Gennessee Lewis | |
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Birth name | Gennessee Lewis |
Born | January 23, 1974 |
Origin | Berkeley, California, California, United States |
Genres | Hip hop RapR&B |
Occupation(s) | songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | Vocals, synthesizer, keyboards, turntables, drum machine, sampler |
Years active | 1984–present |
Labels | Noble House Music Group |
Associated acts | Baby Bash, Frankie J, Haji Springer, Mac Dre, One Block Radius, Paul Wall |
Website | Gennessee Lewis on Myspace |
Gennessee Lewis (born January 23, 1974), primarily known by his stage name Gennessee, is an American record producer, songwriter and record executive. He is the founder and current CEO of Noble House Music Group, also having produced records for and overseeing the careers of many rappers such as Dogwood Speaks and Haji Springer. As a producer he is credited as producing for Mac Dre, Baby Bash, Frankie J, One Block Radius, and Paul Wall. In 2008, he produced "Choc-O-Lat" for One Block Radius and spent one week on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, at number 86.[1]After the completion of “If You Were My Girlfriend”, a record Lewis wrote for Frankie J in 2009, he partnered with Baby Bash to do numerous co-writes. Lewis also writes and composes for other rising artists, and has partnered with fellow producers Cozmo Hickox and Max Perry. During the 2000s, he focused his career on production for other artists, while occasionally contributing vocals in other artists' songs. His publishing company, GenStar Music, is building its catalogue of songs and has found additional success in licensing and songwriting.
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