Charlie Heat
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| Birth name | Ernest Brown |
| Born | 1989 |
| Years active | 2011-Present |
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| Associated acts | Kanye West, Madonna, Pusha T, Ty Dolla Sign, Kehlani, Gucci Mane |
Ernest Brown (born 1989), better known as Charlie Heat, is a platinum selling music composer and record producer from Woodbury, New Jersey. In 2015, he signed to Very G.O.O.D. Beats, a subsidiary of GOOD Music, which is run by Kanye West. Since making his debut into the mainstream music realm, Brown has worked with a wide array of artists such as Madonna, Kehlani, Sevyn Streeter, Pusha T, D.R.A.M., and Travis Scott. On the Life of Pablo album, Charlie Heat is the only producer featured on the track list.
Brown was born in Woodbury, New Jersey in 1989. His mother and father worked as an immigration lawyer and a musician respectively. Early on in life, Brown was highly interested in basketball and music.Allen Iverson was a muse for the young boy According to Brown, his father highly influenced his musical interest, and while they attended a viewing of Drumline, Brown decided to solely focus on music. He attended Clark Atlanta University as a part of the drumline at the HBCU. It was here that he received the alias "The Human Torch" which would later transform into Charlie Heat
Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Selena and Rick James have been cited as influences, and inspired him through their musical works. There is a noticeable Latin sound in the works of Charlie Heat, as evident in the song Undercover (Kehlani song), by Kehlani, and this influence is partly due to his interest in music from Mexican-American vocalist Selena, and Cuban vocalist, Celia Cruz.
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