The MIDI Mafia is a music production duo consisting of Americans Bruce Waynne (born Waynne Nugent) from Brooklyn, New York and Canadians Dirty Swift (born Kevin Risto) from Ottawa, Ontario. Together as Midi Mafia since 2003, they are most notable for their production of 50 Cent's number-one single "21 Questions". The MIDI Mafia has also produced for artists such as Frank Ocean ("Swim Good"), Fantasia ("When I See U"), Sha Stimuli (the single "Clap At Ya"), Capone-N-Noreaga ("Yes Sir"), Justin Bieber, Bravehearts, Gemma Fox, Jean Grae, Talib Kweli, Young Buck, Nelly, Miri Ben-Ari, Lloyd Banks and Tamia.
The duo officially began working together after attending a meeting with manager Tony Perez, who suggested that Bruce and Swift would make a good musical team. They began to hold meetings with different A&R representatives and did spec work for various people, including Sylvia Rhone, who was the president of Elektra Records at the time.
After the success of "21 Questions", The MIDI Mafia signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV and a label and production deal with Elektra Records. They were also offered A&R positions at Elektra and were being prepared to run Black Music.
In 2006, The MIDI Mafia launched FamilyTies, an imprint label that allows them to sign and develop their own roster of talent. Singer/songwriter Deemi was the first artist signed to their label.
The MIDI Mafia produced Pop music/R&B song "When I See U", (originally written for Tori Kelly when she was signed to Geffen Records) the second single from Fantasia Barrino's self-titled album Fantasia which held the number one spot for eight weeks on the U.S. Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.. Billboard. The song was written by Grammy award-winning songwriter Jane’t Sewell, Bruce Waynne, and Erika Nuri.
In 2007, the duo worked with Jennifer Lopez on her track "Hold It Don't Drop It", contributing as both writers and producers.
In the process of working with Brandy Norwood and James Fauntleroy II, MIDI Mafia met and began to work with Frank Ocean, whom at the time went by the name Lonny Breaux. Then, Breaux was working as a lyricist, and approached The MIDI Mafia with a desire to become better at composing melodies.
While with The MIDI Mafia, Frank Ocean wrote the songs "Quickly" for John Legend, "Bigger" and "Mamma’s Boy" for Justin Bieber. In 2010, The MIDI Mafia recorded Frank Ocean's mix tape, Nostalgia Ultra, in which The MIDI Mafia produced the song Swim Good. The mixtape was recorded by The MIDI Mafia engineer, Reggie Rojo Jr.
The MIDI Mafia also collaborated with Frank Ocean as writers on the track "Bad Religion", off Ocean's debut album, Channel Orange.
Within the first 20 minutes of the song being posted for download on the Internet, 450,000 people downloaded the song, causing The MIDI Mafia’s website to crash.
"PHamous" was used in promos for VH1 television programs and it was also used as the ending song for the weekly video of What da Faq Show which airs on YouTube and Facebook.
On July 16, 2010, the video for "PHamous" debuted on YouTube on TheStation channel, a collaboration channel of most of the YouTubers of the original flash mob, including the lyric about being "friends with ShayCarl." The song was also featured on the We Killed the Radio Star Podcast[1] as the introductory and concluding piece of music during the episode "Don't Drink the Water".
The song "Lucky Tonight" was featured on Jersey Shore vs American Reunion, an MTV video used to cross-promote the new season of Jersey Shore and the release of the movie, American Reunion.
A remix of their song "Blinded By The Lights" off of Get Connected was used in a promotional trailer for Pauly D’s show, The Pauly D Project.
On July 27, 2012, Conor Maynard released his debut album Contrast featuring the Midi Mafia produced "Pictures".
The MIDI Mafia also remixed Josh Osho's "Giants" featuring Childish Gambino which was included on Osho's album L.I.F.E.
