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The Monsters & Strangerz
The Monsters & Strangerz are an American production and songwriting team from Miami, Florida. The team features The Monsters: Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson and Oliver "German" Peterhof and The Strangerz: Marcus "Marc Lo" Lomax and SDHARU and Clarence Coffee Jr.[1]
The Monsters & Strangerz | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Occupation(s) | |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Members | The Monsters: Alexander Izquierdo Stefan Johnson Jordan K. Johnson Oliver "German" Peterhof The Strangerz: Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax SDHARU Clarence Coffee Jr |
In 2011, The Monsters & Strangerz moved their operation to Los Angeles and have produced and written for artists such as Maroon 5, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Zedd, Rihanna, Nick Jonas, Liam Payne, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Fifth Harmony, Kanye West, Big Sean, Bebe Rexha and many others.
History
The Monsters originated as a team in 2008, when Stefan Johnson began to engineer for Miami artist and songwriter Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo. At the time, Johnson was an in-demand engineer working with major artists like Rick Ross, Pitbull and Diddy. Shortly after meeting, Eskeerdo and Johnson along with his brother and producer Jordan Johnson formed The Monsters.
The Strangerz met through a mutual friend in high school in early 2005. Marcus "MarcLo" Lomax is the son of a pastor and a multi-instrumentalist who began his musical career in his father's church band. Clarence Coffee Jr. is the son of a Gospel singer, he grew up perfecting his vocals and melodies after being inspired by his family's passion for music.
The Monsters & Strangerz were introduced to each other in late 2010.
The group frequently collaborates on songwriting and production with American singer-songwriter, rapper and producer Jon Bellion, who they started working with in 2018.
Discography
Production and songwriting credits
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Big Nut Bust"[2] | Big Sean | Finally Famous Mixtape Part 3 | Producer, Songwriter |
| 2013 | ||||
| "Never Been Hurt" | Demi Lovato | Demi | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Forget Forever" | Selena Gomez | Stars Dance | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Butterflies" | Zendaya | Zendaya | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Heaven Lost an Angel" | ||||
| "Only When You're Close" | ||||
| "Leave My Heart Out Of This" | Fifth Harmony | Better Together | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "One Wish" | Better Together | |||
| 2014 | "On My Way" | Lea Michele | Louder | Producer, Songwriter |
| "Sexercize" | Kylie Minogue | Kiss Me Once | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "I Can't Stop Drinking About You" | Bebe Rexha | I Don't Wanna Grow Up | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "It Was Always You"[3] | Maroon 5 | V | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Coming Back for You" | ||||
| "Already Gone" | Boyz II Men | Collide | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "On My Way Home" | Pentatonix | PTX, Vol. III | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Forget Forever (Remix)" | Selena Gomez | For You | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Fun" | Pitbull featuring Chris Brown | Globalization | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2015 | "Do What You Like"[4] | Taio Cruz | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter |
| "Cheyenne"[5] | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Pray" | Bebe Rexha | I Don't Wanna Grow Up | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Dirty Work" | Austin Mahone | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Body On Me"[6] | Rita Ora featuring Chris Brown | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "El Mismo Sol" | Alvaro Soler featuring Jennifer Lopez | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Levels" | Nick Jonas | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Hey Everybody!"[7] | 5SOS | Sounds Good Feels Good | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Castaway" | ||||
| "Fine by Me" | Chris Brown | Royalty | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "The 80's" | Royalty International – EP | |||
| 2016 | "If It Ain't Love"[8] | Jason Derulo | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter |
| "Great Escape" | Martina Stoessel | Tini | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Thank You" | Meghan Trainor featuring Rock City | Thank You | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "I Lied" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Love Make The World Go Round" | Jennifer Lopez & Lin-Manuel Miranda | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Voicemail" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 Bonus | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Someday[9]" | Michael Bublé featuring Meghan Trainor | Nobody but Me | Producer | |
