M-Phazes Explained

M-Phazes
Birth Name:Mark Landon
Birth Place:Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Birth Date:1983 2, df=y
Occupation:Music producer
Years Active:2007–present

Mark Landon (born 1 February 1983), better known by his stage name M-Phazes, is an Australian-born producer based in LA. He has produced records for Logic, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Eminem, Kehlani, Zara Larsson, Remi Wolf, Kiiara, Noah Cyrus, and Cautious Clay. He produced and wrote Eminem’s “Bad Guy” off 2015's Grammy Winner for Best Rap Album of the Year The Marshall Mathers LP 2. He produced and wrote “Sober” by Demi Lovato, “playinwitme” by KYLE ft. Kehlani, “Adore” by Amy Shark, “I Got So High That I Saw Jesus” by Noah Cyrus, and “Painkiller” by Ruel ft Denzel Curry.

M-Phazes developed and produced Kimbra, KYLE, Amy Shark, and Ruel before they broke. He put his energy into Ruel beginning at age 13 and guided him to RCA. M-Phazes produced Amy Shark’s successful songs including “Love Songs Ain't for Us,” co-written by Ed Sheeran. He worked extensively with KYLE before he broke and remains one of his main producers. In 2017, M-Phazes was nominated for Producer of the Year at the APRA Awards alongside Flume. In 2018 he won 5 ARIA Awards including Producer of the Year. His recent releases are with Remi Wolf, VanJess, and Kiiara.

Cautious Clay, Keith Urban, Travis Barker, Nas, Pusha T, Anne-Marie, Kehlani, Alison Wonderland, Lupe Fiasco, Alessia Cara, Joey Bada$$, Wiz Khalifa, Teyana Taylor, and Wale have all featured on tracks M-Phazes produced.

Early life

M-Phazes was born on 1 February 1983. He went to Miami High School on the Gold Coast and lived in Burleigh Heads, Queensland.

Career

2008: One Stop Shop

In 2008, Mark Landon was the winner of Sha Money XL's 'One Stop Shop' beat battle in Phoenix, Arizona. The competition was judged by producers such as Swizz Beats (Jay Z, Alicia Keys), DJ Premier (Nas, Christina Aguilera) and Denaun Porter (Eminem, D12). His win at One Stop would lead to producing for Contemporary R&B superstar Amerie.

2009: Flying Colors and Running On Air

M-Phazes reached gold sales for the first time in 2009 with Bliss n Eso's album Flying Colours, of which he produced seven songs, and reached his first platinum sales in 2010 with Bliss n Eso's album Running On Air.

2010: Signing to Mushroom Music/Obese Records and Good Gracious

In 2010, M-Phazes signed a publishing deal with Mushroom Records and record deal with Obese Records, later releasing his debut album Good Gracious featuring Bliss n Eso, Drapht, Illy, Phrase and many other Australian hip hop artists. Good Gracious won an ARIA Award for Best Urban Release, beating Bliss n Eso's Running On Air of which he produced seven songs.

2011: Kimbra's Vows

M-Phazes was enlisted by Kimbra in 2011 to co-produce her platinum debut album Vows. Vows won Best Pop Album and Album of the Year in the New Zealand Music Awards.

2013: Universal Music Publishing and "Bad Guy"

2013 saw M-Phazes sign a worldwide deal with Universal Music Publishing Group and land his first major placement with "Bad Guy", which was the intro track on Eminem's eighth album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.

2014: Illy's "Tightrope" and Cinematic

In 2014 M-Phazes produced his first platinum selling single with Illy's "Tightrope" taken from the gold-selling album Cinematic, which was executive produced by M-Phazes. M-Phazes then worked with Keyshia Cole, 2 Chainz, Daniel Johns, Luke Steele, Kimbra, Illy, Guy Sebastian, Thelma Plum, Meg Mac and Hopium.

He also produced the 2014 song "Don't Wanna Fall in Love" by singer/rapper Kyle.

2015: Grammy and APRA Awards

M-Phazes received a Grammy award[1] for his co-production work on the track "Bad Guy" from Eminem's album The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The album received the 2015 Grammy award for Best Rap Album.[2]

He also received the 2015 Urban Work of the Year APRA[3] award for his co-production on the track "Tightrope" taken from Illy's album Cinematic.

