Luis Resto
Luis Edgardo Resto (born July 22, 1961) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show. He is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
Also recorded as Luis Edgardo Resto
Luis Resto
- Name
- Luis Resto
- Birth Name
- Luis Edgardo Resto
- Born
- 22 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- rapping.
- Honours
- Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Luis Resto • Birth Name — Luis Edgardo Resto • Born — 22 July 1961 • Birthplace — Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. • Origin — Detroit, Michigan, U.S. • Instrument — keyboards • Genre — Hip-hop • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • record producer • Years Active — 1981–present • Label — * Shady • Resto World
Career
Career
Resto's career in recorded music began in the early 1980s in Detroit, with Michael Henderson and Was (Not Was). He continued playing keyboards and co-writing songs for a wide variety of artists (including many produced by Don Was), ranging from Anita Baker to Patti Smith to the Highwaymen to Vertical Horizon to Fuel, before beginning a lengthy collaboration with Eminem in 2001. He has played the keyboards for several Eminem-produced tracks and is credited for additional production on most Eminem-produced tracks on Encore. Resto released his own solo album titled Combo De Momento which was released under his own imprint Resto World Music on May 18, 2010. He co-produced the Oscar-winning song, "Lose Yourself", featured in the movie 8 Mile with Jeff Bass and Eminem.
1999
1999
• Vertical Horizon – Everything You Want (Studio album released June 15, 1999) (as Keyboardist)
2001
2001
• D12 – Devil's Night (Studio album released June 19, 2001) • 19. "Girls" (Limp Bizkit diss) (performed by Eminem) (hidden track) • Jay-Z – The Blueprint (Studio album released September 11, 2001) • 12. "Renegade" (featuring Eminem)
2002
2002
• Eminem – The Eminem Show (Studio album released May 26, 2002) • 02. "White America" • 05. "Square Dance" • 07. "Soldier" • 08. "Say Goodbye Hollywood" • 14. "Hailie's Song" • 18. "'Til I Collapse" (Featuring Nate Dogg) • Xzibit – Man vs. Machine (Studio album released October 1, 2002) • 11. "My Name" (featuring Eminem and Nate Dogg) • Various Artists – 8 Mile (Soundtrack) (Studio album released October 29, 2002) • 01. "Lose Yourself" (Eminem) • 02. "Love Me" (Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent) • 03. "8 Mile" (Eminem) • 05. "Places To Go" (50 Cent) • 06. "Rap Game" (D12 featuring 50 Cent) • 07. "8 Miles and Runnin'" (Jay-Z featuring Freeway) • 08. "Spit Shine" (Xzibit) • 16. "Rabbit Run" (Eminem)
2003
2003
• 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin (Studio album released February 18, 2003) • 03. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem) • 04. "Many Men (Wish Death)" • 06. "High All the Time" • 15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem) • Various Artists – Cradle 2 the Grave (Studio album released February 18, 2003) • 02. "Go to Sleep" (Eminem featuring Obie Trice and DMX) • King Gordy – The Entity (Studio album released June 24, 2003) • 02. "Nightmares" • 03. "The Pain" • 10. "Pass Me A Lighter" • 16. "Nobody Hates Nothin'" • Obie Trice – Cheers (Studio album released September 23, 2003) • 01. "Average Man" • 02. "Cheers" • 03. "Got Some Teeth" • 04. "Lady" (featuring Eminem) • 05. "Don't Come Down" • 09. "Follow My Life" • 13. "Hands on You" (featuring Eminem) • 14. "Hoodrats" • 16. "Never Forget Ya" • 17. "Outro" (featuring D12) • Jay-Z – The Black Album (Studio album released November 14, 2003) • 09. "Moment Of Clarity" • G-Unit – Beg for Mercy (Studio album released November 14, 2003) • 03. "My Buddy" • 04. "I'm So Hood"
2004
2004
• DJ Kay Slay – The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 (Studio album released March 30, 2004) • 05. "I'm Gone" (featuring Eminem and Obie Trice) • D12 – D12 World (Studio album released April 27, 2004) • 01. "Git Up" • 02. "Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice) • 03. "Just Like U" • 04. "I'll Be Damned" • 06. "My Band" • 08. "6 in the Morning (Come On In)" • 10. "Leave Dat Boy Alone" • 11. "Get My Gun" • 13. "Bitch" (featuring Dina Rae) • 21. "Keep Talkin'" (bonus track) • Special Edition Bonus Disc • 02. "Slow Your Roll" • Jadakiss – Kiss of Death (Studio album released June 22, 2004) • 16. "Welcome to D-Block" (performed by The L.O.X. featuring Eminem) • Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More (Studio album released June 29, 2004) • 04. "On Fire" (featuring 50 Cent) • Eminem – Encore (Studio album released November 12, 2004) • 02. "Evil Deeds" • 04. "Yellow Brick Road" • 05. "Like Toy Soldiers" • 07. "Puke" • 08. "My 1st Single" • 15. "Spend Some Time" (featuring Obie Trice, Stat Quo and 50 Cent) • 16. "Mockingbird" • 17. "Crazy In Love" • 18. "One Shot 2 Shot" (featuring D12) • 20. "Encore/Curtains Down" • Eminem – Encore (Bonus CD released November 12, 2004) • 01. "We As Americans" • 02. "Love You More" • 03. "Ricky Ticky Toc" • 2Pac – Loyal to the Game (Studio album released December 14, 2004) • 01. "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)" (featuring Eminem) • 02. "The Uppercut" (featuring E.D.I. Mean and Young Noble) • 03. "Out on Bail" • 04. "Ghetto Gospel" • 05. "Black Cotton" (featuring Eminem, Kastro and Young Noble) • 06. "Loyal to the Game" (featuring G-Unit) • 07. "Thugs Get Lonely Too" (featuring Nate Dogg) • 08. "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant about Getting Goals Accomplished)" (featuring Jadakiss) • 09. "Who Do You Love?" • 10. "Crooked Nigga Too" • 11. "Don't You Trust Me?" (featuring Dido) • 12. "Hennessy" (featuring Obie Trice) • 13. "Thug 4 Life"
2005
2005
• The Game – The Documentary (Studio album released January 18, 2005) • 14. "We Ain't" (featuring Eminem) • 50 Cent – The Massacre (Studio album released March 3, 2005) • 02. "In My Hood" • 04. "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight" • 10. "Ski Mask Way" • 16. "My Toy Soldier" (featuring Tony Yayo) • Bizarre – Hannicap Circus (Studio album released June 28, 2005) • 08. "Rockstar" • Tony Yayo – Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (Studio album released August 30, 2005) • 03. "It Is What It Is" (featuring Spider Loc) • 07. "Drama Setter" (featuring Eminem and Obie Trice) • Eminem – Curtain Call: The Hits (Greatest hits album released December 6, 2005; contains three new songs) • 02. "Fack" • 07. "Shake That" (featuring Nate Dogg) • 16. "When I'm Gone" • Trick-Trick – The People vs. (Studio album released December 27, 2005) • 03. "Welcome 2 Detroit" (featuring Eminem) • 07. "No More to Say" (featuring Proof and Eminem)
2006
2006
• Obie Trice – Second Round's on Me (Studio album released August 15, 2006) • 02. "Wake Up" • 03. "Violent" • 05. "Lay Down" • 06. "Snitch" (featuring Akon) • 08. "Ballad Of Obie Trice" • 09. "Jamaican Girl" (featuring Brick & Lace) • 10. "Kill Me a Mutha" • 12. "All of My Life" (featuring Nate Dogg) • 13. "Ghetto" (featuring Trey Songz) • 14. "There They Go" (featuring Big Herk, Eminem and Trick-Trick) • 17. "Everywhere I Go" (featuring 50 Cent) • 18. "Obie Story" • Lloyd Banks – Rotten Apple (Studio album released October 10, 2006) • 06. "Hands Up" (featuring 50 Cent) • Akon – Konvicted (Studio album released November 14, 2006) • 03. "Smack That" (featuring Eminem) • Lil Scrappy – Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live (Studio album released December 5, 2006) • 19. "Lord Have Mercy" • Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (Studio album released December 5, 2006) • 01. "Shady Narcotics (Intro)" (Eminem) • 02. "We're Back" (Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater and Ca$his) • 04. "Murder" (Bizarre and Kuniva) • 06. "The Re-Up" (Eminem and 50 Cent) • 07. "You Don't Know" (Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Ca$his) • 08. "Jimmy Crack Corn" (Eminem and 50 Cent) • 09. "Trapped" (Proof) • 11. "Talkin' All That" (Ca$his) • 16. "Smack That (Remix)" (Akon featuring Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater) • 17. "Public Enemy #1" (Eminem) • 19. "Ski Mask Way (Eminem Remix)" (50 Cent) • 20. "Shake That (Remix)" (Eminem, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice and Bobby Creekwater) • 22. "No Apologies" (Eminem)
2007
2007
• Young Buck – Buck the World (Studio album released March 27, 2007) • 17. "Lose My Mind" • Cashis – County Hound EP (Studio album released May 22, 2007) • 06. "Pistol Poppin'" (featuring Eminem)
2009
2009
• Eminem – Relapse (Studio album released May 15, 2009) • 17. "Beautiful" • Deluxe version • 21. "My Darling" • 22. "Careful What You Wish For" • Eminem – Relapse: Refill (Studio album released December 21, 2009) • 04. "Elevator"
2010
2010