| "I Would Like"[10] | Zara Larsson | So Good | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2017 | "I'm a Lady" | Meghan Trainor | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Producer |
| "Educate Ya" | Pitbull featuring Jason Derulo | Climate Change | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Pretend Your Missing Me" | Betty Who | The Valley | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Body Ady" | Roshelle | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Remember I Told You" | Nick Jonas | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "Never Let Me Let You Go" | Shawn Hook | My Side of Your Story | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Touch Me" | Starley | Non-album single | Producer | |
| "Lonely Night" | Fifth Harmony | Fifth Harmony | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2018 | "The Middle" | Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter |
| "HeartLess" | Madison Beer | As She Pleases | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Better Man" | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Sad" | Bebe Rexha | Expectations | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "8 Letters" | Why Don't We | 8 Letters | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Get Back Together" | Loote | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Ruin My Life" | Zara Larsson | Poster Girl | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2019 | "Queen of The Night" | Hey Violet | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter |
| "Slow Dance (feat. Ava Max)" | AJ Mitchell | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "In Your Arms" | Illenium & X Ambassadors | Ascend | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Not 20 Anymore" | Bebe Rexha | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Doing To Me" | Astrid S | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Hate Me" | Ellie Goulding featuring Juice Wrld | Brightest Blue | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Graveyard" | Halsey | Manic | Producer, Songwriter | |
| “Bad Kind Of Butterflies” | Camila Cabello | Romance | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Shameless" | ||||
| "Liar" | ||||
| "Memories" | Maroon 5 | Jordi | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2020 | ||||
| "Vulnerable" | Selena Gomez | Rare | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Break My Heart" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Nobody's Love" | Maroon 5 | Jordi | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Lonely Eyes" | Lauv | How I'm Feeling | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Billy" | ||||
| "Tell My Mama" | ||||
| "Invisible Things" | ||||
| "Remember" | Liam Payne | LP1 | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Funny" | Zedd featuring Jasmine Thompson | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Daisies" | Katy Perry | Smile | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Heaven" | Amy Allen | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Difficult" | Amy Allen | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Prisoner" | Miley Cyrus & Dua Lipa | Plastic Hearts | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2021 | "Anyone" | Justin Bieber | Justice | Producer, Songwriter |
| "Ghost" | ||||
| "As I Am" featuring Khalid | ||||
| "Love You Different" | ||||
| "Name" featuring Tori Kelly | ||||
| "Things Are Different" | Picture This | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Overdrive" | Conan Gray | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "All Your Exes" | Julia Michaels | Not in Chronological Order | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Love Is Weird" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "Pessimist" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "Little Did I Know" | Producer | |||
| "Lie Like This" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "Wrapped Around" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "Undertone" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "That's The Kind Of Woman" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "imagine" | Ben Platt | Reverie | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "I wanna love you but I don’t" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "Electric" | Katy Perry | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Lost" | Maroon 5 | Jordi (album) | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Memories Remix (feat. Nipsey Hussle & YG)" | Producer, Songwriter | |||
