Teddy Bishop (record producer) explained

Teddy Alexander Bishop
Alias:	Stylez, Ted
Origin:	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genre:	R&B, soul, hip-hop
Years Active:	1990-Present
Past Member Of:	Tim & Ted

Teddy Bishop is an American R&B producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for writing and/or producing hits "Let's Ride", "Just Be a Man About It", "Miss You", and "Torn", among others. Bishop's various productions cross genre lines, and the albums his contributions are housed on have reportedly sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.^[1]

In the early 1990s, Bishop was mentored by notable musician-turned label executive Antonio "LA Reid" Reid, who signed him to a production deal under his Atlanta-based label LaFace Records.^[2] As one half of production duo Tim & Ted (with fellow musician Tim Thomas), one of his first commissioned projects was Toni Braxton's 1993 multi-platinum eponymous debut album, on which he contributed album cut "Love Affair", and played keyboard on key hit "Another Sad Love Song".^[1] Bishop also co-produced and co-wrote debut single "Call Me a Mack" alongside new LaFace signee Usher for the 1993 Poetic Justice Soundtrack. These appearances resulted in requests to work with many other artists under the Sony Music Entertainment umbrella and in the greater Atlanta area, including 4 contributions to gospel act Dawkins & Dawkins' 1994 second album Necessary Measures, "Sexy Day" for LaFace signees A Few Good Men, and vocal arrangements for Bobby Brown & Whitney Houston duet "Something In Common". Bishop later became a mentor for songwriter-producer Bryan-Michael Cox, who had moved to Atlanta as a young songwriter for music industry experience.^{[3] [4]}

Selected songwriting and production credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Spotify, and AllMusic.

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Label
"Call Me a Mack"	1993	Usher	Poetic Justice OST	Epic Soundtrax
"Love Affair"		Toni Braxton	Toni Braxton		LaFace Records
"Let's Ride" (featuring Master P & Silkk the Shocker)	1998	Montell Jordan	Let's Ride	Def Jam Recordings
"I Can Do That"
"Kissing You"		Color Me Badd	Awakening	Epic Records
"Heat" (with Cha Cha & Kelly Price)		Absoulute	Hav Plenty OST	Yab Yum		Sony Music Soundtrax
"All Nite All Day"/"Interlude"	1999	Ginuwine	100% Ginuwine		Epic Records
"Hot"		Toni Estes	Next Friday OST	Priority Records
"If My Man Finds Out"		Shae Jones	Talk Show	Universal Records
"Things You Can't Do"		Ideal	Ideal	Virgin Records
"There's No Way"
"Round and Round"		Dave Hollister	Ghetto Hymns	DreamWorks Records
"If This Is Love Again"		Men of Vizion	MOV		The WORK Group
"Too Shady" (featuring Cha Cha)		Profyle	Whispers in the Dark	Motown
"Don't Be Trippin'"
"Somebody Like Me"
"He Likes" (featuring Jagged Edge)		Cha Cha	Dear Diary	Epic Records
"Lace You"	2000	Jagged Edge	J.E. Heartbreak		Columbia Records
"No Trickin'" (featuring Rasheeda)		Profyle	Nothin' but Drama	Motown
"Just Be a Man About It"		Toni Braxton	The Heat	LaFace Records
"You've Been Wrong"
"No Doubt"	2001	Nivea	Nivea	Jive Records
"Miss You"	2002	Aaliyah	I Care 4 U		Universal Music Group
"All I Need"
"My Love" (featuring Bobby Brown)		Whitney Houston	Just Whitney		BMG
"Betcha She"	2003	702	Star	Motown
"I Don't Wanna Hurt You"		Latif	Love in the First	Motown
"This Way"	2004	Lloyd	Southside		Island Def Jam
"Crush On You"	2005	Mistah F.A.B.	Son of a Pimp	Thizz Entertainment
"Torn"	2006	LeToya Luckett	LeToya	Capitol Records
"So Special"
"DUI (80 on the Freeway)"	2008	Sterling Simms	Yours, Mine & The Truth	Disturbing tha Peace

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
2001	BMI Urban Music Awards	Award-Winning Songs ("Just Be a Man About It")		^[5] ^[6]
2004	BMI Urban Music Awards	Award-Winning Songs ("Miss You")		^[7]
2004	BMI Pop Music Awards	Award-Winning Songs ("Miss You")		^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music in Film: Biographies - Teddy Bishop. November 1, 2018. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. March 2, 2024. October 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001032654/https://www.oscars.org/calendar/music-film-biographies-0. live.
2. Web site: Interview: Radio Constantly Changes But Teddy Bishop's Ability To Diversify Allows The Quality Of His Music To Stay The Same. February 20, 2012. YouKnowIGotSoul. March 2, 2024. December 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231215145959/https://youknowigotsoul.com/interview-if-ya-smell-what-the-bishop-is-cooking-incomplete-like-sisqo. live.
3. 10 Unheralded Producers Who Defined the Sound of 2000. Ross. Scarano. March 24, 2020. Billboard. March 2, 2024. April 6, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230406163931/https://www.billboard.com/media/lists/forgotten-producers-2000-best-9341294/. live.
4. Web site: 'These relationships weren't made by sending beats, they had to be built. We had to meet and like each other, go through ups and downs.'. June 19, 2023. Music Business Worldwide. March 2, 2024. February 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240214055258/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/these-relationships-werent-made-by-sending-beats-they-had-to-be-built-we-had-to-meet-and-like-each-other-go-through-ups-and-downs/. live.
5. Web site: 2001 BMI Urban Awards: Winners List. October 2, 2001. BMI.com. March 2, 2024. October 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018094453/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2001_bmi_urban_awards_winners_list. live.
6. BMI Announces Winners of 2001 Urban Awards. October 20, 2001. Billboard. Google Books.
7. Web site: 2004 BMI Urban Awards: Song List. August 26, 2004. BMI.com. March 2, 2024. January 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103013822/https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2004_bmi_urban_awards_song_list. live.
8. 52nd Annual BMI Pop Awards Winners. May 22, 2004. Billboard. Google Books.