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A South African-born record producer who studied jazz composition at Berklee before producing a run of number-one singles: Rihanna's "SOS," Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls," and Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say," whose debut album went on to sell 14 million singles. He was named BMI Producer of the Year in 2009 and BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2011, and founded Beluga Heights Records in 2006, later producing tracks for Gwen Stefani, Fall Out Boy and Nicki Minaj.