Brasstracks
Brasstracks
American R&B-hip hop production duo
Brasstracks are an American R&B-hip hop production duo based in Alphabet City, Manhattan, New York, composed of Ivan Jackson and Conor Rayne.[1] They won two Grammy Awards for their work on Chance the Rapper's single "No Problem",[2][3][4] and released their debut full-length album Golden Ticket on August 21, 2020.[5]
Jackson and Rayne formed Brasstracks in 2014 after meeting while attending the Manhattan School of Music, where Jackson was a trumpet player and Rayne a drummer.[1][2][6] Jackson is originally from Manhattan and Rayne is originally from New Jersey.[7] They primarily use live instrumentation, with Jackson on brass instruments and Rayne on drums.[1][2] Their first track was the instrumental "Say U Will", and their first EP, Good Love, was released on August 19, 2016.[1] It includes collaborations with Roses Gabor, Jay Prince, Lido, and Masego.[6]
The duo produced the single "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, off Chance the Rapper's 2016 mixtape Coloring Book.[1][7] They appeared on "Am I Wrong" by Anderson .Paak featuring Schoolboy Q,[2] and have produced and written for Wyclef Jean, GoldLink, Harry Styles, Khalid, and Mark Ronson.[6][8][9][10] In 2017, they released the EP For Those Who Know Pt. I.[11] It includes collaborations with Robert Glasper, The Underachievers, Bxrber, and S'natra.[6] They released part 2 of the EP the following year.[3]
In 2019, they signed with Capitol Records, and released the live EP Before We Go: Live From Capitol Studios, featuring live versions of their EP Before We Go from earlier in the year.[12] Before We Go features guest spots from R.LUM.R, Grace, and Pell, and is a shift to a more R&B and hip hop style from their previous jazzy electronic sound.[3] In May 2020, in advance of their debut full-length album Golden Ticket, they released the lead single "Change For Me" featuring Samm Henshaw, followed by the second single "Missed Your Call" featuring Col3trane, and then the single "Golden Ticket" featuring Masego and Common.[8][13][14] Golden Ticket was released on Capitol Records on August 21, 2020.[5][15]
They have toured with Lido, Mr. Carmack, Jack Garratt, GRiZ, and Big Gigantic.[6] In 2019, they appeared alongside Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson on Saturday Night Live, performing "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart".[16]
- Ivan Jackson (horns, production)
- Conor Rayne (drums, production)
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Performance | "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper | Won |
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Song | "No Problem" by Chance the Rapper | Nominated |
| 2017 | Grammy Award | Best Rap Album | Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper | Won |
| 2021 | Grammy Award | Best Pop Solo Performance | "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles | Won |
| 2021 | Grammy Award | Best Pop Vocal Album | Fine Line by Harry Styles | Nominated |
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| For Those Who Know (Deluxe) |
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| Golden Ticket |
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| Indigo |
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EPs
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Good Love |
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| For Those Who Know Pt. I |
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| For Those Who Know Pt. II |
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| Before We Go |
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| Before We Go: Live From Capitol Studios |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Say U Won't" | 2016 | Good Love |
| "Favorite" | 2017 | Non-album single |
| "Those Who Know" | For Those Who Know | |
| "All of the Lights" (featuring Alexander Lewis) |
