Rodney Jerkins
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Rodney Jerkins
music producer; songwriter
Personal Information
Born ca. 1978; raised in Pleasantville, NJ; parents: the Rev. Frederick Jerkins, a Pentecostal minister, and Sylvia Jerkins.
Religion: Pentecostal.
Career
Pop producer and songwriter. Began trying to break into industry at age 14; produced songs for group Casserine, 1992; signed to production deal at Mercury Records, 1993; produced five tracks on multiplatinum CD Share My World, by Mary J. Blige, 1995 (released 1997); produced Brandy CD Never S-a-y Never, 1998; album spawned hit "The Boy Is Mine," which topped pop charts for 13 weeks; founded label, Darkchild Records; produced recordings for numerous top pop stars, including Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, LeAnn Rimes, and Michael Jackson, 1998-.
Life's Work
When young people achieve major success in popular music, it is usually as performers, as charismatic figures who win the hearts of their youthful contemporaries. Pop producers and songwriters, who in some sense are the music's real creators, tend to have spent at least a few years mastering the complex crafts of record-making and musical composition. One startling exception to this generalization, however, is Rodney Jerkins. Active as a songwriter since childhood and as a producer since his mid-teens, Jerkins emerged in 1997 with a Midas touch that put him in demand not only in the R&B and gospel styles with which he was most familiar, but also in pop, Latin, and even country music circles.
Jerkins was born in small-town Pleasantville, New Jersey, around 1978; he later opened the headquarters of his burgeoning Darkchild Entertainment company just a short distance from where he grew up--and from the Holiness church where his father is pastor. Jerkins's mother was the church's choir director, and his childhood musical experiences revolved around playing drums in the church and around lessons in classical piano. When Jerkins was 12, his father gave him as a present the basic tools of contemporary musical creation--a keyboard and a drum machine.
Father Had Divine Vision
By the time he was in junior high school, Jerkins had set his sights on becoming a record producer. The Rev. Fred Jerkins was initially dismayed about his son's secular ambitions but agreed to them after receiving a divine vision regarding the success of which Rodney was capable. Jerkins's father continues to serve as his son's manager. When he was 15 Jerkins made a gospel album of his own, and his gospel roots continue to show through in his songwriting and choice of material. Unlike a large majority of his peers in urban music, Jerkins avoids sex and violence in his music. "I kinda want to do things that my mother can hear," he told Time. "If my mother can listen to it, then I'll work on it."
Amassing a stock of demo recordings he had made for local rap acts, Jerkins sought an entry point into the big-time music industry. His breakthrough came in 1992, when he buttonholed and impressed producer Terry Riley, the "new jack swing' pathbreaker who infused tune-based R&B with some of the street intensity and rhythmic edginess of hip-hop. Jerkins made his way to Riley's Virginia studio, five and a half hours from home, and "just waited to see him," he told Billboard. "I owe him a lot of credit because he told a lot of people about me."
The following year Jerkins produced two songs for the female vocalist Casserine, part of the roster of the major Warner Brothers label, and then was signed to a production deal at rival label Mercury. At Mercury he worked on high-profile remixes, including one for former beauty queen Vanessa Williams's "The Way That You Love" single, and produced tracks for vocalist Gina Thompson. All of a sudden the producer prodigy found himself the target of a great deal of attention. Hip-hop mogul Sean "Puffy" Combs (later known as P.Diddy), renowned as a talent spotter in his own right, tried to sign Jerkins to a production deal.
Turned Combs Down
But Jerkins turned him down. "I wanted to prove that I could make it on my own," he told Billboard. And he went on to prove just that: in 1995 he wrote, arranged, and produced five tracks that appeared on Mary J. Blige's 1997 album, Share My World. Blige encountered Jerkins while working next door to a studio in which he was doing remix work on a single by the late singing star Aaliyah, entitled "Everything's Gonna Be Alright." Blige's album went on to sell over two million copies; the single "I Can Love You," written and produced by Jerkins, hit Number Two on Billboard's R&B chart, and Jerkins went from being a young phenomenon with potential to being a proven hitmaker. Numerous production jobs began to flow his way.
