Nate Butler is an American songwriter, music producer, vocal producer, recording artist, and casting director based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been a part of 50 plus million records sold worldwide at last count. Butler has worked with multi-platinum artists such as A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Luther Vandross,[1] Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice, Houston,[2] Craig David,[3] Backstreet Boys,[4] 3LW, Christina Milian, Stacie Orrico,[5] JoJo, Aaron Carter, The Cheetah Girls and others. Butler launched the career of the platinum R&B group 3LW by writing their hit singles: No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)[6] and Playas Gon' Play.[7] Two of the members of 3LW, Kiely Williams and Adrienne Bailon, went on to become members of the worldwide Disney sensation The Cheetah Girls. Butler also penned the notable chart topping R&B smash single "Afterparty" by Koffee Brown, also referred to as a R&B classic.[8]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nate Butler |
| Born | August 15, 1981 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Genres | R&B, pop, electronica, soul, Rap/Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, casting (performing arts) |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Butler helped launch the careers of many artists, such as the American Idols and others such as, S Club 7[9] (U.K.), L5 (France), Blue (U.K.), Sugababes (U.K.), Miss3 (Norway), BoA (Japan),[10] and Lola (Italy). Butler has racked up credits on blockbuster films such as Barbershop, Four Brothers,[11] Dr. Dolittle 2,[12] Save the Last Dance, and the Nickelodeon hit Jimmy Neutron.[13]
Butler was a part of the casting team for the final season of The X-Factor and America's Got Talent Season 9 and 10. He worked as the Jr. Casting Producer for Showtime at the Apollo on Fox Entertainment Group hosted by Steve Harvey and he is currently casting for the new show The Four: Battle For Stardom with Sean John Combs aka P. Diddy, DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor, Charlie Walk the President of Universal Republic Records and Fergie which also airs on the Fox Entertainment Group. In 2020 he joined the casting team for the Netflix show Sing On! a Karaoke based show out of the UK. Later he joined the casting team for an Amazon Audible show called "Breakthrough" with Kelly Rowland, Sara Bareilles. Butler just finished the Netflix show Building The Band premiering in 2025 with host Kelly Rowland, Nicole Scherzinger and AJ McLean
Currently he is one of the stars of the television show "Live Your Dream" in South Africa which focuses on bringing hope to those in the entertainment space, by presenting opportunities to be seen and heard by the top executives in the arts and entertainment world. It is currently airing on Via Television Network on DSTV channel 147.
Discography
edit| Artist | Song | Record Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Me vs. Myself "Turn of the Radio" | Atlantic | |||
| Four Tet | Looking at your Pager | Sony Music | |||
| Efya ft Tiwa Savage | The One | Farm UK | |||
| King Combs | Birthday Suit | Bad Boy Records | |||
| Timeflies | One Hit Wonder | Epic Records | |||
| Royce Lovett | Home For Christmas | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Go | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | That's Dat Jesus | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | I Wanna Love You | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Reach (Feat. Nate Butler) | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Freedom | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Down 4 Whatever | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Put Your Armour On | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Show Me Love | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Say Something | Motown | |||
| Royce Lovett | Write It on the Wall | Motown | |||
| Shawty Lo | Blenda | D4L/Asylum/Warner Bros | |||
| Jay Sean | Why Why Why | Virgin Records UK | |||
| Ellie | Pop Pop Fizz Fizz | Ministry of Sound UK | |||
| Ellie | Supersonic Soul | Ministry of Sound UK | |||
| Ellie | So Cruel | Ministry of Sound UK | |||
| Krave | Scrub the Ground | Upfront/Interscope | |||
| The Cheetah Girls | Falling For You | Walt Disney Records | |||
| Stacie Orrico | Save Me | Virgin | |||
| Stacie Orrico | Can't Give It Up | Virgin | |||
| Guy Sebastian | I'll Never Forget Ya | Sony Music Australia | |||
| Melody | De Ja Vu | BMG/Japan | |||
| Backstreet Boys | Moving On | Jive Records/UK/Asia | |||
| Houston | What U Say | Capitol Records | |||
| Blue (boy band) | I Wanna Know | Innocent Records/Virgin UK | |||
