Jack Splash

Career
Jack Splash and DJ Rashida of Plantlife in the UK, 2004

2003–2008: Plantlife

Before working as a music producer for other artists, Jack Splash produced and was the lead singer of an underground funk band from Los Angeles called Plantlife. In November 2004, Plantlife released their debut album The Return of Jack Splash via several different independent record labels internationally. Noted UK BBC Radio 1 DJ Gilles Peterson was one of the first early supporters of the band. The Return of Jack Splash was nominated and subsequently won Album of the Year at Peterson's Worldwide Awards in 2004.[1][2] The album received critically acclaim; HipHopDX gave the album a rating of 9.5/10 and called it "incredibly funky funk from the soul".[3] In 2008, Plantlife released their second album Time Traveller on Decon Records.[4] The album was also critically acclaimed, with Pitchfork rating the album a 7.9/10 and writing that "singer/producer Jack Splash draws from Prince, Parliament-Funkadelic, The Ohio Players, and Rick James on a well-crafted love letter to funk."[5]

2008–present: Production work

After touring internationally with Plantlife, Splash began producing for several artists whom he met while on the road.[6] The first artist he met and produced outside of his own band was CeeLo Green. To date, Jack Splash has been nominated for eleven Grammys and won three. In 2008 Splash won a Grammy for Best R&B Album for Jennifer Hudson's album Jennifer Hudson.[7] That same year, the Jack Splash-produced song "I'm His Only Woman" (performed by Hudson and Fantasia) was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.[8] In 2009, Splash was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album for Jazmine Sullivan's Fearless.[9] In 2010, Splash was again nominated for Best R&B Album for Anthony Hamilton's The Point of It All.[10] In 2011, Splash's production for CeeLo Green "Fool for You" (featuring Melanie Fiona) won two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Traditional R&B Performance.[11] Also in 2011, Splash was again nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album for his work on R. Kelly's Untitled.[12] In 2012 Splash received another Grammy nomination for Melanie Fiona's "Wrong Side of a Love Song" for Best Traditional R&B Performance.[13] In 2013, the Jack Splash-produced song "Now or Never" (written by Kendrick Lamar, Jack Splash and Jazmine Sullivan, and performed by Lamar and Mary J. Blige) was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration;[14] Splash was also one of the producers nominated for two additional Grammys for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City album.[15]

In 2014, Splash took a short hiatus from producing for artists to focus on two of his side projects. The first group he formed with R&B singer Bobby Caldwell, Cool Uncle, released its debut album in 2015. Rolling Stone called the album "2015's Smartest Retro-Soul Revival"[16] and Pitchfork selected the Cool Uncle song "Break Away" (featuring Jessie Ware) as one of the best tracks of 2015.[17] The second side group, Semi Hendrix, was formed in 2014 with Los Angeles hip hop musician Ras Kass. The duo released their debut album Breakfast at Banksy's in 2015 via Mello Music Group. The Semi Hendrix album featured guest appearances from artists including CeeLo Green, Kurupt, Teedra Moses, Ras Austin, Taj Austin, Alice Russell and Wrekonize.[18] The title track, "Breakfast at Banksy's", features a video directed by Jay Brown and animated by Ruffmercy. In 2016 the song was used to launch a Samsung Galaxy S7 television campaign.

In 2017 Splash resumed producing for other artists and released an album with Atlantic Records artist Lauriana Mae titled Can't Go Back, featuring guest appearances from artists including Dreezy, Raekwon from Wu-Tang Clan, and Manolo Rose.[19] Also in 2017, after seeing them perform on both the Late Show with David Letterman and NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, Splash began working with St. Paul and The Broken Bones from Alabama and produced the entirety of their album Young Sick Camellia, which was released via Sony Music on September 7, 2018. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard Alternative Albums chart and also made the top 10 of the Top Rock Albums chart.[20] The lead single from the album, "Apollo", was called "Prince-worthy funk" by Rolling Stone. The song spent 20 weeks in the top 20 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart and peaked at number three on November 3, 2018, making it the band's first top-five Billboard radio airplay ranking.[20] St. Paul & The Broken Bones performed several Jack Splash-produced songs on both The Jimmy Kimmel Show[21] and Late Night with Seth Meyers.[22]

In 2018, again after seeing an NPR Tiny Desk performance, Splash began working with the New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas. The band won NPR's 2017 Tiny Desk Contest.[23] Splash produced several songs on Tank and the Bangas' major-label debut album Green Balloon, including the lead single "Ants". Green Balloon was released via Verve Records/Universal Music Group on May 3, 2019,[24] and debuted at number three on Billboard's Heatseakers Albums chart.[25]

On August 2, 2019, another one of Jack Splash's side projects (Brothers Voodoo) had a demo of their song "Keep You Alive" featured in the film and on the soundtrack of Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.[26]

In October 2019, Jack Splash began working with actress and singer/songwriter Cynthia Erivo on her debut album for Verve Records/Universal Music Group.

