Carlyle Fernandes
BEAT & TRACK MAKER / SOUND DESIGNER
Carlyle Fernandes is a very talented beat & track maker/sound designer from Gothenburg – the vibrant music city on the west coast of Sweden.
With roots as fast-picking metal guitarist on the local band scene Carlyle loves to create exciting grooves and sounds. His feel for cutting edge hip-hop, vivid electronic sounds and contemporary R&B and soul is already widely spread among fellow songwriters and labels around the globe and he’s constantly being approached with new and challenging projects.
Carlyle has successfully collaborated with EKKO Music Rights roster; Dsign Music, Sunshine (Cazzi Opeia & Ellen Berg), Bobii Lewis and Jay & Rudy. Further collaborations have also been done with renowned producers and artists Aloe Blacc, Akon, 808 Mafia, Honerable C Note and Daniel Seeff.
Carlyle Fernandes has co-written and co-produced “So Long” on SuperM’s Billboard 200 No.2 album “Super One” (Capitol/SM Entertainment) and cuts on the Red Velvet’s forthcoming album (both SM Entertainment).
COACH & SENDO
Producer
With SHINee’s stellar single “Everybody” released in 2013, Coach & Sendo has become one of the most renowned production teams of EDM in Korea. Their music is instantly recognizable and comes with very characteristic sound designs. Simultaneously they are more than capable of designing their sounds to suit any type of artist or co-write situation. With firm arrangements, they cover most of EDM’s various genres. The word “cutting edge” would best describe this amazing songwriting and production team.
SELECTED CREDITS
- SUPER JUNIOR – “Black Suit” (SM Entertainment)
- NCT DREAM – “MY PAGE’ (SM Entertainment)
- SAAY “CIRCLE – (ft. Tish Hyman)” (Universal Music)
- NCT 127 – “Heartbreaker” (SM Entertainment)
- SHINee – “Everybody” (SM Entertainment)
- JO1 – “GRAND MASTER” (Lapone Entertainment)
DEEZ
Producer / Songwriter / Vocalist
DEEZ is a neo-soul/R&B singer-songwriter/producer located in Seoul. He made his mainstream K-pop debut with Rain’s single “Only You” in 2008, and has since then been writing and producing a string of of K-pop R&B/Soul influenced classics such as “ACE” (TAEMIN), ‘Love, Love, Love’ (EXO), “Candy” (BAEKHYUN), “Kick It!” (NCT127), etc. As an artist, he released his own album ‘Get Real’ in 2010, of which the single “Sugar” was awarded ‘Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year’ at the Korean Pop Music Awards.
With his total package skillset, such as producing, chord progression and harmony creation, he’s become one of the most established songwriters in the scene.
SELECTED CREDITS
- EXO – “Love, Love, Love” (SM Entertainment)
- TAEMIN – “Ace”, “Thirsty” (SM Entertainment)
- SAAY – “CIRCLE (ft. Tish Hyman)” (Universal Music)
- NCT127 – “Cherry Bomb”, “Kick It!” (SM Entertainment)
- BAEKHYUN – “Candy” (SM Entertainment)
KENZIE
Producer / Tracks
Seoul-based songwriter-producer Kenzie, is one of the most influential writers in the K-pop world. After graduation from prestigious Berklee College of Music, Kenzie has written a number of songs for K-pop superstars including ‘My Name’ (BoA), ‘Into The New World’, ‘Oh’ (Girls’ Generation), ‘Wolf’, ‘Overdose’, ‘Monster’, ‘For Life’ (EXO), ‘Devil’ (Super Junior), ‘Why So Serious’ (SHINee), ‘Limitless’ (NCT 127), etc.
With energetic and limitless creative power, Kenzie’s creating extremely musical, fresh and hi-quality music, no matter what genre it is. Not only the songwriting, Kenzie also possesses matchless skills of music, production, vocal production and lyric writing. Needless to say, Kenzie’s upholds world-class status as songwriter.
SELECTED CREDITS
- NCT DREAM – “Chewing Gum”, “We Young” (SM Entertainment)
- TAEYEON – “I Got Love” (SM Entertainment)
- NCT 127 – “Limitless”, “Punch” (SM Entertainment)
- EXO – “Wolf”, “Overdose”, “Monster”, “For Life” (SM Entertainment)
- SHINee – “Why So Serious?” (SM Entertainment)
- Girls’ Generation – “Into The New World” (SM Entertainment)
- BoA – “My Name” (SM Entertainment)
Yoo Young Jin
Songwriter / Producer / Vocalist
Yoo Young Jin is a legendary Korean songwriter, producer, singer & mix engineer who led the early boom of K-pop. He is also a pioneer of R&B music in Korea. From back in 1996, Yoo Young Jin has been producing and writing hit singles for numerous K-pop superstars such as H.O.T, S.E.S, Shinwha, SHINee, SUPER JUNIOR, EXO, and TVXQ!. Beyond creating songs, he also possessed the talent of planting musical identities with artists and connect his compositions to them. This has left big footprints on SM Entertainment’s huge success.
SELECTED CREDITS
- Red Velvet – “Happiness” (SM Entertainment)
- TVXQ! – “Something”, “Catch Me”, “Keep Your Head Down” (SM Entertainment)
- EXO – “MAMA”, “What Is Love” (SM Entertainment)
- SUPER JUNIOR – “Sorry, Sorry”, ‘Mr. Simple” (SM Entertainment)
- SHINee “Lucifer”, “Ring Ding Dong”, (SM Entertainment)
IMLAY
Producer
IMLAY is a Korean promising DJ/producer. Especially strong at future tracks which are based on trap beats, he’s becoming more and more popular in hiphop & electronica scene as well. He participated in JONGHYUN’s album “Inspiration” as one of the main producers, and as an EDM artist, he’s been performing on numerous stages such as Ultra Music Festival Japan, Spectrum Dance Music Festival, World DJ Festival, etc.
