Brian Alexander Morgan

Brian Alexander Morgan
Also known as Bam
Origin Wichita, Kansas
Genres R&B, House
Years active 1987–present
Labels Warner Bros. Records, Thick Recordings
Associated acts SWV, Club Nouveau, Martha Wash, Lalah Hathaway, DJ Khalil
Website [www.facebook.com/brian.a.morgan.167]

Brian Alexander Morgan is a record producer that was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas.[1] He was discovered by Club Nouveau founding member Jay King, who got Morgan's group a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1987.[2] When his group's album failed to chart, they were dropped and Morgan was mentored by producer Robert Brookins.[3]

Morgan was also labelmates with singer Chanté Moore at Warner Bros., but her album never saw the light of day due to Jay King losing the production deal over the failure of the second Club Nouveau album.[4] Morgan- who had feelings for Moore- penned the song "Weak", which later became a hit for R&B group SWV.[5] He originally intended to use the song for Charlie Wilson.[6][7]

In the early 90's, Morgan wrote and produced songs for Lalah Hathaway, Martha Wash, and Usher, among others. Outside of R&B, Morgan also worked in house music in the mid 2000s.[8] Around the early 2010s, he was summoned by DJ Khalil to work on a few projects with him. Khalil's desire to work with him caused Morgan to relocate from Sacramento back to Los Angeles. Due to the move, Khalil and Morgan worked on Aloe Blacc's major label debut Lift Your Spirit.[9]


Selected production credits

La Rue - There's Love Out There (1989)[10]

SWV - It's About Time (1992)

Martha Wash - Martha Wash (1993)

Lalah Hathaway - A Moment (1994)

Usher - Usher (1994)

SWV - New Beginning (1996)

Somethin' for the People - Somethin' for the People (1996)

SWV - Release Some Tension (1997)

Nicole - Make It Hot (1998)

Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Music Inspired by the Motion Picture (1998)

Eric Benet - A Day in the Life (1999)

Coko - Hot Coko (1999)

Ann Nesby - Put it on Paper (2002)

JoJo - JoJo (2004)

Kobe Honeycutt - Ghetto Thrilla (2013)

KRNDN - Everything's Nothing (2013)

Faith Evans - Incomparable (2014)

References

  1. ↑ Bronson, Fred, The Billboard book of number 1 hits, (Billboard Books, 2003), 818.
  2. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  3. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  4. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  5. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  6. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  7. ↑ Williams, Chris. "SWV ‘It’s About Time’ exec. producer Brian Alexander Morgan reflects on the classic LP". soulculture.com. Soul Culture. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  8. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  9. ↑ Frederick, Brendan. "Interview: Brian Alexander Morgan, the ’90s Mastermind Behind SWV, on His History & Return to Music". complex.com. Complex Magazine. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  10. ↑ "La Rue - There's Love Out There". album credits. discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.