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.|-| 2010[4] [5] |Good Gracious | Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album| |-

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. M-Phazes has won two awards from six nominations.[6]

|-| 2010| Good Gracious| Best Urban Album | |-| rowspan="2"| 2016| rowspan="2"| "Papercuts" by Illy (featuring Vera Blue)| Producer of the Year| |-| Engineer of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2018| rowspan="2"| "I Said Hi" by Amy Shark (with Dann Hume)| Producer of the Year| |-| Engineer of the Year| |-| 2020| Free Time by Ruel| Producer of the Year| |-| 2021| Cry Forever by Amy Shark, 'The Space Between by Illy and T.R.U.T.H. by Guy Sebastian| Producer of the Year| |-| 2023[7] | M-Phazes for Ruel4th Wall| Best Produced Release| |-

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.|-| 2017[8] [9] | himself| Live Instrumentalist of the Year| |-

Discography

Solo albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart
positions
AUS
[10]
Good Gracious
  • Released: February 2010
  • Label: Obese (OBR070)
  • Format: CD, digital
20
Phaze One
  • Released: 2011[11]
  • Label: Obese (OBR078)
  • Format: CD, digital
Phazed Out (Mixed by DJ Rhettmatic)
  • Released: February 2012[12]
  • Label: Coalmine
  • Format: Digital
The Works
  • Released: 28 June 2013[13]
  • Label: Obese (OBR 090)
  • Format: CD, digital
Land of the Crooks
  • Released: December 2013[14]
  • Label: Coalmine
  • Format: Digital