SELECTED CREDITS
- TRAX X LIP2SHOT – “Notorious (Feat. Sophiya)” (SM Entertainment)
- JONGHYUN – “Lonely (Feat. TAEYEON)” (SM Entertainment)
- JONGHYUN – “Inspiration” (SM Entertainment)
- IMLAY X Laura Brehm – “Daylight” (SM Entertainment)
- SEHUN & CHANYEOL (from EXO) – “On Me” (SM Entertainment)
J-dub (Jinoo)
Singer / Songwriter
J-dub (Jinoo) is a singer-songwriter who mainly work with Super Junior D&E. He’s being loved by artists with his beautiful / emotional melody using guitar riff.
Cadillac X DONGHAE ‘Perfect’
SUPER JUNIOR ‘One More Chance’
B.A.P ‘Feel So Good’
SUPER JUNIOR-D&E ‘Growing Pains’
Jinbo
Singer / Songwriter / Producer
Jinbo is a singer-songwriter/producer based on Neo-soul/Hiphop. As an artist, he won “Best R&B/Soul Album” at Korean Music Awards in 2010, and “Best R&B Soul Single” at Korean Music Awards in 2012. He’s also created phenomenal songs for K-pop artists, such as BTS, Red Velvet, SHINee, and so on.
Red Velvet ‘Look’ (Dance Practice 영상입니다;;)
SUMIN ‘U & Me (Feat. JINBO)’
G.Soul ‘Can’t’
Hoody ‘By Your Side (Feat. Jinbo)’
KIM BUM SOO ‘Home meal (Feat. Geeks, Mrs. Lee)’
Noday
Songwriter / Producer / Vocalist
Noday is a pop producer/singer-songwriter, who’s been with JYP Entertainment for long time. With numbers of K-pop superstars like Twice, GOT7, TVXQ, Girls’ Generation, etc, he has been covering various genre of music. He also made his debut as an Electronic artist in 2015.
Signed with EKKO Music Rights in 2018, actively writing and producing songs for various K-Pop and J-Pop projects
SELECTED CREDITS
- GOT7 – “Sign” (JYP Entertainment)
- JIMIN PARK – “Dasi” (JYP Entertainment)
- KANG DANIEL – “Interview” (Konnect Entertainment)
- DOBERMAN INFINITY – “Thrill Life” (LDH)
- SUHO (from EXO) – “Let’s Love” (SM Entertainment)
Realmeee
Songwriter / Lyricist / Producer
Realmeee has been a one of the most beloved producers/songwriters/lyricists in Korea, after she wrote “Dream” and “Because” sung by LEE Hi. She covers different styles from ballad to electro-pop, with her touching and delicate melody & producing.
SELECTED CREDITS
- YESUNG – “At the Time (Feat. KYUHYUN)” (SM Entertainment)
- TAEYEON – “Cover Up” (SM Entertainment)
- XIA “..IS YOU” (CJES Entetainment)
- G.Soul – “Love Me Again” (JYP Entertainment)
Tommy $trate
Singer / Songwriter
Tommy $trate is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is actively involved in the work of famous hip-hop musicians and is developing his presence in the hip-hop market.
Swings ‘문 뒤 (Prod. By Offair) (Feat. Tommy Strate)’ (오피셜 계정 아님)
NCT ‘INTRO: Neo Got My Back’
Ash-B ‘On My Way’ (오피셜 계정 아님)
Tommy Strate ‘August’
Tommy $trate ‘Soundwave’
Yoon Gun
Singer / Songwriter
Yoon Gun is a legendary ballad singer-songwriter of Korea. He made his artist debut as a member of “Brown Eyes”, with the single “Beol Sseo Il Nyeon” which was one of the most successful single in the history of Korea. He’s expanding his genre to the EDM pop these days, as well.
Jung In ‘UUU’
Brown Eyes ‘Don’t Go, Don’t Go’
Brown Eyes ‘Jeom Jeom’
Brown Eyes ‘Beol Sseo Il Nyeon’
TVXQ! “Sun & Rain’
Harvey Mason Jr.
Producer
After the first success Truthfully” for Brandy’s 1998 release, Harvey Mason Jr. joined forces with Rodney Jerkins’ Darkchild Entertainment and continued to write and produce hits for the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Destiny’s Child, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. In 2000, Mason Jr. formed the production company, The Underdogs, whose first hit was Tyrese’s “I Like Them Girls.” He continued to top the R&B charts with hits for B2K, Marques Houston, Ruben Studdard, Joe, Ciara and Omarion, making history in 2009 with the number one hit, “No Air” featuring Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, and again in 2012 with Chris Brown’s “Turn Up the Music.”
Until now, he’s been working on numerous projects in American pop scene and also participating film music in Hollywood. Furthermore, from mid-2010’s, he’s been producing songs for K-pop superstars, such as EXO, Girl’s Generation, and NCT127, etc.
SELECTED CREDITS
- Jordin Sparks, Chris Brown – “No Air”
- Dream Girls OST – “Listen”
- EXO – “Overdoese” (SM Entertainment)
- Girl’s Generation – “Mr. Mr.” (SM Entertainment)
- NCT127 – “Limitless” (SM Entertainment)
Mike Daley
Producer
Based in Los Angeles, Mike Daley is a Grammy nominated songwriter and producer born and raised in downtown Chicago. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Pop, Urban, and K- pop music including Lady Gaga, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Girls’ Generation, Exo, BoA, and others.
In 2012, Mike began his music producing career with “Free Run” on Chris Brown’s platinum album Fortune. Between 2013-2016, Daley continued to garner great commercial success in the international and domestic market while becoming a staple producer for the K-pop market including Girls’ Generation #1 hit “Mr. Mr.”, SHINee’s #1 single, “1 of 1”, & “Tell Me What To Do”.
