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1 Accord - Don't Stop Don't Quit

1 Accord - Don't Wanna To Be Alone

1 Accord - Rivers

1 Accord - Shorty Girl

3rd Storee - Get With Me

3rd Storee - Honey

A+ - All I See

Aaliyah - Everythings gonna be alright

Aaliyah - One in a million (Remix)

Alexis Aargont -  It's all a Shame

Alicia Keys - Rear view mirror

Alicia Keys - Little Drummer Girl

Alysha Antonino - Dreams

Amari - Funk u up

Amari - I like it

Amerie - When I Think Of You

Andrea Martin - Let me return the favour

Another level - What u know about me

Ashley Ballard - All I ever

Ashley Ballard - Don't get lost in the crowd

Ashley Ballard - It was you

Ashley Ballard - No matter what

Ashley Ballard - Why

Athena Cage - All I Need Is Me

Az Yet  - Living In A Fantasy

B2K - I Bet

Backstreet Boys - If You Want It To Be Good Girl (Drum Programming)

Backstreet Boys - Shining star

Beverly - So into you

Beverly - You came along

Blackstreet - Confused

Blaque - Blaque Out

Blaque - Fall Back

Blaque - Hopeless

Blaque - Im Good

Brandy - All In Me

Brandy - Almost Doesn't Count

Brandy - Angel In Disguise

Brandy - Anybody

Brandy - Can We

Brandy - Come A Little Bit Closer

Brandy - Happy

Brandy - I Thought

Brandy - I Wanna Fall In Love

Brandy - It's Not Worth It

Brandy - Learn The Hard Way

Brandy - Like This

Brandy - Love Wouldn't Count Me Out

Brandy - Never Say Never

Brandy - Nothing

Brandy - Put That On Everything

Brandy - The Boy Is Mine

Brandy - Tomorrow

Brandy - Top Of The World

Brandy Feat. Big Pun -Top Of The World (Remix)

Brandy - Truthfully

Brandy - U Don't Know Me

Brandy Feat. Shaunta & Da Brat - U Don't Know Me

Brandy - What About Us

Brandy - When You Touch Me

Brian McKnight - Played yourself

Brian McKnight - Stay or let it go

Brian McKnight Feat_Cap-One - Stay or let it go (Darkchild Remix)

Britney Spears - (I can't get no) Satisfaction

Britney Spears - I love rock & roll

Britney Spears - Intimidated

Britney Spears - Let me be

Britney Spears - Lonely

Britney Spears - Oops..I Did It Again (Rodney Jerkins Remix)

Britney Spears - Overprotected (Remix)

Brownstone - Lets get started

Brownstone - Love me like you do

Brownstone - 5 Miles to Empty (Darkchild)

Canela - Everything

Canela - Everything (Darkchild Remix)

Canela - Friend Of Mine

Canela - Love Lust Crime

Canela - Outta Here

Canela I Cant Let Go

Canela - Play Your Games

Canela - Trust me

Casserine - If Youre Ready

Casserine - Unconditional Love

Chante Moore - If i gave love

Chante Moore - I've got the love

Chilli Feat_Santana - Wishful Thinking

Cher - Different Kind Of Love Song (Remix)

Cleopatra - I want you back (Darkchild Remix)

Cormega - You Got me goin'

Coko - All my loving

Coko - Don't take your love away

Coko - I ain't feeling you

Coko - Sunshine

Coko - You & Me

Color Me Badd - All The Way

Crystal Sierra Feat. Styles Skillz - Playa no more (Darkchild Remix)

Crystal Sierra- I Try

Crystal Sierra - Playa no more

Crystal Sierra -  Promises

Dame Lee - Rock Rock, Bounce Bounce

Damon - Back Off The Wall

Dawkins & Dawkins - Focus

Dawkins & Dawkins - Need to know

Dawkins & Dawkins - Wrapped Up

Dawkins & Dawkins - Wonder Why (Co-wrote)

Debelah Morgan - I Remember (Remix)

Debelah Morgan Yesterday (Remix)

Deborah Cox - I Never Knew

Deborah Cox - Just when I think Im over you

Deborah Cox - Like I did

Destinys Child - Have it your way

Destinys child - Say my name

Doni -  Just Leave

Donni McClurkin- I Do I Do (FJ Remix)

Drawz - U Da 1

Dream - Hard To Stop

Dru Hill Feat_Mike Nitty - War Soldier

Enrique Iglesias - Sad eyes (Remix)

Fats Feat_Ray J - All Girlz

Fats - I See You

Fats - Maria (Co-produced)

