Al Shux

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Al Shux
Birth nameAlexander Shuckburgh[citation needed]
OriginWest London, England,
GenresSoul, hip hop, electronica, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)Producer, songwriter, musician
Years active1999–present
Associated acts
Websitealshux.com

Alexander Shuckburgh, who is also known as Al Shux, is a music producer and songwriter from London, England. Shux has worked with musical artists Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Lana Del Rey.

Career[edit]

In 2009 Shux produced and co-wrote the Jay-Z track "Empire State of Mind", which earned him a Grammy in the Best Rap Song Award category.[1][2][3]

In 2012, Shux scored the music for Plan B's film Ill Manors. Shux also co-wrote and produced seven tracks on Plan B's Mercury Prize nominated album ilL Manors, including the title track which The Guardian hailed as "the greatest British protest song in years."[4]

Songwriting and Production Credits[edit]

Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with Produced with
"Back for You" 2006 Sway This Is My Demo Co-writer/Producer Derek Safo Sway, Joe Fields
"Little Derek" Derek Safo Sway, Ramiz, Joe Fields
"Products" Derek Safo Sway, Joe Fields
"On My Own" Derek Safo Sway
"Sick World" Derek Safo Sway
"Hi-Definition"
(featuring Snoop Dogg & Poo Bear) 		2007 Lupe Fiasco Lupe Fiasco's The Cool Wasalu Jaco, Jason Boyd, Calvin Broadus -
"Go Down There"
(featuring Sway) 		2008 2face Idibia The Unstoppable Tuface Idibia, Derek Safo -
"Saturday Night Hustle"
(featuring Lemar & Slickx) 		Sway The Signature Producer - -
"Empire State of Mind"
(featuring Alicia Keys) 		2009 Jay-Z The Blueprint 3 Co-writer/Producer Shawn Carter, Jane't Sewell-Ulepic, Angela Hunte, Alicia Cook, Burt Keyes, Sylvia Robinson Jnay, Angela Hunte
"Empire State of Mind
Part II: Broken Down" 		Alicia Keys The Element of Freedom Alicia Cook, Shawn Carter, Jane't Sewell-Ulepic, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Sylvia Robinson Alicia Keys
"Simply Unstoppable" 2010 Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy Patrick Okugwu, Vanya Taylor -
"Illusion" Patrick Okugwu, Samuel Frank, Jonathan Hill, Luke Steele John Hill
"In Spirit Golden" I Blame Coco The Constant Co-writer Eliot Sumner, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton -
"The Constant" Eliot Sumner -
"Party Bag" Eliot Sumner, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton -
"Atlantis Found" Eliot Sumner, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton -
"This Is What Makes Us Girls" 2012 Lana Del Rey Born to Die Producer - Emile Haynie
"Freedom" Paloma Faith Fall to Grace Co-writer/Producer Paloma Faith, Samuel Dixon -
"Roses" Nas Life Is Good Nasir Jones, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Sean Felton, Brandi Flores Dan Wilson
"Ill Manors" Plan B Ill Manors Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Vincent von Schlippenbach, David Cohen, Pierre Baigorry, Dmitri Shostakovich Plan B
"Drug Dealer"
(featuring Takura) 		Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Deepest Shame" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B, Eric Appapoulay
"Pity the Plight"
(featuring John Cooper Clarke) 		Benjamin Ballance-Drew, John Cooper Clarke, Christopher Haywood Brown Plan B
"Lost My Way" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"The Runaway" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Live Once"
(featuring Kano) 		Producer - Plan B, Eric Appapoulay
"Your Mother Was a Prostitute" Co-writer/Producer Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"My Boy's a Bad Boy Y'Know" Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Amir Amour Plan B
"Michelle" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Bullet in His Head" Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Eric Appapoulay, Nicholas Ryan Plan B
"Did You Just Call Me a Cunt?" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"See, It Didn't Kill Me Did It?" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Pity the Plight Score" Benjamin Ballance-Drew, John Cooper Clarke, Christopher Haywood Brown Plan B
"Hope in Hell" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Waiting for The Sun Score" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Rescue" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"What's That? It's a Baby" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"Pity the Fate Score" Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Christopher Haywood Brown Plan B
"Altered Score" Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Harry Escott Plan B
"Ed Woz Ere" Benjamin Ballance-Drew Plan B
"I Have Always Loved You" Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Harry Escott Plan B
"Oh What a Night" Elle Varner Perfectly Imperfect Gabrielle Varner -
"Young and Beautiful" 2013 Lana Del Rey The Great Gatsby Producer - Rick Nowels
"Wicked Love" 2014 Katy B Little Red Co-writer/Producer Kathleen Brien -
"Drowning" Banks Goddess Jillian Banks Tim Anderson
"Cruel Sexuality" La Roux Trouble in Paradise Co-writer/Co-producer Eleanor Jackson Ian Sherwin, La Roux
"Saved" Kwabs Walk EP Co-writer/Producer Kawbena Adjepong -
"Purple Light"
(featuring Doja Cat) 		Elliphant One More EP Ellinor Olovsdotter, Amala Dlamini, Thomas Tysper Tommy Tysper
"Mirror Man" Ella Henderson Chapter One Ella Henderson, Laura Pergolizzi -
"Goldmine" 2015 Kimbra The Golden Echo Producer - Rich Costey, Kimbra, John Hill, M-Phazes
"What You Don't Do" Lianne La Havas Blood Additional producer - Matt Hales
"Fight for Love" Kwabs Love + War Producer - Starsmith
"If Your Man Only Knew" 2016 Erik Hassle Innocence Lost Co-writer/Producer Kaj Hassle, Daniel Ledinsky, Tikmothy Mosley, Melissa Elliott -
"Kidz "N' Stuff" Shura Nothing's Real Aleksandra Yakunina-Denton Joel Pott, Shura
"Fuck with Myself" Banks The Altar Jillian Banks, Tim Bettinson -
"Lung" Vancouver Sleep Clinic Revival Producer - -
"Killing Me to Love You" Co-writer/Producer Tim Bettinson -
"Someone to Stay" Tim Bettinson -
"Deeper" Taya Taya Taylor "Taya" Fowlis, Felix Snow, Thomas Havelock, Raoul Chen Felix Snow
"All of You All Over Me" 2017 Erik Hassle Innocence Lost Kaj Hassle, Daniel Ledinsky -
"Minnesota" Kaj Hassle, Jonathan Hill, Daniel Ledinsky John Hill
"I Better Love You" Will Heard Trust EP Co-writer William Heard, Simon Bloor, Laura Pergolizzi -
"Unworthy" Vancouver Sleep Clinic Revival Co-writer/Producer Tim Bettinson -
"Whispers" Tim Bettinson -
"Living Water" Tim Bettinson -
"Empire" Tim Bettinson -
"Letting Go" Tim Bettinson -
"Sleeping World" Tim Bettinson -
"Wildfire" Tim Bettinson -
"Revival" Tim Bettinson -
"Take Me Apart" Kelela Take Me Apart Kelela Mizanekristos, Dominic Salole, Jordan Asher Jam City, Ariel Rechtshaid, Arca, Loric Sih, Kwes
"Underdog" Banks TBA Jillian Banks -
"Heartbeat" Plan B Heaven Before All
Hell Breaks Loose 		Benjamin Ballance-Drew, Kwabena Adjepong Plan B, Show N Prove, Dom Search
"All the Stars"
(with SZA) 		2018 Kendrick Lamar Black Panther OST Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Solana Rowe, Anthony Tiffith Sounwave
"Can't Be You" L Devine non-album single Olivia Devine -