SELECTED CREDITS
- SHINee – “1 of 1”, “Tell Me What to Do” (SM Entertainment)
- EXO – “Day After Day” (SM Entertainment)
- NCT127 – “BOSS”, “Come Back”, “Regular” (SM Entertainment)
- BAEKHYUN – “Candy” (SM Entertainment)
B4LNCE
Songwriter / Producer Team
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B4LNCE is a certified multi-platinum & Grammy Award winning music production team dating back to 2002. Based in Los Angeles, B4LNCE has been credited through their production work with B2K, Destiny’s Child, Lady Gaga, Snoop Dogg, Girls Generation, TVXQ, EXO, SHinee, E-Girls to name a few. The team have more than 15 years of entertainment industry experience in various fields such as music production, A&R, artist management, marketing and music publishing.
In 2001, B4LNCE formed a production team (PMG) based in Los Angeles, CA. B4LNCE would continue to work that production company for many years and go onto produce music and executive produce for several projects such as B2K,Destiny’s Child and D12’s Bizarre. B4LNCE continued to work from LA to NY where they had the excellent opportunity to collaborate with a legendary artists, composers and industry veterans of all sorts. With their collaborators, B4LNCE worked on many major artist projects in North America. Highlights include: LL Cool J, Michael Jackson’s (posthumous album), Lady GaGa, Snoop Dogg, and Jazmine Sullivan to name a few. B4LNCE also produced a number of compositions that were featured on original music soundtracks for many major television networks shows,game & film projects.
In 2011, B4LNCE shifted focus to developing key relationships in international music markets, specifically in the Asia region. B4LNCE has secured key relationships with leading labels and publishers which have lead to great success in Asia with multiple commercially released projects and millions of records sold.
Vedo
Singer / Songwriter
Vedo is an American singer, songwriter and entertainer most recognized for his stellar performances on season four of NBC’s popular talent competition, The Voice and for his Profound covers on Youtube.
He was inspired to delve into his inner songwriter and perfect his vocals; these efforts combined with his natural ability led to Vedo becoming one of the top finalists on The Voice and writing songs for major label recording artists such as Chris Brown, Lil Dicky, EXO, SHINee, NCT127, Daichi Miura and many more.
Vedo currently resides in Atlanta and continues to work on his album while lending his melodic voice and life experience through lyric to others.
SELECTED CREDITS
- SHINee – “Prism” (SM Entertainment)
- EXO – “Going Crazy” (SM Entertainment)
- NCT127 – “Highway to Heaven”, “Regular” (SM Entertainment)
- WAYV – “Unbreakable” (SM Entertainment)
Che Pope
Producer / Songwriter
As a music producer Che has collaborated with legendary and visionary artists including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana, Destiny’s Child, Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Jay- Z, 50 Cent, the Weekend, ASAP Rocky and Kanye West to mention a few. Che’s skill in successfully honoring and highlighting each artist’s strong sense of self while at the same time unearthing and discovering new sounds/styles gained him recognition as a master collaborator and influential addition to the creative process.
Presently, Che is uniquely poised to apply his years of accumulated knowledge to become one of the biggest songwriters and producers in the world fully re-dedicating himself being a full-time producer songwriter.
SELECTED CREDITS
- Destiny’s Child – “No No No Part 2”
- Kanye West – “All Day”, “Bound 2” (G.O.O.D. Music)
- Girl’s Generation – “Girls Are Back” (SM Entertainment)
- Taemin – “Crazy 4 U” (SM Entertainment)
TOYO
Producer / Music director / DJ
TOYO is a music producer, music director, DJ in Korea.
He produces EDM / Trap as an electronic musician.
He is influenced by classical music and jazz musicians, so he does not cling to specific genres. He makes various kinds of music for K-Pop.
He has been performing at many festivals such as Global Gathering, World DJ Festival, etc.
And he has been working for Seoul Fashion Festival, Water Bomb as a music director.
– THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE / WELCOME 2 PARADISE
– KEY of SHINee – City Girl
– NICHKHUN – Colorful X’mas
– THE BOYZ – Lucid Dream (자각몽)
BICKSANCHO
Producer/Songwriter
SELECTED CREDITS
- HYUNA – “Red”, “Lip & Hip” (Cube Entertainment)
- 4MINUTE – “Crazy” (Cube Entertainment)
- IDLE – “La Ta Ta” (Cube Entertainment)
Emily Kim
Songwriter/Vocalist
Emily is an amazing topliner from South Korea who graduated from the prestigious Seoul Institute of the Arts.
With her emotional, melodious toplining and the vocal she’s one of the most highly requested female topliners in recent K-pop scene, actively writing for top notch artists such as BAEKHYUN, GFRIEND, BoA, etc in 2020. Emily has also been participating in various international songcamps, and gaining great attentions from outside of Korea as well.
SELECTED CREDITS
- U-KNOW – “Swing” (SM Entertainment)
- TAEMIN – “I Think It’s Love” (SM Entertainment)
- JEONG EUN JI – “Away” (PlayM Entertainment)
- BAEKHYUN – “Underwater” (SM Entertainment)
- GFRIEND – “Labyrinth” (Source Music)
KT Park
Songwriter / Producer
KT Park is a one of the most famous Korean songwriters & producers for his megahit ballad numbers. Since his debut as a writer back in 1994, with a megahit dance song of Roo’Ra, he has written a number of hit singles for K-pop superstars such as Wheesung, Ailee, Suzy, Sechskies, Yangpa, Baek Ji Young, etc. With those hit songs, he won 5 Songwriter of the Year awards from 2002 to 2004. KT Park is still actively working on new music with young producers.
