Fredrik Ball
Fredrik William Ball is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter and record executive living in London. He is originally from Fredrikstad in Norway. His production and writing credits include songs performed by Rihanna, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Zara Larsson, Jessie Reyez, Raye, Jessie Ware, Sienna Spiro, Toni Braxton, Bernhoft, J Balvin and more.
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Fredrik Ball
- Name
- Fred Ball
- Birth Name
- Fredrik William Ball
- Birthplace
- Fredrikstad, Norway
- Occupation
- * Record producer
- Born
- 1977 · Fredrikstad Municipality.
- Nationality
- Norway
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Fredrik William Ball is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter and record executive living in London. He is originally from Fredrikstad in Norway. His production and writing credits include songs performed by Rihanna, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Zara Larsson, Jessie Reyez, Raye, Jessie Ware, Sienna Spiro, Toni Braxton, Bernhoft, J Balvin and more.
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Biography
He's been nominated five times for a Grammy (Best R&B Album 2015, Best Urban Contemporary Album 2017, Best R&B Album 2019, Best Urban Contemporary Album 2019, Best Urban Contemporary Album 2020) Fred moved to the UK when he formed his solo project 'Pleasure'; the album was hailed as The Sunday Times favourite debut of the year. It featured artists such as Justine Frischmann, Ed Harcourt and Dr. Pleasure launched the start of Ball¹s songwriting and production career. Ball co-wrote and produced the single "Love on the Brain" for Rihanna's album Anti. "Love on the Brain" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard called it "The Most Influential Pop Single of 2017." It's been certified 10 x platinum in the US. In 2017 Billboard listed Ball as number 8 in the "Hot 100 Top 10 Producers". In June 2018, Ball contributed as a producer on three songs ("713", "Friends" and "Heard about us") for Jay-Z and Beyoncé's collaborative studio album "Everything Is Love". Ball produced "Nice Guy feat. Jessie Reyez" on Eminem's album Kamikaze, surprise released 31 August 2018. He also produced "One Mo' Gen" on Mariah Carey's critically acclaimed album "Caution". Ball is published by Reservoir Music Publishing and managed by Roc Nation.
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Key facts
• Name — Fred Ball • Birth Name — Fredrik William Ball • Birthplace — Fredrikstad, Norway • Occupation — * Record producer • songwriter • Website — rocnation.com/music/fred-ball
Production/writing discography
Jessie Reyez • Ur Heartbeat Dermot Kennedy • Happiness Giulia Be • Girls Just Wanna Leigh-Anne • Me Minus U Mulaa Joans • Liverpool Street Bia • October Lous & The Yakuza • To Me (Smurf Soundtrack) Cuco • Ridin' • Dreamin' Lous & The Yakuza • No Big Deal Jessie Reyez • I Never Said I Was Sane Sienna Spiro • Origami Aurora • The Devil is Human Poppy • Crossroads Gwen Stefani • Somebody Else's Suki Waterhouse • Blackout Drunk • Cliffhanger Jess Glynn • We Has Something Umi • Why Don't We Go • Hummingbird feat. Teezo Touchdown J Balvin feat. Usher, Dj Khaled • Dientes Madison Beer • Nothing Matters But You • I Wonder Zak Abel • Winging It • Cry • Let Me Sing • Midnight Gospel Kito x Grimes • Cold Touch Shenseea • Curious Kamal • Falling • White Wine Ruel • Lie Louis Tomlinson • The Greatest • Lucky Again • All This Time • Common People • Holding On To Heartache Debbie • Cherry Wine Dodgr • You Emeli Sande • There Isn't Much Nemahsis • I'm Not Gonna Kill You Alicia Keys • Dead End Road (Originals) • Dead End Road (Unlocked) Harloe • Overthinking (Feat.Nile Rodgers) Ray BLK • Over You (Feat.Stefflon Don) Olivia Dean • Fall Again Anne-Marie • X2 • Breathing Zara Larsson • Last Summer Sam Dew • Thinking of You Harry Hudson • Closing Doors feat. Astrid S Astrid S • Marilyn Monroe Jessie Reyez • Do You Love Her Harloe • Rivers Run Dry • One More Chance • Cut Me Loose • We're All Gonna Lose • Crush On You Mura Masa • Vicarious Living Anthem Adam Lambert • Ready To Run • Roses feat. Nile Rodgers Au/Ra • Stay Happy Maeta • babygirl Raye • Love Me Again JC Stewart • Have You Had Enough Wine? Kevin Garrett • Don't Rush Roses Gabor • Turkish Delight Mariah Carey • One Mo 'Gen They. • Wilt Chamberlain (feat. Jeremih) Eminem • Nice Guy feat. Jessie Reyez Jessie Reyez • Apple Juice Beyonce & Jay-Z (The Carters) • 713 • Friends • Heard About Us Anne Marie • Some People Prince Charlez • Back Around Justine Skye • Heaven Madison Beer • Say It To My Face Frank Walker (ft. Emely Warren) • Piano Nina Nesbitt • Take Me To Heaven Rihanna • Love On The Brain Toni Braxton • Deadwood • Sorry Zara Larsson • One Mississippi Jessie Ware • Slow Me Down Petite Meller • America Astrid S • Does She Know All Saints • Summer Rain • Puppet On A String Betsy • Time Toby Randall • Misfits Samuel Larsen • You Should Know Leo Stannard • In My Blood Pleasure • Don't Look The Other Way • From The Country To The City • All I Want- Stories- Memory • Sensitivity • You Got To Love Someone • Disco Doctor • The Visionary Pleasure II • Alright All Nite • Out Of Love • Throw it All Away • Back to You • UpTown • Bite The Beat • Silk Dream • Eskimo Kiss • Finest Thing • NYCSC • Nightvision Little Boots • Click • Ghost Bernhoft • Choices • Control • C'mon Talk • Space In My Heart • Buzz Aldrin • Wind You Up • Freedom- One Way Track • I Believe In All The Things You Don't • We Have A Dream Cerys Matthews • Caught In The Middle KT Tunstall • Universe & U Little Mix • Going Nowhere • Boy • See Me Now • They Just Don't Know You Daley • Smoking Gun Sophie Ellis Bextor • Synchronised JLS • Last Song • Innocence • Shy Of The Cool Pixie Lott • Catching Snowflakes Samsaya • Stereotype • Bombay Calling • Beginning at The End • Love Maze • Breaking Bad • Superhero • My Mind Kylie Minogue • Uncut Stone Brett Anderson • Love is Dead • To The Winter • Scorpio Rising • Colour Of The Night • Song For My Father • The More We Possess the less we own Ourselves • Chinese Whispers • Back To You Bertine Zetlitz • Ah Ah • Fake Your Beauty • Want You • If YouBuy The Blue One • Kiss me Harder • Candy • Rollerskating • Broken Emmanuelle Seigner • Les Mots Simples
Awards and honors
• Sunday Times – Album of the Year • Grammy Nomination 2015: Best R&B Album for Bernhoft's Islander • Grammy Nomination 2017: Best Urban Contemporary Album for Rihanna's "Anti" • Grammy Nomination 2019: Best R&B Album for Toni Braxton's "Sex & Cigarettes" • Grammy Win 2019: Best Urban Contemporary Album for The Carter's "Everything Is Love" • Grammy Nomination 2020: Best Urban Contemporary Album for Jessie Reyez' "Being Human In Public" • BMI R&B/Hip Hop Award 2017 • BMI London Award 2017 • BMI POP Awards LOS ANGELES 2018
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