Michael "Mike" Elizondo is a well-known bassist, keyboardist, and hip hop music producer. He is especially known for his collaborations with internationally successful rappers Dr. Dre and Eminem. He has played the bass for many of Dr. Dre's productions and has co-written some of Eminem's songs, including the hit single "The Real Slim Shady"; he co-produced several songs on Encore with Dr. Dre, and co-produced 50 Cent's hit single "In da Club" with Dr. Dre as well. Aside from hip hop, Elizondo has worked with singer-songwriter Fiona Apple. He has also recently been involved in album tracks for artists as diverse as Nelly Furtado & P!nk. He writes songs and plays the bass, guitar, and keyboards himself. With three other high-profile musicians, Elizondo is part of the experimental rock group Strip Search. A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem or Slim Shady, is a Grammy and Academy Award-winning American rapper, record producer and actor from the Detroit, Michigan area. ... The Real Slim Shady is a song by the rapper Eminem, released in 2000. ... Special Edition cover Singles from Encore Released: September 28, 2004 Released: December 10, 2004 Released: June 7, 2005 Encore is a 2004 hip hop album by American rapper Eminem and his fourth major label studio release. ... For the currency amount, see 50 cents. ... In da Club is a song performed by rapper 50 Cent for his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin (2003). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter. ... Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist of Portuguese descent. ... 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. ...

Mike Elizondo contributed to 50 Cent's album The Massacre and has worked with fellow producer Scott Storch on many of Dr. Dre's projects. Special Edition cover The Massacre is 50 Cents second commercial album and it was released on March 3, 2005 — five days ahead of the original release date due to Internet leakage. ... Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is a Canadian[2] entertainment mogul, hip hop, pop, R&B and Reggaeton record producer. ...

Elizondo produced the song "Wunderkind" with Maverick artist Alanis Morissette. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the holiday film-version of The Chronicles of Narnia and was nomineed for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Song. He was set to be in the studio with Morissette as co-producer on Alanis' forthcoming 5th studio album, the follow up to her 2004 record "So-Called Chaos", until she announced her hiatus. She is now working with Guy Sigsworth. He recently produced a song called "Daddy Was A Doctor" with Dr.Dre for Dr.Dre's son Hood Surgeon. Look up maverick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “Alanis” redirects here. ... “Narnia” redirects here. ... So-Called Chaos is the seventh album (sixth studio album) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released in May 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Guy Sigsworth Guy Sigsworth is an electronica producer and was member of the band Frou Frou together with U.K. singer/songwriter/producer Imogen Heap. ...

Most recently, he produced several tracks on Maroon 5's It Won't Be Soon Before Long, Natasha Bedingfield's N.B. and Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight. Maroon 5 is a soul-influenced rock band from Los Angeles, California on A&M/Octone Records. ... It Wont Be Soon Before Long is Maroon 5s second studio album, released on May 22, 2007. ... Natasha Bedingfield (born November 26, 1981) is an English singer-songwriter. ... Soulmate is the second album by British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. ... Rilo Kiley is a Los Angeles-based indie band. ... Under the Blacklight is the fourth full length studio album released by American alternative rock band Rilo Kiley. ...

Mike resides with his wife and 3 daughters in Westlake Village, CA. He has recently been on the cover of BASS magazine alongside Maroon 5 bassist Mickey Madden.