1. Jim Jonsin has produced for numerous musical artists, including Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Usher, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Pitbull, Yelawolf, Nelly, Mary J Blige, Wiz Khalifa, Danity Kane and Jamie Foxx, among others.
22 Facts About Jim Jonsin
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Jim Jonsin signed other acts to the label including singer Leroy Sanchez, as well as fellow producers FnZ, Danny Morris, and Frank Romano.
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From his tenure, Jim Jonsin produced songs for Trick Daddy and Trina.
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Jim Jonsin wrote and produced the former's 2004 single "Let's Go".
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The music industry began to take notice of the Miami-based producer, and Jim Jonsin was tapped by Bad Boy Records to produce for the group Danity Kane, who were made popular from the MTV reality series Making the Band.
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Jim Jonsin produced their 2006 single "Show Stopper", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Jim Jonsin saw his furthest success for his production on Lil Wayne's 2008 single "Lollipop", which peaked the Billboard Hot 100, received diamond certification by the RIAA, and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song.
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In 2009, Jim Jonsin co-produced the single "Sweet Dreams" by American singer Beyonce.
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Shortly after its release, Jim Jonsin reunited with Pitbull to produce his 2009 single "Hotel Room Service", which received platinum certification and peaked at number eight on Billboard Hot 100.
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The day after "Just a Dream" was released, Kid Cudi released the Jim Jonsin-produced single "Erase Me", which peaked at number 22 on the chart.
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Jim Jonsin produced Eminem's "Space Bound" from his Grammy Award-winning Recovery album, which was the best selling album of 2010.
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The Jim Jonsin-produced single "On My Level" was released by Wiz Khalifa on his major label debut, Rolling Papers on March 29,2011.
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Jim Jonsin founded his record label, Rebel Rock Entertainment, in 2006.
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Jim Jonsin chose "Nothing On You" as the album's lead single.
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Jim Jonsin formed Rebel Made Publishing Company in 2009 as a venture with his management team, Made.
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In 2010, Jim Jonsin formed a racing team named Rebel Rock Racing, composed of him, Bucky Lasek and Marius Avemarg.
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Jim Jonsin appeared on the 10th season of American Idol in 2011.
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Jim Jonsin has cited DJ Jazzy Jeff and Jam Master Jay as strong musical influences on his style and has been known to use an MPC 3000, a Roland TR 808, and an Access Virus TI as his preferred gear.
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Jim Jonsin was born in Brooklyn, New York City but was raised in South Florida.
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At the age of 14, Jim Jonsin was spinning records at local skating rinks and other venues.
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Jim Jonsin had become well known in the region by the time he released his next production, the single "Party Time", which he rapped on.
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Jim Jonsin went on to tour with some of the most popular acts of the time such as Cypress Hill, 2 Live Crew, and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.