One production effort took Jerkins to a higher level still. In 1998 he served as lead producer on teen vocalist Brandy's second album release, Never S-a-y Never, contributing 11 tracks to the album as producer and cowriting "The Boy Is Mine." That song evolved into an entertaining mock-argument duet involving Brandy and fellow teen star Monica; it rose to Number One on Billboard's pop chart, remained there for 13 weeks, and became the top single of 1999. Jerkins has also worked with a roster of stars that reads like a Who's Who of contemporary urban pop, including Whitney Houston ("It's Not Right But It's Okay"), Will Smith, Deborah Cox, and, keeping a hand in gospel music, Kirk Franklin.
Along the way it became clear that Jerkins was offering a sound distinct from that of other producers, one that relied less on digital devices and more on traditional musical instruments, sometimes played by Jerkins himself. "I definitely feel responsible for [the diminished use of] sampling," Jerkins told Entertainment Weekly. "From 1990 to 1997, all you heard was samples. Then I came with 'The Boy Is Mine' and we stayed No. 1 for 13 weeks ... It made people switch their whole style up." "I want to be one of the ones that takes music back to where it was," he added in Billboard. Quincy Jones, Gamble & Huff, those guys made real music; they didn't focus on just drums and basslines. I want to make music that people can cry to and people can dance to." To Time he described his style as "an R.-and-B. pop classical sound."
Started Own Production Studio
After the success of the Brandy-and-Monica duet, Jerkins founded his own production studio, Darkchild Entertainment, and label, Darkchild Records. With the blessing of corporate parent Sony he began to branch out beyond urban contemporary music. He produced a remake of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" for pop megastar Britney Spears, who forecast in conversation with Entertainment Weekly a still-greater future for her collaborator and near-contemporary: "He's so young he still hasn't gotten to show the world what he is capable of doing," Spears said. Jerkins also produced tracks for Latin star, Marc Anthony, and country diva, LeAnn Rimes.
By 2001 Jerkins had notched five Number One pop singles as producer, several of which he also wrote or cowrote: in addition to "The Boy Is Mine," they were: "Say My Name" by the trio Destiny's Child; "If You Had My Love," by the Latina superstar Jennifer Lopez; Monica's "Angel of Mine"; and Toni Braxton's "He Wasn't Man Enough." "He's the bomb," Destiny's Child vocalist Kelly Rowland told Time, "and he drops nothing but hits." With a strong track record, a coterie of powerful admirers that included Sony CEO Thomas Mottola and veteran songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, and seemingly limitless inspiration, Jerkins seemed poised to dominate pop music in the new decade; he also hoped to break into films. In 2001 he undertook the delicate task of reviving the career of 1980s megastar Michael Jackson. A marker of his growing success was his purchase of a 12,000-square-foot home in an exclusive gated community in Florida.
Awards
Four Grammy award nominations.
Works
Selected discography
- As producer
- "The Boy Is Mine," Brandy and Monica.
- "Say My Name," Destiny's Child.
- "Satisfaction," Britney Spears.
- "If You Had My Love," Jennifer Lopez.
- "Angel of Mine," Monica.
- "He Wasn't Man Enough," Toni Braxton.
Further Reading
Periodicals
- Billboard, April 29, 2000, p. 65; February 27, 1999, p. 12; May 15, 1999, p. 44.
- Entertainment Weekly, June 2, 2000, p. 44.
- Interview, March 2001, p. 90.
- Time, May 22, 2000, p. 132.
- All Music Guide, http://allmusic.com.
- Biography Resource Center Online, Gale Group, 2000.
- http://rodneyjerkins.com.