Writing and production credits

YearArtistSong titleAlbumLabelCredit
2024D.O."About Time"BlossomCompany SoosooProducer, writer
I-Land 2"Final Love Song"SingleStone Music EntertainmentProducer, writer
2021K.Flay"Dating My Dad" ft. Travis BarkerInside Voices / Outside VoicesBMGProducer, writer
Claire Rosinkranz"Frankenstein"SingleRepublic RecordsProducer, writer
Elliphant"Juice Me"SingleHitcoProducer, writer
Sinéad Harnett"Distraction""Hard 4 Me 2 Love You"Ready Is Always Too LateThe OrchardProducer, writer
Zach Hood"13 Missed Calls"SingleIndependentProducer, writer
Lexi Jayde"Newbury Park"SingleAPGProducer
Yung Bae"Disco Body Parts" ft. AwolnationSingleAristaProducer
Ruel"Too Many Feelings"SingleRCAProducer, writer
Dixie D'Amelio"Fuck Boy"SingleHitcoProducer, writer
"Roommates"SingleHitcoProducer, writer
Amy Shark
  • "I'll Be Yours"
  • "The Wolves"
  • "Worst Day of My Life"
Cry ForeverRCAProducer
"Love Songs Ain't For Us" ft. Keith UrbanLove Songs Ain't For Us EP
"All the Lies About Me"
"C'MON" ft. Travis Barker
2020Carlie Hanson"Side Effects"DestroyDestroyDestroyDestroyWarnerProducer, writer
Jutes"When You're Around"A Really Bad DreamCapitolProducer, writer
Kiiara"Two Thumbs"Lil KiiwiAtlantic RecordsProducer, writer
Ruel
  • "As Long As You Care"
  • "Distance"
  • "Courage"
  • "Say It Over"
  • "Up to Something"
Bright Lights, Red EyesRCAProducer, writer
"Say It Over" ft. Cautious ClaySingle
"Painkiller" ft. Denzel CurrySingle
Remi Wolf"Disco Man"I'm Allergic to Dogs!IslandProducer, writer
VanJess"Come Over"SingleRCAProducer, writer
Noah Cyrus
  • "I Got So High I Found Jesus"
  • "The End of Everything"
  • "Young & Sad"
The End of EverythingRECORDS/ColumbiaProducer
Anthony Russo"Nobody to Love" SingleSewing ApplesProducer, writer
Love Mansuy"Count On You" ft. Lil WayneSingleWarnerProducer, writer
Isaac Dunbar"Boy"Isaac's InsectsRCAProducer, writer
Bipolar Sunshine, Chloe Angelides"Ex-Wifi"SingleSpanakopita LullabiesProducer, writer
2019Jarryd James"Let It Go" SingleDryden StreetProducer, writer
Guy Sebastian"Let Me Drink" ft. WaleSingleSony AustraliaProducer, writer
"Choir"Single
Carlie Hanson"Back In Your Arms"SingleWarnerProducer, writer
"Cigarettes"JunkWarnerProducer, writer
Kehlani"Love Language"While We WaitAtlantic RecordsProducer, writer
KYLE"F You I Love You" ft. Teyana TaylorLight Of MineAtlantic RecordsProducer, writer
SingleOWSLAProducer, writer
Claudia Leitte"Bandera"SingleRoc NationProducer, writer
Ruel
  • "Courage"
  • "Don't Cry"
  • "Unsaid"
  • "Hard Sometimes"
  • "Real Thing"
  • "Face To Face"
  • "Painkiller"
Free TimeRCAProducer, writer
East"Brick by Brick"SingleWarner Music AustraliaProducer, writer
Meg Mac"Something Tell Us"Single300 EntertainmentProducer, writer
2018Demi Lovato"Sober"SingleIsland / Hollywood / SafehouseProducer, writer
M-Phazes"Bad Behavior" ft. Daniel JohnsSingleSony AustraliaProducer, writer
MAX"Still New York" ft. Joey Bada$$SingleAtlantic RecordsProducer, writer
Ruel
  • "Say"
  • "Thinkin Bout You"
  • "Younger"
ReadyRCAProducer, writer
Amy Shark"I Said Hi"SingleRCAProducer, writer
KYLE
  • "Moment" (ft. Wiz Khalifa)
  • "Ups and Downs"
  • "Rodeo"
  • "Babies" (ft. Alessia Cara)
  • "IMissMe" (ft. Khalid)
  • "It's Yours"
  • "Playinwitme" (ft. Kehlani)
Light of MineAtlantic RecordsProducer, writer
2017KYLE"All Mine" (ft. MadeinTYO)SingleAtlantic RecordsProducer, writer
Mark Johns"Same Girl"SingleOWSLAProducer, writer
Jasmine Thompson"Someone's Somebody"WonderlandAtlantic RecordsProducer
Zara Larsson"What They Say"So GoodEpic RecordsWriter
Ruel"Don't Tell Me"SingleRCAProducer, writer
M-Phazes & Ruel"Golden Years"SingleM-Phazes Productions Pty. Ltd.Producer, writer
Guy Sebastian
  • "High On Me"
  • "Mind On You"
ConsciousSony AustraliaProducer, writer
2016Alison Wonderland"Messiah"SingleUniversal AustraliaProducer, writer
Amy Shark
  • "Adore"
  • "Blood Brothers"
Night ThinkerSony AustraliaProducer, writer
Illy
  • "Catch 22" (ft. Anne-Marie)
  • "Papercuts" (ft. Vera Blue)
Two DegreesWarner AustraliaProducer, writer
Alison Wonderland"Messiah"N/A Producer, writer
Moxie "On My Mind" (ft. Pusha T) 931 ReloadedDef JamProducer, writer
KLP"Ember"Ember - EPUniversal AustraliaProducer, writer
Guy Sebastian"Set In Stone"(Single)Guytunes RecordsProducer, writer
2015Madonna"Veni Vidi Vici"Rebel HeartInterscopeWriter
Lupe Fiasco"Blur My Hands" (ft. Guy Sebastian)Tetsuo & YouthAtlanticProducer, writer
KYLE
  • "Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
  • "Really? Yeah!"
SmyleIndie-PopProducer, writer
Marracash"Senza Un Posto Nel Mondo" (feat.Tiziano Ferro)StatusProducer, writer
Guy Sebastian"Light & Shade" (ft. Sage Da Gemini)MadnessSony AustraliaProducer, writer
"Imagination" TalkElevenProducer, writer
Meg Mac "Never Be" (Single)300 Ent.Producer, writer
Hopium "Right Now" (Single)Warner MusicProducer
2014Thelma Plum
  • "Monsters"
  • "Young In Love"
  • "How Much Does Your Love Cost"
  • "Candle"
Monsters - EP Producer, writer
Logic
  • "Bounce"
  • "Till The End"
Under PressureDef JamProducer, writer
Keyshia Cole"N.L.U." (ft. 2 Chainz)Point Of No ReturnInterscopeProducer, writer
Meg Mac"Grandma's Hands"MEG MAC300 Ent.Producer, writer
Illy"Tightrope"CinematicONETWOProducer, writer
Allday"Wolves" (ft. Sunni Colon)Startup CultConcordProducer, writer
Hopium"Dreamers"(Single)Producer, writer
360"Must Come Down" (ft. Pez)UtopiaProducer, writer
Eminem"Bad Guy"MMLP2AftermathProducer, writer
2012Kimbra(multiple tracks)VowsWarner Bros.Producer, writer
Xzibit"Stand Tall" (feat. Slim the Mobster)NapalmEMIProducer, writer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melbourne music producer M-Phazes scoops up a Grammy Award alongside rap powerhouse Eminem . Nui . Te Koha . Herald Sun . 9 February 2015 . 19 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Eminem . Grammy.
  3. Web site: APRA AMCOS . APRA Winners.
  4. Web site: Jagermeister Independent Music Awards Nominations Announced!. 1 September 2010. 19 August 2020.
  5. Web site: History Wins. Australian Independent Record Labels Association. 18 August 2020.
  6. Web site: And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To… . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 10 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126005048/https://www.aria.com.au/awards/news/and-the-2020-aria-award-goes-to . 26 November 2020 . live .
  7. Web site: Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards. Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. 24 September 2023.
  8. Web site: NLMA reveal 2017 Nominees. NLMA. 9 October 2017. 5 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Winners 2017. NLMA. December 2016. 5 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Discography M-Phazes. australian-charts.com. 4 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Phaze One by Phaze One. Obese Records. 2011. 4 September 2022.
  12. Web site: Phazed Out (Mixed by DJ Rhettmatic) by M-Phazes. Apple Music. February 2012. 4 September 2022.
  13. Web site: M-PHAZES: The Works Out 28.06.2013. Obese Records. 20 June 2013. 4 September 2022.
  14. Web site: Land of the Crooks by Sean Price & M-Phazes. Apple Music. 9 December 2013. 4 September 2022.