Jim Beanz

Jim Beanz
Jim Beanz
	Beanz in 2015
Background information
Born	August 26, 1980 (age 44); Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)	Vocal producer, record producer, songwriter, vocalist
Labels	Sunset, Timbaland, Reservoir

James David Washington (born August 26, 1980^[1]), known professionally as Jim BEANZ, is an American vocal producer, songwriter, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group.

Biography

Beanz began his career when he was an artist in the R&B group "Tresan", during which time he received mentorship from Dru Hill. In 2005, he started working alongside Timbaland as a vocal producer. He co-wrote the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Beanz also wrote and produced songs on the first season of the FOX series Empire and portrayed the rapper "Titan."^[1]

Credits

2004

Hair Show Soundtrack

Khaliya Williams "Wanna Get With You"

2005

El Feco

"Like It Like That"

Apache Indian – Time For Change

18. "A Prayer For Change" (featuring Gunjan)

Shakira – Oral Fixation Vol. 2

05. "Animal City" – co-producer

Jamie Foxx – Unpredictable

05. "Can I Take U Home" – background vocals

2006

Kulcha Don – It's All About You

07 "Say So"

Nelly Furtado – Loose

01. "Afraid" (featuring Attitude)
02. "Maneater" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
03. "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland)– vocal producer, background vocals
04. "Glow"
05. "Showtime" – vocal producer, background vocals
06. "No Hay Igual" – vocal producer, background vocals
08. "Say It Right" – vocal producer, background vocals
09. "Do It" – vocal producer
11. "Wait For You" – vocal producer
13. "All Good Things (Come to an End)" – vocal producer, background vocals
Maneater (Jim Beanz Bhangra Remix) (featuring Amar) – producer
Promiscuous (Jim Beanz Bhangra Remix) (featuring Amar & Timbaland) – producer, background vocals

Danity Kane – Danity Kane

03. "Want It" – vocal producer, co-writer
04. "Right Now" – vocal producer, co-writer

Fergie – The Dutchess

unknown tracks with Timbaland

Diddy – Press Play

14. "After Love" (featuring Keri Hilson) – co-writer

Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape

"Fast Lane"
unknown tracks with Timbaland

Fantasia – Fantasia

12. "Bore Me (Yawn)" – co-writer

2007

Katharine McPhee – Katharine McPhee

01. "Love Story" – vocal producer
03. "Open Toes" – vocal producer
05. "Not Ur Girl" – vocal producer
06. "Each Other" – vocal producer
07. "Dangerous" – vocal producer
11. "Neglected" – vocal producer, background vocals

Timbaland – Timbaland Presents Shock Value

03. "Release" (featuring Justin Timberlake) – background vocals
06. "Come And Get Me" (featuring 50 Cent & Tony Yayo) – background vocals
12. "Bombay" (featuring Amar & Jim Beanz)

Lady Ru – My Addiction

01. "My Addiction" (featuring Amar)
02. "Snake Charmer" (featuring El Feco)^[2]
03. "Hands Up" (featuring Kuf Knotz & Azyah)^[3]
04. "Got Me (Burnin' Up)" (featuring Apache Indian, Shahin Badir & Leseya Lee)
05. "Catch Me" (featuring Taz)^[4]
06. "Your Woman"^[5]

All Produced by Jim Beanz

07. "Chances Are" (featuring Channi Singh) – additional vocal producer^[6]
11. "Mr. DJ" (featuring Leseya Lee) – vocal producer, co-writer
12. "You & Me" (featuring Kino) – co-writer
"My Man" (featuring Anjali & Mana)^[7]
"My Obsession" (featuring Gunjan)^[8]
"So Hot" (featuring Ms. Jade & Apache Indian)^[9]
"So Many Ways" (featuring Kufie The MC)^[10]

Mutya Buena Real Girl

"Heat"
"Wanna Be"

M.I.A. – K A L A

12. "Come Around" (featuring Timbaland)

Britney Spears – Blackout

01. "Gimme More" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
04. "Break The Ice" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
06. "Get Naked (I Got A Plan)" – vocal producer, co-writer
09. "Hot As Ice" – vocal producer, background vocals
11. "Perfect Lover" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
13. "Outta This World" – vocal producer, co-writer
15. "Get Back" – vocal producer, background vocals

