Teddy Walton

Teddy Walton

Walton produced Track 10 — Love on Kendrick Lamar's recent studio album
Background information
Birth name Travis Walton
Also known as Teddy Walton
Born (1992-07-30) July 30, 1992
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • Producer
  • Songwriter
  • DJ
Years active 2006–present
Associated acts
Website trapwalton.com

Travis Walton, professionally known as Teddy Walton, was born July 30, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Teddy is an American composer, producer, songwriter and dj. He began music production by creating songs with his older brother, rapper June, eventually releasing a project titled “EVOL”[2] He later went on to release a series of EP’s on Soundcloud,[3] “Girls Night Out”,[4] “Nights”, and “The After Party”,[5] which gained him recognition and the start of his online presence. Teddy has worked with several artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Bryson Tiller, ASAP Rocky, Nipsey Hussle, Schoolboy Q, Freddie Gibbs, GoldLink, Maxo Kream, Vince Staples, ASAP Ferg, and Big K.R.I.T.. He is currently working on his album, “Tokyo Highway”, due later in 2017. Teddy has developed his own genre of music blending trap, R&B, and hip-hop, with influences from Three 6 Mafia, Tame Impala, and SWV.[6]

Music career

Teddy’s first experience with music production and writing was with his older brother, June.[7] Together, they created a new genre of music called “Urban Epic”. Primarily blending hip-hop production with throwback R&B sounds and samples. They released an album titled “Evol” in 2012,[8] and followed it up in 2013 with the single “Big Pimpin” featuring Big KRIT.[9] The brothers went on to join Joey Badass and Ab-Soul on the Smoker’s Club Tour 2013 in promotion of the single.

Teddy’s first major label placement came with the standout track off of A$AP Rocky’s latest album A.L.L.A., “Electric Body” featuring ScHoolboy Q.[10] The track peaked at #80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart[11] and #27 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In September 2015 the song was performed by A$AP Rocky and ScHoolboy Q on Jimmy Kimmel Live![12] Other notable live performances include Wireless Festival 2015, Camp Flog Gnaw 2015, and Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2016.

Teddy’s most notable placement comes on Kendrick Lamar’s, “Love”, featured on his new album Damn (Kendrick Lamar album).[13]

He also has placements on Bryson Tiller’s upcoming album True To Self[14], and Nipsey Hussle’s Victory Lap album.

2012

JUNE - EVOL[15]

2014

JUNE - Living Color: Chapter 1

2015

JUNE - XXX EP

A$AP Rocky - At. Long. Last. ASAP

2016

Joey Fatts - I'll Call You Tomorrow

SK8 - Unreleased

2017

Goldlink - At What Cost

Freddie Gibbs - You Only Live 2wice

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Bryson Tiller - True To Self

Albums/EPs

Teddy Walton - Nights (2014)

Teddy Walton - Girls Night Out (2015)

Teddy Walton - The After Party (2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.': A Guide to All the Featured Artists, Producers & Writers". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  2. ↑ "June feat Rockie Fresh - We On (Prod. By Teddy Walton) - JENESIS Magazine". JENESIS Magazine. 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  3. ↑ "TEDDY WALTON". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  4. ↑ Shake. "Teddy Walton Drops New Instrumental EP, ‘Girls Night Out’". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  5. ↑ Shake. "Teddy Walton Remixes PARTYNEXTDOOR For ‘The After Party’ Mixtape". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  6. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.': A Guide to All the Featured Artists, Producers & Writers". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  7. ↑ jnelliott (2014-02-21). "Exclusive: June Discusses Independence, Drake, And "Big Pimpin'"". The Source. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  8. ↑ "New Music: June X Big K.R.I.T. "Big Pimpin"". The Urban Daily. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  9. ↑ "June Featuring Big K.R.I.T. "Big Pimpin’" - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  10. ↑ "A$AP Rocky "Electric Body" (Ft. ScHoolboy Q) | ELEVATOR". ELEVATOR. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  11. ↑ "A$AP Rocky - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  12. ↑ "ASAP Rocky & Schoolboy Q Sing "Electric Body" On 'Jimmy Kimmel'". Vibe. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  13. ↑ "Alchemist, Cardo, DJ Dahi Among Producers on New Kendrick Lamar Album - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  14. ↑ "Everything We Know About Bryson Tiller's 'True to Self' Album So Far". Complex. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  15. ↑ June - Big Pimpin Feat. Big K.R.I.T. | Stream [New Song], retrieved 2017-04-14
  16. ↑ "A$AP Rocky - Electric Body ft. ScHoolboy Q | Hip Hop Songs - DJBooth". DJBooth. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  17. ↑ ""Farrakhan" [ft. Vince Staples] by Joey Fatts Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  18. ↑ "Watch GoldLink's New Video for "Crew"". OnSMASH. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  19. ↑ "Alchemist, Cardo, DJ Dahi Among Producers on New Kendrick Lamar Album - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
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