Timbaland

Timbaland
Timbaland performing in West Hollywood in January 2010
Background information
Birth name	Timothy Zachery Mosley
Also known as	DJ Timmy T DJ Timmy Tim
Born	(1972-03-10) March 10, 1972 (age 44) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation(s)	Record producer singer songwriter rapper DJ
Instruments	Keyboard music sequencer drum machine synthesizer sampler turntables beatboxing vocals
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Blackground Mosley Atlantic Virgin Interscope Roc Nation
Associated acts	K-Ci Danja Devante Swing Magoo Missy Elliott Ginuwine Ludacris Justin Timberlake Drake Tink Michael Jackson Demi Lovato Swing Mob Jodeci Aaliyah Playa Kanye West Beyoncé Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon Nelly Furtado Keri Hilson Nicole Scherzinger Jay Z OneRepublic Lil' Kim Dev Petey Pablo Pastor Troy Static Major Timothy Bloom Noelia Bubba Sparxxx 50 Cent Mr. Dalvin Agnez Mo Utada Hikaru Ash King The Pussycat Dolls
Website	www.timbalandmusic.com

Timothy Zachery "Tim" Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper and DJ. Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine...the Bachelor for R&B singer Ginuwine. After further work on Aaliyah's 1996 album One in a Million and Missy Elliott's 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip hop artists. As a rapper he initially released several albums with fellow rapper Magoo, followed by his debut solo album Tim's Bio in 1998. In 2002, Timbaland produced the hit single "Cry Me a River" for Justin Timberlake, going on to produce most of Timberlake's subsequent LPs such as FutureSex/LoveSounds and The 20/20 Experience and their respective hit singles. A Timbaland-owned imprint label, Mosley Music Group, featured artists such as Nelly Furtado, whose Timbaland-produced album Loose (2006) was a commercial and critical success. In 2007, Timbaland released a solo album, Shock Value, which was followed by Shock Value II in 2009.

Aside from the aforementioned artists, Timbaland's production credits from the 2000s forward include work with Jay Z, Nas, Ludacris, Bubba Sparxxx, Madonna, Rihanna, OneRepublic, Brandy, Drake, Rick Ross and others. As a songwriter he has written as of 2014, 85 UK hits and 99 hits Stateside. Timbaland has received widespread acclaim for his production style. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him — from sultry, urban-edged R&B songstresses ... to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits."