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Wikipedia / Adam Messinger

Adam "Messy" Messinger is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian-born record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. He is a producer for Canadian reggae band Magic!, but was initially a producer/songwriter as a member of the production duo The Messengers—both along with Nasri Atweh—earning credits on a multitude of successful singles and albums.

Career

Born in Toronto, Messinger started playing the piano at age five, and proceeded to develop skills for a variety of instruments, including sax, bass, guitar, and drums/percussion. After being enrolled in the Claude Watson School for the Arts program from grade 4 through to 13, he attended the music program at York University in Toronto, where he was awarded the Oscar Peterson Scholarship for Jazz studies two years consecutively. He received Juno Award nominations in 2001 and 2006 for his work with a cappella group Cadence. He also co-wrote the winning RnB song in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Along the way he also won two GMA Canada Covenant Awards in 2005 and 2009 for his work with rock/rapper Manafest.

In recent years, his partnership with fellow Canadian singer/songwriter Nasri (together often known as "The Messengers") has functioned as a writing and production team for such artists as Justin Bieber, Shakira, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Halsey, Michael Bolton, Iggy Azalea, The Script, Kris Allen, Lea Michele, Cody Simpson, The Wanted, JoJo, Vanessa Hudgens, No Angels, Brandy and the New Kids on the Block. The Messengers work has resulted in two Grammy Award nominations for 2011 Best Pop Vocal Album - Justin Bieber (My World 2.0), 2011 Best Contemporary R&B Album - Chris Brown (Graffiti), and a win for 2012 Best RnB Album - Chris Brown (F.A.M.E.). As well, their collaboration between Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts "That Should Be Me" won a 2011 CMT Music Award for Best Collaborative Video.

In 2015, Messinger earned the Juno Award for Producer of the Year for his work with Magic! and Iggy Azalea. He also won the International Achievement Award at the 2015 SOCAN Awards in Toronto for his success with the song "Rude".

Partial discography

Justin Bieber – Changes (Island / Def Jam)

  • "Changes": Writer, producer, musician

Shania Twain - Queen Of Me (Universal / Republic)

  • "Queen Of Me": Producer, writer, musician

  • "Pretty Liar": Producer, writer, musician

Halsey – Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Universal Studios / Republic)

Magic! - Primary Colours (Sony Music International / Latium)

  • Album Producer

Magic! - Don't Kill The Magic (Sony Music International / Latium)

  • Album Producer

  • "Rude": Writer, producer, musician

Shakira – Shakira (Sony/RCA)

  • "You Don't Care About Me": Writer, producer, musician

  • "Cut Me Deep" (featuring MAGIC!): Writer, producer, musician

  • "The One Thing": Writer, producer, musician

Pitbull – Global Warming (Mr. 305 / RCA)

  • "Feel This Moment" (featuring Christina Aguilera): Writer, producer, musician

  • "Hope We Meet Again" (featuring Chris Brown): Writer, producer, musician

Iggy Azalea - The New Classic (Island / Def Jam)

Justin Bieber – Believe (Island / Def Jam)

  • "All Around the World": Writer, producer, musician

  • "Believe": Writer, producer, musician

  • "Just Like Them": Writer, co-producer, musician

Chris Brown – Fortune (RCA)

  • "Don't Judge Me": Writer, producer, musician

  • "Your World": Writer, producer, musician

Lea Michele – Louder (Columbia)

  • "Burn With You": Writer, producer, musician

The Wanted - Word of Mouth (Island)

Justin Bieber – (Island / Def Jam)

Justin Bieber – Under the Mistletoe (Island / Def Jam)

  • "Mistletoe": Writer, producer, musician

  • "Christmas Love": Writer, producer, musician

Justin Bieber – Never Say Never – The Remixes (Island / Def Jam)

Chris Brown – F.A.M.E. (Jive)

Cody Simpson – Paradise (Atlantic)

  • "Paradise": Producer, writer, musician, mixer

  • "I Love Girls": Producer, writer, musician, mixer

Justin Bieber – My Worlds Acoustic (Island / Def Jam)

Justin Bieber – The Karate Kid (2010 film) (Columbia Pictures)

Justin Bieber – My World 2.0 (Island / Def Jam)

Chris Brown – Graffiti (Jive)

  • "Crawl": Writer, producer, musician

The Script – Freedom Child (Columbia)

  • "Arms Open": Writer, producer, musician

Kris Allen – (19 Entertainment/RCA)

Chloe x Halle – The Kids Are Alright (Parkwood/Columbia)

  • "Happy Without Me"

Sabrina Claudio – Fifty Shades Freed: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Universal Studios / Republic)

JoJo – Jumping Trains (Blackground / Interscope)

  • "Jumping Trains": Writer, producer, musician

  • "Play This Twice": Writer, producer, musician

JoJo – Can't Take That Away From Me (Blackground / Interscope)

  • "Boy Without A Heart": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

New Kids on the Block – The Block (Interscope)

  • "Stare At You": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "Close To You": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "Summertime": Vocal producer

  • "Single" (featuring Ne-Yo) : Vocal producer, mixer

  • "Click Click Click": Vocal producer

  • "Lights Camera Action": Vocal producer

  • "One Song": Vocal producer

Michael Bolton – One World One Love (Universal Motown)

  • "Ready For You": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "You Comfort Me": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "My Lady": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "Sign Your Name": Producer, musician, mixer

  • "Need You To Fall": Co-producer, musician, mixer

  • "Can You Feel Me": Co-producer, mixer

  • "Invisible Tattoo": Co-producer, musician, mixer

  • "Crazy Love": Co-producer, musician, mixer

Cody Simpson – Coast to Coast (Atlantic)

Javier Colon – Come Through For You (Universal Republic)

  • "How Many People Can Say That": Writer, Producer, musician, mixer

Prince Royce – Phase II (Atlantic)

  • "Addicted": Producer, musician, mixer

Lolene – Electrick Hotel (Capitol)

  • "Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)": Writer, producer, musician

Vanessa Hudgens – Identified (Hollywood)

  • "Party on the Moon": Writer

Brandy – Human (Epic)

  • "True": Musician

No Angels – Welcome To The Dance (Universal)

  • "One Life": Co-producer, musician, mixer

  • "Young Love": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "Too Old": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

  • "Say Goodbye" Writer, producer, musician, mixer

The Cab - Symphony Soldier (Z Entertainment)

  • "Temporary Bliss"

Alex Lambert – (19 Entertainment)

  • "I Didn't Know": Writer, producer, musician, mixer

Marina Chello – (BadBoy)

  • "Sideline": Writer, producer, musician

Eva Avila – Somewhere Else (Sony/BMG)

  • "I Owe It All To You": Writer

  • "Stop Crying": Writer

  • "Weak In The Knees": Writer

  • "Fallin For You": Producer, musician, mixer

Eva Avila – Give Me the Music (Sony/BMG)

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