Jeff Bhasker

Jeffrey Nath Bhasker (born March 4, 1974) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2016 and was nominated for the award in 2013.

Bhasker came to prominence as the primary producer of Kanye West's album 808s & Heartbreak (2008), and further worked with West on his subsequent albums including My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010), Watch the Throne (2011), his tours, and later, Donda (2021). For other artists, Bhasker has also produced the albums Some Nights (2012) by Fun., Uptown Special (2015) by Mark Ronson, and Harry Styles' self-titled debut album (2017), among others.

Bhasker has won Grammy Awards for his work on the songs "Run This Town" for Jay-Z, "All of the Lights" for Kanye West, "We Are Young" for Fun., and "Uptown Funk" for Mark Ronson.

Early life Bhasker was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and was raised in Socorro, New Mexico. His American-born mother is a pianist and his Telugu Indian-born father, Ravi Bhasker, is a medical doctor who has served as Socorro's mayor for over 30 years. Bhasker was introduced to jazz by his mother and his piano teacher. He played in the jazz band at Socorro High School, where he graduated in 1993, and then studied jazz piano and arranging at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

Career Bhasker began his career gigging around Boston as a keyboardist and played in a wedding band. After playing with the 1970s-era R&B band Tavares, Bhasker moved to New York on September 11, 2001. He toured with the jam band Lettuce and began focusing more on songwriting. One of his first productions was with neo soul singer Goapele, on her album Closer (2001). Bhasker produced a song on rapper The Game's first album, The Documentary (2005).

Bhasker relocated to Los Angeles in 2005. He got a job doing demos for songwriter Diane Warren. He began writing with Bruno Mars, and songwriter and executive Steve Lindsey served as their mentor. He played cover songs in a band with Mars around Los Angeles. Initially serving as a substitute keyboardist on the recommendation of his friend and West's tour DJ A-Trak, West was impressed with his musical ability and hired him for West's Glow in the Dark Tour as his musical director. He was set to be the musical director for the cancelled Fame Kills: Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga, before going on to be the music director of Lady Gaga's The Monster Ball Tour. Bhasker collaborated on West's albums 808s & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the Jay-Z/Kanye West collaboration album, Watch the Throne, including the songs "Welcome to Heartbreak". "Lift Off", and "Runaway". Bhasker received the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song for West's "All of the Lights", and the Jay-Z/Rihanna/Kanye West song "Run This Town". Bhasker and West reunited on "Come to Life" on 2021's Donda.

Following this period, Bhasker would go on to produce Fun's Some Nights (2012), Uptown Special (2015) with Mark Ronson, and Harry Styles' self-titled debut album (2017). Bhasker's collaborations span multiple genres, including his work with Alicia Keys, Mark Ronson, Kid Cudi, Cam, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Young Thug, and more.

Bhasker co-wrote and co-produced Mark Ronson's single "Uptown Funk", which earned him a 2016 Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Additionally, he received the 2016 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his achievements in producing that year.

His RIAA multi-platinum selling records include Kanye West's "Love Lockdown", "Runaway", "Monster" and "Power", Jay-Z's "Run this Town", Drake's "Find Your Love", Fun's "We Are Young", "Some Nights" and "Carry On", Pink's "Just Give Me a Reason", Bruno Mars' "Talking to the Moon" and "Locked out of Heaven", Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk", Rihanna's "Kiss it Better", and Harry Styles' "Sign of the Times".

Musical style As a vocalist, Bhasker has used the alias Billy Kraven (last name credited as Craven in the interview and in the record). He explained his reasons in an interview with GQ:

