Al Shux
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
Al Shux
Al Shux is a music producer and songwriter from London, England. He is also credited as Shux.[1]
Shux graduated from the University of Westminster with a B.A. in Commercial Music in 2004.[2] Since then he has worked with Plan B, Lupe Fiasco, Snoop Dogg, Tinie Tempah, Paloma Faith, Lana Del Rey, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, and travelled across America as Lily Allen's musical director.[2]
Shux received a Grammy Award in February 2011 for producing and co-writing "Empire State of Mind", which won in the Best Rap Song category.[3][4][5] In July 2011, he signed a worldwide publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis UK.[6]
In 2012 Shux scored the music for Plan B's directorial debut feature film Ill Manors. He also co-wrote and produced the Plan B album Ill Manors, including the singles "Ill Manors" and "Lost My Way".
References
- ^ "The Official Website of Roc Nation – Shux". Roc Nation. http://rocnation.com/shux/. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ a b "B.A. Commercial Music Students". University of Westminster. http://www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/media/music/ba-commercial-music/alumni. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Best Rap Song". GRAMMY.com. 13 February 2011. http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2010#id34-best-rap-song.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: 'Empire State of Mind' producer Al Shux knows hip hop -- and the metric system". Los Angeles Times. 13 February 2011. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/grammy-awards-empire-state-of-mind-producer-al-shux-knows-hip-hop-and-the-metric-system.html.
- ^ "Grammy awarded to BA Commercial Music graduate, Alexander Shuckburgh". University of Westminster. 21 February 2011. http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about/news-and-events/news/2011/grammy-awarded-to-ba-commercial-music-graduate,-alexander-shuckburgh.
- ^ "UK: Al Shuckburgh Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal". BMG. 19 July 2011. http://bmg.com/news/uk-al-shuckburgh-signs-worldwide-publishing-deal.
External links
- Alexander Shuckburgh accepting 2011 Grammy Award (photo)
- Alexander Shuckburgh interview (video) at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (13 February 2011)
- Al Shux interview at VIBE.com (4 December 2009)
- Al Shux on Twitter
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Al Shux.
Read more