SELECTED CREDITS
- Ailee “If You” (YMC Entertainment)
- BAEK JI YOUNG – “SA RANG AN HAE” (KakaoM)
- SUZY & BAEKHYUN – “Dream” (LOEN Entertainment)
- SUHO (from EXO) – “Let’s Love” (SM Entertainment)
ADR
Producer
Aaron “ADR” Rougier hails from the US Virgin Islands, and is best known as a music producer specializing in Urban/Rhythmic/Pop music. Growing up in diverse environments has led ADR to have an open ear to a wide range of music. ADR has done music for Film/TV and has worked with various recording artists, always adding his unique perspective.
Allison Kaplan
Songwriter/Vocalist
Allison Kaplan is a native Los Angeles songwriter and musician specializing in melodies, strong lyrical concepts and instrumentation. Some of her releases include David Guetta/Madison Beer “Blame It On Love” and BTS “Dimple” from Love Yourself: Answer,” which garnered over 2 million worldwide sales, with the album hitting #1 in 72 countries and certified RIAA platinum in the U.S. She is hailed as a top k-pop writer with multiple singles among Korean groups EXO, Red Velvet, NCT127, and F(x), and has also written with/vocal produced for artists such as Louis Tomlinson, Cody Simpson, Stephen Puth and Kailee Morgue. ” Allison works often with David Brook, Bonnie McKee, Ali Payami (of Max Martin’s camp) and more. Recent artist sessions with Faouzia, Sorana, Grey, and Kenzie. Her upcoming releases include the next single by artist SKYE (Warner Music Group), and a release with famed DJ act Vicetone (Monstercat) which she will be featured on.
SELECTED CREDITS
- BTS – “Dimple” (BIG HIT Entertainment)
- Red Velvet – “Umpah Umpah” (SM Entertainment)
- David Guetta / Madison Beer – “Blame It on Love” (Parlophone France)
- f(x) – “Red Light” (SM Entertainment)
Joe Millionaire
Producer
Joseph Markell Foster, professionally known as Joe Millionaire (also Joe Milli) is a Platinum Selling International record producer from Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides. Coming from a musical family, he was introduced to a plethora of instruments early in his life. Thus establishing himself as a “one stop shop” for any artist or production. This musical range has garnered Joe some overdue accolades. Working with names such as Lil Wayne, Future, T.I, 2Chainz, T-Pain, Bazzi, Iggy Azelia, Vedo, etc. To fan favorites, EXO, Red Velvet, Taemin, Super Junior, etc. Joe even ventured into television production, producing for children reality shows, sports networks and WWE wrestling. Be it under bars of ballads or if you’re looking for that money sound, Joe Millionaire gets the job done.
SELECTED CREDITS
- EXO CBX – “Rhythm After Summer” (SM Entertainment)
- Super Junior – “Scene Stealer” (SM Entertainment)
- Taemin – “Thirsty” (SM Entertainment)
- EXO – “Sweet Lies” (SM Entertainment)
minGtion
Producer / Songwriter
minGtion is an all-around writer who mainly focuses on producing tracks while also making outstanding toplines. She graduated from the prestigious Seoul Institue of the Arts, the top university for the arts here in South Korea, where she studied music composition.
minGtion has become a one of the best rising producer/songwriter in 2019, especially with her chart-topping ballad song “Geu Dae Ra Neun Si” (Taeyeon), which was tied up in a popular TV series <Hotel Del Luna>. She’s a cutting-edge producer and also very talented melody maker at the same time, which makes her skillset very unique in this market. From dance music to ballad and jazz, she covers various genres.
SELECTED CREDITS
- Chanyeol (from EXO) – “SSFW” (SM Entertainment)
- BAEKHYUN – “Underwater” (SM Entertainment)
- IRENE SEULGI – “Jelly” (SM Entertainment)
- Taeyeon (from Girl’s Generation) – “Geu Dae Ra Neun Si” (<Hotel Del Luna> OST)
Alejandro Fuentes
ARTIST / SINGER / SONGWRITER
Alejandro Fuentes is a Chilean born singer/songwriter who grew up as a refugee in Norway. He started his musical career singing in a local choir, playing the guitar and writing songs while being inspired by artists such as Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez.
In 2005, Alejandro Fuentes at the age of sixteen, released his first solo album “Diamonds and Pearls” after coming 3rd place in the Norwegian version of the TV-show Idol. His debut album quickly reached gold status and Fuentes toured extensively with his band. In 2006 Fuentes joined forces with Askil Holm, Espen Lind, and Kurt Nilsen (the latter winner of the Norwegian Idol 2013 and winner of World Idol 2004).
They released their first album “Halleluja Vol.1″ and sold 250.000 copies, and the Live DVD “Hallelujah- Live” sold 50.000 copies the same year. With their single “Hallelujah” they won “Hit Of The Year“ at the Norwegian Grammy’s “Spellemannprisen” in 2006. In 2009 they released their second album “Hallelujah Vol.2” and toured all over Norway.
His latest single “Emma Emma” and his upcoming single “Miss Favela” was co-written and produced by Dsign Music who also wrote the smash hit “Vente Pa’Ca” released by Ricky Martin.
Charite Viken
SONGWRITER / SINGER / ARTIST
Norwegian artist, singer and songwriter Charite started her artist career when she was 11 years old, and soon became a household name after releasing several singles and performing major TV-shows and live-shows in Norway.
As a songwriter she has penned singles for the X-Factor winner of Germany and Indonesia, she won a Chinese Grammy with the #1 smash single “The Great Artist” released by Asian superstar Jolin Tsai.
Other merits include two #1 placements on US Billboard World Album Charts with “Girls’ Generation – Lion Heart” and “Red Velvet – 4 Walls”, both albums released by SM Entertainment.