Duran Duran – Red Carpet Massacre

03. "Nite Runner" – additional vocals
05. "Box Full O' Honey" – vocal producer
09. "Zoom In" – vocal producer
10. "She's Too Much" – vocal producer, background vocals
11. "Dirty Great Monster" – vocal producer
12. "Last Man Standing" – vocal producer

Test Drive

"Drive Me Crazy" (featuring Sebastian) – vocal producer, co-writer

2008

Keri Hilson

"Get It Girl" – background vocals

Danity Kane – Welcome to the Dollhouse

02. "Bad Girl" (featuring Missy Elliott) – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
03. "Damaged" – vocal producer
05. "Strip Tease" – vocal producer, co-writer
12. "Poetry" – vocal producer

Credits on the first run of this album are wrong, Jim Beanz was the vocal producer on 90% of Danity Kane album. As seen in Making the Band 4, Season 2.

Matt Pokora – MP3

01. "Dangerous" (featuring Sebastian & Timbaland) – vocal producer, co-writer
02. "Catch Me If You Can" – vocal producer, co-writer
04. "No Me Without U" – vocal producer, co-writer
12. "Why Do You Cry?" – co-producer, vocal producer, co-writer
14. "Like A Criminal" – vocal producer, co-writer

Day26 – Day26

02. "Got Me Going"
06. "Co Star"
07. "Come In (My Door's Open)
13. "Just Should've Told You"

Ashlee Simpson – Bittersweet World

01. "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
02. "Boys" – co-writer
03. "Rule Breaker" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
04. "No Time For Tears" – background vocals
05. "Little Miss Obsessive" (featuring Tom Higgenson) – vocal producer, co-writer
06. "Ragdoll" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
07. "Bittersweet World" – vocal producer, background vocals
08. "What I've Become" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
09. "Hot Stuff" – co-writer
10. "Murder" (featuring Izza Kizza) – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
"Can't Get Over It"
"Follow U"

Ashanti – The Declaration

14. "Why" – co-writer
"For My Man"
"The World Song"

Taio Cruz – She's Like A Star Single

"I Just Wanna Know (Jim Beanz Remix)"

Donnie Klang – Just a Rolling Stone

06. "Pick It Up"

Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson

03. "Pocketbook" (featuring Ludacris) – co-producer, co-writer, background vocals^[11]
"Fallin Out Of Heaven"

Craig David – Greatest Hits

04. "Insomnia" – producer

Lemar – The Reason

03. "Little Miss Heartbreaker"

Britney Spears – Circus

01. "Womanizer" – vocal producer
04. "Kill The Lights" – co-writer, background vocals
08. "Blur" – vocal producer, background vocals

Jamie Foxx – Intuition

02. "I Don't Need It" – vocal producer, background vocals
17. "Street Walker"
"Nothin For Ya"

Jada

unknown track

2009

Chris Cornell – Scream (Mosley/Interscope/Universal)

01. "Part of Me" – vocal producer, background vocals
02. "Time" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
03. "Sweet Revenge" – co-writer with James Fauntleroy, vocal producer, background vocals
04. "Get Up" – co-writer with James Fauntleroy, vocal producer, background vocals
05. "Ground Zero" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
06. "Never Far Away" – co-writer with Ryan Tedder & The Clutch, vocal producer, background vocals
07. "Take Me Alive" – co-written with Justin Timberlake, vocal producer, background vocals
08. "Long Gone" – vocal producer
09. "Scream" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
10. "Enemy" – co-writer with Ryan Tedder & The Clutch, vocal producer, background vocals
11. "Other Side Of Town" – co-writer, vocal producer
12. "Climbing Up The Walls" – co-writer, vocal producer
13. "Watch Out" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
"Lost Cause"

Keri Hilson – In A Perfect World... (Zone 4-Mosley Interscope/Universal)

