Jim Beanz

James Washington, better known as Jim Beanz is an American vocal producer, songwriter, musician, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, now working out of Philadelphia, signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group. He got his start working under the tutelage of Jazz from the hit R&B group, Dru Hill, when he was an artist in the R&B group "Tre Sons". He also worked with local Baltimore and Harrisburg artists. Currently he is working alongside Timbaland as a vocal producer and more recently, as a song producer. He also is winner of Eurovision 2008 because he co-wrote "Believe" by Dima Bilan.

Credits

2005

Shakira - "Oral Fixation 2"

* "Animal City" – co-produced

Jamie Foxx - "Unpredictable"

* "Can I Take You Home" - produced by Timbaland - background vocals by Jim Beanz

2006

=Nelly Furtado - "Loose"=

1. "Afraid" – background vocals, vocal production

2. "Maneater" – co-written, background vocals, vocal production

4. "Glow" - vocal production

3. "Promiscuous" – background vocals, vocal production

5. "Showtime" – background vocals, vocal production

6. "No Hay Igual" – background vocals, vocal production

8. "Say It Right" – background vocals, vocal production

9. "Do It" - vocal production

11. "Wait For You" - vocal production

13. "All Good Things (Come to an End)" – background vocals, vocal production

00. Maneater (Jim Beanz Bhangra Remix) - producer

00. Promiscuous (Jim Beanz Bhangra Remix) - producer, background vocals

Fantasia - "Fantasia"

12. "Bore Me" – co-wrote

=Danity Kane - "Danity Kane"=

3. "Right Now" – co-wrote, vocal producer

4. "Want It" – co-wrote, vocal producer

=Diddy - "Press Play"=

14. "After Love" – co-wrote

2007

=Katharine McPhee - "Katharine McPhee"=

1. "Love Story" - vocal production

3. "Open Toes" – vocal production

5. "Not Ur Girl" - vocal production

6. "Each Other" - vocal production

7. "Dangerous" – vocal production

11. "Neglected" – vocal production & background vocals

Timbaland - "Timbaland Presents Shock Value"

3. "Release" – background vocals

6. "Come and Get Me" – background vocals

12. "Bombay" featuring Amar & Jim Beanz

19. "Come Around" featuring M.I.A. – vocal production

M.I.A. - "Kala"

12. "Come Around" featuring Timbaland – vocal production

=Britney Spears - "Blackout"=

1. "Gimme More" – co-written, vocal producer, background vocals

4. "Break The Ice" - co-written, vocal producer, background vocals

6. "Get Naked" - co-written, vocal production

9. "Hot As Ice" - vocal production, background vocals

11. "Perfect Lover" - co-written, vocal producer, background vocals

00. "Outta This World" (iTunes Bonus Track) - co-written, vocal production

Duran Duran - Red Carpet Massacre

3. "Nite Runner" - additional vocals

5. "Box Full O' Honey" - vocal production

9. "Zoom In" - vocal production

10. "She's Too Much" - vocal production, background vocals

11. "Dirty Great Monster" - vocal production

12. "Last Man Standing" - vocal production

Test Drive - TBA

00. "Drive Me Crazy" - co-written, vocal production

Lady Ru - My Addiction

1. "My Addiction"

2. "Snake Charmer" [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=494376299&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ] 3. "Hands Up" [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=381341637&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

4. "Got Me (Burnin' Up)"

5. "Catch Me" [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=332863479&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

6. "Your Woman" [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=550857939&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]
* All Produced By Jim Beanz

7. "Chances Are" - additional vocal production [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=332688052&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

11. "Mr. DJ" - co-writer, vocal production

12. "You & Me" - co-writer

Non-album Tracks:

00. "My Man" (Featuring Anjali & Mana) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=431898656&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

00. "My Obsession" (Featuring Gunjan) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=431667619&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

00. "So Hot" (Featuring Ms. Jade & Apache Indian) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=493239859&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

00. "So Many Ways" (Featuring Kufie The MC) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=492857219&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

2008

=Danity Kane - Welcome To The Dollhouse=

2. "Bad Girl" - co-written, vocal production, background vocals

3. "Damaged" - vocal production [Uncredited]

5. "Strip Tease" - co-written, vocal production

12. "Poetry" - vocal production

Credits on the first run of this album are wrong, Jim Beanz was the vocal producer on 90% of Danity Kane album. As seen in Making the Band 4, Season 2.

