Luis Resto (musician)
Luis Edgardo Resto (born July 22, 1961) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and keyboardist who has worked closely with rapper Eminem since his third major-label album The Eminem Show. He is of Puerto Rican descent and was raised in Garden City, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.
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Birth name | Luis Edgardo Resto |
Born | Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | July 22, 1961
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Website | www.luisresto.com |
Musical career
Resto's career in recorded music began in the early 1980s in Detroit, with Michael Henderson and Was (Not Was). He continued playing keyboards and co-writing songs for a wide variety of artists (including many produced by Don Was), ranging from Anita Baker to Patti Smith to The Highwaymen to Vertical Horizon to Fuel, before beginning a prolific and lengthy collaboration with Eminem in 2001. He has played the keyboard for several Eminem-produced tracks and is credited for additional production on most Eminem-produced tracks on Encore. Resto released his own solo LP titled "Combo De Momento", and was released under his own imprint Resto World Music on May 18, 2010. He co-produced the Oscar-winning song, "Lose Yourself", featured in the movie 8 Mile with Jeff Bass and Eminem.[1]
Discography
- "Combo De Momento" (May 18, 2010)
- "One Small Light" (2013)
Production credits
2001
- D12 – Devil's Night (Studio album released June 19, 2001)
- 19. "Girls" (Limp Bizkit diss) (performed by Eminem) (hidden track)
2002
- Xzibit – Man vs. Machine (Studio album released October 1, 2002)
- Various Artists – 8 Mile (Soundtrack) (Studio album released October 29, 2002)
2003
- 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin' (Studio album released February 18, 2003)
- 03. "Patiently Waiting" (featuring Eminem)
- 04. "Many Men (Wish Death)"
- 06. "High All the Time"
- 15. "Don't Push Me" (featuring Lloyd Banks and Eminem)
- Various Artists – Cradle 2 the Grave (Studio album released February 18, 2003)
- 02. "Go to Sleep" (Eminem featuring Obie Trice and DMX)
- King Gordy – The Entity (Studio album released June 24, 2003)
- 02. "Nightmares"
- 03. "The Pain"
- 10. "Pass Me A Lighter"
- 16. "Nobody Hates Nothin'"
- Obie Trice – Cheers (Studio album released September 23, 2003)
- 01. "Average Man"
- 02. "Cheers"
- 03. "Got Some Teeth"
- 04. "Lady" (featuring Eminem)
- 05. "Don't Come Down"
- 09. "Follow My Life"
- 13. "Hands on You" (featuring Eminem)
- 14. "Hoodrats"
- 16. "Never Forget Ya"
- 17. "Outro" (featuring D12)
- Jay-Z – The Black Album (Studio album released November 14, 2003)
- 09. "Moment Of Clarity"
- G-Unit – Beg for Mercy (Studio album released November 14, 2003)
- 03. "My Buddy"
- 04. "I'm So Hood"
2004
- DJ Kay Slay – The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2 (Studio album released March 30, 2004)
- 05. "I'm Gone" (featuring Eminem and Obie Trice)
- 01. "Git Up"
- 02. "Loyalty" (featuring Obie Trice)
- 03. "Just Like U"
- 04. "I'll Be Damned"
- 06. "My Band"
- 08. "6 in the Morning (Come On In)"
- 10. "Leave Dat Boy Alone"
- 11. "Get My Gun"
- 13. "Bitch" (featuring Dina Rae)
- 21. "Keep Talkin'" (bonus track)
- Special Edition Bonus Disc
- 02. "Slow Your Roll"
- Jadakiss – Kiss of Death (Studio album released June 22, 2004)
- 16. "Welcome to D-Block" (performed by The L.O.X. featuring Eminem)
- Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More (Studio album released June 29, 2004)
- 02. "Evil Deeds"
- 04. "Yellow Brick Road"
- 05. "Like Toy Soldiers"
- 07. "Puke"
- 08. "My 1st Single"
- 15. "Spend Some Time" (featuring Obie Trice, Stat Quo and 50 Cent)
- 16. "Mockingbird"
- 17. "Crazy In Love"
- 18. "One Shot 2 Shot" (featuring D12)
- 20. "Encore/Curtains Down"
- Eminem – Encore (Bonus CD released November 12, 2004)
- 01. "We As Americans"
- 02. "Love You More"
- 03. "Ricky Ticky Toc"
- 2Pac – Loyal to the Game (Studio album released December 14, 2004)
- 01. "Soldier Like Me (Return of the Soulja)" (featuring Eminem)
- 02. "The Uppercut" (featuring E.D.I. Mean and Young Noble)
- 03. "Out on Bail"
- 04. "Ghetto Gospel"
- 05. "Black Cotton" (featuring Eminem, Kastro and Young Noble)
- 06. "Loyal to the Game" (featuring G-Unit)
- 07. "Thugs Get Lonely Too" (featuring Nate Dogg)
- 08. "N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant about Getting Goals Accomplished)" (featuring Jadakiss)
- 09. "Who Do You Love?"
