Jr Blender Explained

Jr Blender
Birth Name:Philip Meckseper
Origin:Hamburg, Germany
Years Active:2009–present

Philip Meckseper, known professionally as Jr Blender (sometimes stylised as Jr. Blender or Junior Blender), is a German record producer and songwriter from Hamburg.[1]

He is notable for his collaborations with American dance music group Major Lazer. His credits include the singles Lean On (with DJ Snake and ), Cold Water (with Justin Bieber and MØ), Run Up (with Nicki Minaj and PartyNextDoor), Light It Up (with Nyla and Fuse ODG) and All My Love (with Ariana Grande and Machel Montano).[2] [3]

Meckseper started his career as a member of the German sound clash group Supersonic.[4] He came to the attention of Diplo during this time, thanks to remixes of tracks by Rihanna and Bruno Mars.[5] [6]

In addition to his pop music credentials, Meckseper has a history of collaborating with reggae and dancehall artists; acting either as a writer or producer, or both. To date, his reggae and dancehall credits include songs by Damian Marley, Sean Paul, Protoje, Chronixx, Gyptian, Lutan Fyah, Romain Virgo, Stylo G, Burro Banton, Exco Levi, Christopher Martin, Jah Vinci, Perfect Giddimani, Tony Rebel, Beenie Man and Luciano.[7]

