Johntá Austin
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Johntá Austin (born June 28, 1980 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American songwriter , arranger , producer and singer .
Career
Johntá Austin made his first significant steps in the music industry on the album Release Some Tension of SMV . He celebrated his first major success in 1998 when the song Sweet Lady by Tyrese , which he wrote, made it into the top ten of the US charts .
In 2004 he experienced his most successful year to date, when he worked with Mary J. Blige on Be Without You and with Mariah Carey on We Belong Together . For his songwriting on both songs, he was awarded the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song . He was also heavily involved in Janet Jackson's longplayer 20 YO .
He then received a recording contract as a solo artist with So So Def , the label of Jermaine Dupri . He subsequently released several singles , of which only Turn It Up and The One That Got Away received some attention with placements in the "Hot R & B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks", a genre-specific hit parade from Billboard magazine . Nevertheless, Austin's debut album Ocean Drive was finally released , which, however, did not gain commercial importance.
Then he worked more in the background again and worked mainly as a composer for other performers.
Discography
Albums
- 2008: Ocean Drive
Singles
- 2005: Lil More Love
- 2005: Dope Fiend
- 2006: My Heart
- 2006: Turn It Up
- 2006: Shortie Like Mine ( Bow Wow feat. Johnta Austin & Chris Brown )
- 2007: Outta My System (Bow Wow feat.Johnta Austin & T-Pain )
- 2007: video
- 2008: The One That Got Away
- 2009: You Can Get It All (Bow Wow feat.Johnta Austin)
- 2011: The Way You Love Me
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- ↑ Chart sources: US
- ↑ GRAMMY.com: Past Winners Search for "" Johnta Austin ""
Web links
- Johntá Austin at Allmusic (English)
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SURNAME | Austin, Johntá |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Austin, Johnta |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American songwriter, arranger, producer and singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1980 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia , USA |