Velous

Tyler Bryant, better known as his stage name Velous, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Kingston, New York. He is mostly known for featuring on the song "Adult Swim" by DJ Spinking, and co-producing Kanye West's hit single "All Day",[1] which was Gold-certified in the US[2] and subsequently procured a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Song.[3] In 2016, Velous wrote and produced "Flipmode."[4] In 2017, "Flipmode" became a single on Fabolous' Summertime Shootout 3 and served as Velous' debut feature.[5] “When I heard the track it was a dope vibe, so I knew I wanted to become a part of the song. Chris added his touch while we were on tour together and the rest is history,” said Fabolous.[6]

Velous
Background information
Birth nameTyler Bryant
Also known asYoung Disco
BornKingston, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2009-present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitehttp://i.velo.us/Home-qUF7KD

Early life

Tyler Bryant was born in Kingston, New York. His father, deceased, was a musician. His mother was a singer. When he was eleven, he began rapping after listening to Kanye West's "Through the Wire". He learned how to play the drums, then piano, and started playing the guitar when he was twelve years old. He started getting into production when he was thirteen.[7] He was also in a jazz ensemble in high school.[8]

Career

Velous came up with his name after someone told him how marvelous his production skills were; the name is "marvelous" minus the "mar". In 2011, he released his debut mixtape, Velocity The Mixtape.[9] The release helped Velous gain attention from Cus Maven, who signed him to Swanky Music Group. Velous met Fabolous through fellow producer Vinylz, who Velous had frequently worked with during the past year. Vinylz and Velous went to Fabolous' studio to check out what he was doing. Velous ended up playing some of his music, which Fabolous liked. The two ended up recording the song "Gone For The Winter" for Fab's album The Young OG Project in 2014.[10]

In 2014, French Montana signed him to his label, Coke Boys Records. Montana spoke about Velous in an interview with the Village Voice: "I love his style. He sings. He raps. He's everything in one." He revealed that Velous also impressed Kanye West. "He came to the studio and played me like 1,000 songs", he said, before adding that Kanye West picked "like two beats" from Velous.[11]

Discography

Production & Songwriting
List of production and songwriting by Velous, showing performing artists
Title Artist(s)
"Adult Swim"[12] DJ Spinking, Tyga, Jeremih, Velous
"Dope House"[13] Chinx, Jadakiss
"Gone For the Winter"[14] Fabolous, Velous
"Proud Side Nigga"[15] DJ Spinking, Velous, Ty Dolla $ign
"All Day"[16] Kanye West
"Right Hand"[17] Drake
"Money Go"[18] Belly, Travis Scott
"Highlights"[17] Kanye West, The-Dream, Young Thug
"Deja Vu"[19] J. Cole
"Barely Sober" Belly, Lil Wayne
"Actin Different"[20] Belly
"Coldest Night in Hell"[21] Aston Matthews
"The Day I Met You"[22] Belly
"Just As I Am" Spiff TV, Prince Royce, Chris Brown
"Flipmode" Fabolous, Velous, Chris Brown
"Cliche'" Velous
"Juiced Up" Velous, Nav
"Drop Down" Velous
"No Guidance" Chris Brown, Drake
"Outlandish" dvsn
"'Flawless' Do It Well Pt.3" dvsn, Summer Walker
"A Muse" dvsn

References
  1. "Musician's Corner: Velous Joins French Montana's Coke Boys". The Vocal Vixen. July 1, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  3. "Final Grammy nomination list" (PDF). Grammy.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. Velous – Flipmode, retrieved 2017-11-13
  5. "Fabolous' 'Summertime Shootout 3' Mixtape Is on the Way - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  6. "Fabolous and Chris Brown Hop on Velous' 'Flipmode' for the Remix - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  7. NMB (March 22, 2013). "The Break Presents: Velous". XXL. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  8. Hudson, Tanay (March 4, 2015). "Get To Know Velous, The Producer Behind Kanye West's 'All Day'". AllHipHop. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  9. "Velocity The Mixtape - Velous - Listen and discover music at Last.fm". Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  10. Navjosh (December 29, 2014). "Exclusive: Velous Talks Producing Kanye's 'All Day', Working With Fabolous & Upcoming Solo Project". HipHop-N-More. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  11. Lilah, Rose (July 7, 2014). "French Montana Signs Velous To Coke Boys". Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  12. DJ SpinKing, Adult Swim, retrieved 2017-07-26
  13. Chinx - Dope House Feat. Jadakiss (Prod. By Velous) | Download & Listen [New Song], retrieved 2017-07-26
  14. "Fabolous feat. Velous's 'Gone for the Winter' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  15. http://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX -. "DJ Spinking f. Velous & Ty Dolla $ign - "Proud Side Nigga"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  16. "Meet Velous, He Made The Original Beat That Eventually Became Kanye West's 'All Day'". MTV News. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  17. "Meet Velous, The Young Producer Who Has Caught The Ear Of Drake, Kanye, And French Montana". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  18. "Belly and Travi$ Scott Have a Gun Battle In "Money Go" Music Video". OnSMASH. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  19. Meka. "So, What's Up With J. Cole's "Deja Vu" & Bryson Tiller's "Exchange" Sounding Alike?". 2DOPEBOYZ. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  20. "Actin Different - Belly". SongLyrics.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  21. "L.A. Is Dark And Hell Is Cold On New A$ton Matthews Track". The FADER. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  22. "New Music: Belly feat. Young Thug & Zack – 'Consuela'". Rap-Up. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
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