Neenyo

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Neenyo
Birth nameSean Seaton
Also known asNeenyo
Born Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
GenresR&B, Hip Hop
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2006–present
Labels OVO Sound
Website www.neenyo.com

Sean Seaton, known professionally as Neenyo, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. [1] He is known for his works with Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR as well as various artists including Future, Mr. Probz, blackbear, Jadakiss and Lloyd Banks.

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Life and career

Neenyo was born and raised in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. His uncle is Howard Huges, a Canadian Hip-Hop producer. Neenyo began "DJ-ing" at home during his adolescent years when mixtapes were becoming popular. He then ventured into electronic infused R&B music.

Neenyo and PartyNextDoor grew up in the same neighborhood in Mississauga, Ontario, and they would later share their ideas and thoughts about music. Producing for Lloyd Banks' "Gang Green Season" and Dipset's "I’m Reloaded" in his early career helped him enter the American market. He later produced for Drake on his Comeback Season (mixtape) and made beats for many more, including Fabolous, Grafh, Red Café and Jadakiss. In 2009 Jadakiss's The Last Kiss album which he produced ranked #1 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums Chart. [2] Since then he has worked with Akon, The Lox, Bobby Valentino, Collie Buddz and others. In 2015, Neenyo produced another song titled “Plastic Bag” for Drake and Future's platinum-selling What a Time to Be Alive project. [3]

Neenyo works together with PARTYNEXTDOOR and collaborated with two studio albums: PartyNextDoor Two and PartyNextDoor 3. [4] In P2 he produced two songs titled "Sex on the Beach" and "Grown Woman". On the other album his produced tracks are "You've Been Missed", "Transparency" and "Don't Know How". Both albums were released under the label of OVO Sound. He has also produced mixes for an installment of HYPETRAK’s ongoing mix series, [5] i-D magazine and London based RinseFM 106.8 [6] [7]

In March 2016, Neenyo collaborated with Canadian fashion designer Mikhael Kale, creating and producing the runway show for his fall-winter collection in Toronto Fashion Week. [8] [9]

Music and production style

Neenyo mainly produces songs in the R&B and hip hop genre. He describes his style as “creating music off of emotions". In an interview given to Vice magazine, he mentions, "I don't think there's a song that I don't make an emotion out of because that's my whole goal for every song I do" [1]

Neenyo has cited numerous influences on his music, including Timbaland, Noah “40” Shebib and Jodeci. [1]

Production discography

Release
Date		AlbumArtistSongLabel
2006Gang Green Season Starts Now Lloyd Banks "Gang Green Season"
2007 Comeback Season Drake (feat. Rich Boy)"Must Hate Money" October's Very Own
2008Extinction: Last of a Dying Breed Sheek Louch "Til It's Gone" Koch Entertainment
2008 Gangsta Grillz: The Album DJ Drama & Fabolous "Gettin' Money" Grand Hustle, Atlantic
2008The Oracle 2 Grafh (feat. D-Riley)"Cha Ching"
2009Hottest In Da Hood Red Café (feat. Maino)"General"ShakeDown, Konvict Muzik, Bad Boy
2009 The Last Kiss Jadakiss (feat. Sheek Louch & S.I.)"Come and Get Me" [10] D-Block, Ruff Ryders, Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam
2009Dancer Woodhands "Dancer" Remix
2009 Better Late Than Never Trife Diesel (feat. Ghostface Killah)"Respectfully"Traffic Entertainment Group
2010I'm Better Than You Mickey Factz "Trinity"
2010From the Bottom Grafh (feat Mr. Probz & Raekwon)"Cold Blackhand"
2011SinglesBig Page (feat. Bobby V) "Gangsta Girl"
2012 London Boy Chip (feat. T.I. and Jeremih)"R.N.F." Grand Hustle
2012The Golden Army Vinny Chase "Money"Cheers Club Music
2012 Underrated Bow Wow "Boy or Girl" [11] Cash Money, Universal Republic
2013 The Treatment [12] Mr Probz "Gold Days"
"Hurdles"		Left Lane
2014Singles Collie Buddz "Light It Up" [13] Sony Music
2014 PartyNextDoor Two PartyNextDoor "Sex on the Beach" [14]
"Grown Woman"		 OVO Sound
2015 What a Time to Be Alive Drake & Future "Plastic Bag" A1, Freebandz, Epic, Republic,
Young Money, Cash Money, OVO Sound
2015HYPETRAK Mix: NeenyoVONTAYLOR
Honey Cocaine
FKA Twigs 		"King Street"
"Nate Dog"
"Lights Off "		HYPETRAK
2015 PartyNextDoor "Things and Such / Kehlani's Freestyle"OVO Sound
2016 The Art of Hustle Yo Gotti (feat. K. Michelle)"My City" Epic, CMG
2016 PartyNextDoor 3 PartyNextDoor "Don't Know How"
"Transparency"
"You've Been Missed"		 OVO Sound, Warner Bros.
2016Elhae"Claim" [15] Dream Loud/Atlantic Records
2016TrapHouse JodeciYe Ali (feat. Wes Period)"Ammunition" [16]
2017 digital druglord blackbear "moodz"
"hell is where i dreamt of u and woke up alone"		beartrap, UMG Recordings
2017 Colours 2 PartyNextDoor "Freak in You" OVO Sound, Warner Bros.
2017 Drake "Freak in You Remix" OVO Sound, Warner Bros.
2017 Omarion "Lit" Maybach Music Group, Atlantic
2017 Heartbreak on a Full Moon Chris Brown "Other Niggas" RCA
2021 333 Tinashe "Angels" (featuring Kaash Paige)Tinashe Music

Awards and recognition

Neenyo has consecutively produced on four #1 Billboard albums. Drake and Future's What A Time To Be Alive debuted #1 on Billboard's Top200 chart. It was also nominated for 2016 American Music Awards at Favorite Album (Rap/HipHop) category. [17] PARTYNEXTDOOR's PartyNextDoor Two and P3 projects both debuted at #1 on Billboard's R&B Album chart. Jadakiss' The Last Kiss debuted at #1 on Billboard's HipHop/R&B Album chart. [2]

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