— James M. Manheim
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| Born on July 29, 1977, in Atlantic City, NJ. Recorded first album, On the Move, 1992; signed publishing deal with EMI, 1995; won Grammy Award for producing Destiny Child’s “Say My Name,” 2000; worked with Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and ‘N Sync, 2001. Awards: Grammy Award, Best R&B Song for “Say My Name” (producer), 2000. Addresses: Production company—Darkchild, Inc., P.O. Box 410, Pleasantville, NJ 08232-0410. Website—Rodney Jerkins Official Website: http://64.225.154.159/main.html. |
Producer
Just a few years out of high school, Rodney Jerkins dominated the pop and R&B charts as the producer of singles such as "The Boy Is Mine," "It’s Not Right But It’s Okay," and "He Wasn’t Man Enough for Me." A publishing deal with EMI, an offer to develop his Dark-child Productions into a record label, and a Grammy Award for producing the track "Say My Name" fueled his reputation as the hottest producer on the contemporary music scene. In 2001 Jerkins added to his accomplishments by producing songs for eagerly anticipated albums by Britney Spears, ‘N Sync, and Michael Jackson, whose Invincible album was over three years in the making. Colleague Carol Bayer Sager summed up his talent in an Entertainment Weekly profile of Jerkins in June of 2000, noting that "His melodies are simple, and sometimes his lyrics can be deliberately repetitive. But what he does is any time you might even remotely be getting bored, he adds elements. He always keeps your ear interested and satisfied, and that’s a true art."
Born on July 29, 1977, Jerkins grew up in Pleasantville, a city of about 16,000 just west of Atlantic City, New Jersey. His father, the Reverend Frederick Jerkins, was the pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and his mother, Sylvia, was the choir director. Both Jerkins and his older brother, Frederick Jerkins III, had an interest in music. Jerkins studied the piano beginning at age five and often experimented with this brother’s drum machine and electronic keyboard. Jerkins’s intrusions into his brother’s room to play with his equipment resulted in numerous disputes between the siblings; the tension was finally resolved when Reverend Jerkins bought his younger son his own drum machine in 1990. Although he had to take out a $1,900 loan on his life insurance to make the purchase, Reverend Jerkins never doubted his son’s drive to pursue a career in music. "From that point, he worked night and day," he told the Philadelphia Inquirer in February of 1999. "He’d be up half the night playing and creating new songs. My wife and I would be banging on the floor, ‘Please go to bed!’ He’d say, ‘I got to do this while it’s on my mind.’"
Jerkins had already started to write his own songs; the first ones were inspired by a grade-school crush he had on a classmate named Allison. His professional debut, however, was inspired by his religious background. Together with his older brother, Jerkins helped to produce a gospel music album, Blessed, for their uncle’s group in 1992. That same year, Jerkins recorded his own album of Christian rap tracks, On the Move, which was released on his brother’s Jerkins Music Entertainment label. Over the next two years, Jerkins made an impressive list of contacts in the music world, including a friendship with New Jack Swing producer Teddy Riley. Riley helped Jerkins get his first big break in 1994, remixing a Patti LaBelle track. By that time, Jerkins was too busy with his career to continue going to school full-time and had hired a private tutor. "I liked
school, but I was making a lucrative amount of money at 16," Jerkins told the Philadelphia Inquirer in February of 1999. "I had to weigh my options: Do I want to go to school eight hours a day, or do I want to try to work with people I dreamed of working with all my life?" By the age of 17, Jerkins had left his tutor behind as well; he was already spending too much time on the road as a producer to keep up with his studies.
First Major Success
In 1995 Jerkins’s career took another major step forward when he got the remix assignment for a Vanessa Williams song, "The Way that You Love." He also signed a deal with EMI Publishing that year, which he renewed in 2000. The EMI agreement signaled the rising stature that producers were claiming in the music business, which had been artist-dominated in the 1990s with multi-million-dollar, multi-media deals by Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Madonna. "We look at talents like Jerkins and others we’ve signed as if they’re artists, as opposed to those who write songs only," Martin Bandier, CEO of EMI, explained to Billboard in April of 2000. "Writer/producers, to me, are no different than the director of a motion picture. They are, like directors, responsible for the creative aspects of their projects. Sure, you always get input from the artist, but at the end of the day the producer’s input is crucial." Later, some reviewers would take up this point in criticizing Jerkins’s work with some artists, saying that his work often overwhelmed the distinctive talent of individual acts.