Songwriting and production credits

TitleYearArtist(s)AlbumCreditsWritten withProduced with
"Smile Jamaica"2013Chronixx, Silly Walks DiscotequeSmile JamaicaProducer--
"Lean On"
2015Major Lazer & DJ SnakePeace Is the MissionCo-writerThomas Pentz, Marie Ørsted, William Grigahcine, Steve Guess
"Light It Up Remix" Major LazerCo-writer/ProducerThomas Pentz, Nailah Thorbourne, Nana Abiona, Sydney Swift, T-Baby, David MalcolmDiplo
"Thunder and Lightning" Thomas Pentz, Long Phung, William Bennet, Clifton Gibbs, Coxsone DoddDiplo, Gent & Jawns
"Boom" Major Lazer, MOTiThomas Pentz, Timo Romme, Kemar Donaldson,Tyrone Griffin Jr., Ayodeji BalogunMajor Lazer, MOTi
"Wave" Major LazerThomas Pentz, Karly-Marina Loaiza, Victor AxelrodMajor Lazer, Ticklah
"All My Love Remix" Thomas Pentz, Karen Marie Ørsted, Boaz de Jong, Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Ariana Grande, Machel Montano, Gamal DoyleMajor Lazer, Boaz van de Beatz
"Blaze Up the Fire" Jamar McNaughton, Thomas Pentz, Leighton Walsh-|-! scope="row" | "Cold Water"
| |Edward Christopher Sheeran, Benjamin Levin, Karen Marie Ørsted, Thomas Pentz, Justin Bieber, Jamie Scott, Henry Allen|Major Lazer, Benny Blanco, King Henry|-! scope="row"| "Love Me Long" | 2016|Elliphant|Living Life Golden| rowspan="8" | Co-writer/Producer|Ellinor Olovsdotter, Windel Edwards, Andy Price, Erik Hassle, Thomas Pentz| Pfannenstill, Diplo|-! scope="row"| "Know No Better" | rowspan="7" | 2017| rowspan="2" |Major Lazer|Know No Better EP|Brittany Hazzard, Thomas Pentz, Henry Allen, Jacques Webster, Camila Cabello, Quavious Marshall|Diplo, King Henry|-! scope="row" | "Run Up" |Music Is the Weapon|Thomas Pentz, Onika Maraj, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Jahron Anthony Brathwaite|Major Lazer, Stargate|-! scope="row" | "Tip Pon It"|Major Lazer, Sean Paul|Mad Love the Prequel EP|Ashanti Reid, Thomas Pentz, Sean Henriques, Boaz de Jong|Diplo, Boaz van de Beatz|-! scope="row" | "Waterfall" |Stargate| | Thomas Pentz, Sia Furler, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen|Stargate|-! scope="row" | "Stone Cold Lover"|Stylo G|Ten Years Later EP|Jason McDermott, Vania Khaleh-Pari| -|-! scope="row" | "Particular" (feat DJ Maaphorisa, Nasty C, Ice Prince, Patoranking & Jidenna)|Major Lazer|Know No Better EP| -|Thomas Wesley Pentz|-! scope="row" | "Window Seat"|Fuse ODG| |Yannick Rastogi, Zacharie Raymond, Adam Baptiste, Nana Abiona|Banx & Ranx|-! scope="row" | "Get It Right Remix"
| rowspan="9" |2018| Diplo| California EP|Co-producer| -|Diplo, King Henry|-! scope="row" | "Audio"| rowspan="2" |LSD| | rowspan="3" |Co-writer/Producer|Thomas Pentz, Sia Furler, Gustav Rudman, Timothy McKenzie, Henry Allen|Diplo, King Henry|-! scope="row" | "Genius"| |Thomas Pentz, Sia Furler, Timothy McKenzie|Diplo, Labrinth|-! scope="row" | "Stay Open"
|Diplo| |Thomas Pentz, Henry Allen, Ilsey Juber, Karen Marie Orsted|Diplo, King Henry|-! scope="row" | "Let Me Live" (feat Anne-Marie & Mr Eazi)|Major Lazer, Rudimental|Toast To Our Differences|Co-writer|Thomas Wesley Pentz, Jasper Helderman, Kesi Dryden, Piers Aggett, Amir Amor, Will Grands, Alvaro, Leon Rolle, Cesar Ovalle Jr., Bas van Daalen, Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade, Anne-Marie| -|-! scope="row" | "Feel About You" (featuring Mapei)|Silk City| |Co-writer/Producer|Thomas Pentz, Mark Ronson, Jacqueline Mapei Cummings|Diplo, Mark Ronson|-! scope="row" | "Miss You"|Major Lazer, Tory Lanez and Cashmere Cat||Co-producer| -|Major Lazer, Cashmere Cat|-! scope="row" | "Thunderclouds"|LSD| |Co-writer|Thomas Pentz, Sia Furler, Henry Allen, Timothy McKenzie| -|-! scope="row" | "Electricity"|Silk City and Dua Lipa|Dua Lipa: Complete Edition|Co-writer/Producer|Mark Ronson, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Romy Madley Croft, Diana Gordon, Dua Lipa, Jacob Olofsson, Rami Dawod, Maxime Picard, Clément Richard|Silk City, The Picard Brothers, Jarami, Riton, Alex Metric|-! scope="row" | "Don’t Lie to Me"| rowspan="3" |2019| Lena| Non-album single|Producer| Chima Ede, David Hofmann, Joachim Piehl, Jonas Lang, Lena Meyer-Landrut, Levin Dennler, Martin Willumeit, Matt James, Vania Khaleh-Pari| Jugglerz|-! scope="row" | ! (Exclamation Mark)|TRIPPIE REDD|!|Co-Producer| -|Diplo|-! scope="row" | "Lonely"| Diplo ft. Jonas Brothers| |Producer| Thomas Pentz, Joseph Jonas, Nicholas Jonas, Kevin Jonas II, Ryan Tedder, Henry Allen| Diplo, King Henry, Ryan Tedder|-! scope="row" | "Dance With Me" (feat Thomas Rhett & Young Thug)| rowspan="4" |2020|Diplo||Co-Producer| -|Thomas Pentz, King Henry, Ryan Tedder, Zach Skelton|-! scope="row" | "Titans" (feat. Sia & Labrinth)|Major Lazer| rowspan="3" |Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)|Co-Writer|Sia Furler, Boaz Van De Beatz, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Timothy McKenzie, Yonatan Goldstein||-! scope="row" | "Hell and High Water" (feat Diplo & Alessia Cara)|Major Lazer|Co-Producer| -|Thomas Wesley Pentz, Jasper Helderman, Bas Van Daalen|-! scope="row" | "Trigger" (feat Khalid, Death Standing & TimeFall)|Major Lazer|Co-Producer| -|Diplo, Alvaro, Bas Van Daalen|-! scope="row" | "Looking for Me" (feat Diplo & Kareen Lomax)"|2021|Paul Woolford|Looking For Me (Single)|Co-Writer|Naija Kareen Lomax, Paul Woolford, Thomas Pentz| -|-

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Behind the Boards: Jr Blender by Apple Music Reggae. Apple Music. en-US. 2018-07-28.
  2. Meet the Producers Who Brought Dancehall Back to the Charts In 2016. Billboard. 2018-07-28.
  3. Web site: ACE Repertory. ACE. www.ascap.com. 2018-07-28.
  4. Web site: About Us. Uzzla. www.supersonic-sound.de. en-gb. 2018-07-28.
  5. Web site: Jr Blender - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music. BBC. en-GB. 2018-07-28.
  6. Meet the Producers Who Brought Dancehall Back to the Charts In 2016. Billboard. 2018-07-28.
  7. Web site: ACE Repertory. ACE. www.ascap.com. 2018-07-28.