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M-Phazes | |
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Birth name | Mark Landon |
Born | (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (age 42) Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
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Occupation | Music producer |
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Years active | 2007–present |
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Website | mphazes |
Mark Landon (born 1 February 1983), better known by hisstage nameM-Phazes, is an Australian-born producer based in LA. He has produced records forLogic,Demi Lovato,Madonna,Eminem,Kehlani,Zara Larsson,Remi Wolf,Kiiara,Noah Cyrus, andCautious Clay. He produced and wroteEminem’s “Bad Guy” off 2015's Grammy Winner for Best Rap Album of the YearThe Marshall Mathers LP 2. He produced and wrote “Sober” byDemi Lovato, “playinwitme” byKYLE ft.Kehlani, “Adore” byAmy Shark, “I Got So High That I Saw Jesus” byNoah Cyrus, and “Painkiller” byRuel ftDenzel Curry.
M-Phazes developed and producedKimbra,KYLE,Amy Shark, andRuel before they broke. He put his energy intoRuel beginning at age 13 and guided him to RCA. M-Phazes producedAmy Shark’s successful songs including “Love Songs Ain't for Us,” co-written byEd Sheeran. He worked extensively withKYLE before he broke and remains one of his main producers. In 2017, M-Phazes was nominated for Producer of the Year at theAPRA Awards alongsideFlume. In 2018 he won 5ARIA Awards including Producer of the Year. His recent releases are withRemi Wolf,VanJess, andKiiara.
Cautious Clay,Keith Urban,Travis Barker,Nas,Pusha T,Anne-Marie,Kehlani,Alison Wonderland,Lupe Fiasco,Alessia Cara,Joey Bada$$,Wiz Khalifa,Teyana Taylor, andWale have all featured on tracks M-Phazes produced.
M-Phazes was born on 1 February 1983. He went to Miami High School on theGold Coast and lived inBurleigh Heads, Queensland.
In 2008, Mark Landon was the winner ofSha Money XL's 'One Stop Shop' beat battle inPhoenix, Arizona. The competition was judged by producers such asSwizz Beats (Jay Z,Alicia Keys),DJ Premier (Nas,Christina Aguilera) andDenaun Porter (Eminem,D12). His win at One Stop would lead to producing forContemporary R&B superstarAmerie.
M-Phazes reached gold sales for the first time in 2009 withBliss n Eso's albumFlying Colours, of which he produced seven songs, and reached his first platinum sales in 2010 with Bliss n Eso's albumRunning On Air.
In 2010, M-Phazes signed a publishing deal withMushroom Records and record deal withObese Records, later releasing his debut albumGood Gracious featuring Bliss n Eso, Drapht, Illy, Phrase and many other Australian hip hop artists.Good Gracious won anARIA Award for BestUrban Release, beating Bliss n Eso'sRunning On Air of which heproduced seven songs.
M-Phazes was enlisted byKimbra in 2011 to co-produce her platinum debut albumVows.[1]Vows won Best Pop Album and Album of the Year in theNew Zealand Music Awards.
2013 saw M-Phazes sign a worldwide deal withUniversal Music Publishing Group and land his first major placement with "Bad Guy", which was the intro track onEminem's eighth albumThe Marshall Mathers LP 2.[2]
In 2014 M-Phazes produced his first platinum selling single withIlly's "Tightrope" taken from the gold-selling albumCinematic, which was executive produced by M-Phazes.[3]
M-Phazes then worked withKeyshia Cole,[4]2 Chainz,Daniel Johns,[5]Luke Steele,Kimbra,Illy,Guy Sebastian,Thelma Plum,Meg Mac and Hopium.
He also produced the 2014 song "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" by singer/rapperKyle.
M-Phazes received a Grammy award[6] for his co-production work on the track "Bad Guy" from Eminem's albumThe Marshall Mathers LP 2. The album received the 2015 Grammy award for Best Rap Album.[7]
He also received the 2015 Urban Work of the Year APRA[8] award for his co-production on the track "Tightrope" taken from Illy's albumCinematic.