Fats Feat_Brandy - Neva Be

Fats - On The Wall

Fats - Us Against The World

Fats - Say My Name

Fats - Stand Up

Fats - Make You Dance

Fats - Whats My Name

Forbidden - Never Again

Forbidden - Second To None

Forbidden - Shake

Forbidden - The Way U Move

Gina Thompson - Angel

Gina Thompson - Can't go another minute

Gina Thompson - Can't Help myself

Gina Thompson - I can't wait

Gina Thompson - Nobody Does it better

Gina Thompson - Put me on

Gina Thompson - Strung out

Gina Thompson - The things you do

Gina Thompson - Without you

Ginuwine - Hot

Gloria Velez - Free Style

Hodge - Headnod

Hoku - Just Enough

Horace Brown -  Nuthin but a party

Horace Brown - Taste Your Love

Horace Brown - Smile

Immature - Can't you see

Immature - I can't wait

Immature - Where do we go

Intro - Stung Out On Your Loving

J'son - I should cheat on you

J'son - The one your gonna love

Jadakiss Feat_Sheek - J-A-D-A

Jason Weaver - stay with me

Jason Weaver - Stay With me (Remix)

Jay Mathis - All Around The World

Jay Mathis -  I Want You

Jay Mathis - Left Overs

Jay Mathis - There With You

Jennifer Lopez - Dame

Jennifer Lopez - If you had my love

Jennifer Lopez - It's not that serious

Jennifer Lopez - That's the way

Jesse Powell - You

Jesse Powell - After we make love

Jesse Powell - Are you missing my love

Jesse Powell - She wasntlast night

Jesse Powell - Up & Down

Jessica Simpson - I never

Jessica Simpson - Imagination

Joe - Don't wanna be a player

Joe - You tha man

Josh Keaton - So sorry

Joy Enriquez - Between u & me

Joy Enriquez - I can't believe

Joy Enriquez - I don't want you

J-Quest Feat Gina Thompson - Come Give It

J-Quest - The Quest is on

Kandice Love - No

K-Ball - Love matters

K-Ball - On the Weekend

K-Ball - Everything's Alright

K Young - All I Do 

K Young - Always There

K Young - Body Talk

K Young Feat_Lil Zal - Ballinest Player

K Young - Holla

K Young - Not About You

K Young - Missing You

K Young - Ooh Wee

K Young - Over

K Young - My Girl

K Young - Work It Out

KC & Jojo - It's me

Keith Sweat - I put you on (feat. Da brat)

Keith Washington - Bring it on (Darkchild Remix)

Keith Washington - I warned you

Keith Washington - Tell me (Are you with it)

Keith Washington - You let me down

Kelcey - Beautiful

Kelcey - Dance Through Me

Kelcey - First Things First

Kelcey - Hard To Believe

Kelcey - Lord You Are

Kelcey - Paradise

Kelcey - Pray

Kelcey - You Think Of Me

Kenny Lattimore - Days like this remix

Latasha -Who Needs You

Latasha - Ride With You

Laurnea - Can't Let go

Laurnea - Cant Let Go (Darkchild Remix)

Lionel Richie - Tonite

Lionel Richie - Wasted Time

Lloyd - She Wants To Be With Me

Lloyd - Trance

Marc Anthony - She's been good to me

Mark Morrison - Backstabbers (Remix)

Mary J Blige feat. Fats & Rodney Jerkins - Everything (Darkchild Remix)

Mary J. Blige -  Share my world

Mary J. Blige - A dream

Mary J. Blige - Cant get you off my mind

Mary J. Blige - I can love you

Mary J Blige - Searchin'

Mary J. Blige - Thank you lord

Mary J. Blige - 7 Days (Remix)

Mary Mary Feat. Rodney Jerkins & Fats - He Said

Mary Mary - I sings remix

Maxee - When i look into your eyes

Mel B - Tell me

Melanie B - Lullaby

Men Of Vision - If I Told You

Men of Vizion feat. Missy Elliott - Do thangz (Darchild Remix)

Men of Vizion feat. Mr Cheeks - Do you feel me (Freak you)

Michael Jackson Feat_Fats - Cheater

Michael Jackson - Chicago 145

Michael Jackson - Get Around

Michael Jackson - Heartbreaker

Michael Jackson - Invincible

Michael Jackson - Kick It

Michael Jackson - Maybe We Can Do It

Michael Jackson - Pressure

Michael Jackson - Privacy

Michael Jackson - The Pain

Michael Jackson - Threatened

Michael Jackson - Unbreakable

Michael Jackson - You Rock My World

Monica - Ain't gonna cry no more

Monica - All eyez on me

Monica - Angel Of Mine

Monica - Down 4 Whatever

MQ3 - Everyday

Mya - That's why i wanna fight

Nas f. Ginuwine and Darkchild - You Owe Me (Flash Remix)