Relocation to Los Angeles
Branding
Vegas Lights
Get Connected
Production discography
1991 Ground Control Another Dope Jam 1993 Jimmy George A Month Of Sundays My Final Days With You 1995 k-os Musical Essence 1996 Breez Evahflowin' Forsaken 1997 Breez Evahflowin' I Heard It 1999 Precious Paris Four P's In A Pod US Niggaz Streetz Worldwide Where U At Make 'Em Bleed 2000 The Bad Seed Uhhnnh War & Peace US East New York Price Is Right Were #1 Seen What I Seen 2001 DJ Spinbad Underground Airplay Version 1.0 Smokey 2002 Angie Martinez Animal House Never Choclair Memoirs of Blake Savage Love ’Em All (feat. Baby Blue Soundcrew & Mr. Mims) Baby Birdman What Happened To That Boy (Dirty Swift Remix) (feat. Clipse) Liberator The Righteous Warrior Strange Girl Movin' Up In Life 2003 50 Cent Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack) Follow Me Gangster (feat. G-Unit) G-Unit Beg for Mercy Groupie Love (featuring Butch Cassidy) Westside Connection Terrorist Threats You Gotta Have Heart Izm 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin' 21 Questions (feat. Nate Dogg) Capone-N-Noreaga What Up 2 da Hood Yes Sir (feat. Musaliny-N-Maze) Tamia More Officially Missing You (MIDI Mafia Remix) The God Mommie I'm So Ghetto Watch Ya Head Bravehearts Bravehearted B-Train Buss My Gun (featuring Nashawn) Realize (featuring Nashawn and Teedra Moses) Lil' Mo Meet the Girl Next Door 21 Answers (featuring Free Marie) 4Ever (Midi Mafia Remix) (featuring Baby Cham) 2004 Young Buck Straight Outta Ca$hville Thou Shall Nelly Sweat Getcha Getcha (featuring St. Lunatics) Talib Kweli The Beautiful Struggle Black Girl Pain (feat. Jean Grae) We Got the Beat (feat. Res) I Try (feat. Mary J. Blige) Jean Grae This Week You Don't Want It Chamillionaire The Mixtape Messiah Call Some Hoes (featuring Kanye West & Stat Quo) Tres Coronas New York Mixtape Solo Me Deja Mi Tristeza The UN UN Or U Out Russian Hat Wear D.O.A. Money What They Want Game Of Death Mr. Vegas Pull Up Sha Stimuli Clap At Ya Midi Mafia Let's Get It On (Feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Tupac Shakur) (Midi Mafia Remix) Boramy Le Souffle De La Roquette 2005 Lloyd Banks The Big Withdraw Gettin Money Talib Kweli The Beautiful Mixtape Vol. 2: The Struggle Continues Tryin To Breathe (feat. Killer Mike) Rock On Mack 10 Hustla's Handbook So Gangsta (featuring Butch Cassidy) Keep It Hood (feat. Bre Perry) Miri Ben-Ari The Hip-Hop Violinist 4 Flat Tires (feat. Birdman, Lil Wayne & Six-Shot) Sha'Liek Rivers Get 2 Know Ya (feat. Juvenile) Midi Mafia Wait (Remix) (feat. N.O.R.E.) Kast One I'm A Hustla (feat. Mary J. Blige) 2006 Nicole Wray InDepenDance Day Vol. 1: The Takeover I’ll Take Your Man Lloyd Banks Rotten Apple Make A Move T-Reps Heat It Up 2007 Little Brother And Justus For All Grown Man (feat. Talib Kweli) Mia Aguilera Late Nights & Early Mornings When I See U Talib Kweli Eardrum Getting My Grown Man On (featuring Little Brother) Deemi Soundtrack of My Life Soundtrack of My Life Fantasia Fantasia When I See U Elliott Yamin Elliott Yamin Free Wait for You (feat. Bruce Waynne) (Midi Mafia Radio Edit) Midi Mafia Oh Drama (feat. Kanye West & Stat Quo) Big Chips (feat. Deemi & Cassidy) Get Off The Block (feat. N.O.R.E.) Shiré Miss My Love Sidi-O Extrait D'amertume Petit Speech Le Prix A Payer (feat. Seth Gueko) Deemi Why N@ggas Always Wanna F#ck? The Hoodz Princess (feat. Styles P) 2008 Bryn Christopher My World Help Me (feat. Bruce Waynne) The Way You Are Jennifer Lopez Brave Hold It