In 2019 Charite co-wrote the song “Super Car” for the Korean boygroup SuperM (SM Entertainment) which earned her six no.1 US Billboard chart placements, with the most prolific, scoring the No.1 spot on US Billboard 200 Chart.
As an artist Charite is now out with her latest EP “Bloom” released by her duo called Naoko.
Oliver Forsmark
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER / MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Oliver Forsmark is an accomplished Swedish producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a career spanning over two decades. Throughout his career, Oliver has explored many different genres and worked with renowned artists from Sweden, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States.
He holds a diploma in music production, songwriting and guitar from Stockholm, London, and Musikmakarna, where he has made quite an impression on notable names such as Max Martin.
With his many talents, Oliver Forsmark has achieved close to a hundred releases globally, and scoring a #1 selling album in Japan. His success is not only attributed to his musical genius but also to his persistence and dedication to honing his craft. His ability to master many instruments allows him to bring forth an array of soundscapes for all of his projects.
His knack for writing catchy tunes coupled with his impressive production skills have made him one of the most sought-after producers in the business. Oliver Forsmark’s passion for music has brought him much success and will continue to propel him forward in the future.
With his dedication to excellence and excellent track record, he continues to make a name for himself among producers in the music industry.
Koji
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER / DJ
Koji is a talented producer and songwriter from South Korea who has already made a name for himself in the world of electronic music, hip-hop, and trap.
After graduating from Dong-ah Institute of Media and Arts, one of the best art universities in South Korea, he worked as a resident DJ for many years under the name HAITAI at Club Octagon Seoul, located in DJ Mag 5th.
His contributions to the club’s success didn’t go unnoticed, and it wasn’t long before his reputation began to spread globally.
In addition to being a successful producer, Koji is also active in K-pop and broadcast music, further expanding his talent and contributing even more to the culture of music. He believes that music has no boundaries, and his mission is to bring people together through his creative expression.
His passion for music shines through every track he produces, making him an artist who is respected by fans all around the world. Koji’s music has become a global phenomenon, and it’s only getting started.
Jasmin Lee Maming
SINGER / SONGWRITER / VOCAL PRODUCER
Jasmin Lee Maming is a very talented Swedish/Filipino singer and songwriter based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Inspired by Pop, RnB, HipHop and Trap has led Jasmin Lee to mix those genres with her special musical identity, creating an impressive sound with fresh melodies. Along with her big interest for poetry, she remarks herself with her own universe of lyrics and a very good ear for vocal production.
Ever since she has been a little kid, she has been extremely creative, keeping herself busy with expressing herself in many different ways Jasmin Lee Maming has always been following the road of music, singing through her childhood and writing songs and lyrics.
Jasmin Lee Maming is currently studying at Musikmakarna and her love for K-Pop is growing immensely. She’s been writing songs for Universal Music Sweden and DimMak, and now gaining lot of recognition and interest in the world of K-Pop. The future is bright for a talent like hers.
BiNTAGE
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER
BiNTAGE is a singer-songwriter, music producer in Korea.
SELECTED CREDITS
– Monsta X Japan ‘Spotlight’
– Monsta X ‘SHINE FOREVER’
– Monsta X ‘Disaster’
– Produce 101 Japan ‘it s coming’
– CHUANG 2020 ‘Lost in me’
BYMORE (Jinsol)
PRODUCERS / SONGWRITERS
mopin and Jinsol aka BYMORE are a Korean songwriting and production team.
Signed with EKKO Music Rights in July 2022, actively writing and producing songs for various K-Pop projects.
SELECTED CREDITS
SUHO (EXO) – Bear hug / Decanting (SM Entertainment)
Fromis_9- Escape Room (PLEDIS Entertainment)
WJSN- YA GWANG BYEOL / CANTABILE (Starship Entertainment)
Verivery – CANDLE (JELLYFISH Entertainment)
SEJEONG – JAI HOI / A MA NAN GEU DAI REUL (Jelly fish Entertainment)
dani
PRODUCER
Dani is a Korean producer who encompasses various genres such as POP, R&B, and FUNK/DISCO, especially focusing and showing strength on retro genres.
He has been actively involved in various fields and has recently continued to work actively in the K-POP scene as well. His works include songs such as VIVIZ’s “Love Love Love” and CLC’s “Where Are You.”
EJAE
SONGWRITER / TOPLINER / VOCALIST
EJAE is a New York/Seoul based singer-songwriter and producer. Being Korean American, EJAE is a diverse songwriter who writes for K-POP, J-POP, and POP. She brings in the quirky and dynamic elements of K-POP as well as the catchy and sultry melodies of POP/R&B in her melodies and lyrics.
From 2003-2016 EJAE was a trainee at SM Entertainment, training to be a k-pop idol. In the midst of training, from 2010-2014, She graduated from NYU Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Then from 2017-Present day, she has been writing songs professionally for K-POP, J-POP, POP artists as well as TV/film in Korea and in the United States. Her notable works include songs such as HYO “Stupid, Red Velvet “Psycho”, TWICE “Last Waltz”, NMIXX “O.O”, KARD “Breakdown”, and many more.
Hitchhiker
Artist / DJ / Songwriter / Producer / Music Video Director
Hitchhiker is a iconic artist in the electronic music scene.
SELECTED CREDITS
Brown Eyed Girls – “Abracadabra”
HITCHHIKER– “11 (ELEVEN)”,“$10”,“AROUND”,“SUGAR”
BOA – “GAME”, “Dangerous”,“Let Me”(SM Entertainment)
SUPER JUNIOR – “A-CHA”, “Now”(SM Entertainment)
TVXQ! – “Scream”,“I Don’t Know”,“Getaway”,“Double Trouble” (SM Entertainment)
Red Velvet – “I Just” (SM Entertainment)
EXO – “My Lady”(SM Entertainment)
SHINee – “Hitchhiking”, “Dynamite” (SM Entertainment)
Girls’ Generation – “Show! Show! Show!” (SM Entertainment)
f(x) – “Ice Cream”,“피노키오 (Danger)”,“빙그르 (Sweet Witches)” (SM Entertainment)
Hwang Yoobin
Lyricist
Yoobin Hwang is a versatile lyrist, founder, and story creator.
