Key Wane

Dwane Marshall Weir II (born July 12, 1990), known professionally as Key Wane, is an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his work with American rapper Big Sean. Wane has also produced for other music industry artists, including Jazmine Sullivan, Beyoncé, Drake, Jhene Aiko, Wale, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Juicy J, Ariana Grande, Logic, Ty Dolla Sign and Meek Mill, among others. His credits include Drake's "All Me", Beyoncé's "Partition", Jazmine Sullivan's "Let It Burn" and "Insecure", Meek Mill's "Amen", Big Sean's "Guap", "Beware" and "I Don't Fuck with You". Wane has also produced a bulk of Sean's albums, including Hall of Fame, Dark Sky Paradise, and Twenty 88.

Early life At the age 11, Wane began playing the piano in the church every first Sunday, initially teaching himself melodies before his mom heard him and got involved in his learning. He told XXL, “She ordered me this Casio keyboard out of a JCPenney catalog. It got mailed to the house, and I just started making beats on it. Then I started taking piano lessons, and the stuff I learned from my piano lessons, I would combine that with beats, and it really was just something that I loved to do, man. I really didn’t go out a lot cause I was always coming up with stuff." In 2011, Wane produced and co-wrote Tyga's "Drink the Night Away" featuring The Game and Mario, "Don't Wake Me Up" and "Hypnotized", all of which featured on his mixtape Black Thoughts Vol. 2. In November 2011, Warner/Chappell and Big Sean signed Wane to a co-publishing deal.

In early 2010, Wane produced "Amen" for Meek Mill after running into him while in New York. Meek Mill picked it up and released it as the lead single from his debut album Dreams and Nightmares. Many Christian hip hop artists and religious leaders commented negatively on the song. However the song peaked at number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100. After his significant contributions over the years, XXL named Wane one of hip-hops most must-watch producers. Wane was also included in XXL's Freshman Producer Class of 2013.

In December 2012, Wane confirmed working with Drake, Jhene Aiko, Big Sean and Beyoncé on their upcoming albums. On August 1, 2013 Drake released a song titled "All Me" produced and co-written by Wane, featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean, from his upcoming third studio album Nothing Was the Same. He had originally produced the instrumental for himself, but after the record had sat for a couple months, Wane sent the instrumental to Drake, who immediately picked up the beat. Along with No ID, Wane produced the majority of Big Sean's second studio album Hall of Fame (2013), including the highest-charting singles of the album, "Guap" and "Beware" featuring Jhene Aiko and Lil Wayne. He contributed production to six songs in total. Key Wane co-produced Big Sean's "IDFWU" as well. In December 2014, Wane was nominated for his first Grammy for his production contribution on the Grammy nominated "Beyonce" for Album of the Year. In December 2015, Wane was nominated the following year at the Grammy's for his production on Jazmine Sullivan's "Let It Burn" for Best R&B Song of the Year.

Production style Key Wane's production has been described as "soulful instrumental music". His production is based around a melodic piano driven sound and a kickdrum.

Awards and nominations Grammy nominations (Jazmine Sullivan)

(Prod. Key Wane)Best R&B Song Of The YearNominated

BET Hip Hop Awards YearNominee/WorkAwardResult2015"IDFWU" (Big Sean featuring E-40)

(Prod. DJ Mustard, Key Wane, Kanye West & DJ Dahi)Best Club BangerWonBest Track Of The YearNominated

Certifications TitleYearCertificationsAlbum"Amen" (Meek Mill featuring Drake)

(Prod. Key Wane)2012 RIAA: Gold Dreams and Nightmares"Guap" (Big Sean)

(Prod. Key Wane Co-Prod. Young Chop) RIAA: PlatinumHall of Fame"Beware"(Big Sean featuring Lil Wayne & Jhene Aiko) (Prod. Key Wane Co-Prod. Mike Dean)2013 RIAA: Gold"All Me"(Drake featuring Big Sean & 2 Chainz) (Prod. Key Wane) RIAA: Platinum Nothing Was the Same"Partition" (Beyoncé) (Prod. Beyoncé Knowles, Boots, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, Key Wane & Mike Dean)2014 RIAA: Platinum Beyoncé"IDFWU" (Big Sean featuring E-40)

(Prod. DJ Mustard, Key Wane, Kanye West & DJ Dahi) RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: SilverDark Sky Paradise"I Know" (Big Sean featuring Jhené Aiko)

(Prod. DJ Mustard & Key Wane)2015 RIAA: Gold"Play No Games" (Big Sean featuring Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign)

(Prod. Key Wane & Jay John Henry)2016 RIAA: Gold"Jump Out The Window"

(Big Sean)

(Prod. Key Wane & Camper)2017 RIAA: GoldI Decided"Insecure" (Jazmine Sullivan & Bryson Tiller

)

(Prod. Key Wane)2017Insecure

Discography

Production discography Singles produced Year Title Chart positions Album US US R&B/HH US Rap UK R&B2012"Amen" (Meek Mill featuring Drake)

(Prod. Key Wane)5754—Dreams and Nightmares"Guap" (Big Sean)

(Prod. Key Wane Co-Prod. Young Chop)712117—Hall of Fame2013"All Me"(Drake featuring Big Sean & 2 Chainz) (Prod. Key Wane)206433Nothing Was the Same"Beware"(Big Sean featuring Lil Wayne & Jhene Aiko) (Prod. Key Wane Co-Prod. Mike Dean)38107_Hall of Fame2014"Partition" (Beyoncé) (Prod. Beyoncé Knowles, Boots, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, Key Wane & Mike Dean)239—15Beyoncé"IDFWU" (Big Sean featuring E-40)

(Jazmine Sullivan)

(Prod. Key Wane)—22——Reality Show"Play No Games" (Big Sean featuring Chris Brown & Ty Dolla Sign)

(Prod. Key Wane & Jay John Henry)8428——Dark Sky Paradise2016"On The Way" (Twenty88)

(Prod. Key Wane)————Twenty88"Déjà Vu"

(Twenty88)

(Prod. Key Wane & Cam O'bi)—21——Twenty882017"Jump Out The Window" (Big Sean)

(Prod. Key Wane & Camper)76I Decided"Insecure"

(Jazmine Sullivan & Bryson Tiller)

(Prod. Key Wane)19HBO: Insecure Soundtrack

Key Wane's production