Maestro (producer)

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Maestro
Birth name	Vaushaun Brooks
Also known as	Maestro, V. Brooks
Born	1980 Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Origin	Windsor, Connecticut Atlanta, Georgia
Genre(s)	Hip hop, R&B, Gospel, Snap Music, West Coast hip hop, Southern hip hop
Occupation(s)	Producer, Songwriter, Instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Piano, Roland TR-808, Korg Triton
Years active	2002–present
Label(s)	MaestroSound Music, Inc
Associated acts	Lil Wayne, Dem Franchize Boyz, Ice Cube, 3 6 Mafia David Banner, 3LW
Website	Official Website, Twitter

Vaushaun "Maestro" Brooks is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop record producer.

Contents 1 Production signatures 2 Production credits 2.1 The Game - The Red Album 2.2 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III 2.3 Lil Wayne - The Leak 2.4 Ice Cube - Raw Footage 2.5 Clipse - Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang 2.6 Dem Franchize Boyz - Our World, Our Way 2.7 Chilli - Bi-Polar 2.8 Dem Franchize Boyz - On Top Of Our Game 2.9 Jibbs - "Jibbs feat Jibbs" 2.10 David Banner - Certified 2.11 3LW - Point of No Return 2.12 Syndicato - Syndicato 2.13 Bishop Paul S. Morton - Seasons Change 2.14 Big Gipp (of Goodie Mobb) 2.15 Parlae (of Dem Franchize Boyz) 2.16 Tash - Control Freek 3 Movie soundtrack credits 4 Video game soundtrack credits 5 Television credits 6 Awards and nominations 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Production signatures

Maestro's trademark is a synthesized female voice saying "maestro" at the beginning of his productions. Maestro's sound is primarily sample-free, relying heavily on synthesizers and/or live instruments.

[edit] Production credits

[edit] The Game - The Red Album

• "Top Back"
• "Ambulance"
• "Good Times"

[edit] Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III

• "3 Peat"
  • Billboard Hot 100 #66 Hot Shot Debut
  • Hot Digital Songs #28
  • Hot Digital Tracks #29
  • iLike Libraries: Most Added #21
• "Prostitute 2"
  • Itunes Bonus Track
• "Kush"
  • Target Limited Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
  • Standard Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc

[edit] Lil Wayne - The Leak

• "Kush"
• "Prostitute Flange" (remixes feature Juelz Santana, Trina, Pleasure P of Pretty Ricky, Boo)

[edit] Ice Cube - Raw Footage

• "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" (remix features Scarface, Nas)

[edit] Clipse - Clipse Presents: Re-Up Gang

• "Zen"
• "Celebrate" (feat. Joss Stone)

[edit] Dem Franchize Boyz - Our World, Our Way

• "Itz A Go"
• "Put U On"
• "Whip It" featuring Lil' Wayne
• "Aint No Stoppin"
• "Choosin" co-produced with Parlae
• "DFB" co-produced with Parlae
• "Numba 1 Girl" featuring J Que

[edit] Chilli - Bi-Polar

• "AWW!"
• "Take You Away"
• "Wanna Be Yours"

[edit] Dem Franchize Boyz - On Top Of Our Game

• 05. "You Know What It Is"
• 09. "Give Props"
• 11. "Don't Play With Me" featuring Three 6 Mafia
  • 2006 Billboard 200 (5)
  • 2006 Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (2)

[edit] Jibbs - "Jibbs feat Jibbs"

• 13. "Stuntin" (Import Bonus Track)

[edit] David Banner - Certified

• 04. "2 Fingers" featuring Jagged Edge (keyboards)
• 06. "Fucking" featuring Jazze Pha (keyboards)
• 09. "Certified" featuring Marcus (keyboards)
• 12. "Westside" Produced by Maestro
• 13. "I'll Take You Bitch" featuring Too Short, Bun B & Jazze Pha (keyboards)
• 16. "X-ed" featuring Kamikaze (keyboards)
  • Billboard 200 (6)
  • Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums (3)
  • Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs "Touching" (15)

[edit] 3LW - Point of No Return

• "Throwback"
• "Phone Sex"

[edit] Syndicato - Syndicato

• "305"

[edit] Bishop Paul S. Morton - Seasons Change

• Can You Come Today
  • 2005 Billboard Top Gospel Album (7)
  • 2004 Billboard Top Heat Seekers (33)
  • 2004 Billboard Top Independent Albums (29)

[edit] Big Gipp (of Goodie Mobb)

• "Hell on the Charm"

[edit] Parlae (of Dem Franchize Boyz)

• "I Whip Yae" (Feat. Lil Wayne)

[edit] Tash - Control Freek

• "Push The Button"

[edit] Movie soundtrack credits

xXx: State of the Union

• "Wyle Out" - featuring Bone Crusher
• "Just Like Wylin'" - featuring Three Days Grace

The Longest Yard

• "Talkin' That Talk" by Chamillionaire featuring David Banner (keyboards)

Occupation: Hollywood (2005 film)

• "Side 2 Side" featuring D. Woods
• "Tho It Up"
• "I Like That"
• "Good Times"
• "Hoodstafied" featuring Kurupt
• "A MO Girl Is.."
• "One Night Stand"
• "If Only"
• "Train"
• "I'm Sorry"
• "Catchin' Feelings"
• "Access Hollywood"
• "Make My Move"

[edit] Video game soundtrack credits

Midnight Club: Los Angeles

• "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"

[edit] Television credits

Starbucks commercial

• "I Will Make Today the Day" (composer, engineer)

• MTV's "Yo Momma: Atlanta" Season 3, 2007 (composer) 13 episodes

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Album
2008	Grammy Award for Best Rap Album	Tha Carter III
2008	Grammy Nomination for Album of the Year	Tha Carter III

[edit] References

• Imeem Profile
• Myspace.com
• Allmusic.com
• Imdb.com
• Artistdirect.com
• Discogs.com
• Billboard.com

[edit] External links

• Maestrobeatz.com
• Imeem
• XXLmag.com - Maestro production on On Top Of Our Game
• Rapreviews.com - Maestro compared to Dre for his production on David Banner's Certified album
• www.smokingsection.net - The Smoking Section Presents 15 Minutes With Maestro (Interview)
• www.illRoots.com - Featured: Maestro