Natalie Wilson & SOP - Act like you know

Natalie Wilson & SOP -Good Life

New Edition & Az Yet - Something About You (Darkchild Remix)

Nichelle - The Man

Nichelle - You Must Give Way

No Authority - Don't Stop

No Authority - Girlfriend

No Authority - If You Want Me

No Authority - Never Let You Go

No Authority - One More Time

No Authority - Please Don't Break My Heart

No Authority - She Drives Me Crazy

No Authority - Up & Down

No Authority - Why

Nsync - Celebrity

Omar Chandler - I know what's on your mind

Omar Chandler - Let's settle down

Omar Chandler - Guess Who's back

Outlawz - Baby Mama

Patti Labelle - All This Love (Remix)

Plus One - Soul Tattoo

Pain - Pain

Pain - Pain Is Pleasure

Pain - When We Came Through

Papa San - Can't flee from your presence

Prymary Colorz - If you only knew

Prymary Colorz - I'll Never Give Up

Ray J - Crazy

Ray J - I Don't Need You

Ray J - Keep Ya head up

Ray J - This ain't a game

Ray J - You need it (you don't)

Ray-J - Thats why I lie

Rhona - I wanna know what love is

Rhona - I Will

Rhona - Last Goodbye

Rhona - Look To The Sky

Rhona - Miss The Way

Rhona - Satisfied

Rhona -Satisfied (Another Darkchild Remix)

Rhona - Take What Comes To You

Rhona - The First Time

Rhona - The Meaning Of Love

Rhona - Time Will Tell

Rodney Jerkins - Let it go

Scene 23: He Said, She Said (Co-Wrote)

Shaquille O'Neal feat. Peter Gunz - Can I Play?

Shawn Desman - Sexy

Shola Ama - Can't have you

Shola Ama - Imagine

Shorty 101 - Get with me

Shorty 101 - Girlfriend

Shorty 101 - Hotter

Shorty 101 - Who Do You Think

Shorty 101 Your Gone

Skindeep - Everybody (Check the Ryme)

Simone Hines - Yeah, yeah, yeah

So Plush - Ain't My Fault

So Plush - Fire Burns

So Plush - Hating On Me

So Plush - He Loves Me

So Plush - LA LA

So Plush - More Than Life To Me

So Plush - No One Else

So Plush - Not a real man

So Plush - The Fact You Lied

So Plush - Things I Heard Before

So Plush - Time is Up

So Plush - What U Do 2 Me

So Plush - Yes

So Plush - You Don't Know Me (I don't know you)

So Plush & Da Brat - Broke The Rules

So Plush & Ja Rule - Damn (Should've treated you right)

Spice Girls - Get down with me

Spice girls - Let love lead the way

Spice girls - Tell me why

Spice Girls - Holler

Spice Girls - Right Back At Ya

Spice Girls - Time Goes by

Spice Girls - Wasting my time

Spice Girls - Weekend Love

Spinderella - Married To The Mob

Sunday - Believe

Talent - Every which way (feat. Vegas cats)

Talent - Breakin' Up

Tasha Holiday - Just The Way You Like It (Darkchild Remix)

Tatyana Ali - Daydreaming

Tatyana Ali - Yeah Right

Tatyana Ali - Yesterday

Tevin Campbell feat. Lil' Cease - Another Way (Darkchild Remix)

Tiffany Feat_Raekwon 

Ta-Gana - Saturday night

Tiffany Feat_Raekwon  - Rewind The Time

TLC - Turntable

TLC - Over Me

TLC - Hey Hey Hey Hey

TLC - Whos It Gonna Be

Toni Braxton - He wasnt man enough

Toni Braxton - He Wasnt Man Enough (Darkchild Extended Remix)

Toni Braxton - He Wasnt Man Enough (Darkchild Bootleg Remix)

Toni Braxton - Whatchu need

Toni Braxton - Do you remember when

Toni Rich Project - Like A Women (Remix)