On November 20, 2019, after receiving critical acclaim for their Jack Splash-produced album, Tank and the Bangas were nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 Grammy Awards.[27] Also in 2019, Jack Splash collaborated with Milwaukee singer-songwriter Jon Brown on another independent side project called Kill the Motherboard. The duo's first single "Waaaaay Gone" was premiered by Complex,[28] and their second single "The Water" featuring Eric Biddines was premiered on HipHopDX.[29] Their debut album The Legend of Picasso Jones was released via Empire Distribution on June 14, 2019.[30]

Discography

Albums
  • The Return of Jack Splash (with PlantLife) (2004)
  • Time Traveller (with PlantLife) (2008)
  • Heir to the Throne Vol. 1 (2009)
  • King of the Beats Vol. 1 (2010)
  • Cool Uncle (with Bobby Caldwell as Cool Uncle) (2015)
  • Breakfast at Banksy's (with Ras Kass as Semi Hendrix) (2015)
  • Can't Go Back (with Lauriana Mae) (2017)
  • Young Sick Camellia (with St. Paul & The Broken Bones) (2018)
  • Green Balloon (with Tank and The Bangas) (2019)
  • The Legend of Picasso Jones (with Jon Brown as Kill The Motherboard) (2019)

Extended plays
  • Extended Package (with Dirt Nasty as Chain Swangaz) (2011)

Production discography

Adapted from AllMusic.[31]

Jack Splash production discography, showing year released, artist and album name
Title Year Artist Album
"Right Now" 2002 Cee-Lo Green ATL Soundtrack
"Saviour"[32] 2007 Alicia Keys As I Am
"Wreckless Love"[32] 2007 Alicia Keys As I Am
"Teenage Love Affair"[32] 2007 Alicia Keys As I Am
"P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)" 2007 John Legend Once Again
"Kwenda" 2007 Zap Mama Supermoon
"T.O.N.Y."[33] 2008 Solange Knowles Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
"Ode to Marvin" 2008 Solange Knowles Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
"Would've Been the One" 2008 Solange Knowles Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams
"Mo Better" 2008 Raheem DeVaughn Love Behind the Melody
"Pretty Please (Love Me)" 2008 Estelle featuring Cee-Lo Green Shine
"Girls Say" 2008 Groove Armada Soundboy Rock
"Drop That Thing" 2008 Groove Armada Soundboy Rock
"Switch"[34] 2008 Jazmine Sullivan Fearless
"Shallow"[34] 2008 Jazmine Sullivan Fearless
"I'm His Only Woman"[35] 2008 Jennifer Hudson featuring Fantasia Jennifer Hudson
"All Dressed in Love"[36] 2008 Jennifer Hudson Sex in the City
"It's Not What You Say" 2008 Lemar The Reason
"Please Stay" 2008 Anthony Hamilton The Point of It All
"Be My #2"[37] 2009 R. Kelly Untitled
"Nasty" 2010 Christina Aguilera featuring Cee-Lo Green Burlesque
"Dr. Aden" 2010 B.o.B. No Genre
"Fool for You"[38] 2010 Cee-Lo Green The Lady Killer
"I Want You (Hold On to Love)"[38] 2010 Cee-Lo Green The Lady Killer
"Befriends"[39] 2011 Musiq Soulchild MusiqInTheMagiq
"I Choose You"[40] 2012 Keyshia Cole Woman to Woman
"Now or Never"[41] 2012 Kendrick Lamar featuring Mary J. Blige Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
"Bones"[42] 2012 Melanie Fiona The MF Life
"Wrong Side of a Love Song"[42] 2012 Melanie Fiona The MF Life
"Can't Do This No More"[42] 2012 Melanie Fiona The MF Life
"What Am I to Do?"[42] 2012 Melanie Fiona The MF Life
"Towers of Tokyo" 2013 Elijah Blake
"Nasty"[43] 2013 Pixie Lott Pixie Lott
"The Only One"[44] 2013 Mayer Hawthorne Where Does This Door Go
"The Innocent"[44] 2013 Mayer Hawthorne Where Does This Door Go
"Kaila"[44] 2013 Mayer Hawthorne Where Does This Door Go
"Valleujah"[45] 2013 Goodie Mob Age Against the Machine
"Sometimes"[46] 2013 K. Michelle Rebellious Soul
"Tiring Game" 2015 John Newman featuring Charlie Wilson Revolve
"We All Get Lonely" 2015 John Newman Revolve
"Give You My Love" 2015 John Newman Revolve
"NYPD Blues" 2015 Lauriana Mae City of Diamonds
"Marvelous" 2015 Lauriana Mae City of Diamonds
"Get You Back" 2016 Mayer Hawthorne Man About Town
"Hanging Tree" 2017 Elijah Blake
"Different" 2017 Lauriana Mae Can't Go Back
"Beautiful" 2017 Lauriana Mae featuring Eric Biddines Can't Go Back
"Can't Go Back" 2017 Lauriana Mae Can't Go Back
"LOL" 2017 Lauriana Mae featuring Dreezy Can't Go Back
"Protect Ya Neck" 2017 Lauriana Mae featuring Raekwon Can't Go Back
"Apollo" 2018 St. Paul and The Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"GotItBad" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"Convex" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"NASA" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"Mr. Invisible" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"Hurricanes" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"LivWithoutU" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"Concave" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia
"Bruised Fruit" 2018 St. Paul & the Broken Bones Young Sick Camellia

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