While Jerkins had some minor R&B hits with his first productions, it was Mary J. Bilge’s 1997 album Share My World that secured his reputation as a leading producer. Jerkins produced five of the album’s tracks, including her hit "I Can Love You," which went into the R&B top five. Another track he produced that year, Joe’s "Don’t Wanna Be a Player," also became a major R&B and crossover pop hit. The following year, Jerkins had his first number-one pop hit with Brandy and Monica’s "The Boy Is Mine," which stayed at number one for 13 weeks. Jerkins also produced many of the tracks on Brandy’s Never S-A-Y Never and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine, including Monica’s number-one pop hit "Angel of Mine." Based on his string of successes, Jerkins secured a label deal through Sony Music in February of 1999 for his production company, Darkchild Productions. Jerkins had previously turned down a major development deal with Sean "Puffy" Combs; although he insisted that he respected Combs’s work, Jerkins derided his heavy reliance on samples in his productions. "I don’t depend on samples for my career," Jerkins told Billboard in February of 1999. "I want to be one of the ones that takes music back to where it was. Quincy Jones, Gamble & Huff, those guys made real music; they didn’t focus on just drums and basslines. I want to make music that people can cry to and people and dance to."
Worked with Superstars
While Jerkins had mostly worked with young talents such as Joe, Monica, and Brandy for his first hits, he turned his attention in 1998 to helping revive the flagging careers of two superstars, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. It had been several years since Houston had released a full-length album of original material, and she had been criticized for losing her musical edge. Jerkins helped to bring newfound critical respect to Houston for his work on her My Love Is Your Love album, particularly the standout track "It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay," which went into the Billboard top ten on the pop chart and proved to be a dance club favorite. Jerkins was not hesitant about claiming credit for some of the album’s success. "I always write specifically for someone I’m working with and make sure that we have our style or stamp on the track," he told Billboard in May of 1999, adding, "I wanted to find out what [Houston] wanted to say, what she wanted the songs to be about. I think the music on her album is hipper than anything she’s done before; it’s a little ‘harder,’ so she’s got a younger generation buying her records, which is cool."
Jerkins took on another major challenge when he began to work with Michael Jackson in 1998. Work on Invincible continued over the next three years before the album was finally released in October of 2001. Invincible was not quite the comeback that Jackson had hoped for in the United States, but it sold more than nine million copies worldwide in the months after its initial release. More successful was Jerkins’s production of some tracks on Toni Braxton’s comeback album in 2000, The Heat. His work on the single "He Wasn’t Man Enough for Me," featuring a now-familiar tagline, "Darkchild," on the intro, was a major R&B and pop hit for Braxton and the standout track on the album.
Part of the Teen Pop Phenomenon
In 1999 Jerkins worked on a track that brought him a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, "Say My Name," from the Destiny’s Child album The Writing’s on the Wall. He also scored his fourth number-one pop hit with "If You Had My Love," the debut single from Jennifer Lopez. Jerkins also worked with some of the hottest teen-oriented pop acts of the day, including Britney Spears and ‘N Sync. While his production talents did not take the acts too far out of bubblegum range, Jerkins did add a measure of credibility to their efforts. He was also responsible for a more R&B-flavored sound on the third Spice Girls album, Forever, which appeared in 2000.
In 2002 Jerkins announced that he would be moving Darkchild Productions from New Jersey to Florida. The producer also reunited with Brandy for her album Full Moon, her first release since 1998. While the first single, "What About Us?" and the album immediately went into the top ten on the Billboard charts, the effort was a disappointment to some reviewers. "This third album is a very slick example of production-line soul," a Q reviewer wrote. "Producer Rodney Jerkins had his fingerprints all over several tracks here, including the excellent ‘What About Us?’ As a result, you’d be hard pressed to say what sets her apart from her many peers."
