The Futuristics

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Not to be confused with production team The Futuristiks.

The Futuristics

Background information
Genres	Hip hop, pop rap, Dance, pop
Occupations	Producer,
Years active	2005–present
Website	The Futuristics

The Futuristics, are American music producers, based out of Los Angeles. Consisting of Alex Schwartz and Joe Khajadourian, their sound focuses around a hip-Hop/Pop/R&B sound. The duo formed when the two met while interning at Atlantic Records during the summer of 2005.^[1]

Since their formation, The Futuristics have worked with many artists, song writers, and producers such as Chris Brown, Pitbull, Akon, 50 Cent, Ne-Yo, The Game, Jermaine Dupri, Bruno Mars, Jeremih, Rome, Cody Simpson, Estelle, Bob Ezrin, Colby O'Donis, Ziggy Marley, T. Mills, Wiz Khalifa, DJ Felli Fel, Esther Dean, DJ Frank E, Lady Gaga, Three 6 Mafia, Rock City, The Jackie Boyz, Ryan Toby, Jacob Luttrell, Justin Timberlake, BC Jean, Ross Golan, Juicy J, Sam Hook, soFLY & Nius, K'naan, and others.

The Futuristics' release, "I Cry", for American artist Flo Rida, remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks peaking at #6 and reaching #1 status on Billboard's Rap Songs, reaching Top 10 status in 18 countries worldwide. They also recently produced the official remix of Bruno Mars' song "Moonshine", for the deluxe version of the album, "Unorthodox Jukebox".^[2] The remix has been received very well among critics and Bruno Mars' fans alike. In 2011, The Futuristics, produced 3-Way (The Golden Rule), for SNL. The digital short featured, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and Andy Samberg. The song earned an Emmy nomination. The production was assisted by Asa Taccone and the production team, Ryan and Smitty In that same year, they also produced, DJ Felli Fel's song "Boomerang", feat Akon, Pitbull, and Jermaine Dupri. And also, "Pot of Gold" for rapper The Game. Recently, The Futuristics produced the Theme song "We Own It" for the Universal Motion Picture, "Fast & Furious 6", Featuring 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa

Production credits

Year	Artist	Song
2010	Chris Brown	Go Away
2010	Cody Simpson	iYiYi Acoustic Version
2010	Cody Simpson	Summertime
2010	Jeffree Star	Size of Your Boat
2010	T.Mills	Cure In My Cup
2011	Cody Simpson	Love
2011	DJ Felli Fel, Akon, Pitbull & Jermaine Dupri	Boomerang
2011	T.Mills	Crystallized
2011	The Game ft. Chris Brown	Pot of Gold ^[3]^[4]
2011	The Lonely Island ft. Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga	3-Way (The Golden Rule) ^[5]
2012	Flo Rida	I Cry ^[6]^[7] (2 x Platinum US)
2012	Cody Simpson	Summer Shade
2012	Outasight	Perfect Words ^[8]
2012	Bruno Mars	Moonshine (Official Remix) ^[9]
2012	Rome	Ounce Of Love ^[10]
2012	K'naan	Alone (feat Will.i.am) (Additional Production Credit Only)
2013	Wiz Khalifa and 2 Chainz	We Own It (Fast & Furious) ^[11] (Gold US)
2013	Cody Simpson	Love (Feat. Ziggy Marley)
2014	Kid Ink	Hello World

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