Awards and nominations[edit]

2013

  • Ivor Novello Awards
    • Nominated: Best Contemporary Song Ill Manors performed by Plan B
    • Nominated: Best Original Film Score Ill Manors performed by Plan B
  • Brit Awards
    • Nominated: MasterCard BriSsh Album of the Year Plan B -‐ Ill Manors

2012

  • Mercury Music Prize
    • Nominated: Best Album -‐ Ill Manors
  • MOBO's
    • Won: Best Hip Hop/Grime: Plan B
  • 53rd Grammy Awards
    • Nominated: Record Of The Year -‐ Empire State of Mind
    • Won: Best Rap Song -‐ Empire State of Mind

2010

  • ASCAP
    • Won: Song Of The Year -‐ Empire State of Mind
    • Won: Rap Song Of The Year -‐ Empire State of Mind
    • Nominated: Most Performed Songs Of The Year -‐ Empire State of Mind

2006

References[edit]

  1. ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Best Rap Song". GRAMMY.com. 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Grammy Awards: 'Empire State of Mind' producer Al Shux knows hip hop – and the metric system". Los Angeles Times. 13 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Grammy awarded to BA Commercial Music graduate, Alexander Shuckburgh". University of Westminster. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011.
  4. ^ Lynsky, Dorian. "Badge Music Blog Next Previous Blog home Why Plan B's Ill Manors is the greatest British protest song in years". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

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