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American record producer and songwriter
Musical artist
James Jason Poyser (born January 30th, 1967) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He has been a member of the hip hop band The Roots since 2009, and plays with The Roots in the house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon Late Night with Jimmy Fallon [5] [6] [7]
Poyser has written and produced songs for numerous artists including Erykah Badu , Mariah Carey , John Legend , Rihanna , Lauryn Hill , Common , Anthony Hamilton , D'Angelo , the Roots , Jill Scott , Al Green , Emeli Sandé , Talib Kweli , Big Sean , and Andra Day , among others.
Throughout his career, Poyser has toured and played for with high-profile artists including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince , Cece Peniston , Jay-Z , Usher , Queen Latifah , D'Angelo , Elvis Costello , Hezekiah Walker , and Aretha Franklin , among others. An active session musician, he has contributed to the works of prominent musical acts such as Adele , Norah Jones , Eric Clapton , Elton John , Ozzy Osbourne , Nas , Ziggy Marley , Citizen Cope , Yebba , Snoh Aalegra , and Femi Kuti among others.
In film, he composed the score for the Academy Award -winning Two Distant Strangers Boxing Day Totally Awesome Fame Dave Chappelle's Block Party Jeymes Samuel 's The Harder They Fall The Book of Clarence Netflix ). He also scored the Hulu docu-series, The 1619 Project Unfinished Business The Equalizer The Chappelle Show Black-ish Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas Hawthorne The Break with Michelle Wolf
Poyser received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 2003 for his work on Erykah Badu and Common 's hit single "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) ."[8] Mama's Gun Worldwide Underground Wake Up! Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson , he produced Al Green 's album Lay it Down
A collaborator with The Roots dating back to their fourth album, Things Fall Apart Jimmy Fallon in 2013 and performs in The Roots as part of the in-house band on NBC 's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon deadpan facial expressions, such as in the popular recurring sketch, "Thank-You Notes". Poyser also tours with the band and regularly performs at their live shows.
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Production and songwriting [ edit ]
Erykah Badu – "On &On ", "Other Side of the Game", "Afro", "Sometimes", "Penitentiary Philosophy", "My Life", "Cleva ", "Kiss Me on My Neck", "Green Eyes", "Bump It", "Back in the Day (Puff) ", "I Want You", "Danger ", "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) ", "Master Teacher", "Window Seat ", "Out My Mind, Just in Time"
Mariah Carey – "I Wish You Well", "Mine Again ", "When Christmas Comes "
John Legend – Wake Up!
Rihanna – "No Love Allowed"
The Roots – "The Lesson Part III"
Common – "*69", "Aquarius", "Between Me, You & Liberation", "Common Free Style", "Electric Wire Hustle Flower", "Ghetto Heaven Part 2", "Heaven Somewhere", "Jimi Was a Rock Star", "New Wave", "Soul Power", "The Questions", "Time Travelin"
Anthony Hamilton – "Amen", "Corn Bread, Fish and Collard Greens", "I Tried", "Don't Get Me to Lying"
Corinne Bailey Rae – "The Blackest Lilly"
Bilal – "Sometimes", "Bring 2"
D'Angelo – "Chicken Grease"
Eric Benet – "Love of My Own", "When You Think of Me", "Spanish Fly"
Lauryn Hill – "Superstar"
Musiq Soulchild – "Someone", "Mother Father", "Real Love"
Jill Scott – "Cant Explain", "Talk to Me", "Exclusively", "Try"
Sy Smith – "Deep Sleep", "Do Things", "Bruise", "Drop That"
Esthero – "Melancholy Melody"
Angélique Kidjo - "Free & Equal", "Take It Or Leave It"
Keyshia Cole – "No Other"
Estelle – "Maybe","Wonderful Life"
Al Green – Lay It Down
Jaheim – "In My Hands"
Ruben Studdard – "Our Story"
Nao Yoshioka - "Make the Change (James Poyser Remix)”
Stacy Barthe - "Angel"
Hezekiah Walker - "Sweeter As The Days Go By", "To Be Like Jesus"
The Rebel Yell - Love & War (Rapster, 2009)
Sessions...Vol 1 (Spotify, 2018)
As session musician [ edit ]
Erykah Badu Mama's Gun Worldwide Underground
Roy Hargrove Hard Groove Strength EP (Verve, 2004)
The Roots Things Fall Apart The Roots Come Alive Phrenology
Adele , 21
Aretha Franklin , A Rose is Still a Rose
Eric Clapton , Clapton
Common , Like Water for Chocolate
Citizen Cope , The Rainwater LP (Rainwater Recordings, 2010)
Lauryn Hill , The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Norah Jones , The Fall
Ziggy Marley , Family Time
Elton John , The Lockdown Sessions
Ozzy Osbourne , Patient Number 9
Film and television [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Cochrane, Naima (26 March 2020). "2000: A Soul Odyssey" . Billboard . Retrieved 23 January 2021 .
^ "James Poyser on working with The Roots, Common, Erykah and Kanye" . Red Bull Music Academy Daily . Retrieved 23 January 2021 .
^ https://metrophiladelphia.com/james-poyser-of-the-roots-paid-to-play-music-and-act-like-idiots/
^ Relic, Peter (October 2000). "Keys to the city" . Vibe
^ "Interviews" . Alive.co.uk. 27 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
^ James Poyser Interview with Soul Jones 2006
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