# Fred Ball (producer)

Fredrik William Ball (born 5 June 1977) is a Norwegian record producer, songwriter and record executive living in London. He is originally from Fredrikstad in Norway.
His production and writing credits include songs performed by Rihanna, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Zara Larsson, Jessie Reyez, Little Mix, Raye, Jessie Ware, Anne-Marie, Toni Braxton, Bernhoft, J Balvin and more. He's been nominated five times for a Grammy (Best R&B Album 2015, Best Urban Contemporary Album 2017, Best R&B Album 2019, Best Urban Contemporary Album 2019, Best Urban Contemporary Album 2020)
Fred moved to the UK when he formed his solo project 'Pleasure'; the album was hailed as The Sunday Times' favourite debut of the year. It featured artists such as Justine Frischmann, Ed Harcourt and Dr. Fink. Pleasure launched the start of Ball¹s songwriting and production career.
Ball co-wrote and produced the single "Love on the Brain" for Rihanna's album Anti. "Love on the Brain" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard called it "The Most Influential Pop Single of 2017." It's been certified 5 times platinum in the US. In March 2017 Billboard listed Ball as number 8 in the "Hot 100 Top 10 Producers".
In June 2018, Ball contributed as a producer on three songs ("713", "Friends" and "Heard about us") for Jay-Z and Beyoncé's collaborative studio album "Everything Is Love".
Ball produced "Nice Guy feat. Jessie Reyez" on Eminem's album Kamikaze, surprise released 31 August 2018. He also produced "One Mo' Gen" on Mariah Carey's critically acclaimed album "Caution".
Ball is published by Concord Music Publishing and managed by Roc Nation.

## Production/writing discography

Umi
* Why Don't We Go
* Hummingbird feat. Teezo Touchdown
J Balvin feat. Usher, Dj Khaled
* Dientes
Madison Beer
* Nothing Matters But You
* I Wonder
Zak Abel
* Winging It
* Cry
* Let Me Sing
* Midnight Gospel
Kito x Grimes
* Cold Touch
Shenseea
* Curious
Kamal
* Falling
* White Wine
Ruel
* Lie
Louis Tomlinson
* The Greatest
* Lucky Again
* All This Time
* Common People
* Holding On To Heartache
Debbie
* Cherry Wine
Dodgr
* You
Emeli Sande
* There Isn't Much
Nemahsis
* I'm Not Gonna Kill You
Alicia Keys
* Dead End Road (Originals)
* Dead End Road (Unlocked)
Harloe
* Overthinking (Feat.Nile Rodgers)
Ray BLK
* Over You (Feat.Stefflon Don)
Olivia Dean
* Fall Again
Anne-Marie
* X2
* Breathing
Zara Larsson
* Last Summer
Sam Dew
* Thinking of You
Harry Hudson
* Closing Doors feat. Astrid S
Astrid S
* Marilyn Monroe
Jessie Reyez
* Do You Love Her
Harloe
* Rivers Run Dry
* One More Chance
* Cut Me Loose
* We're All Gonna Lose
* Crush On You
Mura Masa
* Vicarious Living Anthem
Adam Lambert
* Ready To Run
* Roses feat. Nile Rodgers
Au/Ra
* Stay Happy
Maeta
* babygirl
Raye
* Love Me Again
JC Stewart
* Have You Had Enough Wine?
Kevin Garrett
* Don't Rush
Roses Gabor
* Turkish Delight
Mariah Carey
* One Mo 'Gen
They.
* Wilt Chamberlain (feat. Jeremih)
Eminem
* Nice Guy feat. Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez
* Apple Juice
Beyonce & Jay-Z (The Carters)
* 713
* Friends
* Heard About Us
Anne Marie
* Some People
Prince Charlez
* Back Around
Justine Skye
* Heaven
Madison Beer
* Say It To My Face
Frank Walker (ft. Emely Warren)
* Piano
Nina Nesbitt
* Take Me To Heaven
Rihanna
* Love On The Brain
Toni Braxton
* Deadwood
* Sorry
Zara Larsson
* One Mississippi
Jessie Ware
* Slow Me Down
Petite Meller
* America
Astrid S
* Does She Know
All Saints
* Summer Rain
* Puppet On A String
Betsy
* Time
Toby Randall
* Misfits
Samuel Larsen
* You Should Know
Leo Stannard
* In My Blood
Pleasure
* Don't Look The Other Way
* From The Country To The City
* All I Want- Stories- Memory
* Sensitivity
* You Got To Love Someone
* Disco Doctor
* The Visionary
Pleasure II
* Alright All Nite
* Out Of Love
* Throw it All Away
* Back to You
* UpTown
* Bite The Beat
* Silk Dream
* Eskimo Kiss
* Finest Thing
* NYCSC
* Nightvision
Little Boots
* Click
* Ghost
Bernhoft
* Choices
* Control
* C'mon Talk
* Space In My Heart
* Buzz Aldrin
* Wind You Up
* Freedom- One Way Track
* I Believe In All The Things You Don't
* We Have A Dream
Cerys Matthews
* Caught In The Middle
KT Tunstall
* Universe & U
Little Mix
* Nowhere To Go
* Boy
* See Me Now
* They Just Don't Know You
Daley
* Smoking Gun
Sophie Ellis Bextor
* Synchronised
JLS
* Last Song
* Innocence
* Shy Of The Cool
Pixie Lott
* Catching Snowflakes
Samsaya
* Stereotype
* Bombay Calling
* Beginning at The End
* Love Maze
* Breaking Bad
* Superhero
* My Mind
Kylie Minogue
* Uncut Stone
Brett Anderson
* Love is Dead
* To The Winter
* Scorpio Rising
* Colour Of The Night
* Song For My Father
* The More We Possess the less we own Ourselves
* Chinese Whispers
* Back To You
Bertine Zetlitz
* Ah Ah
* Fake Your Beauty
* Want You
* If YouBuy The Blue One
* Kiss me Harder
* Candy
* Rollerskating
* Broken
Emmanuelle Seigner
* Les Mots Simples

## Awards and honors

* Sunday Times – Album of the Year
* Grammy Nomination 2015: Best R&B Album for Bernhoft's Islander
* Grammy Nomination 2017: Best Urban Contemporary Album for Rihanna's "Anti"
* Grammy Nomination 2019: Best R&B Album for Toni Braxton's "Sex & Cigarettes"
* Grammy Win 2019: Best Urban Contemporary Album for The Carter's "Everything Is Love"
* Grammy Nomination 2020: Best Urban Contemporary Album for Jessie Reyez' "Being Human In Public"
* BMI R&B/Hip Hop Award 2017
* BMI London Award 2017
* BMI POP Awards LOS ANGELES 2018