Selected discography
Solo
On the Move, Jerkins Music Entertainment, 1992.
As producer
Mary J. Blige, Share My World, MCA, 1997.
Brandy, Never S-A-Y Never, Atlantic, 1998.
Monica, The Boy Is Mine, Arista, 1998.
Whitney Houston, My Love Is Your Love, Arista, 1998.
Destiny’s Child, The Writing’s on the Wall, Columbia, 1999.
Jennifer Lopez, On the 6, Epic, 1999.
Britney Spears, Oops! I Did It Again, Jive, 2000.
Spice Girls, Forever, Virgin, 2000.
Toni Braxton, The Heat, La Face, 2000.
Britney Spears, Britney, Jive, 2001.
Michael Jackson, Invincible, Epic, 2001.
‘N Sync, Celebrity, Jive, 2001.
Brandy, Full Moon, Atlantic, 2002.
Sources
Periodicals
Billboard, February 27, 1999, p. 12; May 15, 1999, p. 44; April 29, 2000, p. 65.
Entertainment Weekly, June 2, 2000, p. 44. Philadelphia Inquirer, February 15, 1999.
Q, April 2002.
Rolling Stone, August 20, 1998, p. 68.
Time, May 22, 2000, p. 132.
Online
Rodney Jerkins Official Website, http://64.225.154.159/swf/bio.html (April 9, 2002).
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Biography
Prolific producer Rodney Jerkins' credits include hits by Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, Brandy, Monica, Joe, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Jennifer Lopez's number one single "If You Had My Love," Tatyana Ali, Britney Spears, Will Smith, Toni Braxton, and Blackstreet, among many others. What's even more amazing is that Jerkins amassed this enviable resumé in just a few years.Born the youngest son of a minister and choir director mother in a small town in New Jersey, Jerkins began taking classical music lessons on the piano as a small child and combining that with the gospel music that he heard in church. As he grew, he added R&B and jazz to his repertoire. He worked obsessively on music, recording rap demos for local talent. By his teens, he wanted to become a record producer and began making demos, one of which caught the attention of Teddy Riley. His first professional writing and producing job came in 1994 for an artist named Casserine, and at 15, he wrote and produced his own gospel rap album, On the Move, with his brother Fred Jerkins III.
In 1997, Jerkins co-wrote, arranged, and produced five songs for Mary J. Blige's four million-selling Share My World album, including the hit single "I Can Love You." He was named one of the hottest R&B producers in the country, and during 1999, he started his own label, Darkchild Records. The first two artists to be signed were So Plush and Rhona Bennet. ~ Ed Hogan, Rovi
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Rodney Jerkins
| Rodney Jerkins | |
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| Birth name | Rodney Jerkins |
| Also known as | RJ, Darkchild, Rodney Jerkins, DC |
| Born | July 29, 1977 |
| Origin | Pleasantville, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop |
| Occupations | Musician, record producer, songwriter, rapper |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Associated acts | Mary J. Blige, Brandy, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels, Rhona, Joy Enriquez, Ray J, Kirk Franklin |
| Website | www.darkchild.com, www.musicmogul.com, www.myspace.com/Darkchild joy, www.blazetrak.com/Darkchild |
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (born July 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, record producer and musician. He has worked with a range of popular artists, including Michael Jackson,[1] Whitney Houston[2] and the Spice Girls, and in 2011 he received two Grammy nominations.[3]
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Biography
