Blac Elvis | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Elvis Williams |
| Genres | Hip hop, pop rap, Dirty South, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, pianist, songwriter |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | MarsOnSunday, MarsOnSunday,EMI |
| Website | www.facebook.com/blacelvismusic |
Elvis Williams, better known as Blac Elvis, is an Grammy award-winning American record producer, musician and song writer. He rose to fame in 2005 co-producing alongside of Polow da Don. Producing hits for Ludacris, Ciara, Kelly Rowland, Fergie, Rich Boy, Kelis, Nelly, Pussycat Dolls and Mario. Recently he produced and co-wrote Beyoncé Knowles, hit single, "Ego". Now he and his business partner's Grammy winnning song writer Harold Lilly and music executive Lonnie Deadwyler have launched their own record label called Solar Digital Music/Spin Music Group.
BIO
Elvis Williams
With a birth name like Elvis, it certainly isn’t a surprise that mega producer, Elvis Williams was destined to prosper in the music and entertainment industry. Born April 12, 1981 in Clarksdale, Mississippi and better known in the business as “Blac Elvis”, is credited as producer, co-writer and/or co-producer for an impressive roster of artists such as Ciara, Fergie, Kelly Rowland, Young Buck, Mario, Jamie Foxx, T.I., Ginuwine, Rick Ross and most recently Beyonce’s hit single, “Ego.”
Elvis began his career as a producer in Memphis, Tennessee where he purchased his first MPC Drum Machine and started producing in 2000 with The Barkay’s and other local artists in Memphis.
His career was catapulted when he moved on faith to Atlanta, Georgia where he began collaborating with Polow da Don on many projects. The team was working on a remix for Gwen Stefani’s “Luxurious”, but when Fergie heard it and wrote to it, they turned it into a “Glamorous” hit that sold over five million copies.
Elvis’ passion for creating a unique sound is accomplished by incorporating live instruments in his productions whenever he can. He achieves this task through his creative energy, production madness and with over 15 years experience playing drums, saxophone, guitar and keys.
Today, Elvis continues to work with a wide spectrum of artists, producers, writers, engineers and DJ’s to develop their own unique fingerprint through his independent record label, Solar Digital. The focus at Solar Digital is to create a unique sound by attaining new ways of recording by exploring new software, equipment and digital communication, and as well as his record label Elvis has started a 501(c)3 a non-profit organization called the "Elvis L. Williams Sr. Foundation" honoring his father. The foundation has serveral programs. One of the programs focuses on empowering families and the community and another program focuses on Sickle-cell awareness. through the foundation Elvis excercises his spirit of Philanthropy and his celebrity to give back and make a difference. www.ElvisWill.org
Solar Digital Music - the source of creative energy to the Universe!
Discography
Elvis’ growing list of discography accomplishments:
Discography
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| Role | Artist | Song | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-writer/Co-Producer | Ciara | Promise | 2006 |
| Co-writer/Co-Producer | Ciara | Bang It Up | 2006 |
| Co-Producer | Fergie | Glamorous | 2007 |
| Co-Producer | Fergie | London Bridge | 2006 |
| Co-Producer | Young Buck | Get Buck | 2007 |
| Co-writer/Co-producer | Kelly Rowland (featuring Eve) | Like This | 2007 |
| Co-Producer | Kelly Rowland | Ms. Kelly | 2007 |
| Co-Producer | Lloyd | Street Love | 2007 |
| Producer | Field Mob | At The Park | 204 |
| Co-Producer | Mario | Crying Out For Me | 2007 |
| Producer | Jibbs | Let's Be Real | 2006 |
| Producer | Yung Joc | Picture Perfect | 2007 |
| Producer | Rich Boy | Ghetto | 2007 |
| Co-Produer | Kelis (featuring Nas) | Blindfold Me | 2006 |
| Co-producer | Raven Symone | Shorts like me | 2008 |
| Producer | Rick Ross (featuring Trey Songz) | This Is The Life | 2008 |
| Producer | T.I. (featuring John Legend) | Slide Show | 2008 |
| Producer | Brutha (featuring Fabolous) | I Can't Hear the Music | 2008 |
| Co-Producer | Ciara (featuring Young Jeezy) | Never Ever | 2009 |
| Co-writer/Producer | Beyoncé Knowles | Ego | 2009 |
| Producer | Jamie Foxx (featuring Marsha Ambrosius) | Freak'in Me | 2009 |
| Producer | Ginuwine (featuring Brandy) | Bidge of Love | 2009 |
| Producer | Ginuwine | A Man's Thought | 2009 |
| Producer | K. Michelle (featuring Missy Elliott) | Fakin it | 2009 |
| Producer | Letoya Luckett | I Need a U | 2009 |
| Producer/Co-Writer | Mario | The Hardest Moment | 2009 |
| Producer | Sean Garrett (featuring Nicki Minaj) | Get it All | 2010 |
| Co-Producer | Usher (featuring Nicki Minaj) | Lil Freak | 2010 |
| Producer | Sean Garrett (featuring Gucci Mane and Tyga) | She Geeked | 2010 |
| Producer | Sean Garrett (featuring Busta Rhymes, Twista and Ludacris) | She Geeked | 2010 |
Spin Music Group
Lonnie Deadwyler
lonnie@MarsOnSunday.com
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