Tony Thompson- Handle Our Business

Total - No One Else

Tra Knox - Will you be there

Trin-I-tee - Dance Like Sunday

Trin-i-tee - Imagine that

Trin-I-tee - The Day you came

Trin-i-tee - You were there

Tweet - Hypnotic

Twice ft Mike Nitty and Craig Mack - sparkle

Tyra Banks - Shake You Body

Tyrese - Always Be Happy

Tyrese - I ain't the one

Tyrese - Sweet lady (Remix)

Uncle Sam - Baby you are (Darkchild Remix)

Utada Hikaru - Time limit

Valerie George - I'll Be Around

Vanessa Williams - Happiness (Remix)

Veronica - A love to come home to

Veronica - Can't stop loving you

Veronica - What I wanna Do

Veronica - Without Love

Virtue - He's Been Good (Remix)

Whitney Houston - Get it back

Whitney Houston - I bow out

Whitney Houston - If I told you that

Whitney Houston - It's not right, but it's ok

Whitney Houston - It's not right, but it's ok (Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix)

Willa Ford - Did Ya Understand That

Will Smith - Just the two of us remix

Will Smith - Who am I (feat. Tatyana Ali and MC Lyte)

Winans Phase 2 - It's alright (Send me)

Winans Phase 2 - Real Love

Winans Phase 2 - Thank u lord

Woody Rock - Testimony

Wreck n Effect - Sucka Mc

Yolanda Adams -I Beleive

 

 


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Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins


 

  Biography

Rodney Jerkins grew up in a very religious family where he was not even aloud to listen to pop / mainstream music.

 

Rodney used to do all he could so that he could listen to urban music and grew to be inspired by mega producer Teddy Riley. Fred Jerkins (his brother) had a drum machine, Rodney used to sneak into his room so he could have a play about. He soon started mimicking Teddy Rileys sound He started producing tracks for local talents and eventually recorded a urban gospel album with his brother Freddie called On the move.

 

Rodney asked his parents to take him to one of Teddy Rileys studio to try and meet him, his parents did not think there was a chance but took him anyway. When they got there Teddy came rolling along in his car and Rodney ran up to him. His bodyguards grabbed hold of Rodney, but Teddy told them to get off him as he was just a kid. Teddy took Rodney & his parents into his studios and showed them around.

 

Teddy became a mentor for Rodney and eventually offered him a deal with his record company. Rodney had a think about this and decided if Teddy Riley wanted to sign him now, what were people going to think in a couple of years when he created the Darkchild sound. 

 

Rodney did his first professional work for an act called Casserine on a track called If youre ready the first single off the album. He then went on to produce for the likes of & Shaquille Oneil & Mary J Blige.

 

Rodneys career took a turning point when he was asked to produce the majority of Brandys new album & the song The Boy Is Mine.

 

When the track was released it shot to the top of the charts internationally and was the summer hit of 1998. With this hit under the belt Rodney became the most in demand producer in the business at that time spinning out hits for Toni Braxton, Destinys Child, Jennifer Lopez, but his next big break was about to come.

 

Rodney got a call from Michael Jackson, the person he has idolized since a child in about 1998 to work on his come back album. He originally went to Michael with some tracks he had penned that were a similar style to his tracks that were out at that time like The boy is mine. Michael explained to him that he wanted a new sound from him and they continued to work with each other for the next three years. The album was pushed back several times, but was finally released in 2001.

 

Rodney had a lot of hits that year and also worked on a new multimillion selling album for Britney spears. After this project Rodney was asked to produce the majority of Brandys third album Full Moon. Rodney is very aware that is the music business you have to be a leader and not a follower. Knowing his sound was very well established, he decided to create a new sound and launch it on Brandys new project. The sound was called Knock on, knock off the first track to get this working was What about us. The sound was based on random electronic beats that makes the track sound likes it has been reversed. It was a completely new sound that had a mixed reaction from the public and was not used for many artists. The most obvious ones were Deborah Coxs Like I did & Toni Braxtons Whatchu Need.

 

Nearing the end of 2002 you were not hearing as many Darkchild tracks on the radio and were not appearing on as many albums, because Rodney was up to two things first one, working on promoting new artists rather than established ones and secondly he had signed a deal with Cash / Money. Although nothing was ever released under this label.

 

Rodney is now focusing on soundtracks for films which can be heard on the soundtrack for Honey, he did the theme for Scary Movie 3 and is working on a new film called My Babys Father. Rodney has always said that he would like to get into producing films and I think this is his way of stepping into it.

 

Rodney Jerkins has accomplished so much in so little time at a very young age. Some of his music is timeless and has worked with the very best in the industry. Whether it be in music or film you havent heard the last of Rodney Jerkins.


 

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