| American Idol Juniors | No Matta What | Jive Records | |||
| Christina Milian | Perfect | Universal Records/UK | |||
| Ma$e | Sell It | Bad Boy/ | |||
| Manzini | The Balloon Song | Warner Music Denmark | |||
| Jody Lei | Salt Shaker | Independiante/Sony UK | |||
| Jody Lei | Reminisce | Independiante/Sony UK | |||
| Miss 3 | No Matta What | Sony Norway | |||
| Won-G | My Life | Sanctuary/Bmg | |||
| LMNT | Keep It Coming | Elektra | |||
| Justin Guarini | Heartbreaker | J Records | |||
| Luther Vandross | Say It Now | J Records | |||
| Craig David | 2 Steps Back | Windstar U.K./Atlantic US | |||
| Toya | No Matta What (Party All Night) | Arista | |||
| American Juniors | No Matta What (Party All Night Long) | Jive | |||
| Tynisha Kelli | Dats What's Up | Warner Bros/Digital Release | |||
| 3LW | Crazy | Epic | |||
| 3LW | Leave Wit You | Epic | |||
| 3LW | No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) | Epic | |||
| 3LW | Playas Gon Play | Epic | |||
| 3LW | Curious | Epic | |||
| 3LW | Naughty On Xmas | Epic | |||
| 3LW | Ahh Nah | Epic | |||
| Koffee Brown | After Party | Arista | |||
| Scene 23 | The Greatest | 143 Atlantic | |||
| S Club 7 | The Greatest | Universal U.K. | |||
| Michico | Should I Leave | Sony Japan | |||
| Aaron Carter | Kid in Me | Jive | |||
| Aaron Carter | AC Alienation | Jive | |||
| L5 (band) | Look at Me | Mercury France | |||
| Jimmy Cozier | Two Steps | J Records | |||
| Dawn Robinson (EnVogue) | Set It Off | Universal | |||
| Virtue | I am God | Jive | |||
| Virtue | God Is Your Source | Jive | |||
| No Secrets | Go Girlfriend | Hollywood Records | |||
| Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) | What You Talkin Bout | Virgin | |||
| Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) | Every Lil Part of Me | Virgin | |||
| Deleon Richards | Let Go, Let God | Universal Music Christian Group | |||
| Deleon Richards | Come Follow Me | Universal Music Christian Group | |||
| Deleon Richards | Give It Up | Universal Music Christian Group | |||
| Deleon Richards | Testify | Universal Music Christian Group | |||
| DeLeon Richards | Don't Let It | Tommy Boy | |||
| Xscape | Hold On | So So Def | |||
| Tonya Mitchell | I Represent | Motown | |||
| Elisha Laverne | Not at Home | Avex Japan | |||
| Elisha Laverne | For Me | Avex Japan | |||
| Elisha Laverne | Talking Bout | Avex Japan | |||
| Namico | Perfect | Avex Japan | |||
| Sugababes | Us Girls | Island Records UK | |||
| BoA | Be the One | Avex Japan |
Film and television placements
edit| Movie | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Four Brothers | I Got That Fire | |
| Barbershop | Baby, Baby, Baby | Colin P |
| Save the Last Dance | Hate the Playaz | Audrey Martells |
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | Two Steps | Jimmy Cozier |
| Jimmy Neutron | Go Jimmy | Aaron Carter |
| Jimmy Neutron | AC Alienation | Aaron Carter |
| Popstars (Season 2) | The Greatest | The Popstars |
| Taina/Nickelodeon | I Represent | Maritza |
Web campaign music and sound design catalogue
edit| Company | Website | Job Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Botanical Gardens. | www.atlantabotanicalgardens.org | Web Site Campaign Sound Design(2006) |
| Coca-Cola | www.them.com | Theme music for limited release bottles (2005) |
| Marit Milien Couture | armchairmedia.com/projects/marit | Theme music for lingerie site (2006) |
| Radio One | www.freefm.com | Sound Design for David Lee Roth website(2006) |
References
edit- ^ Billboard.com – Discography – Luther Vandross – Luther Vandross
- ^ Billboard.com – Discography – Houston – It's Already Written
- ^ Billboard.com – Discography – Craig David – Slicker Than Your Average [Bonus Disc]
- ^ "backStreetboys* – Incomplete". Discogs. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ Billboard.com – Discography – Stacie Orrico – Beautiful Awakening
- ^ allmusic ((( 3LW > Overview )))
- ^ allmusic
- ^ "Digital Videos – Episodes (TV Series) – VH1". VH1. Retrieved June 28, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ "S Club – Don't Stop Movin' (2002) lyrics at The Lyric Archive". www.thelyricarchive.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "BoA – Be The One". Discogs. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Four Brothers (2005)". imdb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Nate Butler". IMDb. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Nate Butler Filmography – Yahoo! Movies". yahoo.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "General Archives – Hollywood.com". Hollywood.com. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
- ^ "Follow me! twitter.com/natebutler – Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace. Retrieved June 28, 2017.