Eric Hudson
Eric Hudson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eric Lee Hudson[1] |
| Born | October 15, 1986 |
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter |
Eric Lee Hudson (born October 15, 1986) is an American record producer.[2] He has won three Grammy Awards, and contributed to sales of over 60 million units in the United States.[3] He is perhaps best known for his co-production on Kanye West's 2007 single "Flashing Lights", which peaked within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Early life and career
His father, Curtis, is a music producer and songwriter best known for having co-written Madonna's 1983 song "Holiday". His mother, Phyllis Bivins-Hudson, is an educator for Rutgers University.[4] Eric attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, and graduated in 2004.
He is a multi-instrumentalist (including piano, drums, bass, guitar, and organ), and honed much of his early music development playing in church and conducting his own jazz band, the Jazz Funk Project.
His early introduction into the industry began by working alongside hip hop producers Buckwild and DJ Kay Gee of Naughty by Nature. Hudson was an instrumentalist on two Billboard 200-number one albums, the Game's The Documentary and 50 Cent's The Massacre, which helped further his career. As his first song production to Billboard Hot 100, Hudson produced Omarion's 2006 single "Entourage".
Accolades
Hudson has won three Grammy Awards and has been a part of over than 60 million records sold worldwide, with credits for artists including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis, John Legend, Kanye West, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, and Trey Songz.
Partial discography
- 2005
- 18. "Like Father, Like Son" (feat. Busta Rhymes) (live bass and keyboards)
- 21."I Don't Need Em" (live bass)
Wyclef Jean - Hotel Rwanda (original soundtrack)
- 00. "Million Voices" (keyboards)
- 2006
Mila J - "Good Lookin' Out" single
- 00. "Good Lookin' Out" (feat. Marques Houston)
- 03. "Can We Chill"
- 07. "Ain't Thinking About You"
Mary J. Blige - Reflections (A Retrospective)
- 03. "You Know"
- 2007
- 11. "I Must Love Drama"
- 11. "Take You Home"
- 04. "Go Low" (feat. Rock City)
- 09. "Flashing Lights" (co-produced with Kanye West)
- 05. "Vicki Secrets"
- 13. "Too Blessed"
- 18. "Mama"
- 10. "I'm You"
- 09. "Fly Together" (feat. Jim Jones)
- 14. "Talk to Me"
Jordin Sparks - This Christmas soundtrack
- 2008
Brandy - Meet the Browns soundtrack
- 04. "Dig This"
Cheri Dennis - In and out of Love
- 09. "Pretend"
- 08. "About a Boy"
- 03. "In the Pictures"
- 06. "Before U Were My Man"
- 08. "Told You So"
- 12. "Not Your Enemy"
- 13. "Oxygen"
- 12. "Project Roach"
- 00. "Who Are You"
- 03. "Treat U Good"
- 04. "Year of the Lover"
- 08. "Love Making 101"
- 2009
- 03. "Moments that Matter"
- 05. "Champion"
- 07. "Whatever It Takes"
- 10. "Angel Cry"
- 11. "Close"
- 08. "Mind on My Money"
- 15. "By My Side" (feat. Ne-Yo)
- 06. "Does He Do It"
Whitney Houston - I Look to You
- 08. "Worth It"
Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)
- 06. "Congratulations"
- 06. "Stranded"
- 02. "Heard 'em All"
Brandy - Unreleased
- 00. "Love Me the Most"
- 00. "Back & Forth"
- 00. "Tell 'Em" (posted by Brandy on Twitter)
- 00. "Bring It Back" (180)
- 00. "Sober"
- 2010
Brutha - "Can't Get Enough" single
- 00. "Can't Get Enough"
Trey Songz - Passion, Pain & Pleasure
- 9. "Made to Be Together"
Jamie Foxx - Best Night of My Life
- 02. "Best Night of My Life" (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
- 07. "Yep Dat's Me" (feat. Ludacris and Soulja Boy)
- 09. "Gorgeous"
- 10. "Let Me Get You on Your Toes" (interlude)
- 14. "All Said and Done"
Lyfe Jennings - I Still Believe
- 06. "Whatever She Wants"
- 11. "Closer"
- 2011
Mary J. Blige - My Life II: The Journey Continues
Professor Green - At Your Inconvenience
- 10. "Doll"
- 03. "I Do" (co-produced)
- 05. "Sex Ain't Better Than Love" (co-produced)
- 2012
- 09. "Better Than Me" (co-produced)
Kendrick Lamar - GoodKid, M.A.A.D City
- 01. "The Recipe" (additional keyboards)
Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
- 03. "3 Kings" (additional production, keyboards)
- 03. "Panty Wetter"
- 14. "Without A Woman"
- 00. "Special Delivery"
- 03. "Missing Me"
Trevor Jackson - #NewThang EP (released Sept 2013)
- 05. "Like We Grown"
- 03. "One Girl"
- 2013
Justine Skye - Everyday Living (EP/executive produced)
- 01. "Everyday Living"
- 03. "Messin' w/ You" (feat. Joey BADA$$)
- 04. "Hardwork" (co-produced)
- 06. "Good by Now"
- 07. "I Don't Wanna" (Aaliyah cover)
- 02. "Damn"
- 09. "Hate on Her"
- 10. "When I Get a Man"
August Alsina - Downtown: Life Under the Gun
- 07. "Don't Forget About Me"
- 2014
- 13. "Benediction"
Justin Bieber - single
- 00. "We Were Born for This"
Marsha Ambrosius - Friends & Lovers
- 05. "Shoes"
- 09. "La La La La La"
- 14. "Spend All My Time" (feat. Charlie Wilson)
K. Michelle - Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?
- 07. "Maybe I Should Call"
Omarion - Sex Playlist (co-executive produced)
- 01. "Sex Playlist"
- 04. "Inside"
- 05. "Steam"
- 08. "Work"
- 09. "Deeper"
- 2015
- 19. "Infinity"
- 03. "Picture Perfect" (produced with Rockwilder)
- 10. "When We Make Love"
- 2016
K. Michelle - More Issues Than Vogue
- 10. "Time"
- 14. "Life I Chose" (Best Buy Bonus Track)
Jakubi - 61 Barkly
- 01. "Bank Account"
- 2018
Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods
- 08. "Morning Light" (featuring Alicia Keys)
- 15. "The Hard Stuff"
- 2019
- 07. "Who Are You" (featuring David Ranier)
- 2021
Blair Perkins - Blair Perkins
- 03. "Boolin' (I'm Ready)"
- 04. "Flight"
- 05. "Voicemail (Interlude)"
- 06. "Be Alone"
- 07. "Care 4 Me"
- 08. "Come With Me"
- 10. "Exclusively Yours"
- 2022
The Isley Brothers - Make Me Say It Again, Girl
- 05. "My Love Song"
- 06. "Great Escape"
References
- ^ ""Entourage" by Omarion, ACE Repertory".
- ^ "Super Producer Eric Hudson on Grammy Nominated Album!". The Hip Hop Cosign. January 8, 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ Thomas, Adam (March 10, 2008). "Eric Hudson: The Funky Technician". HipHop DX. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ^ "Phyllis Blvins-Hudson / NJ Alternate Route Rutgers University".