She has worked closely with global K-pop artists such as BTS, EXO, Taeyeon, NCT, and MAMAMOO.
Expanding her scope as a story producer, she created the entire story of time trilogy for Artist “Victon” belonging to KAKAO ENT. and built the worldview of the K-pop Group “A.C.E” belonging to BEAT INTERACTIVE.
She is also the founder of the music publishing company “VERYGOODS” where she leads and motivates fellow lyricists who have participated in Red velvet, NCT, Taeyeon, and NMIXX’s albums.
Jeong So Ri (JSOUND)
K-Pop Guitarist / Producer / Composer / Arranger / Engineer
Debuted in 2010 with the project rock band [ON]
Solo Single Album – [Rio],[Night Sea],[Song For Musician]
SELECTED CREDITS
ATEEZ – THE BLACK CAT NERO
Babylon – I’ll be Your Warmth (Feat. Yeri Of Red Velvet)
ALi – Propose
Baek A Yeon – The War on Loneliness
Participated in arrangement of many Korean broadcast music programs
Participated in guitar recording for over 700 albums
Participated in many concert session performances
John ofa rhee
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER
Born in Seoul but finding roots in the American West Coast, John ofa rhee owes his distinct soulful sound to America’s cultural hotpot that is Los Angeles. It is in Los Angeles where Rhee picked up the guitar at the age of 11, eventually going off to further his musical studies at Berklee College of Music. Soon after, he was offered a coveted spot in the Korean musical talent show Superstar K where he placed in the top eight. After finding superstardom via reality tv, Rhee co-founded an artist creative crew, Kunstbloom, and collaborated with high-profile artists such as PRIMARY, Sam Ock, Stella Jang, and Kim Min-seok of Melomance. Rhee recently released his first album “bleeding in sunset blvd.” whilst digging deeper into his writing and producing ventures for fellow artists and musicians.
SELECTED CREDITS
SUHO – Bear Hug, Decanting (SM Entertainment)
MAX CHANGMIN – ME MYSELF & I (SM Entertainment)
MONSTA X – Sorry I’m Not Sorry (Starship Entertainment)
john ofa rhee – FRIDAY NIGHTS feat. BOTTLE GODS (La Bosé)
Kang EunJeong
Lyricist
SELECTED CREDITS
NCT127 – Switch(Feat.SR15B) (SM Entertainment)
Red Velvet – Time To Love (SM Entertainment)
NCT DREAM – 내게 말해줘(7days) (SM Entertainment)
TAEYEON – 어른아이(Toddler) (SM Entertainment)
온유(ONEW) – DICE (SM Entertainment)
SUPER JUNIOR – Mango (SM Entertainment)
Sul Gi Tae
Music Director / Producer / Composer
Snow Entertainment
Master of Arts Management, Graduated School of Hongik University
The 25th Korea Culture and Entertainment Award 2017 Drama OST Producer Award
Works
TV Chosun DRAMA ‘Uncle’
KBS DRAMA ‘Miss Monte-Cristo’
MBC DRAMA ‘Partner for Justice’
MBC DRAMA ‘The Banker’
MBC DRAMA ‘The Rebel : Thief Who Stole the People’
And 12 other works
BYMORE (mopin)
PRODUCERS / SONGWRITERS
mopin and Jinsol aka BYMORE are a Korean songwriting and production team.
Signed with EKKO Music Rights in 2022, actively writing and producing songs for various K-Pop projects.
SELECTED CREDITS
SUHO (EXO) – Bear hug / Decanting (SM Entertainment)
WJSN- CANTABILE (Starship Entertainment)
Fromis_9- Escape Room (PLEDIS Entertainment)
Seventeen – SWEETEST THING (PLEDIS Entertainment)
Verivery – CANDLE (JELLYFISH Entertainment)
BYMORE
PRODUCERS / SONGWRITERS
mopin and Jinsol aka BYMORE are a Korean songwriting and production team.
Signed with EKKO Music Rights in July 2022, actively writing and producing songs for various K-Pop projects.
SELECTED CREDITS
SUHO (EXO) – Bear hug / Decanting (SM Entertainment)
Fromis_9- Escape Room (PLEDIS Entertainment)
WJSN- YA GWANG BYEOL / CANTABILE (Starship Entertainment)
Verivery – CANDLE (JELLYFISH Entertainment)
SEJEONG – JAI HOI / A MA NAN GEU DAI REUL (Jelly fish Entertainment)
Cho Jung Chi
SINGER / GUITARIST / SONGWRITER
Korea-based singer and guitarist with music group ” SHINCHIREEM” , “CHINMOKDOMO”.
SELECTED CREDITS
SURAN – GEU NOM EUI BYEOL (FEAT.HEIZE) (Million Market)
BAG JAI JEONG – NEO RA NEUN WI RO (MYSTIC STORY)
CHEN – A REUM DA WEO (BEAUTIFUL) (SM Entertainment)
Cho Jung Chi – GYEO UL I O MYEON (FEAT. JEONG JUN IL) (MYSTIC89)
Cho Yun Kyung
Lyricist
Cho Yun Kyung was only seventeen when she debuted as a lyricist. After she signed a contract with SM ENT as a lyricist, she continued her steady career writing more than 240 works. In 2017, she won the award at the Gaon Chart Music Awards. She has become one of the most publicly recognized lyrists in the K-POP scene.
