Cainon Lamb

Cainon "Lambo" Lamb
Birth name Cainon Renard Lamb
Also known as Lamb, Lambo
Born March 22, 1978
Miami, Florida
Genres Pop, hip-hop, R&B, urban pop
Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter
Years active 2004–present
Associated acts Missy Elliott

Cainon Renard Lamb (born March 22, 1978), professionally known as Lamb or Lambo, is a Grammy-nominated, American record producer, composer and songwriter from Miami, Florida. He has worked with the likes of Beyoncé, SWV, Missy Elliott, Monica, Keyshia Cole and Jazmine Sullivan.

Biography

Early life

A native of Miami, Florida, Lamb's involvement with music started in the church. At the age of four, he would beat on the walls as church members sang. Eventually, this raw talent landed him the role as a drummer in the church band. As a youth, Lamb continued to develop his musical talents and excelled in sports, particularly football. He earned a full scholarship to Florida A&M University and became an All-American wide receiver for the FAMU Rattlers football team. During his college years, Cainon Lamb was given an MPC aka "Beat Machine" as a gift from his late mother Regina T. Lamb. He utilized his musical background to create music for his local Gospel rap group called Against da Grain.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Lamb went on to play professional arena football with the Tallahassee Thunder and Florida Firecats. During his Firecats tenure as a record-breaking wide receiver, Lamb and his team won the ArenaCup Championship in 2004. Never abandoning his musical inclination, Lamb would take his musical equipment while traveling with the team and continued to hone his craft by creating and perfecting his own songs.

Music career

In 2004, Lamb's music caught the ear of Grammy Award-winning artist/producer/songwriter Missy Elliott who was given a beat CD through Lamb's affiliation with Elliott's Goldmind artist Lil Brianna. That same beat CD contained a track which became Lamb's first major song placement—American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino's 2004 debut album Free Yourself[1]

After retiring from football in late 2005, Lamb went on to work with some of the industry's biggest names including Monica, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia, Missy Elliott, Keyshia Cole, Jazmine Sullivan, Trina and Jagged Edge.

In 2007, Lamb produced his first #1 record with Keyshia Cole's Grammy-nominated smash single "Let It Go". In 2008, Lamb went on to produce "Need U Bad"—Jazmine Sullivan's chart-topping debut single. Ever the hit maker, Lamb also produced "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)", the lead single from Jazmine's sophomore effort—Love Me Back. In addition to producing songs on Monica's 5th studio album The Making of Me, in 2010 Lamb produced 3 songs for Monica's 6th studio album Still Standing. While producing Monica's #1 hit single "Everything to Me", Lamb made his television debut on the December 8, 2009 episode of Monica's BET reality television show "Still Standing".

Lamb has been in the studio working on more hits along with his production partners Missy Elliott & Grammy Award winner Harold Lilly (Alicia Keys "You Don't Know My Name)." In 2011, Lamb started his own company—Lambo Music Group. Under Lambo Music Group, Lamb will continue to produce and write hits for big artists, but will also focus on developing new talent.[2] Lamb's résumé is building rapidly, and he is humble, grateful to God and remains poised for his future success.

Lamb's Production of Beyonce's "Countdown"

In 2011, Lamb's musical talents landed him a spot on Beyonce's fourth studio album 4. Sampling Boyz II Men's 1990 hit "Uhh Ahh," Lambo produced the infectious and wildly popular track "Countdown" which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Dance Club/Play Songs Chart. In an interview with Leslie Moore, Lamb revealed, "I was in the studio and I was listening to Boyz II Men. The song, “Uhh Ahh” starts with a countdown of '10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1'..."[3][4] Lamb added his own touches to the sample and started a beat. Lamb's sent the song over to his publisher Big Jon Platt who played the track for Beyonce. "[Platt] told me Beyonce started bouncing up and down, dancing when the countdown came on. She started dancing, bouncing, moving all kind of ways."[5]

Discography

2004

Fantasia — Free Yourself

2006

Fantasia — Fantasia
Monica — The Makings of Me
Ruben Studdard — The Return

2007

Keyshia Cole — Just like You

2008

Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack)
Jazmine Sullivan — Fearless

2009

Crystal Aikin — Crystal Aikin
Billy Blue — Trap Certified (mixtape)

2010

Monica — Still Standing
Jazmine Sullivan — Love Me Back
Flo Rida Only One Flo (Part 1)
Trina — Amazin'

2011

Beyoncé — 4
Brianna — Face Off (mixtape)
Jagged Edge — The Remedy
Git Fresh — Eat It Up (mixtape)
Isaac Carree — Uncommon Me

2012

SWV — I Missed Us
Monica — New Life
Mandy Capristo — Grace

2014

Missy Elliott — Block Party

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Leslie. "Cainon Lamb: FAMU Alumnus Becomes Successful Producer". Leslie Moore. Retrieved 20120-09-17. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "With Grammy Nominations for Work With Missy Elliott, Lamb Sets Sights on Producing Entire Project". You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  3. ↑ Moore, Leslie. "Cainon Lamb: FAMU Alumnus Becomes Successful Producer". Journey Magazine. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  4. ↑ "Song Stories Beyonce "Countdown"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-09-16.
  5. ↑ "With Grammy Nominations for Work With Missy Elliott, Lamb Sets Sights on Producing Entire Project". You Know I Got Soul. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

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