Adam Messinger

Adam Messinger
Background information
Born Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Occupation(s)
Labels Various
Associated acts

Adam "Messy" Messinger is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Los Angeles, California.[1] Besides his solo work, he is part of the writing and production duo The Messengers along with Nasri.

Career

Born in Toronto, Messinger started playing the piano at age five, and proceeded to develop skills for a variety of instruments, including sax, bass, guitar, and drums/percussion. After being enrolled in the Claude Watson School for the Arts program from grade 4 through to 13, he attended the music program at York University in Toronto, where he was awarded the Oscar Peterson Scholarship for Jazz studies two years consecutively. He received Juno Award nominations in 2001 and 2006 for his work with a cappella group Cadence. He also co-wrote the winning RnB song in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. He was won two GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2005 and 2009 for his work with Christian hip hop Manafest, an artist he has been working with since 2001 until the present.

In recent years, his partnership with fellow Canadian singer/songwriter Nasri (now known as "The Messengers") has functioned as a writing and production team for such artists as Justin Bieber, Shakira, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Michael Bolton, Iggy Azalea, Kris Allen, Lea Michele, Cody Simpson, The Wanted, JoJo, Vanessa Hudgens, No Angels, Brandy and the New Kids on the Block. The Messengers work has resulted in two Grammy Award nominations for 2011 Best Pop Vocal Album - Justin Bieber (My World 2.0), 2011 Best Contemporary R&B Album - Chris Brown (Graffiti),[2] and a win for 2012 Best RnB Album - Chris Brown (F.A.M.E.).[3] As well, their collaboration between Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts "That Should Be Me" won a 2011 CMT Music Award for Best Collaborative Video.[4]

In 2015, Messinger earned the Juno Award for Producer of the Year[5] for his work with Magic! and Iggy Azalea. He also won the International Achievement Award at the 2015 SOCAN Awards in Toronto for his work with MAGIC!.

Partial discography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eyeweekly.com/scrollingeye/article/39948[]
  2. ↑ "Nominees And Winners". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  3. ↑ http://www.grammy.com/nominees
  4. ↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/rascal-flatts-justin-bieber-collaborative-video-of-the-year-that-should-be-me-2011-cmt-music-awards/
  5. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2015/03/15/juno-awards-2015-list-of-winners.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  7. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/review/a559751/shakiras-new-album-reviewed-a-deft-shimmy-over-a-tightrope-of-integrity.html
  8. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/global-warming-mw0002349062
  9. ↑ http://www.clashmusic.com/news/listen-iggy-azalea-change-your-life-ft-ti
  10. ↑ http://idolator.com/6534361/justin-bieber-all-around-the-world-listen
  11. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Chris-Brown-Fortune/release/3703408
  12. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/louder-mw0002608187/credits
  13. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5638222/the-wanted-switches-gears-on-we-own-the-night-single-listen
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  15. ↑ http://studiocut.net/2010/06/02/justin-bieber-sings-theme-song-of-the-karate-kid/
  16. ↑ "My World 2.0 Official Tracklisting". justinbiebermusic.com. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  18. ↑ "AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 8 WINNER KRIS ALLEN TO RELEASE BRAND NEW SINGLE "THE VISION OF LOVE" AVAILABLE MARCH 26 AT ITUNES AND ALL DIGITAL PROVIDERS ON 19 RECORDINGS/RCA RECORDS". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
  19. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D5F3VW
  20. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002LE84G0
  21. ↑ "Music - Coast to Coast Cody Simpson / CD / 2011". FYE. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  22. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-through-for-you-mw0002253190/credits
  23. ↑ http://popcrush.com/prince-royce-english-album-video-game-addiction-romantic-music/
  24. ↑ http://www.ethansays.com/2010/03/lolene-rich-fake-it-til-you-make-it.html
  25. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/277723/vanessa+hudgens/chart
  26. ↑ Human (Brandy album)#Credits and personnel
  27. ↑ Welcome to the Dance
  28. ↑ http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20100726005451/en
  29. ↑ http://www.badboyblog.com/category/45
  30. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/301932/eva+avila/chart
  31. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/301932/eva+avila/chart
  32. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/309041/manafest/chart
  33. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/309041/manafest/chart
  34. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/309041/manafest/chart
  35. ↑ http://www.room100.net/

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