- 10. "Crooked Nigga Too"
- 11. "Don't You Trust Me?" (featuring Dido)
- 12. "Hennessy" (featuring Obie Trice)
- 13. "Thug 4 Life"
2005
- The Game – The Documentary (Studio album released January 18, 2005)
- 14. "We Ain't" (featuring Eminem)
- 50 Cent – The Massacre (Studio album released March 3, 2005)
- 02. "In My Hood"
- 04. "I'm Supposed To Die Tonight"
- 10. "Ski Mask Way"
- 16. "My Toy Soldier" (featuring Tony Yayo)
- Bizarre – Hannicap Circus (Studio album released June 28, 2005)
- 08. "Rockstar"
- Tony Yayo – Thoughts of a Predicate Felon (Studio album released August 30, 2005)
- 03. "It Is What It Is" (featuring Spider Loc)
- 07. "Drama Setter" (featuring Eminem and Obie Trice)
- Trick-Trick – The People vs. (Studio album released December 27, 2005)
- 03. "Welcome 2 Detroit" (featuring Eminem)
- 07. "No More to Say" (featuring Proof and Eminem)
2006
- Obie Trice – Second Round's on Me (Studio album released August 15, 2006)[2]
- 02. "Wake Up"
- 03. "Violent"
- 05. "Lay Down"
- 06. "Snitch" (featuring Akon)
- 08. "Ballad Of Obie Trice"
- 09. "Jamaican Girl" (featuring Brick & Lace)
- 10. "Kill Me a Mutha"
- 12. "All of My Life" (featuring Nate Dogg)
- 13. "Ghetto" (featuring Trey Songz)
- 14. "There They Go" (featuring Big Herk, Eminem and Trick-Trick)
- 17. "Everywhere I Go" (featuring 50 Cent)
- 18. "Obie Story"
- Lloyd Banks – Rotten Apple (Studio album released October 10, 2006)
- 03. "Smack That" (featuring Eminem)
- Lil Scrappy – Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live (Studio album released December 5, 2006)
- 19. "Lord Have Mercy"
- Eminem Presents: The Re-Up (Studio album released December 5, 2006)
- 01. "Shady Narcotics (Intro)" (Eminem)
- 02. "We're Back" (Eminem, Obie Trice, Stat Quo, Bobby Creekwater and Ca$his)
- 04. "Murder" (Bizarre and Kuniva)
- 06. "The Re-Up" (Eminem and 50 Cent)
- 07. "You Don't Know" (Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Ca$his)
- 08. "Jimmy Crack Corn" (Eminem and 50 Cent)
- 09. "Trapped" (Proof)
- 11. "Talkin' All That" (Ca$his)
- 16. "Smack That (Remix)" (Akon featuring Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater)
- 17. "Public Enemy #1" (Eminem)
- 19. "Ski Mask Way (Eminem Remix)" (50 Cent)
- 20. "Shake That (Remix)" (Eminem, Nate Dogg, Obie Trice and Bobby Creekwater)
- 22. "No Apologies" (Eminem)
2007
- Young Buck – Buck the World (Studio album released March 27, 2007)
- 17. "Lose My Mind"
- Cashis – County Hound EP (Studio album released May 22, 2007)
- 06. "Pistol Poppin'" (featuring Eminem)
2009
- 17. "Beautiful"
- Eminem – Relapse: Refill (Studio album released December 21, 2009)
- 04. "Elevator"
2010
- 08. "Drop the World" (featuring Eminem)
- B.o.B – B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (Studio album released April 27, 2010)
- 12. "Airplanes, Part II" (featuring Eminem and Hayley Williams of Paramore)
- 05. "W.T.P."