04. "Return the Favor" (featuring Timbaland) – vocal producer
06. "Slow Dance" – co-writer with Justin Timberlake, vocal producer, background vocals
08. "Intuition" – writer, co-producer, vocal producer
09. "How Does It Feel" – co-writer, co-producer, vocal producer, background vocals
14. "Where Did He Go" – vocal producer
15. "Quicksand" – vocal producer
16. "Hurts Me" – vocal producer
"The Ring"

Dzham

"Every Day"

Ciara – Fantasy Ride (Jive/RCA Records/LaFace, Sony Music, Zomba)

04. "Turntables" (featuring Chris Brown) – vocal producer, background vocals
08. "Work" (featuring Missy Elliott) – vocal producer

Charlie Hustle

"Go Hard" (featuring Rebel)

Dima Bilan – Believe

01. "Automatic Lady" – producer, vocal producer, writer
02. "Don't Leave" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer
03. "Amnesia" — producer, co-writer with Ryan Tedder
04. "Number 1 Fan" — producer, vocal producer, writer
05. "Believe" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer
06. "Lonely" – producer, vocal producer, writer
07. "Mistakes" – producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer
09. "Anythin' 4 Love" (featuring D.O.E.) – producer, vocal producer, writer
11. "Circles" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals
"Number 1 Fan" (featuring Sebastian) — producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer

Esmée Denters – Outta Here (Tennman/Interscope/Universal)

04. "Love Dealer" – background vocals
05. "Gravity" – vocal producer, background vocals
10. "The First Thing" – vocal producer, background vocals
13. "Sad Symphony" – co-writer, vocal producer
"Boyfriend"
"Closer"

Luigi Masi – Save His Shoes

03. "Strobelight" – producer, vocal producer, writer
06. Better Now (featuring Sebastian) – producer, vocal producer, writer

Ginuwine – A Man's Thoughts

"Disappearing Acts (featuring James Fauntleroy)
"Hate To Love"

Lemar

"U Got Me"

Whitney Houston – I Look To You

"Undefeated" – producer, co-writer with Candice Nelson

Shakira – She Wolf

13. "Give It Up to Me" (featuring Lil Wayne)

Adam Lambert – For Your Entertainment

11. "Sleepwalker" – vocal production

Leseya Lee – The Phoenix

01. "Get Up And Jump"
02. "Junk N Tha Trunk"
03. "Blow" (featuring Cavan)

Timbaland – Shock Value II

02. "Carry Out" (featuring Justin Timberlake) – writer, additional vocals
06. "Tomorrow in the Bottle" (featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian) – writer
07. "We Belong to the Music" (featuring Miley Cyrus) – writer, vocal producer
08. "Morning After Dark" (featuring Nelly Furtado & SoShy)- writer, additional vocals, vocal producer
09. "If We Ever Meet Again" (featuring Katy Perry) – writer, co-producer with Timbaland, vocal producer
10. "Can You Feel It" (featuring Esthero & Sebastian) – writer
11. "Ease Off the Liquor" – writer
12. "Undertow" (featuring The Fray & Esthero) – writer
13. "Timothy Where You Been" (featuring Jet) – writer
14. "Long Way Down" (featuring Daughtry) – writer
15. "Marchin On (Timbo Version)" (featuring OneRepublic) – writer
17. "Symphony" (featuring Attitude, Bran' Nu & D.O.E.) – writer
"I'm in Love With You" (featuring Tyson Ritter) – writer

JC Chasez – Kate

"Fire" – co-producer

Samantha Jade

"Eyez On Me" – co-producer with Timbaland
"Make U Love Me" – co-producer with Timbaland and King Logan of The Royal Court
"Curious" – co-writer with Samantha Jade & Corte Ellis

2010

Amar – Show It Off

01. "Masala" (featuring Jim Beanz & D.O.E.)
02. "Sajana (Pyar Ka Pehra) (featuring Shankar Mahadevan)
03. "See Me Girl" (featuring Apache Indian)
04. "Bombay Billionaire" (featuring Sonu Niigaam)
09. "Dil Ruba"
14. "Dekhne Tumko Tarse Naina"

Gunjan – Goonj: Echoes From Gunjan

01. "Tum Mile"

Lemar

"Shout Out"

