Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II was born on January 24,1985 and is an American record producer and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York City.
12 Facts About D'Mile
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D'Mile received his first production credits on Rihanna's 2005 album Music of the Sun, as well as Mary J Blige's The Breakthrough that same year.
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D'Mile became the first songwriter in Grammy history to win Song of the Year two years running.
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D'Mile grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, and began learning to play the keyboard as a young child.
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D'Mile scored his first main chart success with Janet Jackson's tenth studio album, Discipline.
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D'Mile then worked with Diddy and Dirty Money on their album Last Train To Paris, which was released December 14,2010.
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D'Mile produced the song "Shades," which was co-produced with Justin Timberlake's production group The Y's and featured guest vocals from Timberlake, Lil Wayne, Bilal, and James Fauntleroy II.
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D'Mile produced several songs and served as the executive producer for Diggy Simmons' album, Unexpected Arrival, which was released March 20,2012 on Atlantic Records.
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D'Mile produced the single "Long Distance" by 2011 X-Factor winner Melanie Amaro, which she performed live on the show on December 6,2012.
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D'Mile has a strong production record with Ty Dolla Sign, including his Beach House series, Beach House, Beach House 2, Beach House EP, and Beach House 3.
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Ty Dolla Sign has said that D'Mile is "literally the best producer [he has] ever worked with" following their collaborations.
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D'Mile produced "Livin' It Up" from Ciara's 2013 album Ciara.