Discography Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with Produced with "Butterflykisses" 2001 Goapele Closer Producer - - "Thing's Don't Exist" - Adam Smirnoff "Salvation" - - "The Documentary" 2005 The Game The Documentary Co-writer/Producer Jaceyon Taylor, Jeffrey Reed Jeff Reed "First Love" Goapele Change It All Goapele Mohlabane Goapele "4AM" Goapele Mohlabane Goapele "Battle of the Heart" Goapele Mohlabane, Taz Arnold, Om'Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn Sa-Ra Creative Partners "Love Lockdown" 2008 Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak Co-writer/Co-producer Kanye West, Jenny-Bea Englishman, Malik Jones, LeNeah Menzies Kanye West "Long Distance" Brandy Human Co-writer Bruno Mars, Phillip Lawrence, Rodney Jerkins - "Say You Will" Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak Kanye West, Dexter Mills, Jay Jenkins - "Welcome to Heartbreak" Co-writer/Co-producer Kanye West, Patrick Reynolds, Scott Mescudi Kanye West, Plain Pat "Amazing" Kanye West, Malik Jones, Dexter Mills, Jay Jenkins Kanye West "Paranoid" Kanye West, Patrick Reynolds, Scott Mescudi, Dexter Mills Kanye West, Plain Pat "RoboCop" Co-writer Kanye West, Jenny-Bea Englishman, Malik Jones, Dexter Mills, Scott Mescudi, Anthony Williams, Faheem Najm, Jay Jenkins, Patrick Doyle - "See You in My Nightmares" Kanye West, Ernest Wilson, Dwayne Carter - "Coldest Winter" Co-producer - Kanye West, No I.D. "Run This Town" 2009 Jay-Z The Blueprint 3 Co-writer/Producer Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Ernest Wilson, Robyn Fenty, Athanasios Alatas - "Hate" Shawn Carter, Kanye West - "My World" Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: TheEnd of Day Featured artist/Co-writer/Producer Scott Mescudi, Patrick Reynolds, Claude Puterflam, Christian Padovan, Gerard Kawczynski Plain Pat "Fly Here Now" Leona Lewis Echo Co-writer/Producer Leona Lewis - "Try Sleeping With a BrokenHeart" Alicia Keys The Element of Freedom Alicia Cook, Patrick Reynolds - "Fever" Adam Lambert For Your Entertainment Stefani Germanotta, Robert Fusari - "Love Is Blind" Alicia Keys The Element of Freedom Alicia Cook Alicia Keys "Wait Til You See My Smile" Alicia Cook, Kasseem Dean Alicia Keys "Like the Sea" Alicia Cook Alicia Keys "Meiplé" Robin Thicke Sex Therapy: The Session Co-producer - Robin Thicke, Pro Jay "Elevatos" Co-writer/Producer Robin Thicke, Scott Mescudi Robin Thicke "Rollacoasta" Robin Thicke, Estelle Swaray Robin Thicke "City on Fire" Mary J. Blige Stronger with Each Tear Mary J. Blige, Patrick Reynolds Plain Pat "Find Your Love" 2010 Drake Thank Me Later Co-writer/Co-producer Aubrey Graham, Kanye West, Ernest Wilson, Patrick Reynolds Kanye West, No I.D. "Show Me a Good Time" Aubrey Graham, Kanye West, Ernest Wilson Kanye West, No I.D. "Power" Kanye West My Beautiful Dark TwistedFantasy Co-writer/Additional producer Kanye West, Larry Griffin Jr., Michael Dean, Andwele Gardner, Kenneth Lewis, Francois Bernhaim, Jean-Pierre Lang, Boris Bergman, Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Gregory Lake, Ian McDonald, Peter Sinfield S1, Kanye West, Mike Dean, Andrew Dawson "Bang" Jasbir Jassi Jassi - Back with a Bang Producer - - "Kalaria" - Adam Deitch "Mela" - - "Baliye" - - "Talking to the Moon" Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans Co-writer/Co-producer Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Albert Winkler The Smeezingtons "Runaway" Kanye West My Beautiful Dark TwistedFantasy Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Terrence Thornton, Michael Dean, Malik Jones, Jonathan Branch Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Mike Dean "Monster" Co-writer Kanye West, Shawn Carter, Patrick Reynolds, Michael Dean, William Roberts II, Onika Maraj, Justin Vernon - "Mr. Rager" Kid Cudi Man on the Moon II: TheLegend of Mr. Rager Producer - Emile Haynie "Dark Fantasy" Kanye West My Beautiful Dark TwistedFantasy Co-writer/Additional producer Kanye West, Robert Diggs, Ernest Wilson, Michael Dean, Malik Jones, Jonathan Anderson, Michael Oldfield RZA, Kanye West, No I.D., Mike Dean "All of the Lights (Interlude)" Co-writer Kanye West, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter - "All of the Lights" Co-writer/Co-producer Kanye West, Malik Jones, Warren Trotter Kanye West "Lost in the World" Kanye West, Manu Dibango, Justin Vernon, Gilbert Scott-Heron Kanye West "Eyez Closed" 2011 Snoop Dogg Doggumentary Producer - Kanye West, Mike Dean "Free" Natalia Kills Perfectionist Co-writer/Producer Natalia Kerry Fisher, Scott Mescudi, Ernest Wilson No I.D. "Zombie" Natalia Kerry-Fisher - "Heaven" Natalia Kerry-Fisher - "Nothing Lasts Forever" Featured artist/Co-writer/Producer