SELECTED CREDITS
Girls’ Generation – “Mr. Mr.”, “Party” (SM Entertainment)
SHINee – “Sherlock”, “Good evening” (SM Entertainment)
EXO – “Lotto”, “Love shot” (SM Entertainment)
Red Velvet – “Ice cream cake”, “Rookie”, “Queendom” (SM Entertainment)
NCT Dream – “Chewing Gum”, “Hot sauce” (SM Entertainment)
The Boyz – “Thrill Ride”, “Maveric”, “Whisper” (IST Entertainment)
ITZY – “Swipe” (JYP Entertainment)
Ha Sung Woon – “Blue”, “Sneakers” (BPM Entertainment)
Darius Martin
TOPLINER / SONGWRITER / DRUMMER
Darius Martin is an Ottawa, Canada based producer coming from a professional drummer / percussion background. Honing his craft for many years, his speed and musicianship is uncanny. Recently known for being the backline for the MMVA Winning / Juno nominated EWxJF he has demonstrated his potentials further into the industry. His newly notable contributions in K-pop includes NCT Dream “Ridin’” and many more to come.
Etham Basden
SONGWRITER / TOPLINER
Etham Basden, known for his stage name as Etham is a singer and songwriter from Reading, UK.
He started posting covers on YouTube at the age of 14, and one year later dropped his first original song “Leaving the lights on”. He stayed quiet until 2015, where he released another two songs, “Cold Love” and “Gone In The Morning”, now under the name Etham.
In November of 2017, he stepped out with his debut single “Better Now”, along with “For Myself”, prior to releasing his first EP, Better Now.
His notable works for K-pop include Ki Hyun (of Monster X) “, Comma”, Key (of SHINee) “Burn”, Chen (of EXO) “I Don’t Even Mind” and many more to come.
王靖云(Jenny Wang)
Chinese Lyricist / Singer
Jenny Wang is China’s leading female lyricist. She shows off her informal rich expressiveness and various songwriting techniques, adding her unrivaled taste to attract public attention. Because she has her own personality, she gradually stands out in the Chinese music market, and many domestic and foreign singers have sent her love calls and created many wonderful works with her. She participated in by Chinese top star 孙燕姿 (Stephanie Sun), famous Korean idol group EXO , , Lei Zhang (爱 到 这), and NCT DREAM. She published works such as Wei Ying (Chinese Version) and Way V “Good Time”.
Ju Yoon Ha
SINGER / GUITARIST / SONGWRITER
Seoul-based singer-songwriter and producer who covers a variety of genres of music from jazz, rock, and R&B based on his band music background.
2007 debuted as a band – Vodka Rain
2012 debuted as a solo – on the way home
2014 Jazz Album – Jazz Painters
2016 Drama Shopping King Luis, Movie OST
Kim Ji Hu
Producer / Songwriter
KIM JI HU is a K-POP producer, Who’s been worked with S.M Entertainment since 2006. He works mainly focused on SM Entertainment artists, and has written songs for TVXQ, NCT DREAM, Girl’s Generation etc.
SELECTED CREDITS
NCT DREAM – Never Goodbye (SM Entertainment)
TVXQ – Don’t Say Goodbye (SM Entertainment)
Girl’s Generation – Boyfriend (SM Entertainment)
LDN Noise
PRODUCERS / SONGWRITERS
Greg Bonnick and Hayden Chapman aka LDN Noise (London Noise) are a british songwriting and production duo. Writing credits include platinum selling #1 hits with Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, EXO, Skepta, NCT 127, TWICE, Taeyeon, Aston Merrygold and more. The duo often incorporates elements from UK garage, drum and bass, funk and ’90s house music to their EDM-influenced work, thus creating their own signature sonic style.
Moon Hye Min
Lyricist
SELECTED CREDITS
Taeyeon (from Girls’ Generation) – “Feel So Fine”, “Find Me” (SM Entertainment)
Girls’ Generation – “Closer”, “You Better Run” (SM Entertainment)
LOONA – “Hide & Seek” (BlockBerryCreative)
No Identity
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER / SOUND DESIGNER
No Identity is a underground & mainstream producer/sound designer, constantly striving to connect the Korean underground music scene with the major.
In 2016, he became the leader of Hex White (#FFFFFFFF), a coalition of producers and visual creators.
The hip-hop crew “Balming Tiger,” which has attracted attention for its unrivaled experimental spirit and sound.
He also worked closely with Korean R&B superstar “DEAN” and released a number of hit songs in 2019.
Kim Ye-rim, who returned with a new identity as LIM KIM, was also in charge of producing and rebranding as an experimental solo artist.
SELECTED CREDITS
LIM KIM-YELLOW
DEAN- Day-to-day, Howlin’ 404
Balming Tiger: Armadillo
Paik Ji Won
Songwriter / DJ performer / Producer
Paik Ji Won, known professionally as Pure 100%, is a Korean songwriter and a DJ performer who mixes a variety of genres along with the oriental material which makes more unique to his music. He played at the big festivals like Ultra Music Festival, World Club Dome, Water Bomb. Also, produced music for the concerts of EXO, Red Velvet, SM Town, etc.
SELECTED CREDITS
BEATBURGER PROJECT X XIUMIN – Beyond
Max – Love Me Less (At Night Remix)
Pure 100% – Apollo (ft. Cenji & Juu)
Pure 100% & Dream Hackers – Lazer Beam
Papi (Joony)
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER
Papi Lee (formerly known as JOONY) is a Multi-platinum selling, versatile producer / topliner based in Los Angeles. He has been actively contributing and working internationally, not only in the K-pop scene but also in the US market, including compositions for TV shows / commercials / films. Further Papi is also the founder of Umsic Music, a global community of aspiring k-pop producers.
