Maejor
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Birth name | Brandon Michael Green[1] |
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Born | Southfield, Michigan, U.S. | July 23, 1988
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 2005–present |
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Website | maejor |
Brandon Michael Green (born July 23, 1988), known professionally as Maejor (formerly Bei Maejor and later Maejor Ali), is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. Green is known for having produced and written songs for prominent music industry artists—most extensively Canadian singer Justin Bieber. He is one half of the EDM duo Area21, which he formed with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix in 2016.
As an R&B recording artist, Green initially signed with Jive Records to release two singles—"Trouble" (featuring J. Cole) in 2011 and "Lights Down Low" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) the following year—that yielded mild success on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. He then departed the label was led by Bieber to sign with Def Jam Recordings, where he found brief commercial success with his 2013 single "Lolly" (featuring Juicy J and Justin Bieber). The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, although its follow-ups failed to chart, prolonging the release of his major label debut album. He then signed with Virgin EMI Records in 2018 to release singles which shifted further into EDM and world music, tuned in scientific pitches and frequencies. His debut studio album, Vol. 1: Frequencies (2020) was claimed by Green to contain "healing frequencies."[2][3]
In addition to producing music for national campaigns including
Life and career
Maejor was born Brandon Green on July 23, 1988..
Maejor received his first
In 2017 Maejor co-wrote and performed in Vai Malandra which was officially released worldwide to online retailers and streaming services on December 18, 2017. "Vai Malandra" received more than 1 million plays on Spotify on its first day of release and broke the record for the most streams received in a day in Brazil – held previously by Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do".[8][9] On its second day of release, the song was played more than 2 million times, surpassing the record for the most streamed song in a day in Brazil. Due to the amount of streams received on its first days of release, the song debuted on the Global Top 50 chart in Spotify and became the first song in Portuguese to hit the Top 20 on that chart on December 20, 2017.[10]
Discography
- Vol 1: Frequency (2020)[11]
Filmography
Film
Year | Movie | Song Title |
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2007 | Bratz: The Movie
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"It's My Party"[12] |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | "Never Knew I Needed"[13] |
2012 | Think Like a Man | "Need a Reason".[14] Also featured as a singer. |
2018 | Life-Size 2 | "Be A Star". Also appears as a cameo in the studio |
Television
- Jersey Shore (2011)
- "The Tequila Song" aired in the season finale on March 24, 2011. Written and sung by Janine the Machine.
References
- ^ "Maejor on Apple Music".
- ^ Mamo, Heran (July 7, 2020). "Maejor Brings the Unique Sounds of Healing During Billboard Live At-Home Performance: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Can you be healed by a sound frequency? From sound baths to TikTok, a debate (gently) rages". Los Angeles Times. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/artists/maejor/19858
- Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Site Offline".
- ^ "Bei Maejor's "Lights Down Low" is the official NBA soundtrack for the Boston Celtics and their BIG Campaign". May 7, 2012.
- ^ "Anitta bate recordes no Spotify Brasil com o funk 'Vai Malandra'". Veja. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Anitta é a primeira brasileira a emplacar duas músicas no TOP 50 do Spotify". Gaucho ZH. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "'Vai malandra', de Anitta, é 1ª música em português entre mais ouvidas do mundo no Spotify". G1. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ "Site Offline". May 2020.
- ^ "Bratz: The Movie". IMDb.
- ^ "Randy Newman – The Princess And The Frog (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. November 23, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Keri Hilson, Kelly Rowland Join 'Think Like a Man' Soundtrack". rap-up.com.