Brandon Bell

For the football player, see Brandon Bell (football).
Donut
Birth name Brandon Bell
Also known as Williedonut, Donut
Origin Houston, Texas, United States
Genres Pop, Hip Hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Record Producer, Songwriter
Years active 2013–present
Labels Girlslovedonuts
Associated acts Jeremih, Justin Bieber, Fergie
Website fakeworkmgmt.com/music

Brandon Bell (born May 8), professionally known as Williedonut (or simply Donut), is an American record producer and songwriter.

Early life and career

Born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Donut grew up in a musical family, as his father was a former radio disk jockey. Donut got his start in music after meeting Pharrell's brother, Pharoah Williams. Eventually, Pharoah Williams and Donut came together to start a production company in 2005.[1]

Music career

2008—present: Needlz and Donut

In 2008, Donut met producer Needlz on Craigslist when Donut was trying to buy production equipment (i.e. MPC4000). As of 2016, Needlz and Donut are partners in beats gravitating towards soundscapes.[2] Most recently, they churned out Lonely Island's 'Mona Lisa' and Jeremih's jam 'Oui', which was at the top of the Billboard Urban/Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts.[3][4] After the release of 'Oui,' Donut received his first RIAA certification Platinum plaque for his production. He is signed with DJ Mormile, who is the Senior VP of A&R at Sony Music, at Fakework Management, which also features Mike Will Made It and Rae Sremmurd on their roster.

Discography

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Lolly" 2013 Maejor Ali, Justin Bieber, Juicy J Lolly
"Rick James" 2014 Keisha Cole, Juicy J Point of no return
"No complications " Keisha Cole Point of no return
"I Love you" Tamar Braxton Calling all Lovers
"Oui" [5] 2015 Jeremih Late Nights the album
"Hungry" 2016 Fergie Double Duchess
"MonaLisa" The Lonely Island The Popstar Movie
"Sparetime" Eric Bellinger Eventually
"Selfish" Pnb Rock Selfish

References

  1. ↑ "The Source". 30 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Billboard". 18 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Revolt". 7 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Watch Loud". 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "iTunes".


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