- 07. "Not Afraid"
- Lloyd Banks – The Hunger for More 2 (Studio album released November 22, 2010)
- 17. "Where I'm At" (featuring Eminem)
2011
- Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel (EP released June 13, 2011)
- 01. "Welcome 2 Hell"
- 02. "Fast Lane"
- 03. "The Reunion"
- 04. "Above the Law"
- 06. "A Kiss"
- 07. "Lighters" (featuring Bruno Mars)
- 09. "Loud Noises" (featuring Slaughterhouse)
- Royce da 5'9" – Success Is Certain (Studio album released June 13, 2011)
- 01. "Legendary" (featuring Travis Barker)
2012
- Slaughterhouse – Welcome to: Our House (Studio album released August 28, 2012)[3]
- 01. "The Slaughter" (Intro)
- 02. "Our House" (featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey)
- 03. "Coffin" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
- 04. "Throw That" (featuring Eminem)
- 05. "Hammer Dance"
- 06. "Get Up"
- 07. "My Life" (featuring Cee Lo Green)
- 08. "We Did It" (Skit)
- 09. "Flip a Bird"
- 10. "Throw It Away" (featuring Swizz Beatz)
- 11. "Rescue Me" (featuring Skylar Grey)
- 12. "Frat House"
- 13. "Goodbye"
- 14. "Park It Sideways"
- 15. "Die"
- 16. "Our Way" (Outro)
- Deluxe version
- 17. "Asylum" (featuring Eminem)
- 18. "Walk of Shame"
- 20. "Place to Be" (featuring B.o.B)
2013
- Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (Studio album released November 5, 2013)
- 04. "So Much Better"
- 10. "Brainless"
- 11. "Stronger Than I Was"
2014
- Various Artists – Shady XV (Studio album released November 24, 2014)
- 01. "Shady XV" (Eminem)
- 02. "Psychopath Killer" (Slaughterhouse featuring Eminem and Yelawolf)
- 03. "Die Alone" (Eminem featuring Kobe)
- 04. "Vegas" (Bad Meets Evil)
- 06. "Guts Over Fear" (Eminem featuring Sia)
- 09. "Fine Line" (Eminem)
- 10. "Twisted" (Skylar Grey, Eminem and Yelawolf)
- 11. "Right for Me" (Eminem)
2015
- Yelawolf – Love Story (Studio album released April 21, 2015)
- 03. "American You"
- Various Artists – Southpaw (soundtrack) (Studio album released July 24, 2015)
- 02. "Kings Never Die" (Eminem featuring Gwen Stefani)
- 04. "This Corner" (Denaun)
- 09. "All I Think About" (Bad Meets Evil)
- 13. "Phenomenal" (Eminem)
2018
- Nicki Minaj – Queen (Studio album released August 10, 2018)
- 07. "Stepping Stone"
- 13. "Venom" (Music from the Motion Picture)
2020
- Eminem – Music to Be Murdered By (Studio album released January 17, 2020)
- 01. "Premonition (Intro)"
- 03. "You Gon' Learn" (featuring Royce da 5'9" and White Gold)
- 08. "Darkness"
- 12. "Stepdad"
- 13. "Marsh"
- 19. "I Will" (featuring Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5'9" and Kxng Crooked)
- Eminem – Music to Be Murdered By - Side B (Studio album released December 18, 2020)
- 04. "Tone Deaf"
- 05. "Book of Rhymes" (featuring DJ Premier)
Awards and nominations
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2002 | "Lose Yourself" | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Won | [4] |
2003 | Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media | Nominated | [5] | |
Grammy Award for Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song | Won | |||
2010 | "Not Afraid" | Nominated | [6] |
References
- Elson, Rachel F. "Eminem Naps Through His Oscar Victory". People. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- "Obie Trice – Second Round's On Me". Discogs. Accessed 3 February 2008.
- "Slaughterhouse – Welcome To Our House". Discogs. Accessed 29 April 2019.
- "The 75th Academy Awards - 2003". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "L Resto". GRAMMY.com. August 8, 2020.
- "Luis Resto". GRAMMY.com. August 8, 2020.
External links
- Luis Resto Invterview
- Resto World Music
- Luis Resto. The main man for Hip Hop Biography (and promotional interview for the Melodyne software)