Natalia Kerry-Fisher - "I Care" Beyoncé 4 Co-writer/Producer Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Charles Hugo Beyoncé "Party" Co-writer/Co-producer Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Kanye West, Andre Benjamin, Dexter Mills, Douglas Fresh, Richard Walters Beyoncé, Kanye West "Rather Die Young" Co-writer/Producer Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Lucas Steele Beyoncé, Luke Steele "Lift Off" Jay-Z & Kanye West Watch the Throne Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Michael Dean, Pharrell Williams, Peter Hernandez, Henry Samuel Kanye West, Mike Dean, Q-Tip, Pharrell Williams, Don Jazzy "That's My Bitch" Co-writer/Co-producer Shawn Carter, Kanye West, Kamaal Fareed, Justin Vernon, James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Ronald Lenhoff, Jeremiah Jordan Kanye West, Q-Tip "The Joy" Additional producer - Peter Rock, Kanye West, Lex Luger, Mike Dean "We Are Young" Fun Some Nights Co-writer/Producer Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff, Tommy D "Some Nights (Intro)" 2012 Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff, Tommy D "Some Nights" Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff "Carry On" Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff, Tommy D "It Gets Better" Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff "Why Am I the One" Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff, Tommy D "All Alone" Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff "All Alright" Co-writer/Co-producer Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, Emile Haynie, Jake Dutton Jack Antonoff, Emile Haynie, Jake One "One Foot" Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, Emile Haynie Jack Antonoff, Emile Haynie "Stars" Co-writer/Producer Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff Jack Antonoff, Tommy D "Out on the Town" Co-writer Nathaniel Ruess, Andrew Dost, Jack Antonoff, Emile Haynie - "Diet Mountain Dew" Lana Del Rey Born to Die Co-producer - Emile Haynie, Mike Daly "National Anthem" Additional producer - Emile Haynie, The Nexus "Carmen" - Emile Haynie, Justin Parker "Girl on Fire" Alicia Keys Girl on Fire Co-writer/Producer Alicia Cook, Salaam Remi, Onika Maraj, William Squier Alicia Keys, Salaam Remi "Just Give Me a Reason" Pink The Truth About Love Alicia Moore, Nathaniel Ruess - "Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox Producer - The Smeezingtons, Emile Haynie, Mark Ronson "Doom and Gloom" The Rolling Stones GRRR! - Don Was, The Glimmer Twins, Emile Haynie "Holy Ground" Taylor Swift Red - - "The Lucky One" - - "Tears Always Win" Alicia Keys Girl on Fire Co-writer/Producer Alicia Cook, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence Alicia Keys "Young Girls" Bruno Mars Unorthodox Jukebox Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Emile Haynie, Morris Davis The Smeezingtons, Emile Haynie "Gorilla" Producer - The Smeezingtons, Emile Haynie, Mark Ronson "Moonshine" Co-writer/Producer Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson The Smeezingtons, Mark Ronson "Let Us Move On" 2013 Dido Girl Who Got Away Co-writer Dido Armstrong, Rowland Armstrong, Kendrick Duckworth, Patrick Reynolds - "Can't Stop" OneRepublic Native Co-writer/Producer Ryan Tedder, Tyler Johnson Tyler Johnson, Ryan Tedder, Emile Haynie "Headlights" Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Marshall Mathers III, Nathaniel Ruess, Emile Haynie, Luis Resto Emile Haynie, Eminem "Photograph" 2014 Ed Sheeran X Producer - Emile Haynie "Tropical Chancer" La Roux Trouble in Paradise Co-writer Eleanor Jackson, Ian Sherwin, Grace Jones - "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson Uptown Special Co-writer/Producer Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Devon Gallaspy, Nicholaus Williams, Lonnie Simmons, Ronnie Wilson, Charles Wilson, Rudolph Taylor, Robert Wilson Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars "Uptown's First Finale" 2015 Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie "Summer Breaking" Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon, Kevin Parker Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie "Feel Right" Producer - Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars, Boys Noize "I Can't Lose" Co-writer/Producer Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie, DJ Zinc, TEED "Daffodils" Producer - Mark Ronson, James Ford, Riton "Crack in the Pearl" Co-writer/Producer Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie "In Case of Fire" Featured artist/Co-writer/Producer Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon, Nicholas Movshon, Alexander Greenwald, Rufus Wainright Mark Ronson "Leaving Los Feliz" Co-writer/Producer Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon, Kevin Parker, Emile Haynie, Christopher Vataliro Mark Ronson "Heavy and Rolling" Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon, Andrew Wyatt Mark Ronson, Emile Haynie "Crack in the Pearl Pt. II" Featured artist/Co-writer/Producer Mark Ronson, Michael Chabon Mark Ronson "Burning House" Cam Untamed Co-writer/Co-producer Camaron Ochs, Tyler Johnson Tyler Johnson, Hamilton Ulmer "Runaway Train" Camaron Ochs, Anders Mouridsen Tyler Johnson, Douglas Showalter, Anders Mouridsen "Kiss It Better" 2016 Rihanna Anti Co-writer/Producer Robyn Fenty, Jonathan Glass, Natalia Kerry-Fisher John Glass, Kuk Harrell "Gone Tomorrow (HereToday)" Keith Urban Ripcord Keith Urban, Tyler Johnson Keith Urban, Tyler Johnson "Diamond Heart" Lady Gaga Joanne Co-Producer - Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Josh Homme "Calling All My Lovelies" Bruno Mars 24K Magic Co-writer/Producer Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Emile Haynie Shampoo Press & Curl, Emile Haynie "Too Good to Say Goodbye" Co-writer Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, Kenneth Edmonds Shampoo Press & Curl "Sign of the Times" 2017 Harry Styles Harry Styles Co-writer/Producer Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Meet Me in the Hallway" Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Carolina" Harry Styles, Thomas Hull, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Kid Harpoon, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Two Ghosts" Producer - Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Sweet Creature" Additional producer - Kid Harpoon, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Only Angel" Co-writer/Producer Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Kiwi" Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Ever Since New York" Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Woman" Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "From the Dining Table" Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Ryan Nasci, Alexander Salibian, Tyler Johnson Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson "Pendulum" Katy Perry Witness Katheryn Hudson, Sarah Hudson Illangelo, Mailbox "Told You So" Miguel War & Leisure Miguel Pimental, Nathan Perez Miguel, Happy Perez "Deep End" 2018 Lykke Li So Sad So Sexy Li Zachrisson, Ilsey Juber, Tyler Williams, Stephen Kozmeniuk, James Ryan Ho T-Minus, Malay "Two Nights" Li Zachrisson, Ilsey Juber, Jonathan Coffer, James Ryan Ho, Adam Daniel Malay, Jonny Coffer, Skrillex "Jaguars in the Air" Li Zachrisson, Ilsey Juber, Tyler Williams, James Ryan Ho T-Minus, Malay "So Sad So Sexy" Li Zachrisson, Andrew Wyatt, Emile Haynie, Ilsey Juber, James Ryan Ho Emile Haynie, Malay "Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)" Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Ty Dolla Sign, Mike Dean, Corin Littler Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Mike Dean, BoogzDaBeast, Andrew Dawson, Andy C, Russell "Love" Crews "Come Alive" 2019 Madonna Madame X Co-writer/Co-producer Madonna, Brittany Hazzard Madonna, Mike Dean "Looking for Mercy"Co-producer - Madonna, Mike Dean "Back That Up to the Beat" - Madonna, Mike Dean, Pharrell Williams "Take Me to the Light" Francis and the Lights Take Me to the Light Co-writer/Producer BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Caroline Shaw, Francis Farewell Starlite, Justin Vernon, Kanye West, Cashmere Cat, Noah Goldstein Kanye West, BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Noah Goldstein, Francis Farewell Starlite "Future Nostalgia" Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Co-writer/Co-producer Dua Lipa, Clarence Coffee Jr. Skylar Mones "Cherry" Harry Styles Fine LineCo-writerHarry Styles, Sammy Witte, Thomas Hull, Tyler Johnson - "She"Harry Styles, Mitch Rowland, Thomas Hull - "Treat People with Kindness"Co-writer/ProducerHarry Styles, Ilsey Juber - "High Road" 2020 Kesha High Road Co-writer/Producer K. Sebert, Nate Ruess, Wrabel Skyler Mones "Chasing Thunder" K. Sebert, Wrabel, Louis Schoorl Schoorl "Come to Life" 2021Kanye WestDondaCo-writer/ProducerKanye West, Antony Williams, Warren Campbell, Jr., Raul Cubina, Mark Williams, Michael DeanKanye West, Warren Campbell, Jr., Ojivolta, Michael Dean "Holy Ground (Taylor's Version)" Taylor SwiftRed (Taylor's Version) Producer - - "The Lucky One (Taylor's Version)" "Childlike Things"2024FKA TwigsEusexuaCo-writer Mike Chapman, North West, Lewis Roberts, Mark Williams, Raul Cubina, Xquisite Korpse, Marius de Vries, Simon Pilton -

Awards and nominations Grammy Awards

Filmography A Man Named Scott (2021) – Himself