| 2011 | "Just A Friend" | Jasmine V | Non-album single |
| 2012 | "Write It On A Wall" | Xai | Non-album single |
| "Sin City" | GOOD Music | Cruel Summer | |
| "Introduction" | T.I. | Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | |
| "Live On Tonight" (featuring Victoria Monét) | |||
| "Who You're Around" | Meek Mill | Dreams and Nightmares | |
| 2013 | "36" | 2 Chainz | B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time |
| "Malice In Wonderland" | Victoria Monét | Non-album single | |
| "Déjà Vu" | Coco Jones | Made Of | |
| "Honeymoon Avenue" | Ariana Grande | Yours Truly | |
| "Daydreamin'" | |||
| "Visual Love" | Chrisette Michele | Better | |
| "You Wouldn't Understand" (featuring Victoria Monét) | Nas | Life Is Good | |
| "Animal" | Travi$ Scott, B.o.B & T.I. | G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die) | |
| "Find My Love" | Eric Bellinger | In The Meantime | |
| "Come Over" | |||
| 2014 | "Never Be Lonely" | ||
| "Made In China" | Victoria Monét | Nightmares & Lullabies - Act 1 | |
| "We Are People" | |||
| "Backyard" | |||
| "For The Trill" | |||
| "Save Me" | Non-album single | ||
| "Would You Wait" | Non-album single | ||
| "Intro" | Ariana Grande | My Everything | |
| "My Everything" | |||
| "Only 1" | |||
| "Cadillac Song" | |||
| "Ya Digg" | Shad da God, Travi$ Scott, Spodee, T.I. | G.D.O.D. II | |
| "New National Anthem" (featuring Skylar Grey) | T.I. | Paperwork | |
| "Stay" | |||
| "Lean On Me" | B.o.B., Victoria Monét | No Genre 2 | |
| "Drunk Texting" (featuring Jhené Aiko) | Chris Brown | X | |
| 2015 | "Everlasting Love" | Fifth Harmony | Reflection |
| "We Know" | |||
| "A Little More" (featuring Victoria Monet) | Machine Gun Kelly | General Admission | |
| "Therapy" | |||
| "Intro" | Ariana Grande | Christmas & Chill | |
| "Wit It This Christmas" | |||
| "December" | |||
| "Not Just on Christmas" | |||
| "True Love" | |||
| "Winter Things" | |||
| "More Of You" | Victoria Monét | Nightmares & Lullabies Act 2 | |
| "Will I Do" | |||
| "Good Time x Trouble | |||
| "See The Light" | |||
| "Cupid" | |||
| "90's Babies" | |||
| "High Love" | |||
| "Maybe Never" | Eric Bellinger | Cuffing Season | |
| "Trippin On Me" | Tommy Brown | ||
| 2016 | "Memories Faded" | TWENTY88 | TWENTY88 |
| "Yo te amo a ti" / "I Want You" (as Thomas Brown) | Martina Stoessel, Jorge Blanco | Tini | |
| "Moonlight" | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman | |
| "Be Alright" | |||
| "Let Me Love You" (featuring Lil Wayne) | |||
| "Leave Me Lonely" (featuring Macy Gray) | |||
| "I Don't Care" | |||
| "Knew Better / Forever Boy" | |||
| "Step On Up" | |||
| "Take Da Wheel" | T.I. | Us or Else: Letter to the System | |
| "Get My Shit Together" | Big Sean | Non-album single | |
| "Forgive Me Father" | DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor, Wiz Khalifa, Wale | Major Key | |
| "Better" | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | |
| "No Pressure" | Pia Mia | Non-album single | |
| "Night Bag" | Eric Bellinger | Choose Up Season | |
| "No Way" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | |
| 2017 | "Bridges" | Fifth Harmony | |
| "Rock Your Body" | Chris Brown | Heartbreak On A Full Moon | |
| "One At A Time" | Alex Aiono & T-Pain | ||
| "Poison" | Njomza | Sad For You | |
| "Someone Like Me" | |||
| "Perfect Fit" | |||
| "Who Died" | T-Pain | Oblivion | |
| 2018 | "Better Off" | Ariana Grande | Sweetener |
| "Goodnight n Go" | |||
| "Pete Davidson" | |||
| "You" (featuring Teyana Taylor) | T.I. | Dime Trap | |
| "Dinero" | J.Lo, Cardi B, DJ Khaled | Non-album single | |
| "Freak" | Victoria Monét | Life After Love, Pt. 1 | |
| "Sugar Daddy" | Macy Gray | Ruby | |
| "Witness" | |||
| "Just Like Jenny" | |||
| "White Man" | |||
| "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | |
| 2019 | "7 Rings" | ||
| "Needy" | |||
| "NASA" | |||
| "Make Up" | |||
| "Boyfriend" | Ariana Grande, Social House | Everything Changed... | |
| "Got Her Own" | Ariana Grande, Victoria Monét | Charlie's Angels | |
| "Love Me" | Stanaj | Non-album single | |
| "Make Believe" | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love | |
| "Usually" | DaniLeigh | My Present | |
| 2020 | "Dominican Mami" | Non-album single | |
| "Rich" | Megan Thee Stallion | Suga | |
| "You Can't Hold My Heart" | Monsta X | All About Luv | |
| "Ice Cream" (with Selena Gomez) | Blackpink | The Album | |
| "Bet You Wanna" (featuring Cardi B) | |||
| "Holy" | Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper | Justice | |
| "Positions" | Ariana Grande | Positions | |
| "34+35" | |||
| "shut up" | |||
| "motive" (with Doja Cat) | |||
| "just like magic" | |||
| "Off The Table" (with The Weeknd) | |||
| "six thirty" | |||
| "safety net" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
| "my hair" | |||
| "nasty" | |||
| "west side" | |||
| "love language" | |||
| "obvious" | |||
| "pov" | |||
| 2021 | "someone like you - interlude" | Ariana Grande | Positions (Deluxe) |
| "test drive" | |||
| "34+35 Remix (feat. Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion)" | |||
| "worst behavior" | |||
| "main thing" | |||
| "What Happens Here" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | |
| "Met Him Last Night" (featuring Ariana Grande) | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | |
| "Scientist" | Twice | Formula of Love: O+T=<3 | |
| "Take It Home" | Mabel | Pokémon 25: The Album | |
| 2022 | "Is There Someone Else" | The Weeknd | Dawn FM |
| "Starry Eyes" | |||
| "Don Quixote" | Seventeen | Face the Sun | |
| "World" | Sector 17 | ||
| "Skye’s The Limit"[4] | Skye Drynan | Single | |
| "In the Kitchen" | Reneé Rapp | Everything to Everyone | |
| 2023 | "A Dona Aranha" | Luísa Sonza | Escândalo Íntimo |
References
- "Universal Music Group and Multi-Platinum Producer Tommy Brown Launch Champagne Therapy Music Group". 30 April 2019.
- Channel Dynamic (January 29, 2014). "Tommy Brown Talks Early Grind and First Placement". Youtube.
- Channel Dynamic (January 29, 2014). "Tommy Brown Details Working With CeeLo Green". Youtube.
- Staff, OK! (2022-05-23). "Skye Yayoi Drynan Releases Debut Single 'Skye's The Limit' Alongside Surprise Cameo In The Season Two Finale of Netflix's 'Bling Empire'". OK Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-23.