Jared Lee Gosselin Explained

Jared Lee Gosselin
Alias:J Lee, Jared Gosselin, J Gosselin, JLG
Birth Date:23 June 1981
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:Record producer
Years Active:1999–present
Associated Acts:Proof, D12, Eminem, Lil Baby, Macy Gray, India Arie, Bobby Brown, Too Short, Juicy J

Jared Lee Gosselin (born June 23, 1981) is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Gosselin got his start in the entertainment industry when the city was at its hip-hop height. Gosselin produced tracks for former Eminem affiliate, the late Proof of D12. Through that relationship, Gosselin met and worked with a number of Michigan hip-hop artists before turning his sights to the west coast. After a chance meeting with actor/director Forest Whitaker, Gosselin began to contribute music to a number of films, soundtracks, and more. He was then introduced to Macy Gray and officially moved to Los Angeles to help Gray work on her album in 2003. He has since contributed music to artists such as Gray, JoJo, The PussyCat Dolls, Christina Millian, Kane Brown, Swae Lee, Ghostface Killah, Neon Trees, the Netflix series, Carmen Sandiego and a number of high-profile brands including Go Pro, ESPN X Games, and Under Armour.

Gosselin's abilities as a producer and engineer have led him to collaborate with notable artists including India Arie, Macy Gray, Young Jeezy, Keyshia Cole, Nicole Scherzinger (lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls), Floetry, Cheri Dennis, Game, Proof, Obie Trice, and Corinne Bailey Rae, among others. He also contributed to the soundtrack of the film "De Ja Vu" starring Denzel Washington and received a Grammy nomination in 2006 for his work on India Arie's album "Testimony: Vol.1, Life & Relationships."

Early life

Gosselin was born to Cynthia Lee Gosselin, who is a single mother and works as a hairdresser in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. His father, Paul Joseph Gosselin, a single father, works in the automotive business doing quality control for the big 3.

2013 Latin Grammy win

On November 21, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gosselin won his first Grammy Award for the Beto Cuevas album Transformacion for Major Album Pop/Rock[1] – Transformicaion

Current career

Composer, producer, Mixer for the Netflix Original Carmen Sandiego Music for the Summer 2018 X Games

Studio : L1N3

Publisher : Royalty Network

Management: Apotheosis Endeavors

TV / Film licensing : North Star Media

Billboard chart peaks by year

Year Album Artist Contribution Peak Chart
2004 Original Soundtrack Producer U.S. Billboard 200 No. 34 & U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 48 (Peak Chart)[2]
2005 Composer U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 2 & U.S. Billboard 200 No. 7[3]
2007 Original Soundtrack Producer U.S. Billboard 200 No. 34 & U.S. Billboard Soundtracks No. 2[4]
2007 Producer U.S. Billboard 200 No. 4 & U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 3
2007 Macy Gray Big Producer Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 14 & US Billboard 200 No. 39 & U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs No. 55
2008 Producer U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums No. 3 & U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 17 & U.S. Billboard 200 No. 84[5]
2008 In and Out Of Love Producer U.S. Billboard 200 No. 74 & U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 11
2008 Producer U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 3 & U.S. Billboard 200 No. 8 & U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums No. 1 & U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums No. 8
2009 Coming Back To You Producer U.S. Billboard 200 No. 59 & U.S. Billboard R&B Albums No. 39 & U.S. Billboard Independent Albums No. 3[6]
2009 Testimony: Vol. 2, Love and Politics Producer U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums No. 2 & U.S. Billboard 200 No. 3
2010 Producer U.S. Billboard 200 No. 38 & U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary No. 23 & Adult Pop Songs No. 40[7]
2012 Producer Top R&B Albums No. 41[8]
2012 Transformacion Producer Billboard Top Latin Albums No. 38 & Billboard Latin Pop Albums No. 12

