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Career

 He is a member of Highland Place Mobsters for Laface Records in the early nineties before embarking in as a full time producer. He has crafted songs for a number of R&B and pop chart artists, including Texas (band), Boyz II Men,Pink, JC Chasez, Monica, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, For Real, Aretha Franklin, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Troop, and Brand New Heavies. Austin's most notable works are his many hits for LaFace act TLC (with which we won two Grammies for co-producing CrazySexyCool and FanMail), including "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "What about Your Friends", "Creep", "Silly Ho" and "Unpretty." He has a son, Tron, with TLC member Chilli. 

Austin has tried his hand at remixing for other artists, most notably "They Don't Care About Us" for Michael Jackson and "The Power of Good-Bye" for Madonna. In more recent times, Austin's work has returned him to the charts, writing and producing the successful "Trick Me" for Kelis as well as "Left Outside Alone" and "Sick and Tired" for Anastacia. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... The hit parade is the list of songs most popular at any given time. ... Texas is a pop music band from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Boyz II Men is an American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The use of the word pink as a color first occurred in the 17th century to describe the light red flowers of pinks, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. ... Joshua Scott Chasez (born August 8, 1976), known as JC, is an American singer and actor, best known as a member of N Sync. ... Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actress. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... For Real was a Grammy-nominated R&B / Soul quartet that formed in 1993, the band released their debut album Its a Natural Thang with production from Brian McKnight on A&M Records in 1994 and it became a critical success, including a rare four stars from Rolling Stone... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She has been called for many years The Queen Of Soul, but many also call her Lady Soul, as well as... Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Another Bad Creation (or A.B.C. for short) was an American hip hop and R&B musical group from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Troop is an R&B group from Pasadena, California. ... The Brand New Heavies are an acid jazz and funk group formed in 1985 in Ealing, a suburb of London, England. ... LaFace Records is an Atlanta based record label company created by Kenneth Babyface Edmonds and Antonio LA Reid. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... CrazySexyCool is a bestselling R&B/hip hop album by the group TLC, released on November 15, 1994. ... FanMail is the 3rd album released by TLC. FanMail debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts, where it sat for 5 weeks and the album won the 2000 Grammy Awards Best R&B Album. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... They Dont Care About Us was the third US single and fourth European single released from American pop and R&B singer-songwriter Michael Jacksons 1995 album, HIStory. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... The Power of Good-Bye is a pop ballad written by American singer Madonna and Rick Nowels for Madonnas seventh album Ray of Light (1998). ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Kelis Rogers-Jones (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979)[1] is a twice Grammy Award-nominated American singer and songwriter. ... Left Outside Alone is a song recorded by American pop singer Anastacia. ... Sick and Tired is a song by American popsinger Anastacia. ... Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17, 1968 or 1973[1]) is an American pop singer and songwriter. ...

In addition to American artists, Austin has produced songs for overseas artists. In 1999 Austin and Japanese pop singer Amuro Namie began a professional relationship in which he produced many of her songs until 2003. A publicity shot from 2004 Namie Amuro (安室 奈美恵 Amuro Namie or あむろ.なみえ, September 20, 1977 - ) is a Japanese pop singer and Japanese idol originally from Okinawa Prefecture. ...

Austin, besides being very well connected in the high spheres of the Republican State (v.g. this mysterious episode in Orrin Hatch article), is also known for socially conscious productions such as TLC's "Unpretty" and "Damaged", and more recently "Ugly" for UK act Sugababes. For the Sugababes, Austin produced several other tracks on their number-one album Taller in More Ways, including the single "Push the Button", which spent three weeks at the top of the UK charts. He also produced the Girls Aloud' Comic Relief collaboration with Sugababes on "Walk This Way". He is also responsible for producing Gwen Stefani's single "Cool" from her "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." album. Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. ... Unpretty is a song recorded by R&B girl group TLC for their album Fanmail. ... Ugly is the second single from the Sugababes fourth studio album Taller In More Ways. ... The Sugababes are a Q, TMF, Smash Hits, Elle Style and former BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Taller in More Ways is the fourth studio album by UK girl group Sugababes, released on October 10, 2005. ... Push the Button is a pop song written by Dallas Austin, Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Heidi Range for the Sugababes fourth studio album Taller in More Ways (2005). ... Girls Aloud are a Smash Hits Poll Winners, TMF award-winning and BRIT Award-nominated English girl group created on ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... The Sugababes are a Q, TMF, Smash Hits, Elle Style and former BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Walk This Way is a song by American hard rock group Aerosmith. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Cool is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Dallas Austin for Stefanis debut solo album Love. ...

Other credits of Austin's include the number-two single "Hit 'Em Up Style" recorded by Blu Cantrell, "Don't Let Me Get Me" and "Just like a Pill" by P!nk, and the hit "Secret" by Madonna. Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb on October 1, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Grammy Award-nominated R&B and soul singer. ... Dont Let Me Get Me is a pop-rock song performed by singer P!nk recorded for her second album M!ssundaztood (2002). ... Just Like a Pill is the third single released from P!nks sophomore album M!ssundaztood. ... Alecia Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (also written as P!nk), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter who first gained prominence in North America in early January of 2000. ... Secret was the first single taken from Madonnas 1994 album Bedtime Stories. ...