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally asAIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010[9][10] | Good Gracious | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album | Nominated |
TheARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres ofAustralian music. M-Phazes has won two awards from six nominations.[11]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Good Gracious | Best Urban Album | Won |
2016 | "Papercuts" byIlly (featuringVera Blue) | Producer of the Year | Nominated |
Engineer of the Year | Nominated | ||
2018 | "I Said Hi" byAmy Shark (withDann Hume) | Producer of the Year | Won |
Engineer of the Year | Nominated | ||
2020 | Free Time byRuel | Producer of the Year | Nominated |
2021 | Cry Forever by Amy Shark, 'The Space Between by Illy andT.R.U.T.H. by Guy Sebastian | Producer of the Year | Nominated |
2023[12] | M-Phazes forRuel –4th Wall | Best Produced Release | Nominated |
TheNational Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2017[13][14] | himself | Live Instrumentalist of the Year | Nominated |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [15] | ||
Good Gracious | 20 | |
Phaze One (withEmilio Rojas) |
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Phazed Out (Mixed by DJ Rhettmatic) |
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The Works |
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Land of the Crooks (withSean Price) |
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Year | Artist | Song title | Album | Label | Credit |
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2024 | D.O. | "About Time" | Blossom | Company Soosoo | Producer, writer |
I-Land 2 | "Final Love Song" | Single | Stone Music Entertainment | Producer, writer | |
2021 | K.Flay | "Dating My Dad" ft.Travis Barker | Inside Voices / Outside Voices | BMG | Producer, writer |
Claire Rosinkranz | "Frankenstein" | Single | Republic Records | Producer, writer | |
Elliphant | "Juice Me" | Single | Hitco | Producer, writer | |
Sinéad Harnett | "Distraction" "Hard 4 Me 2 Love You" | Ready Is Always Too Late | The Orchard | Producer, writer | |
Zach Hood | "13 Missed Calls" | Single | Independent | Producer, writer | |
Lexi Jayde | "Newbury Park" | Single | APG | Producer | |
Yung Bae | "Disco Body Parts" ft.Awolnation | Single | Arista | Producer | |
Ruel | "Too Many Feelings" | Single | RCA | Producer, writer | |
Dixie D'Amelio | "Fuck Boy" | Single | Hitco | Producer, writer | |
"Roommates" | Single | Hitco | Producer, writer | ||
Amy Shark |
| Cry Forever | RCA | Producer | |
"Love Songs Ain't For Us" ft.Keith Urban | Love Songs Ain't For Us EP | ||||
"All the Lies About Me" | |||||
"C'MON" ft.Travis Barker | |||||
2020 | Carlie Hanson | "Side Effects" | DestroyDestroyDestroyDestroy | Warner | Producer, writer |
Jutes | "When You're Around" | A Really Bad Dream | Capitol | Producer, writer | |
Kiiara | "Two Thumbs" | Lil Kiiwi | Atlantic Records | Producer, writer | |
Ruel |
| Bright Lights, Red Eyes | RCA | Producer, writer | |
"Say It Over" ft.Cautious Clay | Single | ||||
"Painkiller" ft.Denzel Curry | Single | ||||
Remi Wolf | "Disco Man" | I'm Allergic to Dogs! | Island | Producer, writer | |
VanJess | "Come Over" | Single | RCA | Producer, writer | |
Noah Cyrus |
| The End of Everything | RECORDS/Columbia | Producer | |
Anthony Russo | "Nobody to Love" | Single | Sewing Apples | Producer, writer | |
Love Mansuy | "Count On You" ft.Lil Wayne | Single | Warner | Producer, writer | |
Isaac Dunbar | "Boy" | Isaac's Insects | RCA | Producer, writer | |
Bipolar Sunshine,Chloe Angelides | "Ex-Wifi" | Single | Spanakopita Lullabies | Producer, writer | |
