Hills, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, took up the drums and piano in his early teens. He got his start by playing in his church when he was growing up.[1] In 2000, Hills worked with producer and singer Teddy Riley on Blackstreet's fourth album, Level II.[2] In 2001, a chance encounter with Timbaland turned into an opportunity to play some music for him. Two years later, Timbaland brought Danja to Miami to work in his studio.[1][3][4]
In 2007, Danja produced "Gimme More" for Britney Spears, as well as "Break the Ice" and five other tracks for her Blackout album. The following year, he produced "Kill the Lights" and five other songs for Britney Spears' album Circus, but only three songs appeared on the album. Around this time, Danja was reported to be charging $50,000 - $100,000 per track.[2]
Danja also produced 3 songs on Diddy - Dirty Money's Last Train To Paris. According to Danja's Twitter account, He was in studio with Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z. Danja is working with his artist Kevin Cossom for his debut, L.O.V.E. He produced the first single, "Baby I Like It" which features Fabolous and Diddy. He produced the single "Believe", as well as two leaks "Don't Leave Me Rose" and "Killer" by Travis Garland. He recently produced the song "Everything On Me" on T.I's latest album "No Mercy". Danja has also produced "Sexy to Me" by singer/songwriter Joanna Levesque, which is also featured on the singer's commercial for Clearasil.
Danja co-wrote and co-produced "Shining" by DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé which immediately hit number one on Billboard's Trending 140. The release is off DJ Khaled's upcoming project on Epic Records. Danja has upcoming cuts on Andy Grammer, Keyshia Cole, Jordan Fisher, Stanaj and more.
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Floyd Nathaniel Hills born February 22 1982 professionally known as Danja ˈ d eɪ n dʒ e is an American record producer and songwriter from Virginia Beach Virginia Starting off as a co producer for Timbaland he has since then created an extensive catalog of solo produced singles He has produced songs for artists such as Britney Spears Usher Keri Hilson T I Nelly Furtado Kevin Cossom Ciara Mariah Carey Timbaland Madonna Whitney Houston Missy Elliott M I A Justin Timberlake JoJo Joe Jonas Simple Plan The Clutch Pink T Pain Diddy Meek Mill Bjork Duran Duran and AGNEZ MO DanjaBirth nameFloyd Nathaniel HillsAlso known asDanjahandzNate HillsNathaniel HillsBorn 1982 02 22 February 22 1982 age 41 OriginVirginia Beach Virginia U S GenresHip hoppopR amp BdanceOccupation s Record producersongwriterInstrument s iMacAkai MPC4000A6 SynthesizerRoland V SynthYamaha MotifLogic ProAccess Virus TIYears active1998 presentLabelsN A R SMosleyWebsitewww wbr only1danja wbr com dead link Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Production discography 4 Awards and nominations 4 1 Grammy Awards 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditHills born in Virginia Beach Virginia took up the drums and piano in his early teens He got his start by playing in his church when he was growing up 1 In 2000 Hills worked with producer and singer Teddy Riley on Blackstreet s fourth album Level II 2 In 2001 a chance encounter with Timbaland turned into an opportunity to play some music for him Two years later Timbaland brought Danja to Miami to work in his studio 1 3 4 Career EditWith Timbaland Hills produced a wide catalog of songs in 2006 with an ongoing string of hits throughout the year until present including Put You On The Game by rapper The Game Promiscuous and Say It Right by Nelly Furtado SexyBack What Goes Around Comes Around and My Love by Justin Timberlake among others such as Love Story by Katharine McPhee Innocence and Earth Intruders by Bjork and Give It to Me and The Way I Are off Timbaland s second solo album 5 In 2007 Danja produced Gimme More for Britney Spears as well as Break the Ice and five other tracks for her Blackout album The following year he produced Kill the Lights and five other songs for Britney Spears album Circus but only three songs appeared on the album Around this time Danja was reported to be charging 50 000 100 000 per track 2 His works in recent years include Madonna 4 Minutes he also produced with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake other tracks from her 2008 album Hard Candy Mariah Carey on her song Migrate from E MC Keri Hilson on her song Knock You Down from In a Perfect World P nk on her song Sober from Funhouse Danja produced the song Toy Soldier on the Keri Hilson album No Boys Allowed Freak by Jamie Foxx The Writer by Jesse McCartney Sleep When I m Gone by DJ Khaled for his upcoming album We The Best Forever Danja has also been in studio with rapper J Cole working on his debut album Cole World Danja also produced 3 songs on Diddy Dirty Money s Last Train To Paris According to Danja s Twitter account He was in studio with Mary J Blige and Jay Z Danja is working with his artist Kevin Cossom for his debut L O V E He produced the first single Baby I Like It which features Fabolous and Diddy He produced the single Believe as well as two leaks Don t Leave Me Rose and Killer by Travis Garland He recently produced the song Everything On Me on T I s latest album No Mercy Danja has also produced Sexy to Me by singer songwriter Joanna Levesque which is also featured on the singer s commercial for Clearasil Danja co wrote and co produced Shining by DJ Khaled featuring Jay Z and Beyonce which immediately hit number one on Billboard s Trending 140 The release is off DJ Khaled s upcoming project on Epic Records Danja has upcoming cuts on Andy Grammer Keyshia Cole Jordan Fisher Stanaj and more Production discography EditMain article Danja production discographyAwards and nominations EditGrammy Awards Edit Year Category Work Original artist s Result Ref 2007 Album of the Year FutureSex LoveSounds Justin Timberlake Nominated 6 Best Dance Recording SexyBack Justin Timberlake Won2008 Record of the Year What Goes Around Comes Around Justin Timberlake NominatedBest Dance Recording LoveStoned I Think She Knows Justin Timberlake WonBest Rap Song Ayo Technology 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake NominatedReferences Edit a b Janee Bolden 2006 10 09 Timbaland s Right Hand Man Danja SOHH com Archived from the original on 2007 01 30 a b Jurgensen John 14 October 2007 Life of Danja Wall Street Journal Retrieved 19 February 2017 Malcolm Venable 2007 02 10 Danja Hitting the right note HamptonRoads Archived from the original on 2007 07 12 Jayson Rodriguez 2007 05 01 Timbaland Protege Danja Makes His Own Noise With DJ Khaled Trey Songz MTV News Hillary Crosley 2007 05 10 Epic s Walk Honors Nate DanjaHandz Hills Billboard Archived from the original on 2008 06 16 Retrieved 2007 05 11 Nate Danja Hills grammy com The Recording Academy 23 November 2020 Retrieved February 7 2021 External links EditDanja on Twitter Danja on Facebook Danja on Instagram Danja at AllMusic Danja discography at Discogs Danja at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danja record producer amp oldid 1162024645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