Jerkins' father was an Evangelical pastor and he began playing piano at 5 years of age, following his brother and father who both played at church gatherings. At the age of 14, Jerkins was mentored by his idol, Teddy Riley, but he did not accept a contract offer to work with the producer due to an aspiration to build an "empire" without such support.[4]
Jerkins' first recorded output was a "gospel rap" collaboration with his brother, Fred Jerkins III, entitled On The Move. He later incorporated the name "Darkchild", at the age of 17, subsequently accepting a worldwide publishing deal with the EMI music corporation. The producer then proceeded to establish a commercial music career, initially working with artists such as Joe, Mary J. Blige and Brandy.[4]
Jerkins has been married to singer, Joy Enriquez, since April 4, 2004, with whom he raises two children. Their first child, Rodney David Jr., was born on May 28, 2008, and their daughter, Heavenly Joy Jerkins, was born on November 17, 2009.[5]
Production
Jerkins has produced for Joe, Toni Braxton, Lindsay Lohan, Will Smith, Keyshia Cole, Brandy, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Aaliyah, Britney Spears, Mary Mary, The Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, Spice Girls, TLC, Janet Jackson, Danity Kane, Beyoncé, Linda Király, Lady Gaga, Cascada, Tamia, Pussycat Dolls, Whitney Houston, Natasha Bedingfield, Mary J. Blige, Lionel Richie, JYJ, Wonder Girls, Austin Brown, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Utada Hikaru and LMFAO.[5][6]
He's currently producing songs for Justin Bieber and Nelly Furtado's forthcoming albums. Jerkins was a music producer and mentor on season 10 of American Idol.[7]
Record labels
In 1999, Jerkins joined Sony/Epic Records to promote power vocalist Rhona, Pop/R&B girl group So Plush and rapper Fats. Fats appeared on two tracks Jerkins produced for Michael Jackson's Invincible album and So Plush released the single "Things I've Heard Before". Subsequently, So Plush's singles, "Damn" and "Things I've Heard Before", were pressed and made available as promos, and Rhona's album was even released in Japan. In 2005 Darkchild Records reappeared when Jerkins signed brand new acts including Shamari Fears formerly of R&B group Blaque, female MC Asia Lee, Dancehall artist Atiba, and Gospel singer Anesha Birchett.
In 2006, he was appointed VP of Artists & Repertoire (A&R) for The Island Def Jam Group. Upcoming female R&B artist, Natasha, will have her music distributed through a collaboration between the label and Jive Records. Jerkins released his wife Joy Enriquez's second album Atmosphere Of Heaven, which features a religious direction, on his independent gospel imprint JoyFul Child Records. The Darkchild name has been loaned to Darkchild Gospel, a record company run by Jerkins' brother, Fred Jerkins III.[8] which released the latest album from Virtue - Testimony.
Music Mogul, Inc.
In late 2008, Jerkins joined Nicholas Longano, Ray Brown, and Jonathan E. Eubanks in creating Music Mogul, Inc.[9] MusicMogul.com represents an entirely browser-based online destination where celebrity artists can unite with their fans. Aspiring artists, songwriters and producers have a chance to be discovered as the next superstar. It is responsible for discovering up and coming producer/songwriter Keri Malena out of Dallas Texas who is making a good name for himself producing quality music. As a result of this exposure, Mr. Malena, as he is called, is now appearing on major label releases such as, Justin Bieber, Lady GaGa, Kiesha Cole, Jamie Fox, among others. Each quarter, members vote for the best video performances.[10] The top performers are then flown to Los Angeles to compete in front of a panel of celebrity judges. The winner gets a demo deal with Darkchild Productions.[11]
Appearances
Singles discography
See links for extensive discography.
