wiidope is a production group of three musicians, composers and engineers that assembled in 2009 while attending Berklee College of Music for postgraduate studies.[1] Members are Carl Seanté (McGrier II), Kofi Owusu-Ofori and Kyuwon "Q" Kim. Their most notable works include YouTube/MTV personality Todrick Hall, RuPaul, Brandy, Tamar Braxton, Korean Boy-band SHINee and their work on the Grammy Award winning album, The Mosaic Project, with jazz drummer, composer and vocalist Terri Lyne Carrington.[2]
wiidope | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hip hop, R&B, Dance, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Music engineer, Songwriter, Composer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Members | Carl Seanté aka Clef Wonder Kofi Owusu-Ofori Kyuwon Kim |
| Website | www.wiidope.com |
Notable works
edit| Year | Song(s) Credited | Artist(s) | Writers/Composers/Producers | Album/Film & Label | Awards/Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | All Songs | Todrick Hall, Brandy, Tamar Braxton, Jade Novah, Nick Burroughs, Keala Settle, RuPaul, Cynthia Erivo, Shangela, feat. Tiffany Haddish, Jennifer Lewis | Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Ducornet | Forbidden[3] | Dem Beats Single Debut Top 100 iTunes Charts[4] March 23, 2018
Album Debut #1 on Pop Charts, #2 Overall[5] |
| 2015-2017 | All Songs | Todrick Hall, Jordin Sparks, Tamar Braxton, Amber Riley, Jay Armstrong, Nicole Scherzinger, RuPaul, Shoshana Bean, Raven Symone, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Perez Hilton, Bob The Drag Queen | Katherine Fairfax Wright (Director, Documentary) | Todrick Hall: Behind The Curtain | Best Documentary Feature Film
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2017[6] Nominee Chicken & Egg Award SXSW 2017[6] |
| Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Ducornet | Straight Outta Oz[7] | ||||
| 2013-2014 | All Songs | Todrick Hall, Victoria Justice, Joey Graceffa, Glozell, Kingsley, Harvey Guillén, Tre Melvin, Miles Jai, Orlando Brown, Brashaad Mayweather, Tevin William, J-Light, Kimberly Cole | Frank Churchill, Amethyst Kelly Charlotte Aitchison George Astasio Jason Pebworth Jon Shave Kurtis McKenzie, Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim, Jean-Ives Ducornet | Snow White & The Seven Thugz'[8] | |
| Misc. Songs and Material (previously credited) | Todrick Hall, IM5 (Cole Pendery, Dana Vaughns, Gabe Morales, Will Behlendorf, David Scarzone), Vonzell Solomon, Chester Lockhart, Carlie Craig, Thursday Lyons & Rotating Cast | Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim, Ducornet | Twerk Du Soleil[9][10] | ||
| Disney Dudez 2 & 3 (Mashups)
Monsterbia (Mashup) Bang Bang Fancy |
Todrick Hall, IM5 (Cole Pendery, Dana Vaughns, Gabe Morales, Will Behlendorf, David Scarzone), Vonzell Solomon, J-Light, Vegaz Taelor | Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim | IM5 & Todrick Hall Presents: #Bandcamp
IM5 & Todrick Hall Presents: Disney Dudez'[11] |
As of March 2015, The series' holds over 25 million views[12] | |
| Twerkin In The Rain
Sound Of Trap Music All That Azz Greasy Where You At Christmas Mr. Grinch Welcome Christmas |
Todrick Hall, Carlie Craig, Daynah Cooper | Nacio Herb Brown, Richard Rodgers, Jim jacobs, Warren Casey, John Kander, Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim | What The Funny Presents: Todrick Hall
WhatTheFunny.com Executive Producer: Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez [13] |
As of March 2015, Series holds over 5 million views on multiple networks[14] | |
| Take A Picture
I Can Imma Diva Mrs. Timberlake Grind |
Todrick Hall, Sideara St. Claire, Jayleen Griffin, Asia'h Epperson, Lauren Berry, Kendra Hill, Michael Rexford | Hall, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim | MyISH Presents: Pop Star High | As of March 2015, Series holds over 6.7 million views[14] | |
| We Are America | Esperanza Spalding | Spalding, Prince (TAFKAP), Chris Turner, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim | Untitled Independent |
