Raymond De'Andre Martin (born September 13, 1988), known professionally as Rey Reel, is an American record producer and songwriter. Reel has produced for artists such as Fabri Fibra, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Drake, Lil Wayne, will.i.am and Britney Spears among others. Rey Reel signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV in May 2015. He is perhaps best known for producing Beyonce's "Flawless", Drake's "Trophies", will.i.am's "Scream & Shout" (Remix)., and Fabri Fibra's "Come Vasco". Rey has also done scores for Tv shows such as Lucifer, Empire, Apple.com (commercial), and more. He made his first tv appearance in Oxygen's musical tv show for the strong female artist " Sisterhood of Hip Hop " and is continuing to further his career in acting.
Rey Reel began pursuing his production career at age 15 in his home studio. He forged a partnership with hip hop duo Audio Push and produced the hit, "Teach Me How To Jerk". He began collaborating with childhood friend Hit-Boy and together, the duo produced songs for Diddy, Britney Spears, Drake, and Mariah Carey. In December 2014, Rey Reel was nominated for his first Grammy for his production contribution on the Grammy nominated "Beyonce" for Album of the Year.[1]
Rey has been quoted describing his sound as "...more of the experimental type; I don't like to tie myself down to just one genre. I want to try everything. I'm actually just now starting to listen to some country music so I can cater to that kind of artist. It may not end up being my thing, but I want to try it first and see how it goes. I tend to favor pop, only because I like to mash hip hop drums with pop sounds."[2] His production is based around an alternative keyboard.
Grammy Nominations
BMI AwardsSingles Produced
| Year | Title | Chart Positions
| Album | ||||||||
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| 2013 | "Scream & Shout" (Remix)(will.i.am featuring Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Waka Flocka Flame, Hit-Boy and Diddy) | — | 49 | — | — |
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| 2014 | "Trophies"(Drake) | 50 | 13 | 5 | — | ||||||
| "Flawless" (Remix)[3] (Beyonce featuring Nicki Minaj) | 41[4] | 12 | — | 6 | BEYONCE | ||||||
| Year | Artist | Song | Project | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dev featuring Sage The Gemini | "Kiss It" | ||
| 2013 | Lil Bibby | "Whole Crew" | Free Crack | |
| 2013 | Casey Veggies featuring Rockie Fresh | "Sacrifice" | ||
| 2013 | Skeme | "Oversick" | Ingleworld | |
| 2014 | Mariah Carey | "Thirsty" | Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse | |
| 2014 | The Game featuring Skeme | "Mad Flows" | Year Of The Wolf | |
| 2015 | Leikeli47 | "I'm Through" | Leikeli47 | |
| 2015 | Fabri Fibra | "Come Vasco" | Squallor | |
| 2015 | Fabri Fibra | "Non me ne frega un Cazzo | Squallor | |
| 2015 | Trey Songz | "Do It Now" | Intermission I & II | |
| 2015 | Major Myjah | "Headed For The Dark" | Trouble | |
| 2015 | Casey Veggies | "The Boy" | ||
| 2015 | Hit-Boy | "Show Me Something" | ||
| 2015 | Audio Push featuring Travis Scott | "Party 101" | ||
| 2015 | BMACTHEQUEEN | "Always Knew" | Black Kid$ | |
| 2015 | BMACTHEQUEEN | "Million Dollars" | Black Kid$ | |
| 2015 | BMACTHEQUEEN | "All Summer" | Black Kid$ | |
| 2015 | BMACTHEQUEEN | "Confession" | Black Kid$ | |
| 2016 | Ingrid | "Double Pedigree" | Trill Feels - EP | |
| 2016 | Lil Mallrat | "Tokyo Drift" | Uninvited - EP | |
| 2016 | Audio Push | "Hyperbolic Vibe Chamber" | 90951 | |
| 2016 | RiFF RAFF | "Tonka Toy Freestyle" | Balloween | |
| 2016 | The Griswolds | "Feels So Right" | High Times For Low Lives | |
| 2016 | Audio Push featuring BMACTHEQUEEN | "Servin'" | The Stone Junction | |
| 2016 | Chase N. Ca$he | "Came To See" | ||
| 2016 | MissDefiant | "Ear Candy" | ||
| 2017 | Fabri Fibra | "Nessun Aiuto" | "Fenomeno" | |
| 2017 | Fabri Fibra | "Pensa per te" | "Fenomeno (Masterchef EP)" |