Born and raised in Virgina Beach, music studio producer sensation Timbaland represents the hip-hop and r&b scene of the 1990's and the beginning of the century. His collaborations with the biggest international artists of our time and his ability to work through different genres and go to extremes have made him one of the most successful music producers of the time; his credits include work with Aaliyah, Justin Timberlake, Bjork, Chris Cornell, Jay-Z, Nelly Furtado, Madonna and so much more. Timbaland is known for his unique sound and for the success he brings to every track he produces.
Native from Virginia, Timbaland was born in March 1971 as Timothy Zakar Mosley. His musical interest first emerged as he started playing around with his casio keyboard as Dj Tim, or Dj Tiny Tim. Timbaland knew talent right from the start even at such a young and inexperienced age; he started collaborating with a friend, Magoo, with whom he has released several albums before his successful career exploded in the late 90's and early 2000's. It was also during this early period that Timbaland started being associated with rapper Missy Elliott - an association that would bring a higher demand for Timbaland's producing services.
Soon enough, Timbaland's career literally exploded; he produced tracks for Aaliyah, Jay-Z and Ludacris in the late 1990's and obtained success with all his efforts with these artists. In the early 2000's, Timbaland collaborated with Justin Timberlake for his second album and was even featured on a few tracks off of the album. The success behind Timberlake's second solo effort was imminent and projected Timbaland on the map as being the most capable producer of the time. Soon, artists from different genres such as Bjork, Chris Cornell and Duran Duran were requesting Timbaland as a producer and his ability to turn every track into gold served these artists just as well as all other hip-hop contributions with Timbaland's name in the credits.
Timbaland can play guitar, bass, mandolin, keyboards, vocoder, drums; he can also sing and rap and even beatbox. The extent of his talent is unprecedented and his ear for talent and quality sounds is astonishing. His collaborations with the biggest names in the industry, including Madonna, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Chris Cornell, Beck, Jay-Z and more has long established Timbaland as a legend of its own and his career as a music studio producer is still going strong up to this day.
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