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| 2012 | Run Dat Back | Jadagrace | McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim, Dodd-Waddington | Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 42[15] | Top 20 Billboard Dance[16] |
|
Lil Mama (wiimix) |
J-Light | Dodd-Waddington, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori | 106 & Park
Live Performance "Wild Out Wednesday" (W.O.W.) Air-Date: 2012-03-28 18:00 EST; 18:00 PST BET Networks (Viacom)[17] |
"W.O.W." Champion
BET 106 & Park (J-Light) | |
| 2011 | Sisters On The Rise (Transformation)
Simply Beautiful Remix |
Cassandra Wilson, Shea Rose, Nona Hendryx, Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ingrid Jensen, Tia Fuller | Terri Lyne Carrington, Nona Hendryx, Kevan Staples, Carol Pope, Rose, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim | The Mosaic Project | Best Jazz Vocal Album
54th Grammy Awards 2012.[2] No.4 Billboard Charts (Jazz Albums)[19] Jazz Award for Songwriting SESAC (Shea Rose)[20] |
|
All Songs |
Shea Rose, Christel, Raheem Jamal, Kofi | Rose, McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim, Daniel Rose, Christel Rushing, Raheem Jamal | Little Warrior
Independent |
R&B/Soul/Urban Contemporary Artist of the Year (Shea Rose) | |
| 2010 |
Up & Down[22] |
SHINee | McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim, Misfit, Jonghyun | Lucifer
SM Entertainment/Universal Records/EMI Music Japan/Avex Asia |
#1 Album(KOREA)[citation needed] |
|
NO, NO, NO[citation needed] |
Spontania | McGrier, Owusu-Ofori, Kim, Massattack, Tarantula, Kaori | Departures[citation needed] |
Notable acts and credits
edit- Brandy
- Chester Gregory
- Cynthia Erivo
- Esperanza Spalding
- IM5
- Jadagrace
- Jade Novah
- Jeeve Ducornet
- Jordin Sparks
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Keala Settle
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Nona Hendryx
- Prince
- Raney Shockne
- Raven Symone
- RuPaul
- Shea Rose
- SHINee
- Shoshana Bean
- Tamar Braxton
- Terri Lyne Carrington
- Todrick Hall
- Vonzell Solomon
- WeeklyChris
Mentors
edit- Susan Rogers
- Prince Charles Alexander
- David Jeong
- Kerry Gordy
References
edit- ^ "Wiidope Music | Production | Trailers | Catalog Builders | Type Beats". Wiidope.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Forbidden by Todrick Hall on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "iTunesCharts.net: 'Dem Beats (feat. Rupaul)' by Todrick Hall (American Songs iTunes Chart)". Itunescharts.net. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "iTunesCharts.net: US Albums Tuesday, 27th March 2018". Itunescharts.net. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ a b "Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Straight Outta Oz (2016)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Disney Parody Video Features Snow White and the Seven Thugs [Watch YouTube Clip]". Au.ibtimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
- ^ "Twerk du Soleil shakes up Detroit | Blogs | Detroit Metro Times". Metrotimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04.
- ^ "YouTube darling Toddy Rockstar brings 'Twerk du Soleil' home to North Texas | Dallas Morning News". Archived from the original on 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Todrick Hall brings comic YouTube videos to Orlando". Orlandosentinel.com.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: #Bandcamp Episode 1. YouTube.
- ^ "Wiidope Music | Production | Trailers | Catalog Builders | Type Beats". Wiidope.com.
- ^ a b Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Pop Star High EPISODE 1 by Todrick Hall. YouTube.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Jadagrace Run Dat Back Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 22, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ "Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos". BET. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.
- ^ "The Mosaic Project". Archived from the original on 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to SESAC". Sesac.com.
- ^ [2]
- ^ "The 2nd Album 'Lucifer' by SHINee". iTunes. 19 July 2010.