Matt Pokora - MP3

1. "Dangerous" - co-written, vocal production

2. "Catch Me If You Can" - co-written, vocal production

4. "No Me Without U" - co-written, vocal production

12. "Why Do U Cry" - producer, co-written, vocal production

14. "Like a Criminal" - co-written, vocal production

Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World

1. "Outta My Head" - co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals

2. "Boys" - co-writer

3. "Rule Breaker" - co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals

4. "No Time For Tears" - background vocals

5. "Little Miss Obsessive" - co-writer, vocal producer

6. "Ragdoll" - co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals

7. "Bittersweet World" - vocal producer, background vocals

8. "What I've Become" - co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals

9. "Hot Stuff" - co-writer

10. "Murder" - co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals

Ashanti - The Declaration

00. "Why" (iTunes Bonus Track) - co-writer

Keri Hilson - "Verizon V-Cast Exclusive Single"

* "Get It Girl" - background vocals

Rihanna -

8. "Sell Me Candy" - background vocals by The-Dream, Jim Beanz & Timbaland

9. "Lemme Get That" - background vocals by The-Dream & Jim Beanz

*Uncredited

Upcoming Releases / Speculation

Letoya Luckett - "TBA" " (Capital Records/Virgin) [ [http://www.jimbeanz.com/ Jim Beanz, Da Millennium Kid ] ]

Esmée Denters - [ [http://thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com/2008/05/jim-beanz-work-with-esme-denters.html The Thomas Crown Chronicles - Jim Beanz Work With Esmée Denters] ] (Tennman)

Dima Bilan

* "Number One Fan" – producer, vocal producer, writer
* "Amnesia" – producer, co-writer with Ryan Tedder
* "Don't Leave" – producer, vocal producer, writer
* "Believe" – producer, vocal producer, writer
* "Lonely" – producer, vocal producer, writer
* "Cirlces" Producer, vocal producer

JC Chasez - "Kate"

* "Fire" – co-producer

Jennifer Hudson

* "Pocketbook" (Featuring Ludacris) – production by Jim Beanz for Timbaland Productions and co-written with Candace Nelson. [ [http://thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com/2008/03/jennifer-hudson-pocketbook-in-sex-in.html#links The Thomas Crown Chronicles - Jennifer Hudson "Pocketbook" in Sex & The City Movie]

Luigi Masi

* "Strobelight" – producer, vocal producer, writer
* "Better Now" (Featuring Sebastian) – producer, vocal producer, writer

Samantha Jade

* "Eyez on Me" – co-produced with Timbaland
* "Make You Love Me" – co-produced with Timbaland and King Logan of The Royal Court
* "Curious" - Written with Samantha Jade & Corte Ellis, Produced By Danja [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=333035531&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASCAP ACE - Search Results ] ]

Whitney Houston - TBA

* "Undefeated" – produced by Jim Beanz on behalf of Timbaland Productions and co-written with Candace Nelson

Lemar - 2008

* "Little Miss Heartbreaker" –

Craig David

* "Insomnia" – produced by Jim Beanz on behalf of Timbaland Productions

For other future releases, also rumored to be working with: Ciara, Keri Hilson, Amar, Lemar, Deborah Cox, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Fergie, Sugababes, Hilary Duff, JADA [ [http://monicamania.blogdrive.com/archive/2935.html JADA ROLLS WITH DANJA, BEANZ ON DEBUT LP] ] and Craig David

External links

* [http://www.jimbeanz.com/ Official site]
* [http://thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com/search/label/Jim%20Beanz "The Thomas Crown Chronicles" Jim Beanz News Archive]
* [http://sunsetentertainmentgroup.com/ Jim Beanz Management, Vandana Gupta and Mike Daddy]

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