Danja
Background information
Birth name	Floyd Nathanial Hills
Also known as	Nate Hills, Danja, Danjahandz (pronounced as "Danger-Hands")
Born	1982 (age 25)
Origin	Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hip-hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Percussion, synthesizer, keyboards, drums, sampler
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Danjahandz Muzik/CrownLife Ent., Mosley Music Group
Associated acts	Timbaland, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears

Floyd Nathanial Hills (born 1982) record producer more commonly known by "Danja" (pronounced as "Danger") and the protégé of producer Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. He was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia and took up drums and piano in his early teens. He got his start playing in his church when growing up.^[1] If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Part of the Virginia Beach oceanfront resort strip. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ... Contemporary R&B is a music genre of American popular music, the current iteration of the genre that began in the 1940s as rhythm and blues music. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler Playing a Yamaha SU10 Sampler A sampler is an electronic music instrument closely related to a synthesizer. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Mosley Music Group is a recording label created by producer Timbaland. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese citizenship. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ...

In 2001, a chance encounter with Timbaland turned into an opportunity to play some music for him. Two years later, Timbaland brought Danja to Miami to work in his studio there.^[2][1][3]

He has produced a wide catalog of songs with Timbaland that helped return the famous producer to prominence in 2006 with an ongoing string of hits throughout the year until present, including "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado, "SexyBack", "What Goes Around...Comes Around" and "My Love" by Justin Timberlake among others, such as "Give It to Me" and "The Way I Are" off Timbaland's second solo album.^[4] So far in 2007, he's scored his biggest solo producing hit with Britney Spears' "Gimme More". Promiscuous is a pop rap song recorded by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland for Furtados third album, Loose (2006). ... Say It Right is a pop/R&B song written by Nelly Furtado, Timothy Timbaland Mosley and Nate Danja Hills for Furtados third album, Loose (2006). ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese citizenship. ... SexyBack is a song written and performed by the American singer Justin Timberlake for his second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). ... What Goes Around. ... My Love is the hit single co-written by Justin Timberlake, T.I., Nate Hills and Timbaland for Timberlakes second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... This article is about the Timbaland song. ... The Way I Are is the second single from Timbalands second album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value. ... Gimme More is a song written by James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica and Nate Hills for Britney Spears upcoming fifth studio album. ...

He is currently working on the next albums by Britney Spears, Duran Duran, Chris Brown, Nicole Scherzinger, Leona Lewis, Eve, Madonna, Simple Plan, Keri Hilson, JC Chasez, Jessica Simpson, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne, Christina Milian, Antonella Barba, The re-release of Kelly Rowland's Ms. Kelly & Nikki Flores.^[5] Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente Scherzinger (also known as Nicole Kea) (born June 29, 1978), is an American singer, dancer, songwriter and occasional actress best known for her work as the lead vocalist for the Pussycat Dolls. ... Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is an English singer-songwriter who was the winner of the third series of the popular television talent show The X Factor. ... Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), better known as Eve or E-V-E, is a Grammy-award winning American rapper, singer, and actress. ... This article is about the American entertainer. ... Simple Plan is a pop-punk band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada—all five members are French-Canadians who were born in the province of Quebec. ... This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. ... JC Chasez (born Joshua Scott Chasez on August 8, 1976 in Washington, D.C.), is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer, best known as one of the lead vocalists in the pop group N Sync. ... Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American pop singer and actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer. ... Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. ... Christina Milian (born Christine Flores on September 26, 1981) is an American actress and Grammy Award-nominated hip-hop and pop singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and former MTV host. ... Antonella Lynette Barba (born June 1, 1986) is an American singer who placed fifteenth on the sixth season of American Idol. ... Kelly Rowland (born Kelendria Trene Rowland on February 11, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful R&B girl group Destinys Child, the best-selling female band of all time (according to... Special Premium Edition Cover Singles from Released: March 2007 Released: August 2007 (U.S. only) Released: September 2007 (UK only) Ms. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline for Music. ...

Production equipment

Danja uses a laptop, an Edirol MIDI controller, an Akai MPC4000, an Alesis Andromeda A6 synthesizer, a Korg Triton and a Yamaha Motif, as revealed in an interview with Remix Magazine.^[6] For the band, see Laptop (band). ... A device, real or virtual, which generates and transmits MIDI data for operating musical devices or other devices which are electronically enabled for MIDI operation. ... An AKAI MPC2000 sampler Akai MPCs (originally MIDI Production Center, now Music Production Center) are a popular and well respected series of electronic musical instruments originally designed by Roger Linn and produced by the Japanese company Akai from 1988 onwards. ... The Andromeda A6 is a 16-voice, 16-channel multitimbral analogue synthesizer by Alesis and was released in 2000, before the company went bankrupt and was acquired by Numark Industries. ... Korg Triton Classic Korg Triton is a music workstation synthesizer featuring digital sampling and sequencing created by Korg. ... Yamaha Motif ES6 The Yamaha Motif is a series of music workstations, first released by Yamaha Corporation in August 2001. ...

Production discography

Main article: Nate "Danja" Hills production discography

The following is a production discography of Hip Hop / R&B / Pop producer, Nate Danja Hills. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Janeé Bolden. "Timbaland's Right Hand Man, Danja", SOHH.com, 2006-10-09. 
2. ^ Malcom Venable. "Danja: Hitting the right note", HamptonRoads, 2007-02-10. 
3. ^ Jayson Rodriguez. "Timbaland Protege Danja Makes His Own Noise With DJ Khaled, Trey Songz", MTV News, 2007-05-01. 
4. ^ Hillary Crosley. "Epic's Walk Honors Nate ‘DanjaHandz’ Hills", Billboard, 2007-05-10. 
5. ^ http://vidshadow.com/video_player.asp?videoid=3487
6. ^ Anthony Roberts. "Timbaland protégé Danja on producing tracks - Hip-hop Producer Danja", Remix Magazine, 2007-02-01. 

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External links

• Danja's Official Myspace