Guest raps
- 1995: Hodge - "Head Nod" (Darkchild Remix)
- 1996: AZ - "Something About You" (Darkchild Remix)
- 1997: Tasha Holiday - "Just The Way You Like It (Darkchild Remix)" w/ Lil' Cease, Peter Gunz and Mike Nitty
- 1997: MQ3 - "Everyday"
- 1997: Immature - "I Can't Wait" with Mike Nitty
- 1997: Mary J. Blige - "Everything (Darkchild Remix)"
- 1997: K-Ball - "On The Weekend", "Love Matters"
- 1998: Kirk Franklin & The Nu Nation Project - "Revolution"
- 1998: Keith Washington - "Bring It On (Darkchild Remix)"
- 1999: Brandy - "Top of the World" (Darkchild Remix) with Fat Joe and Big Pun
- 2000: Natalie Wilson & The S.O.P. Chorale - "Act Like You Know" with LaShawn Daniels
- 2001: So Plush - "What You Do To Me" with 50 Cent and Fats, "Ain't My Fault"
- 2001: Rhona - "Satisfied (Another Darkchild Remix)" with Fats
- 2002: Jay Mathis - "Kiss" with Pain and Fats
- 2002: Mary Mary - "He Said" with Fats
- 2002: K-Young - "Ballinest Player" with Lil' Zal
- 2002: K-Young - "Ooh Wee"
- 2002: Shawn Desman - "Sexy"
- 2003: Natalie Wilson & The S.O.P. Chorale - "Good Life"
- 2004: Kierra "Kiki" Sheard - "You Don't Know"
- 2005: Joy Enriquez - "Don't You Let Go"
- 2005: Anesha Birchett - "Get Ready" with Mase
- 2005: Atiba - "Flossin" with Francisco
- 2006: The Darkchild Allstars - "We Are Family"
- 2008: The Pussycat Dolls With Diddy, Lil Wayne, & Fatman Scoop - When I Grow Up (Darkchild Remix)
Video cameos
- 1996: Gina Thompson - "The Things That U Do (Bad Boy Remix)"
- 1997: No Authority - "Don't Stop"
- 1998: Kirk Franklin & The Nu Nation Project - "Revolution"
- 2001: So Plush - "Things I've Heard Before"
- 2001: Rhona - "Satisfied"
- 2002: Brandy - "What About Us?"
- 2002: Monica - "All Eyez on Me"
- 2006: Natasha - "Hey, Hey, Hey" and "So Sick"
- 2006: Shareefa - "Cry No More"
- 2006: J. Holiday - "Be with Me"
- 2008: Brandy - "Right Here (Departed)"
References
- ^ Robbie Daw. "Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Working On Unreleased Michael Jackson Material | Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on". Idolator.com. http://idolator.com/5576912/rodney-darkchild-jerkins-unreleased-michael-jackson. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins — Vision". Darkchild.com. http://darkchild.com/vision/. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Rodney Jerkins Nominated for a Grammy - re> NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/". New York: Prnewswire.com. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rodney-jerkins-nominated-for-a-grammy-55146027.html. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ a b Felicia Lowenstein (31). "Rodney Jerkins Passing the Freshness Test". BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc.. http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/19991101rodney_jerkins_rodney_jerkins_passing_the_freshness_test. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Rodney Jerkins Music Videos". Ovguide.com. http://www.ovguide.com/rodney-jerkins-9202a8c04000641f8000000003ac1c6e. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Max-Schneider.Org // The Largest Max Schneider Fan Resource On The Web // Daily News // News Content & Much More". Max Schneider. http://max-schneider.org/?p=267. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "NELLY FURTADO Announces New Album & Releases 'Big Hoops' Lyric Video". The Daily BLAM!. http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/04/18/nelly-furtado-announces-new-album-releases-big-hoops-lyric-video. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ^ "Darkchild Gospel". Darkchild Gospel. http://www.darkchildgospel.com/. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Billboard.biz[dead link]
- ^ Iwatani, Yukari (2008-11-14). "Wall Street Journal". Online.wsj.com. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB122663498086327655-lMyQjAxMDI4MjE2NDYxMzQ0Wj.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ November 14, 2008 (2008-11-14). "Virtual World News". Virtualworldsnews.com. http://www.virtualworldsnews.com/2008/11/cilemon-and-music-mogul-connecting-music-industry-to-virtual-worlds.html. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
External links
- Rodney Jerkins on Myspace
- Rodney Jerkins on Beatbuggy
- Ebony Magazine Interview
- AllHipHop.com Interview[dead link]
- MixOnline Technical Interview
- Darkchild official website
- MySpace Page of Darkchild Music
- Fred Jerkins' Darkchild Gospel
- Darkchild Fansite (inc. discography)
- Thermal Soundwaves Show interview
- Le groupe SoulRnB.com consacré à Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
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