WIRL, Working in Real Life: producer and songwriter management

London On Da Track, born London Tyler Holmes in March 1991, is an American hip-hop producer, songwriter and artist hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. With more than 40 platinum record certifications and over 200 weeks spent on the Billboard 200 albums chart, London has solidified his place as one of the top music makers of the 21st century. He is a Grammy nominee for Album of the Year, for his work on Mary J. Blige’s Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) at the 65th Grammy Awards. He is known for collaborating with some of the biggest artists in the world across multiple genres, from Young Thug, Drake and 21 Savage to Doja Cat, Ariana Grande and Post Malone. He co-produced Ariana Grande’s "Positions", which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. A frequent Young Thug collaborator with one of the deepest production catalogues in modern rap, he has also produced for Kodak Black, Nicki Minaj, Tyga and Lil Wayne. Recent work includes "redrum" (21 Savage), "TEFLON DON" (Future), "Listen Up" (Lil Baby) and "Double Back" (Coco Jones), and he executive produced Shenseea’s album Never Gets Late Here, with many more major releases on the way.

GuiltyBeatz, born Ronald Banful, is a critically acclaimed producer, composer and DJ, and a two-time Grammy nominee. Born in Palermo, Italy and raised in Tema, Ghana from the age of six, he is now based in London and has passed 900 million streams as the sonic architect behind Tems’ catalogue. The Recording Academy has recognised him twice in his own right: Album of the Year for Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE at the 65th Awards, and Best R&B Song for Tems’ "Burning" at the 67th. His work carried three more records into the 2025 ceremony. He produced "Love Me JeJe" with Spax, which won Tems the Grammy for Best African Music Performance and which he accepted alongside her on the night, while Tems’ Born in the Wild was up for Best Global Music Album and Kehlani’s Crash for Best Progressive R&B Album. He is known for his work with Tems and for records with Beyoncé, Kehlani, Jorja Smith, Koffee, King Promise, Major Lazer, Mr Eazi, Odeal, Rod Wave, Omah Lay and Victony, including "MOVE" (Beyoncé), "Me & U" (Tems) and "Found" (Tems featuring Brent Faiyaz), as well as his own releases such as "Akwaaba" with Mr Eazi, Pappy Kojo and Patapaa. His work spans Afrobeats, Afro-house and alternative R&B, and his recent sessions include Tyla, Jessie Reyez, Fridayy, Amaarae, Victoria Monét, Syd and John Legend. As his own site puts it, he is the architect behind the records, and is now building his own world.

Phil The Keys, born Philip T. Cornish, is a three-time Grammy-winning, sixteen-time Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum producer, pianist, music director, composer, programmer and arranger. Raised in Houston, shaped in Atlanta and now based in Los Angeles, he studied jazz at the University of North Texas before becoming one of the most called-on keyboardists in modern R&B. Phil is best known as pianist and music director for Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir, as a producer on the choir’s album Jesus Is Born and for his work on the 2019 album JESUS IS KING, and he serves as keyboardist and music director for Alessia Cara. He has worked with Kanye West, PartyNextDoor, Jessie J, Coco Jones, Ice Spice, Muni Long, Lalah Hathaway, Cordae, Anitta, Sabrina Carpenter, Alessia Cara, Demi Lovato, will.i.am, Akon, Usher, Tank, Aminé, Justine Skye, Giveon, Fantasia, Musiq Soulchild, Doja Cat, K. Michelle, Raheem DeVaughn, Tyrese and Diddy. His range runs from directing a live band to programming and arranging a record from the ground up. Apple Music R&B built a playlist around him, Phil The Keys: The Producers, for the people who build records rather than front them.

Shizzi, born Oluwaseyi Akerele on 3 December 1984 in Ibadan, Oyo State, is a Nigerian platinum-selling record producer, disc jockey and songwriter who helped shape the sound of Afrobeats. He started out as a drummer in church and broke through on Davido’s 2011 single "Dami Duro", going on to produce six songs on Davido’s debut album Omo Baba Olowo. His productions include "Skelewu" and "Gobe" for Davido, "Love My Baby" for Wizkid, "Blow My Mind" for Davido featuring Chris Brown, and "Tchelete (Good Life)" for Davido featuring Mafikizolo, co-produced with Oskido and Uhuru. He produced Fireboy DML’s "Peru", the biggest record of his career, and the remix featuring Ed Sheeran that took it worldwide: Platinum in the US, 3x Platinum in the UK, Diamond in France and 3x Platinum in Nigeria. His reach runs well past Afrobeats: he produced the "One Light" remix, billed to Bantu, Maroon 5 and Latto featuring Bleu. He has also worked with Naeto C, Harrysong, May D, D’Prince, Danagog, Skuki, DaBaby and Chris Brown, and appeared in Making The Gift, the documentary about Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift. He was named Producer of the Year at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in 2015 and again at AFRIMA, whose 2022 edition was held in January 2023. In 2024 he produced "Sunlight to My Soul" for Angélique Kidjo featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir, a recording nominated for Best Global Music Performance at the 67th Grammy Awards. He founded the label and management company Magic Fingers, whose first signee was Teni, and in 2025 launched his second label, OBG Records, standing for Ordained by God. Signed to Concord Music Publishing, he continues to push African music globally, blending Afro rhythms with modern production.