Grammy nominations

Year Album Artist Contribution
2004 Original Soundtrack Producer
2005 Composer
2006 De Ja Vu Soundtrack Various Mixing
2006 Audio Production, producer, composer
2006 Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (Circuit City Exclusive Bonus Track) Producer, composer
2007 Producer, Programming, composer
2007 Producer, Programming, composer
2007 Big (Bonus Tracks) Producer, Programming, composer
2007 Original Soundtrack Producer
2007 Afro Strut (US Version) Programming, composer, producer, Mixing
2007 Producer, Assistant, Mixing
2010 Almost September Producer

Discography

Year Album Artist Contribution
2004 Original Soundtrack Producer
2005 Proof Engineer
2005 Composer
2006 Corinne Bailey Rae [2 CD] Mixing
2006 Corinne Bailey Rae [Special Edition] Mixing
2006 Audio Production, producer, composer
2006 Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship (Circuit City Exclusive Bonus Track) Producer, composer
2006 Afro Strut Composer
2006 Déjà Vu Soundtrack Various Mixing
2007 Producer, Programming, composer
2007 Big (Bonus Tracks) Producer, Programming, composer
2007 Original Soundtrack Producer
2007 Afro Strut (US Version) Programming, composer, producer, Mixing
2007 Holiday Gift Pack Mixing
2007 Karaoke Composer
2007 Chingy Producer, Assistant, Mixing
2008 "Slap A Bitch" Producer
2008 Maximum Bass: Xtreme Various Artists Composer
2008 Producer, composer
2008 Programming, Drums, composer, producer
2008 True to the Game Various Artists Mixing
2009 New Gospel Voices Various Artists Composer
2009 Coming Back to You Composer
2009 Composer
2009 Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics (Bonus Track) Composer
2009Quite Like Me Dionyza Sutton Composer, producer, Mixing, Programming, Recording
2009 "All Over Me"/”Home" Producer
2009 "Gotta Get To You" (Bring It On: Fight To the Finish Soundtrack) Christina Milian Producer
2010 Macy Gray Engineer, composer, producer
2010 Fotosintesis Jaime Kohen Producer
2010 Genius of Soul Disco Funk Various Artists Composer
2010 "Scandalous" Pittsburg Slim Producer
2010 "Glass Kisses" Ashley Martinez Producer
2010 "I Like It" Albe Back ft DMC Producer
2010 Various Artists
2010 Frank Zappa Aaafnraaaa Birthday Bundle Various Artists Mixing
2010 "She Can't" Kim Hill Producer
2010 Almost September Producer
2010 Scandalous Producer
2010 I Like It Producer
2010 She Can't Producer
2011 Fabric 56 Derrick Carter Composer
2011 “The Last Rockstar” Diamond Baby Producer
2011 Penguin in Bondage: The Little Known History of the Mothers of Invention Mixing
2011 "Bake Me in Clouds" VIZA
2011 Get Out the Way Producer
2011 Rock Solid Producer
2012 Quiero Creer (feat. Flo Rida) Producer
2012 Can Be – RICANstruction: The Black Rosary Producer
2014 Only For Tonight Producer
2015 SPARK Novel Producer
2017Love Jones – The MusicalVarious ArtistsProducer
2018MC LyteRevolutionProducer
2019Carmen SandiegoRaquel CastroMain theme composer

Singles

YearSongArtistContribution
2016Love JonesRaheem DeVaughn (Theme)Producer
2016Nobody DoesMusiq SoulChildProducer
2016Need to KnowRaheem DeVaughn / Jamecia BennettProducer
2016"Under the Bridge"Chino XL & Rama DukeProducer
2016FlamesDylan BernardProducer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Latin Recording Academy . LatinGRAMMY.com . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  2. 2004 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  3. 2005 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  4. 2007 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  5. 2008 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  6. 2009 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  7. 2010 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.
  8. 2012 Charts | Billboard Charts Archive . Billboard . n.d.. June 29, 2014.