Rebel

"Get in Fit In"
"Have You Made Love Lately"
"Is This What They Call Love"
"Reloaded"
"Roses"
"Shoulda Coulda"
"Snows in July"
"Strung Out"
"Who Are You"
"Wifey"
"Disappearing Acts"

JoJo – Can't Take That Away from Me

03. "Pretty Please"

Tina

"So Good" (featuring Fat Joe)

Rihanna – Loud

unknown tracks with Timbaland

Chase Landon

"Flirt" – producer, vocal producer, co-writer with Candice Nelson

Keyshia Cole – Calling All Hearts

09. "Last Hangover" (featuring Timbaland) – vocal producer

2011

Raghav – The Phoenix

"Fire" – producer, vocal producer, co-writer
"Top of the World" – producer

Chris Brown – F.A.M.E.

16. "Paper, Scissors, Rock" (featuring Timbaland & Big Sean)

Dima Bilan – Dreamer

"Rocket Man" – producer, vocal producer, writer
"Get Outta My Way" – producer, vocal producer, writer

Luigi Masi – Pick Up Line

"Pick Up Line" – producer, vocal producer, writer

Demi Lovato- Unbroken

01. "All Night Long" (featuring Missy Elliott & Timbaland) – writer, vocal producer
04. "Together" (featuring Jason Derulo) – writer, co-produced with Timbaland, vocal producer
05. "Lightweight" – writer, co-produced with Timbaland, vocal producer

Patricia Kazadi

"Go Crazy (Jim Beanz Remix)"

Joe Jonas – Fastlife

09. "Not Right Now" – writer

Real Steel Soundtrack

09. Timbaland feat. Veronica "Give It A Go"

Day26 – A New Day

"Made Love Lately"

2012

Cheryl Cole – A Million Lights

"Screw You" (featuring Wretch 32) – vocal producer
"Sexy Den a Mutha" – co-writer, producer
"All Is Fair" – co-writer, producer
"Boys Lie" – co-writer, producer, background vocals
"I Like It" – co-writer, producer, additional vocals
"Teddy Bear" – co-writer, producer

JoJo – Jumping Trains

"Hell of a Song"
"I Want Him On Top (Of My Life)"
"Sexy to Me"

Lyrica Anderson – King Me Mixtape

"Mixtape"
"Mixtape" feat. Missy Elliott

2013

Darin – Exit

"Playing With Fire"
"Before I Pass Out (feat. Lil Jon)"
"Same Old Song"
"F Your Love"
" What It's Like"

AGNEZ MO

"Coke Bottle feat Timbaland and T.I"

2015

Titan TV series Empire

Lil' Kim

unknown tracks with Timbaland

Deborah Cox

"Baby Love"
"Call It Love"
"Can't Wait"
"Famous"
"Love Will Conquer All"
"No Good"
"Picky Girl"
"Unexpected Hero"

Lemar

"Our Song"
"Turn It Off"
"War No More"

2019

Jane Zhang – Past Progressive

10. "Dust My Shoulders Off" (featuring Timbaland) – producer

2024

Nelly Furtado – 7

1. "Showstopper" – vocal producer
2. "Corazón" (featuring Bomba Estéreo) – vocal producer, additional vocals
4. "Better for Worse" (featuring Gray Hawken) – producer, songwriter, engineer
10. "Ready for Myself" - vocal producer, additional vocals
11. "Fantasy" - additional vocals
12. "Better than Ever" - vocal producer, additional vocals
13. "Take Me Down" - vocal producer, engineer

References

^ ^a ^b Jurgensen, John (January 27, 2015). "Meet Jim Beanz, Who Helped Build a Music 'Empire'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ Boogie, J. (March 18, 2008). "Jennifer Hudson "Pocketbook" in Sex in the City Movie". thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

External links

[auto-1] Jurgensen, John (January 27, 2015). "Meet Jim Beanz, Who Helped Build a Music 'Empire'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[2] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[3] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[4] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[5] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[6] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[7] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[8] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[9] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[10] "ASCAP ACE – Search Results". ascap.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[11] Boogie, J. (March 18, 2008). "Jennifer Hudson "Pocketbook" in Sex in the City Movie". thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

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