Non-album singles | |
| "XO Tour Lif3" | ||
| "Fever" | ||
| "Favorite" (featuring VanJess) | ||
| "Those Who Know" | ||
| "Brownstone" (featuring BXRBER) | ||
| "Good Kid Brass City" | ||
| "Vibrant" featuring Pell) |
2018 | |
| "Improv #1" (Live) (featuring The Underachievers) | ||
| "Opposite Ways" (Live) | ||
| "Opposite Ways" (Live) (featuring S'natra and FATHERDUDE) | ||
| "Stay There" (featuring Xavier Omär) |
For Those Who Know, Pt. II | |
| "In My Feelings" | Non-album singles | |
| "Too Far Too Fast" | ||
| "I'm Alright" (featuring R.LUM.R |
2019 | Before We Go |
| "Professional" (featuring Kyle Dion) | ||
| "Snowdaze" (featuring Charles Gaines) |
Before We Go | |
| "Always Be My Baby" | 2019 | Non-album single |
| "Change For Me" (featuring Samm Henshaw) |
2020 | Golden Ticket |
| "Missed Your Call" (featuring Col3trane) | ||
| "Hold Ya" (featuring Lawrence) | ||
| "Will Call" (featuring Elliott Skinner and Victoria Canal) | ||
| "Golden Ticket" (featuring Masego and Common) | ||
| "My Boo | Non-album singles | |
| "Swerve" (featuring Pell) | ||
| "Disco Break" (Live) (featuring Julius Rodriguez) | ||
| "What's Next" | ||
| "Welcome Back" | 2021 | Welcome Back Era |
| "Kool Aid" (featuring Cait Harris) | ||
| "After A While" (featuring COOKIE) | ||
| "Summertime 1, 2 (featuring Yung Pinch and Rothstein) | ||
| "Good Luck For Real" (featuring TOBi) | ||
| "Give It Right Back to You" (featuring TOBi) | ||
| "Still Life" featuring Tori Kelly) | ||
| "Monica" (featuring Rothstein) |
2022 | Dreamboat |
| "Limestone" (featuring FATHERDUDE) | ||
| "Dance Machine" (featuring Kemba J. Hoard) |
Indigo | |
| "Last Christmas" | 2021 | Bells On |
| "Sugar, We're Going Down" | 2022 | |
| "Nobody's Fool" (featuring FATHERDUDE and TOBi) |
2023 | Indigo |
| "Anesthesia" | ||
| "Indigo" | ||
| "Cowboy" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Our Style" (WILYWNKA featuring Brasstracks) |
2021 | Non-album single) |
| "Blue in the Face" (Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis and Brasstracks) |
Hemlock[upper-alpha 1] | |
| "Put My Mom in Gucci" (Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis, Radamiz, and Brasstracks) | ||
| "Morning Glory" (Rothstein featuring Alexander Lewis, Nic Hanson, and Brasstracks) |
| Year | Artist(s) | Album | Song | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "GoldLink" | And After That, We Didn't Talk | "Dark Skin Women" | Producer |
| 2016 | Chance the Rapper feat. 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne | Coloring Book | "No Problem" | Producer |
| Anderson .Paak feat. Schoolboy Q | Malibu | "Am I Wrong" | Horns | |
| Khalid | "Whirlwind" | Producer | ||
| Xavier Omär | The Everlasting Wave | "Special Eyes" | Producer | |
| 2018 | Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus | Late Night Feelings | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" | Writer |
| 2019 | Harry Styles | Fine Line | "Lights Up" | Horns |
| "Watermelon Sugar" | Horns | |||
| "Fine Line" | Horns | |||
| The Brand New Heavies | TBNH | "These Walls" | Horns | |
| 88-Keys feat. Mac Miller and Sia | "That's Life" | Horns | ||
| Madeon | Good Faith (Madeon album) | "Hold Me Just Because" | Horns | |
| MAX and Felly | Colour Vision | "Acid Dreams" | Horns | |
| 2020 | Radamiz feat. Kota the Friend | Synonyms of Strength | "Goya" | Producer[17] |
| BTS | BE | "Dis-ease" | Producer[18] | |
| 2022 | J-Hope | Jack in the Box | "More" | Writer & Producer[19] |
| "Future" | ||||
| 2022 | Polyphia | Remember That You Will Die | "Genesis" | Writer[20] |
| Title | Year | Credited artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Flamingo" | 2023 | Cory Wong (featuring Brasstracks) |
"The Lucky One" |
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- Twitter https://twitter.com/bighitent/status/1332549782309580801/photo/1. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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