Fred Ball (producer)

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 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 Warner Chappell and managed by Roc Nation.
In March 2020, Ball launched his record label BALLROOM MUSIC as a joint venture with Roc Nation and released their first signing Harloe.
Production/writing discography
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
Eminem
Kamikaze
Louis Tomlinson
Lucky Again
Holding Onto Heartache
The Greatest
Common People
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
References
1977 births
Living people
Norwegian record producers
People from Fredrikstad
Norwegian emigrants to England