| "Mercy" | Jonas Brothers | Space Jam: A New Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Remember This" | Jonas Brothers | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Chasing Stars" | Alesso, James Bay, & Marshmello | Non-album single | Producer, Songwriter | |
| 2022 | "On My Way (Marry Me)" | Jennifer Lopez | Marry Me (Soundtrack) | Producer, Songwriter |
| "Wild Dreams (feat. Khalid)" | Burna Boy | Love, Damini | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Birthday Girl" | Lizzo | Special | Producer, Songwriter | |
| "Somebody" | Sam Ryder | There's Nothing But Space, Man! | Producer | |
| "All She Wanna So (with Saweetie)" | John Legend, Saweetie | LEGEND | Producer, Songwriter |
Songwriting credits
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Diddy Boppin''"[11] | Diddy featuring Yung Joc & Xplicit | Diddy Boppin | Songwriter |
| 2010 | "Million Dollar Girl" | Trina featuring Diddy & Keri Hilson | Amazin' | Songwriter |
| "Showin Out" | Trina | Amazin' | Songwriter | |
| "Nothing Like LA" | Ice Cube | I Am the West | Songwriter | |
| "I Am Not the One" | Maino | The Art of War | Songwriter | |
| "Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1)" | Flo Rida | Only One Flo (Part 1) | Songwriter | |
| "Turn Around (5,4,3,2,1) Remix" | Flo Rida featuring Pitbull | The Hangover Part II | Songwriter | |
| "Hey Cutie" | Soulja Boy featuring Trey Songz | The DeAndre Way | Songwriter | |
| "Poppin Bottles" | T.I. featuring Drake | No Mercy | Songwriter | |
| 2011 | "My House" | Big Sean | Finally Famous | Songwriter |
| "Swagger Jagger" | Cher Lloyd | Sticks and Stones | Songwriter | |
| "Talkin' That" | Cher Lloyd | Sticks and Stones | Songwriter | |
| "The Reason" | Cody Simpson | Paradise | Songwriter | |
| "Up and Leave" | Laure Shang | Chinese Idol | Songwriter | |
| 2012 | "Vans On" | T. Mills | Leaving Home EP | Songwriter |
| "Countless" | Alley Boy | Nigganati | Songwriter | |
| "2 Up" | Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival | Songwriter | |
| "Unforgivable Blackness" | Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival | Songwriter | |
| "I Need To Know" | Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival | Songwriter | |
| "Tom Edison" | Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival | Songwriter | |
| "What's Going On" | Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival | Songwriter | |
| "MSG" | Diggy Simmons | Unexpected Arrival | Songwriter | |
| "Naked" | Kevin McCall featuring Big Sean | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Burn" | Meek Mill featuring Big Sean | Dreams and Nightmares | Songwriter | |
| "Maybach Curtains" | Meek Mill | Dreams and Nightmares | Songwriter | |
| "I Don't Like (Remix)" | Chief Keef featuring GOOD Music & Jadakiss | Cruel Summer | Songwriter | |
| "Clique" | GOOD Music | Cruel Summer | Songwriter | |
| "Louder" | Flo Rida | Wild Ones | Songwriter | |
| "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Kiss | Songwriter | |
| "All Night Longer" | Sammy Adams | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Mula" | Big Sean | Detroit | Songwriter | |
| "No Love Allowed" | Rihanna | Unapologetic | Songwriter | |
| "All That (Lady)" | Game ft. Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Jeremih, Fabolous | Jesus Piece | Songwriter | |
| 2013 | ||||
| "Tonight I'm Getting Over You" Remix | Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Nicki Minaj | Kiss | Songwriter | |
| "No Part of You" | 98 Degrees | 2.0 | Songwriter | |
| "Guap" | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Mona Lisa" | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Milf" | Big Sean ft. Nicki Minaj, Juicy J | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Nothing Is Stopping You" | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Beware" | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Fire" | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Mula" | Big Sean | Hall of Fame | Songwriter | |
| "Don't Come Around" | Yo Gotti ft. Kendall Morgan | I Am | Songwriter | |
| 2014 | "Born To Run" | Afrojack | Forget the World | Songwriter |
| "Change Your Mind" | Trey Songz | Trigga | Songwriter | |
| "Holy Ghost" | Juicy J featuring Lil Bibby | — | Songwriter | |
| "Don't Be Gone Too Long" | Chris Brown | X | Songwriter | |
| "Hustle Harder" | Common | Nobody Smiling | Songwriter | |
| "The Sleaze" | Wiz Khalifa | Blacc Hollywood | Songwriter | |
| "Not For Long" | B.o.B featuring Trey Songz | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Contigo Quiero Estar" | Thalía | Amore Mio | Songwriter | |
| 2015 | "Run To Me" | Clarence Coffee | Home | Songwriter |
| "I Don't Like It, I Love It" | Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke | My House | Songwriter | |
| "Here It Is" | Flo Rida featuring Chris Brown | My House | Songwriter | |
| "Done With Love" | Zedd | True Colors | Songwriter | |
| "Bad Girls" | MKTO | Bad Girls EP | Songwriter | |
| "Monaco" | MKTO | Bad Girls EP | Songwriter | |
