Rock Mafia Explained

Rock Mafia
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Los Angeles, California
Years Active:2000–present
Current Members:

Rock Mafia is an American record production team, consisting of Tim James and Antonina Armato[1] who have been active since the early 2000s. They have written and produced 38 top ten singles, and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. They have worked with artists such as JoJo Siwa, Brit Smith, Eminem, Marshmello, Quavo, Diplo, Illenium, Zedd, Gwen Stefani, Young Thug, Tiesto, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Hoku, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Aura Dione, Tokio Hotel, Bebe Rexha and Armin van Buuren. In the 2000s, they worked extensively with Disney stars signed to Hollywood Records, mainly Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez.

Aside from their production work, the duo have released one mixtape and a string of singles, most notably "The Big Bang" and "Morning Sun" featuring Miley Cyrus.

Career

In 2008, Rock Mafia's remix of Miley Cyrus' "See You Again" was released as a single.[2] late 2010, Rock Mafia released a song featuring James' own vocals entitled "The Big Bang". The song was used as the theme song for the VH1 reality show Mob Wives. "The Big Bang" music video featured Miley Cyrus and Kevin Zegers and currently has more than 41.2 million views on YouTube.[3] Rock Mafia were reportedly in talks with potential writers and producers to bring the music video for "The Big Bang" to the big screens as a feature film, with Armato revealing on her Twitter that she had been meeting with Tish Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' mother) and Jennifer Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland and Memento) to work on creating the movie.[4] "The Big Bang" is featured on the video game FIFA 12, which launched in September 2011, and their song "Fly or Die" is part of the soundtrack in FIFA 13.[5] Their song "I Am" featuring Wyclef Jean, Bill Kaulitz and David Correy featured as soundtrack on EA Sports game, FIFA 14.[6]

Rock Mafia scored a hit in Europe with Aura Dione's hit single "Friends," a song written and produced together with David Jost.[7] A clip showing Miley Cyrus recording vocals over the "Pimps and Hos" track, which has now been renamed "Morning Sun" and has been posted online.[8]

Discography

Mixtapes

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Album details
Mixtape Vol. 1[9]

Singles

As lead artist

YearSongPeak chart
positions		CertificationsAlbum
2010"The Big Bang" 91 7 Mixtape Vol. 1
2012"Morning Sun"
(featuring Miley Cyrus)		— —
"Fly or Die" — —
2014"I Am" — —FIFA 14
"Good Life"
(featuring Lauriana Mae)		— —
2019"Miles to Your Heart"[11]
(with Sultan & Shepard and Bahari)		— —Echoes of Life: Day

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUT
[12] 		GER
[13] 		POL
[14]
"I'm on a Roll"
(Stefano Langone featuring New Boyz & Rock Mafia)		2012— — —
"Friends"
(Aura Dione featuring Rock Mafia)		3 4 1
  • DEN: Gold
  • AUT: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
Before the Dinosaurs

Selected production discography

Hannah Montana soundtrack

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana 2

Hannah Montana 3

Miley Cyrus

Meet Miley Cyrus

Breakout

Can't Be Tamed

Selena Gomez

Kiss & Tell

A Year Without Rain

When the Sun Goes Down

Stars Dance

For You

Revival

Demi Lovato

Sonny with a Chance soundtrack

Unbroken

Sick Puppies

Dressed Up as Life

Tri-Polar

Live & Unplugged

Polar Opposite

Connect

Aly & AJ

Into the Rush

Acoustic Hearts of Winter

Insomniatic

Vanessa Hudgens

V

Identified

Shake it Up soundtrack

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Downtown Inks Producer/Writer Armato . https://archive.today/20120720003024/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3ie91c1931d83c8dc8cc259e1a4b1b6a64 . dead . 2012-07-20 . Billboard.com . 2012-03-08.
  2. Web site: See You Again (2008 Edit) by Miley Cyrus: Amazon.co.uk: Music. Amazon.co.uk. December 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: Rock Mafia - The Big Bang Featuring Miley Cyrus (Official Music Video) . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/5etLRgwXmh0 . 2021-12-21 . live. . 2013-01-31.
  4. Web site: Miley Cyrus Working on Big Bang Film . MTV . 2011-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107134841/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655721/miley-cyrus-working-on-big-bang-film.jhtml . 2012-11-07 . 2013-01-31.
  5. Web site: Arts . Electronic . 2012-09-05 . FIFA 13 Soundtrack . 2022-03-06 . Electronic Arts Inc. . en.
  6. Web site: FIFA 14 Soundtrack Reveal. 20 July 2022 .
  7. Web site: "Friends" hat Platz 1 der deutschen Radiocharts erobert . Universal Music Press Release . de . 2013-01-31 . 2012-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918071500/http://www.universal-music.de/aura-dione/news/detail/article%3A206541/friends-hat-platz-1-der-deutschen-radiocharts-erobert . dead .
  8. Web site: Miley Cyrus And Rock Mafia Collaborate On New Song, 'Morning Sun' . MTV Buzzworthy . January 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915051952/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/01/12/miley-cyrus-rock-mafia-morning-sun/ . 2012-09-15 . 2013-01-31.
  9. Web site: Mixtape Vol. 1. iTunes. May 16, 2019.
  10. United States. Rock Mafia. December 14, 2023.
  11. Web site: Miles to Your Heart - Single by Sultan + Shepard, Rock Mafia & Bahari on Apple Music . iTunes Store . October 23, 2019.
  12. Web site: Discographie Miley Cyrus. austriancharts.at. December 25, 2017.
  13. Web site: Chartverfolgung Aura Dione Single. Musicline.de. December 25, 2017. de.
  14. Web site: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video. pl. ZPAV. 2012-09-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210316/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/listy/nielsen/top5.php?idlisty=80. 2012-03-25.
  15. Web site: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. January 23, 2014.,
  16. Web site: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. January 23, 2014.,
  17. Web site: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. January 23, 2014.,
  18. Web site: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. January 23, 2014.,
  19. Web site: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. January 23, 2014.,
  20. Web site: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: Credits. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. January 23, 2014.,
  21. Breakout liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  22. Breakout liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  23. Breakout liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  24. Breakout liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  25. Breakout liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  26. Breakout liner notes [CD] Hollywood Records (2008).
  27. Can't Be Tamed. Miley Cyrus. 2010. Hollywood Records.
  28. Can't Be Tamed. Miley Cyrus. 2010. Hollywood Records.
  29. Can't Be Tamed. Miley Cyrus. 2010. Hollywood Records.
  30. Can't Be Tamed. Miley Cyrus. 2010. Hollywood Records.
  31. Can't Be Tamed. Miley Cyrus. 2010. Hollywood Records.
  32. Can't Be Tamed. Miley Cyrus. 2010. Hollywood Records.
  33. Kiss & Tell . 2009 . booklet . Hollywood.
  34. A Year Without Rain . 2010 . booklet . Hollywood.
  35. When the Sun Goes Down . 2011 . booklet . Hollywood.
  36. Stars Dance . 2013 . booklet . Hollywood.
  37. For You . 2014 . booklet . Hollywood.
  38. Revival . 2015 . booklet . Interscope.

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