Austin also formed Rowdy Records in 1992 and was the executive producer of the film Drumline (2002) for 20th Century Fox. He also served as the film's musical director. Austin is currently working with Warner Bros. studios on another music-driven film, and he also contributed to the re-release of Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi. Rowdy Records is an American record label formed in 1992 by producers Dallas Austin and L.A. Reid, and was initially distributed through Arista Records. ... Auburn University multi-tenors warm up A drumline or drum line is a group of percussion instruments usually played as part of a marching ensemble. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director,artist and actress. ... The Emancipation of Mimi is the fourteenth album and ninth studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. ...

In 2006 he was arrested at the airport in the United Arab Emirates for possession of cocaine, which he said wasn't his. He was in the UAE and was ultimately sentenced to 4 years in prison. However the Ruler of Dubai to pardoned him from serving his sentence and consequently he was free to leave Dubai.

Selected production credits

• "I Found Myself" (Ciara)
• "Walk This Way" (Sugababes Vs Girls Aloud)
• "Push the Button" (Sugababes)
• "Ugly" (Sugababes)
• "Trick Me" (Kelis)
• "Keep It Down" (Kelis)
• "Secret" (Madonna)
• "Sanctuary" (Madonna)
• "Don't Stop" (Madonna)
• "Let Down Your Guard" (Madonna)
• "Freedom" (Madonna)
• "Your Honesty" (Madonna)
• "In Demand" (Texas)
• "Stuck" (Stacie Orrico)
• "Secrets" (Eternal)
• "Cool" (Gwen Stefani)
• "Crash" (Gwen Stefani)
• "Danger Zone" (Gwen Stefani)
• "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops) (Blu Cantrell)
• "Don't Let Me Get Me" (P!nk)
• "Just like a Pill" (P!nk)
• "Slate" (Brandy)
• "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia)
• "Sick and Tired" (Anastacia)
• "Creep" (TLC)
• "Case of the Fake People" (TLC)
• "Unpretty" (TLC)
• "Silly Ho" (TLC)
• "If They Knew" (TLC)
• "Shout" (TLC)
• "Don't Pull out on Me Yet" (TLC)
• "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" (TLC)
• "What about Your Friends" (TLC)
• "Hat 2 Da Back" (TLC)
• "Just a Little While" (Janet Jackson)
• "Sexhibition" (Janet Jackson)
• "This Time Around" (Michael Jackson)
• "2Bad" (Michael Jackson)
• "Iesha" (Another Bad Creation)
• "Playground" (Another Bad Creation)
• "Motownphilly" (Boyz II Men)
• "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (Boyz II Men)
• "The Boy Is Mine" (Brandy and Monica) - produced Monica's vocals
• "Don't Take It Personal" (Monica)
• "Touch Myself" (T-Boz)
• "R U Freaky" (Highland Place Mobsters)
• "Put 'Em Up" (Namie Amuro)
• "Blowin Me Up" (JC Chasez)

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Secret was the first single off of 1994s Bedtime Stories With this single, Madonna set the tune for her cool, more clubby image that matched Bedtime Stories. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Texas is a pop music band from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. ... Eternal was a London based 1990s R&B girl group that found fame in 1993 and went on to become one of the UKs most successful girl groups of all time, achieving both domestic and global success. ... Cool is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Dallas Austin for Stefanis debut solo album Love. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb on October 1, 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Grammy Award-nominated R&B and soul singer. ... Dont Let Me Get Me is a pop-rock song performed by singer P!nk recorded for her second album M!ssundaztood (2002). ... Alecia Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (also written as P!nk), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter who first gained prominence in North America in early January of 2000. ... Just Like a Pill is the third single released from P!nks sophomore album M!ssundaztood. ... Slate Thick slate fragment Slate roof Slate is a fine-grained, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low grade regional metamorphism. ... Left Outside Alone is a song recorded by American pop singer Anastacia. ... Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17, 1968 or 1973[1]) is an American pop singer and songwriter. ... Sick and Tired is a song by American popsinger Anastacia. ... Creep was TLCs first number one single, and the first single from their sophomore album, CrazySexyCool. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Just a Little While is the first single from Janet Jacksons 2004 studio album Damita Jo. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, composer, actress, dancer, choreographer, record producer, and activist. ... 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Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actress. ... Tionne T-Boz Watkins is an R&B singer; the lead singer of the successful group TLC. She was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia as a child, and is today one of the spokespeople for Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. ... Namie Amuro , born September 20, 1977) is a Japanese pop singer of Ryukyuan ancestry. ... Joshua Scott Chasez (born August 8, 1976), known as JC, is an American singer and actor, best known as a member of N Sync. ...

Selected Remixes

• "Possibly Maybe" (Dallas Austin Mix) (Björk)
• "The Power of Good-Bye (Dallas' Low End Mix)" (Madonna)
• "They Don't Care about Us (Dallas Austin Main Mix)" (Michael Jackson)
• "This time Around (Dallas Main Mix)" (Michael jackson)

Possibly Maybe is a song by Björk, released as the fifth single from her 1995 album Post. ... Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer, as well as an occasional actress. ... The Power of Good-Bye is a pop ballad written by American singer Madonna and Rick Nowels for Madonnas seventh album Ray of Light (1998). ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ...

See also

• List of songs produced by Dallas Austin

This is a list of songs produced by Dallas Austin. ...

External links

• Dallas Austin on music.com
• Dallas Austin on sex with Christina Aguilera