Alex da Kid


Alexander Junior Grant, professionally known as Alex da Kid, is a British record producer, songwriter, and record executive from Wood Green, London. He has gained recognition for producing several hit singles for a plethora of artists in various music genres, such as Dr. Dre, Nicki Minaj, B.o.B, Eminem, Diddy, Imagine Dragons and Cheryl.
Even though he now lives in Los Angeles, the Evening Standard named him one of "London's Most Influential People in 2011." He has been nominated for numerous Grammy Awards including "Album of the Year" for his work on Rihanna's Loud. His record label, KIDinaKORNER, is a subdivision of Interscope Records.
In both 2013 and 2014, Grant was chosen by Billboard Magazine for their "Top 40 Under 40."
In 2016, Grant released his first solo project as an artist. The single, "Not Easy" features X Ambassadors, Elle King and Wiz Khalifa via KIDinaKORNER/RCA Records. The track was written and produced by Alex da Kid for KIDinaKORNER, Sam Harris, Casey Harris, Adam Levin, Elle King, and Wiz Khalifa. In 2017, Grant released his second track, "American Funeral" which was a co-written collaboration with Joseph Angel.
In a Music Connection magazine cover story from January 2015, Grant said, as a producer, he co-writes everything that he works on with the artists.

Early life

Grant was a professional footballer, playing for Bristol City until 19 years of age, at which time a friend introduced him to the digital music editing software FruityLoops, prompting an interest in music production. He then attended University of West London to study towards a master's degree in Audio Technology, now called Advanced Music Technology.
Universal Music Publishing Group's Jessica Rivera first heard about him through Grant's lawyer Scott Felcher. On request, Grant sent Rivera some of his music, and the publishing executive later related her reactions to HitQuarters: "It hit me right away that this dude had something different to bring to the table... He wasn't just straight up hip-hop – his sound was very different and transcended genres."

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Production discography

Singles produced