Lonnie Szoke Explained

Lonnie Szoke
Background:non_performing_personnel
Birth Place:Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Birth Date:9 February 1978
Instrument:Piano, Guitar, Drums
Genre:R&B, Hip Hop, Pop
Occupation:Record producer, songwriter

Lonnie Szoke (born February 9, 1978) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer, born and raised in Brantford, Ontario.

Career

Szoke co-founded ILLFIRE Entertainment in 2003.

In 2004, he produced on Keshia Chanté's self-titled Juno Award-winning album.[1] The single "Let The Music Take You" was nominated for R&B Song of the Year by the Urban Music Association of Canada. The album was certified gold in Canada in January 2005.[2]

In 2006, he produced "Take Myself Away", the first single from reggae musician Sizzla's album Overstanding.[3]

Szoke appeared on Degrassi Unscripted for his work with Drake,[4] an actor/rapper from the Degrassi television series.

Other artists he has worked with include Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Stargate, Keyshia Cole, 50 Cent, Simone Denny, Glenn Lewis, In Essence, Ray Robinson, Michie Mee, Ghetto Concept, Choclair, Toya Alexis, Belinda Brady, J-Logix, Mayhem Morearty, Hustlemann, Yonge C, Celtic Connection, Intonation, and Lina Fouro.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keshia Chanté – Keshia Chanté (2004, CD). .
  2. Web site: Gold & Platinum Certification . . 2012-03-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122124032/http://cria.ca/gold/0105_g.php . 2010-11-22 .
  3. Web site: Sizzla – the Overstanding (2006, CD). .
  4. Web site: Degrassi Unscripted: Aubrey Graham (Jimmy) . . 2009-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080621133756/http://www.tv.com/degrassi-unscripted/degrassi-unscripted-aubrey-graham-jimmy/episode/427074/summary.html . 2008-06-21 . dead.