Roy "Royalty" Hamilton
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| Roy "Royalty" Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roy L. Hamilton |
| Also known as | Royalty |
| Born | April 5, 1980 |
| Origin | Queens, New York, United States |
| Genre(s) | R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, Rock, Gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Record producer, Songwriter, Rapper |
| Years active | 1997–present (Professionally) |
| Associated acts | R. Kelly, Britney Spears, Teddy Riley, George Nozuka, NSYNC, Joe, The Cheetah Girls |
Roy "Royalty" Hamilton (born April 5, 1980 in Queens, New York) is an African-American #1 Pop and R&B songwriter, record producer, and musician. Hamilton scored his first Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit when he co-wrote and co-produced "Stutter" for Multi-platinum R&B singer Joe. In 2002 Hamilton Executive Produced the Keith Sweat album "Rebirth" which debut at No. 7 on the Billboard R&B Charts. Working largely with his brother Raphael Hamilton & Anthony M., Hamilton has been an in-demand producer for over a decade, being requested by such legends as Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Pras Michel & NSYNC. In 2004 Roy was hired as the Director of A&R for Capitol Records in Hollywood, California becoming the youngest African-American record label executive in the history of the company. During his years at Capitol Records he assisted Andy Slater & Steve Prudholme in signing and releasing many acts including MIMS & J. Holiday. He is also the grandson of the legendary R&B singer Roy Hamilton Sr. In 2006 Hamilton was hired by long time friend Adrienne Bailon as Musical Director for her Cheetah Girls 2 summer world tour. That tour is there highest grossing tour to date. Most recently he has co-produced the third single from Canadian pop star George Nozuka's smash hit first album "Believe", "Last Time". "Last Time" peaked #1 on the Much Music DAILY 10 after only being released a few months before. Hamilton and Pras Michel of the legendary group The Fugees recently joined forces to produce Pras Michel's upcoming 2008 album "Experience Magic".
[edit] Musical biography
In 1994 Hamilton realized he had a talent for making beats on a sythesizer. He began making demos for the local kids in Pleasantville, New Jersey. In 1995 his father Roy Hamilton Jr. took Roy with him to a professional studio session. In the session, Hamilton helped his father fine tune his demo at the age of 15. Hamilton's parents realized the talent that he had so they began buying him musical equipment. By 1997 R. Kelly began to play semi-professional basketball in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Hamilton went to one of the basketball games and gave Mr. Kelly his demo. A few months later Kelly signed Hamilton to a production deal. Kelly moved Hamilton to Chicago, Illinois where Hamilton worked on several of Kelly's projects. In 2001 Hamilton began to study under Teddy Riley crafting a #1 Pop Smash Stutter. Also "Shout" for Michael Jackson. In 2004 During a two week period in Los Angeles, Hamilton & Britney Spears worked closely to complete the "In The Zone" album. Hamilton wrote and produced the song "Ive Got That (Boom Boom). During the same year Capitol Records signed Hamilton as Director Of A&R, making him the youngest African-American executive in the companies history. In 2006 Hamilton worked closely with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. Babyface showed him many tricks of the trade during that year. In 2007 Hamilton signed a deal to score films for Skinny Giraffe Films the first one is the musical score for the upcoming Motion Picture "Trance" Executive produced by Kirk Kepper. In 2008 Hamilton has a new mentor and a new joint venture. His joint venture is with Asylum Records/Warner Music Group. The first artist to be launched from the label is "Cene". He now works closely with Pras Michel. They are working together on several projects including his upcoming 2008 album "Experience Magic". Hamilton will be named Co-Executive Producer.