Don’t Drop It John Legend Evolver Quickly (featuring Brandy Norwood) Brandy Norwood Human Casualties Torn Down David Archuleta David Archuleta Running Christina Milian Dream In Color One Kiss 2009 Toni Braxton If I Was Sane Elliott Yamin Fight for Love Torn Down Apart From Me Forever In You Know Better Sean Kingston Tomorrow Why U Wanna Go Justin Bieber My World Bigger Down to Earth 2010 Frank Ocean Wayfarers (Light Show) Good Decoration Fantasia Back To Me Overload Justin Bieber My World 2.0 Overboard (with Jessica Jarrell) Mama’s Boy Midi Mafia Jersey Shore Soundtrack Last Call Chanel West Coast Chanel a.k.a CC Tease I'm Done Kat DeLuna Club On Smash Fire Ciara Basic Instinct Why You If Only 2011 Glasses Malone Beach Cruiser Go Big Justin Bieber Overboard (Live) (featuring Miley Cyrus) Frank Ocean The Lonny Breaux Collection Standing Still Old Terror Done Read the Stars Greedy Love Richest Man in the Room Standing Still Lights Taste Bedtime Story No Bonnie Rocket Love If I'm in Love Simply Quickly Overload Got the Keys Scared of Beautiful Miss You So Ohh in Love Time Machine One Look Blasted Hardest Thing When I’m Done nostalgia,ULTRA. Swim Good Try Nick Carter I'm Taking Off Special Electric Barbarellas Strange World Strange World 2012 Midi Mafia What to Expect When You're Expecting Soundtrack Put Your Hands Up Conor Maynard Contrast Pictures Brams L’Insatiable Sky is the limit Dans la mesure du plausible JLS Evolution Troublemaker (featuring Bebe O'Hare) Brandy Norwood Two Eleven Scared of Beautiful Frank Ocean Channel Orange Bad Religion Cee Lo Green I'm a Man Sazamyzy & Hype Grand Banditisme Paris Vol. 2 El Diablo Paris, Paris (feat. Demon One) 2013 Angel About Time Rocket Love Eric Bellinger Born II Sing Vol. 3 R&B Singer Club Lights (feat. Tank) Body Language (feat. Sha Sha Jones) Chanté Moore Moore Is More On and On (feat. Da Brat) Midi Mafia Moola (feat. K.I.D & Eric Bellinger) Do 4 Love (feat. Eric Bellinger) Jazmin Sisters 90's Baby You PYT Rockie Fresh Get Connected Brand X Back Down Honey Cocaine He's The One (feat. Roxie LS) 2014 Midi Mafia Reach For The Stars (feat. Frank Ocean & Rockie Fresh) Mucho DeNiro Finally Single (feat. Rayven Justice) Kehlani Cloud 19 As I Am Eric Bellinger The Rebirth R&B Singer (Remix) (feat. Joe Budden) Do 4 Love President Davo When I see you Jazmin Sisters Power You (Remix) (feat. Iamsu!) Keep on Livin’ Keep On Living Do it Right Stay Right Here Second Chances Paper Cut 2015 Indiana No Romeo Swim Good Antonique Smith Love Is Everything Higher (Let Your Guard Down) 2016 H Magnum Gotham City Saint Blaise Jade Mckenzie Love Letters Original God The Great American Tragedy Armada (feat. Swerzie, Yung Bitch & XELA) Beez Hey Tomorrow Donuts In A Lambo Round Here What You Want Bibi Bourelly Free the Real (Pt. 2) Ballin 2017 Eric Bellinger Eric B for President: Term 2 Naked in the White House Make You Mine Know / Vibes Too Cool / Boujee Treat Yourself Coastin' Island Malibu Nights Cannabliss Blazin’ Wit the Bros Flight Wayne Tucker Wake Up and See The Sun Bad Religion 2018 Tank When We (Remix) (feat. Trey Songz & Ty Dolla $ign) Tinashe Joyride Weekday 2020 A Boogie wit da Hoodie Artist 2.0 Cinderella Story Myke Towers Easy Money Baby Girl Eric Bellinger Feelin' Like Christmas Wakin Up Gift Exchange 2021 Foolio When I See You Lil Muk See Me Eric Bellinger Genius Share You With No One Genius Juice Wrld Turkey Burgers 2022 Cat Power Covers Bad Religion
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