Some of his notable works are as following, Super Junior – Burn the Floor, Monsta x – Thriller, Super Junior – Shadow, Cravity – Ohh Ahh, SF9 – All Day All Night, MCND – Crush, Super Junior – my wish, Super Junior D&E – beautiful liar, Youha – Iced T, PO x Mino (Winner) – Promise, Taeyeon (Girls Generation) – 내일은 고백할게 (piano), Babylon – Rough Rider (Feat. SUPERBEE, Jeebanof), Babylon – 비가 내리고, 음악은 흐르고, 4men – Back Home, 4men
Rick Heymann
PRODUCER
Long time SM Entertainment collaborator since 2015, Rick Heymann signed a co-publishing deal with Ekko Music Rights (Powered by CTGA) in 2019 under the alias “Hautboi Rich”. Notable releases from collaborations, song camps and sessions include Aespa’s global hit “Savage”, NCT U’s “90’s Love”, Monsta X Kihyun’s ‘,Comma”, and Thai Superstar Ally’s recent single “Boys Like You”
SEAN OH
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER
Sean Oh is a Seoul-based producer and songwriter optimized for EDM and Hip-Hop.
He has worked actively with many k-pop artists such as Got7, Monsta X, Ateez, and Iz*one.
In songwriting, he has a good ability to catch the vibe of the moment and create the sound he was thinking of. He is also a producer who is well suited to the characteristics of k-pop, which has a lot of change and a lot of composition.
SELECTED CREDITS
ATEEZ – WONDERLAND(SEAN OH’S SKRT MIX) (KQ Entertainment)
IZ*ONE – ISLAND (CJ ENM)
GOT7 – NEVER EVER (JYP Entertainment)
So Jin
SONGWRITER / PRODUCER
Jin is a songwriter from South Korea who worked with SHINEE Jonghyun as a member of WEFREAKY.
She has written songs for Jonghyun, EXO, Lee Hi, and other Kpop artists.
SELECTED CREDITS
JONGHYUN (from SHINEE) – Deja Boo (SM Entertainment)
LEE HI – Breathe (YG Entertainment)
EXO – Playboy (SM Entertainment)
태석(TAESEOK)
Singer / Songwriter / Lyricist / Vocalist
SELECTED CREDITS
2011 SBS KPOP STAR SEASON1 TOP 18 and From 2014 to 2019, he worked as a team of artists under RBW Entertainment called ‘Obroject’, and is currently active as a solo artist releasing music. It has been since 2021 that he started working as a KPOP topliner, and he is expanding his musical spectrum by doing various activities such as vocal trainer and directing.
2014 – OBROJECT, Standing Egg, MAMAMOO ‘Whee In’
2017 – OBROJECT – Those were the days (Feat. Standing Egg)
2018 – KANTO – EP (REPETITION) ‘XX.XX’
2021 – ‘BDC’ – EP (THE INTERSECTION : CONTACT) – MIRAGE
2022 – China TNT – ‘XIA’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAI4w2nfYXo
2022 – ’ YOUNITE’ EP (YOUNI-Q) – ‘SWISH’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCI4B9TNA2Y
2023 – Nam Woo Hyun (Infinite) ‘Kiss Me If You Love Me’
Victoria Horn (Lady V)
SONGWRITER / TOPLINER
Victoria Jane Horn (also known as Lady V) is an English Grammy Award winning songwriter and ASCAP and BMI heavy rotation award winner. She has written songs with/for artists such as Katy Perry and Selena Gomez & the Scene.
In 2009, Demi Lovato’s Here We Go Again album, on which Horn wrote the song “Got Dynamite,” released straight to no. 1 on the Billboard chart. In late 2012, Horn began working more in the genre of electronic dance music. Her vocals are featured on many DJ records and she has begun writing for artists including David Guetta, Markus Schulz, Armin van Buuren, Above and Beyond, and Chicane.
Horn is also active within the songwriting community. She runs a private professional songwriters and producers rights group called the Songwriter Awareness Collective, that represents 800 musicians and works closely with BASCA, PRS and ASCAP.
Her notable works including recent K-pop releases are as following. LE SERRAFIM “Sour Grapes”, Brandy “Right Here”, Selena Gomez & the Scene “Rock God”, Demi Lovato “Got Dynamite”, Armin Van Buuren “Alone”, and many more
Ylva Dimberg
SONGWRITER / TOPLINER
SELECTED CREDITS
GIRLS’ GENERATION – FOREVER 1 (SM Entertainment)
f(x) – Rum Pum Pum Pum (SM Entertainment)
NCT DREAM – We Young (SM Entertainment)
NCT 127 – Fire Truck (SM Entertainment)
EXO – On the snow (SM Entertainment)
YUNSU
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER
SELECTED CREDITS
BAEKHYUN ‘Bambi’ (SM Entertainment)
ITZY ‘365’ (JYP Entertainment)
NCT 127 ‘100’ (SM Entertainment)
Red Velvet ‘WILDSIDE’ (SM Entertainment)
SAAY ‘Talk 2 Me Nice’ (Universal Music)
SHINee ‘Chemistry’ (SM Entertainment)
TWICE ‘Good At Love’ (JYP Entertainment)
Zayson
PRODUCER / SONGWRITER
Zayson is a producer/songwriter currently based in Seoul. Drawing from his experiences living in Malaysia, China, the U.S. and South Korea, Zayson brings a unique perspective and sound to every collaboration, always striving to leave an emotional impact on listeners. His notable works includes NCT Dream “북극성 (Never Goodbye)”, TAEYONG “Love Theory ft. WONSTEIN”, SURAN “Diamonds ft. TAEYONG”, NCT U “단잠 (All About You)”, BAEKHYUN “Psycho” / “Privacy” and many more.