| "The Blacker the Berry" | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly | Songwriter | |
| "Don't Waste Your Time" | Arty ft. Coffee | Glorious | Songwriter | |
| "Stevie Knows" | Olly Murs | Never Been Better | Songwriter | |
| "The Feeling" | Justin Bieber featuring Halsey | Purpose | Songwriter | |
| "Powerful" | Jussie Smollett & Alicia Keys | Empire | Songwriter | |
| 2016 | "Work from Home" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | Songwriter |
| "Dangerously" | Charlie Puth | Nine Track Mind | Songwriter | |
| "I Belong to You" | Haley Reinhart | Better | Songwriter | |
| "Who's With Me" | Flo Rida | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Man on the Moon" | Britney Spears | Glory | Songwriter | |
| "24 hours" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Songwriter | |
| "Deeper" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Songwriter | |
| "Flaws" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Songwriter | |
| "That Girl" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Songwriter | |
| "Better Without You" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Songwriter | |
| "How Much For Your Love" | Olly Murs | 24 Hrs | Songwriter | |
| 2017 | ||||
| "Final Breath" | Paloma Faith | The Architect | Songwriter | |
| "Best 4 U" | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | Songwriter | |
| "The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)" | Bebe Rexha | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Good Vibrations" | Ricky Reed | The Emoji Movie soundtrack | Songwriter | |
| "Justify You" | Kasra V. & K. Flay | I'm With the Banned (Spotify) | Songwriter | |
| "Options" | Moh Flow & Pusha T | I'm With the Banned (Spotify) | Songwriter | |
| "Sideways" | Kasra V feat. Clarence Coffee Jr. | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Genesis" | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | Songwriter | |
| "Water Me" | Lizzo | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Eden" | The Script | Freedom Child | Songwriter | |
| "Slow Hands" | Niall Horan | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| "Say All you Want For Christmas" | Nick Jonas & Shania Twain | This is Christmas | Songwriter | |
| 2018 | "Karma" | Years and Years | Palo Santo | Songwriter |
| "Won't Say No" | Jess Glynne | Always In Between | Songwriter | |
| "If You Ever" | Nao featuring 6lack | Saturn | Songwriter | |
| "Make It Out Alive" | Nao featuring SiR | Saturn | Songwriter | |
| "Fresh Air" | Zayn | Icarus Falls | Songwriter | |
| 2019 | "Hurts 2 B Human" | P!nk featuring Khalid | Hurts 2B Human | Songwriter |
| "The Most" | Miley Cyrus | SHE IS COMING | Songwriter | |
| "Nostalgic" | Arizona | Non-album single | Songwriter | |
| 2020 | "Be Like That" | Kane Brown, Swae Lee, Khalid | Non-album single | Songwriter |
| "1 4 U" | Steve Aoki | Neon Future IV | Songwriter | |
| "Physical" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Songwriter | |
| "Levitating" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Songwriter | |
| "Love Again" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Songwriter | |
| "Future Nostalgia" | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia | Songwriter | |
| "No Judgement" | Niall Horan | Heartbreak Weather | Songwriter | |
| "Black & White" | ||||
| "Cross Your Mind" | ||||
| "Everywhere" | ||||
| 2022 | "Love is..." | Toosii | Non-album single | Songwriter |
| "Free Yourself" | Jessie Ware | Non-album single | Songwriter |
Top 10 Singles
| Year | Album | Artist | Details | Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Work From Home | Fifth Harmony | Top 40 Radio #1, Rhythmic Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #4 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2017 | Slow Hands | Niall Horan | Top 40 Radio #1 , Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #11 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2018 | The Middle | Zedd featuring Maren Morris & Grey | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Hot Dance/Electric Songs #1, Billboard Hot 100 #5, Grammy nominated Song of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Marcus Lomax |
| 2019 | Graveyard | Halsey | Top 40 Radio #7 , US Dance Club Songs #1 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2019 | Memories | Maroon 5 | Top 40 Radio #1 , Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Contemporary Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2020 | Break My Heart | Dua Lipa | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #2, Adult Contemporary Radio #6, Billboard Hot 100 #13 | Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson |
| 2020 | Be Like That | Kane Brown featuring Khalid & Swae Lee | Top 40 Radio #8 | Alexander Izquierdo |
| 2020 | Levitating | Dua Lipa | Top 40 Radio #1, Adult Top 40 Radio #1, Billboard Hot 100 #2 | Clarence Coffee |
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