2019 | Jarryd James | "Let It Go" | Single | Dryden Street | Producer, writer |
Guy Sebastian | "Let Me Drink" ft.Wale | Single | Sony Australia | Producer, writer | |
"Choir" | Single | ||||
Carlie Hanson | "Back In Your Arms" | Single | Warner | Producer, writer | |
"Cigarettes" | Junk | Warner | Producer, writer | ||
Kehlani | "Love Language" | While We Wait | Atlantic Records | Producer, writer | |
KYLE | "F You I Love You" ft.Teyana Taylor | Light Of Mine | Atlantic Records | Producer, writer | |
Ekali | "Back 2 You" ft.Kiiara | Single | OWSLA | Producer, writer | |
Claudia Leitte | "Bandera" | Single | Roc Nation | Producer, writer | |
Ruel |
| Free Time | RCA | Producer, writer | |
East | "Brick by Brick" | Single | Warner Music Australia | Producer, writer | |
Meg Mac | "Something Tell Us" | Single | 300 Entertainment | Producer, writer | |
2018 | Demi Lovato | "Sober" | Single | Island / Hollywood / Safehouse | Producer, writer |
M-Phazes | "Bad Behavior" ft. Daniel Johns | Single | Sony Australia | Producer, writer | |
MAX | "Still New York" ft.Joey Bada$$ | Single | Atlantic Records | Producer, writer | |
Ruel |
| Ready | RCA | Producer, writer | |
Amy Shark | "I Said Hi" | Single | RCA | Producer, writer | |
KYLE |
| Light of Mine | Atlantic Records | Producer, writer | |
2017 | KYLE | "All Mine" (ft. MadeinTYO) | Single | Atlantic Records | Producer, writer |
Mark Johns | "Same Girl" | Single | OWSLA | Producer, writer | |
Jasmine Thompson | "Someone's Somebody" | Wonderland | Atlantic Records | Producer | |
Zara Larsson | "What They Say" | So Good | Epic Records | Writer | |
Ruel | "Don't Tell Me" | Single | RCA | Producer, writer | |
M-Phazes & Ruel | "Golden Years" | Single | M-Phazes Productions Pty. Ltd. | Producer, writer | |
Guy Sebastian |
| Conscious | Sony Australia | Producer, writer | |
2016 | Alison Wonderland | "Messiah" | Single | Universal Australia | Producer, writer |
Amy Shark |
| Night Thinker | Sony Australia | Producer, writer | |
Illy |
| Two Degrees | Warner Australia | Producer, writer | |
Alison Wonderland | "Messiah" | N/A | Producer, writer | ||
Moxie | "On My Mind" (ft. Pusha T) | 931 Reloaded | Def Jam | Producer, writer | |
KLP | "Ember" | Ember - EP | Universal Australia | Producer, writer | |
Guy Sebastian | "Set In Stone" | (Single) | Guytunes Records | Producer, writer | |
2015 | Madonna | "Veni Vidi Vici" | Rebel Heart | Interscope | Writer |
Lupe Fiasco | "Blur My Hands" (ft. Guy Sebastian) | Tetsuo & Youth | Atlantic | Producer, writer | |
KYLE |
| Smyle | Indie-Pop | Producer, writer | |
Marracash | "Senza Un Posto Nel Mondo" (feat.Tiziano Ferro) | Status | Producer, writer | ||
Guy Sebastian | "Light & Shade" (ft. Sage Da Gemini) | Madness | Sony Australia | Producer, writer | |
Daniel Johns | "Imagination" | Talk | Eleven | Producer, writer | |
Meg Mac | "Never Be" | (Single) | 300 Ent. | Producer, writer | |
Hopium | "Right Now" | (Single) | Warner Music | Producer | |
2014 | Thelma Plum |
| Monsters - EP | Producer, writer | |
Logic |
| Under Pressure | Def Jam | Producer, writer | |
Keyshia Cole | "N.L.U." (ft. 2 Chainz) | Point Of No Return | Interscope | Producer, writer | |
Meg Mac | "Grandma's Hands" | MEG MAC | 300 Ent. | Producer, writer | |
Illy | "Tightrope" | Cinematic | ONETWO | Producer, writer | |
Allday | "Wolves" (ft. Sunni Colon) | Startup Cult | Concord | Producer, writer | |
Hopium | "Dreamers" | (Single) | Producer, writer | ||
360 | "Must Come Down" (ft. Pez) | Utopia | Producer, writer | ||
Eminem | "Bad Guy" | MMLP2 | Aftermath | Producer, writer | |
2012 | Kimbra | (multiple tracks) | Vows | Warner Bros. | Producer, writer |
Xzibit | "Stand Tall" (feat.Slim the Mobster) | Napalm | EMI | Producer, writer |