• Lil Wayne – Rebirth (Studio album released February 2, 2010) • 08. "Drop the World" (featuring Eminem) • B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (Studio album released April 27, 2010) • 12. "Airplanes, Part II" (featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams of Paramore) • Eminem – Recovery (Studio album released June 18, 2010) • 05. "W.T.P." • 07. "Not Afraid" • Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More 2 (Studio album released November 22, 2010) • 17. "Where I'm At" (featuring Eminem)
2011
2011
• Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel (EP released June 13, 2011) • 01. "Welcome 2 Hell" • 02. "Fast Lane" • 03. "The Reunion" • 04. "Above the Law" • 06. "A Kiss" • 07. "Lighters" (featuring Bruno Mars) • 09. "Loud Noises" (featuring Slaughterhouse) • Royce da 5'9" – Success Is Certain (Studio album released June 13, 2011) • 01. "Legendary" (featuring Travis Barker)
2012
2012
• Slaughterhouse – Welcome to: Our House (Studio album released August 28, 2012) • 01. "The Slaughter" (Intro) • 02. "Our House" (featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey) • 03. "Coffin" (featuring Busta Rhymes) • 04. "Throw That" (featuring Eminem) • 05. "Hammer Dance" • 06. "Get Up" • 07. "My Life" (featuring Cee Lo Green) • 08. "We Did It" (Skit) • 09. "Flip a Bird" • 10. "Throw It Away" (featuring Swizz Beatz) • 11. "Rescue Me" (featuring Skylar Grey) • 12. "Frat House" • 13. "Goodbye" • 14. "Park It Sideways" • 15. "Die" • 16. "Our Way" (Outro) • Deluxe version • 17. "Asylum" (featuring Eminem) • 18. "Walk of Shame" • 20. "Place to Be" (featuring B.o.B)
2013
2013
• Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Studio album released November 5, 2013) • 04. "So Much Better" • 10. "Brainless" • 11. "Stronger Than I Was" • 15. "Headlights" (featuring Nate Ruess)
2014
2014
• Various Artists – Shady XV (Studio album released November 24, 2014) • 01. "Shady XV" (Eminem) • 02. "Psychopath Killer" (Slaughterhouse featuring Eminem and Yelawolf) • 03. "Die Alone" (Eminem featuring Kobe) • 04. "Vegas" (Bad Meets Evil) • 06. "Guts Over Fear" (Eminem featuring Sia) • 09. "Fine Line" (Eminem) • 10. "Twisted" (Skylar Grey, Eminem and Yelawolf) • 11. "Right for Me" (Eminem)
2015
2015
• Yelawolf – Love Story (Studio album released April 21, 2015) • 03. "American You" • Various Artists – Southpaw (soundtrack) (Studio album released July 24, 2015) • 02. "Kings Never Die" (Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani) • 04. "This Corner" (Denaun) • 09. "All I Think About" (Bad Meets Evil) • 13. "Phenomenal" (Eminem)
2017
2017
• Eminem – Revival (Studio album released December 15, 2017) • 02. "Believe"
2018
2018
• Nicki Minaj – Queen (Studio album released August 10, 2018) • 02. "Majesty" (with Labrinth, featuring Eminem) • Eminem – Kamikaze (Studio album released August 31, 2018) • 07. "Stepping Stone" • 13. "Venom" (Music from the Motion Picture)
2020
2020
• Eminem – Music to Be Murdered By (Studio album released January 17, 2020) • 01. "Premonition (Intro)" • 03. "You Gon' Learn" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and White Gold) • 08. "Darkness" • 12. "Stepdad" • 13. "Marsh" • 19. "I Will" (featuring Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5'9" and Kxng Crooked) • Eminem – Music to Be Murdered By – Side B (Studio album released December 18, 2020) • 04. "Tone Deaf" • 05. "Book of Rhymes" (featuring DJ Premier)
2024
2024
• Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (Studio album released July 12, 2024) • 01. "Renaissance" (Produced with Eminem) • 04. "Brand New Dance" (Produced with Eminem) • 06. "All You Got - skit" (Produced with Eminem) • 07. "Lucifer" (Produced with Dr. Dre and Callus) • 08. "Antichrist" (Produced with Eminem) • 09. "Fuel" (Produced with Denaun Porter, Teeba and Eminem) • 10. "Road Rage" (Produced with Dem Jointz and Dr. Dre) • 11. "Houdini" (Produced with Eminem) • 12. "Breaking News - skit" (Produced with Eminem) • 13. "Guilty Conscience 2" (Produced with FredWreck, Dem Jointz, Dr. Dre and Eminem) • 14. "Head Honcho" (Produced with Jameil Aossey and Eminem) • 16. "Bad One" (Produced with Eminem) • 19. "Somebody Save Me" (Produced with Emile Haynie, Benny Blanco and David Ray)
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1961
Luis Resto was born on 22 July 1961.
2003
Receives Academy Award for Best Original Song.
2003
Luis Resto received Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2003.
Discography
• Combo De Momento (2010) • One Small Light (2013)
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