GENT!, born Gentuar Memishi in September 1996, is a record producer and audio engineer based in Atlanta, Georgia, and a Billboard-charting hitmaker who has become one of the most in-demand creatives working across genres. He is best known for producing Doja Cat’s "Agora Hills", which topped the Pop Airplay, Rhythmic Airplay and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts and reached No. 2 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as "Shutcho" from her album Scarlet. GENT! also produced three tracks on Drake’s For All The Dogs: "What Would Pluto Do?", "Polar Opposites" and "Calling For You". Additional highlights include "Privileged Rappers" from Drake and 21 Savage’s album Her Loss and "SOLO STEPPIN CRETE BOY" (Lil Yachty), and he is credited as a recording engineer on Concrete Boys material. A longtime collaborator of Lil Yachty, he works regularly alongside fellow Atlanta producers Earl on the Beat and Bangs, both of whom share the "Agora Hills" credit with him. He signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Publishing and AVEX USA. Upcoming collaborations span Travis Scott, Jennie, Myke Towers, Lay Bankz, Tinashe, Jessie Murph, Big Sean, Maggie Lindemann and more.

Rob Knox, born Robin Tadross on 8 August 1980, is a Grammy-nominated American record producer and songwriter of Coptic Egyptian heritage, based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his long-running partnership with Justin Timberlake and for work with T.I., Rihanna, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Ciara and Lil Wayne. He produced and co-wrote "Dead and Gone" for T.I. featuring Timberlake, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, went 5x Platinum and was nominated twice at the 52nd Grammy Awards, for Best Rap Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, and he produced "Love Sex Magic" for Ciara featuring Timberlake, which reached No. 10. His credits span Chris Brown’s Exclusive, Britney Spears’ Circus, T.I.’s Paper Trail and Rihanna’s Rated R, and he has worked on every Justin Timberlake album from The 20/20 Experience through Man of the Woods to Everything I Thought It Was. Beyond pop and R&B he has produced for Logic, Jon Bellion, Charlie Wilson, Leona Lewis, Jamie Foxx, Meek Mill and Diddy, and his recent work reaches into K-pop: he wrote and produced "Thunder" on LISA’s ALTER EGO, and produced "Loud" on NMIXX’s EP Heavy Serenade. His advice to younger producers, given in a TmrO interview, doubles as a description of his own career: get in the rooms where you’re not the best.

Skillies is a songwriter and producer working across all genres, mentored by Stevie Wonder. His most recent releases are "REDRED", the pre-release lead single from CORTIS’s second EP GREENGREEN, which he produced alongside Supreme Boi, Hiss noise, Jasper Harris, Hitman Bang and skai, and "Bodega Baddie", which he co-wrote for Cardi B’s Am I the Drama?, an album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He produced Ayra Starr’s single "Tornado" and co-wrote the Peggy Gou and Ayra Starr edit "Wo, man", and has songs on the way with Stevie Wonder, Bees & Honey, Davido, Shenseea and A20 Soul. He describes himself as the humble secret weapon in any room, which is a fair summary of a catalogue that reaches No. 1 without ever putting his own name on the marquee.

Austin Brown is an LA-based musician, producer, artist and writer whose credits appear on five Grammy-nominated projects across four albums, two of which won. Born into a musical family as the son of Rebbie Jackson, he possesses a rare instinct for how music and energy meet, which comes through in both his writing and his live performances. In 2014 Austin co-founded BLVK CVSTLE alongside five other musicians, an LA band that quickly gained recognition on the festival circuit. As a duo, Austin and Brian London, also a member of BLVK CVSTLE, produce under the name BLVK and have collaborated with artists such as Lucky Daye, Snoop Dogg, Teyana Taylor and Bruno Mars. 2025 was his biggest year at the Recording Academy: he produced on Tank and the Bangas’ The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, which won Best Spoken Word Poetry Album, and co-wrote Lucky Daye’s "That’s You", which won Best Traditional R&B Performance, while the album it comes from, Algorithm, was up for Best R&B Album. His work also appears on two earlier Grammy-nominated albums, both up for Best Progressive R&B Album: Tank and the Bangas’ Red Balloon in 2023, and Diddy’s The Love Album: Off the Grid in 2024, where he co-wrote and produced "Closer to God". Alongside the production catalogue he releases his own music, a run that stretches from the Highway 85 mixtape in 2013 through Canyon Sessions and Heart Over Mind to The Festival in 2025, plus the Anthem of Love EP with BLVK CVSTLE.

Quin With The Keyz is an accomplished music producer based in Dallas, Texas, known for an innovative sound and a hit rate that keeps him in demand. With over 15 years of experience in the music industry, Quin has built a reputation for producing high-quality instrumentals that resonate with both major artists and independent musicians. He has produced for Ciara, Offset, Migos, Daddy Yankee, Too $hort, Boosie, Bun B, Paul Wall, Lil’ Keke, Dorrough Music, Trapboy Freddy, Yella Beezy and Don Trip, among many others, with a catalogue that runs deep through Texas rap while reaching well past it. Alongside placements he runs a direct-to-producer business, selling beats to artists and loop packs to other producers, and building an audience by making records live on camera. His own tagline says it: "Find Out Who’s Playin Those Keyz".

Bradley Marcovici, professionally known as Damn Wavy, is a music producer and audio engineer born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. Damn Wavy has cultivated a reputation for crafting a dynamic sound which resonates with top-tier talent; he has collaborated on unreleased tracks with artists like Lil Uzi Vert, Homixide Gang, Lil Durk and Key Glock, among many more. Working both sides of the glass as producer and engineer, he continues to push boundaries with a passion for innovation and an influence within the industry that runs well beyond his years.