Jim Beanz


James David Washington, known professionally as Jim BEANZ, is an American music producer, songwriter, singer and record producer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is signed to Timbaland Productions and Sunset Entertainment Group.

Biography

Beanz began his career when he was an artist in the R&B group "Tresan", during which time he received mentorship from Dru Hill. In 2005, he started working alongside Timbaland as a vocal producer. He co-wrote the winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, "Believe" by Dima Bilan. Beanz also wrote and produced songs on the first season of the FOX series Empire and portrayed the rapper "Titan."

Credits

2004

''Hair Show Soundtrack''

  • Khaliya Williams "Wanna Get With You"

    2005

El Feco

  • "Like It Like That"

    Apache Indian – ''Time For Change''

  • 18. "A Prayer For Change"

    Shakira – ''Oral Fixation Vol. 2''

  • 05. "Animal City" – co-producer

    Jamie Foxx – ''Unpredictable''

  • 05. "Can I Take U Home" – background vocals

    2006

Kulcha Don – ''It's All About You''

  • 07 "Say So"

    Nelly Furtado – ''Loose''

  • 01. "Afraid"
  • 02. "Maneater" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 03. "Promiscuous" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 04. "Glow"
  • 05. "Showtime" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 06. "No Hay Igual" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 08. "Say It Right" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 09. "Do It" – vocal producer
  • 11. "Wait For You" – vocal producer
  • 13. "All Good Things " – vocal producer, background vocals
  • Maneater – producer
  • Promiscuous – producer, background vocals

    Danity Kane – ''Danity Kane''

  • 03. "Want It" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 04. "Right Now" – vocal producer, co-writer

    Fergie – ''The Dutchess''

  • unknown tracks with Timbaland

    Diddy – ''Press Play''

  • 14. "After Love" – co-writer

    Gwen Stefani – ''The Sweet Escape''

  • "Fast Lane"
  • unknown tracks with Timbaland

    Fantasia – ''Fantasia''

  • 12. "Bore Me " – co-writer

    2007

Katharine McPhee – ''Katharine McPhee''

  • 01. "Love Story" – vocal producer
  • 03. "Open Toes" – vocal producer
  • 05. "Not Ur Girl" – vocal producer
  • 06. "Each Other" – vocal producer
  • 07. "Dangerous" – vocal producer
  • 11. "Neglected" – vocal producer, background vocals

    Timbaland – ''Timbaland Presents Shock Value''

  • 03. "Release" – background vocals
  • 06. "Come And Get Me" – background vocals
  • 12. "Bombay"

    Lady Ru – ''My Addiction''

  • 01. "My Addiction"
  • 02. "Snake Charmer"
  • 03. "Hands Up"
  • 04. "Got Me "
  • 05. "Catch Me"
  • 06. "Your Woman"
All Produced by Jim Beanz
  • 07. "Chances Are" – additional vocal producer
  • 11. "Mr. DJ" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 12. "You & Me" – co-writer
  • "My Man"
  • "My Obsession"
  • "So Hot"
  • "So Many Ways"

    Mutya Buena ''Real Girl''

  • "Heat"
  • "Wanna Be"

    M.I.A. – ''K A L A''

  • 12. "Come Around"

    Britney Spears – ''Blackout''

  • 01. "Gimme More" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 04. "Break The Ice" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 06. "Get Naked " – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 09. "Hot As Ice" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 11. "Perfect Lover" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 13. "Outta This World" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 15. "Get Back" – vocal producer, background vocals

    Duran Duran – ''Red Carpet Massacre''

  • 03. "Nite Runner" – additional vocals
  • 05. "Box Full O' Honey" – vocal producer
  • 09. "Zoom In" – vocal producer
  • 10. "She's Too Much" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 11. "Dirty Great Monster" – vocal producer
  • 12. "Last Man Standing" – vocal producer

    Test Drive

  • "Drive Me Crazy" – vocal producer, co-writer

    2008

Keri Hilson

  • "Get It Girl" – background vocals

    Danity Kane – ''Welcome to the Dollhouse''

  • 02. "Bad Girl" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 03. "Damaged" – vocal producer
  • 05. "Strip Tease" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 12. "Poetry" – vocal producer
Credits on the first run of this album are wrong, Jim Beanz was the vocal producer on 90% of Danity Kane album. As seen in Making the Band 4, Season 2.

Matt Pokora – ''MP3''

  • 01. "Dangerous" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 02. "Catch Me If You Can" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 04. "No Me Without U" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 12. "Why Do You Cry?" – co-producer, vocal producer, co-writer
  • 14. "Like A Criminal" – vocal producer, co-writer

    Day26 – ''Day26''

  • 02. "Got Me Going"
  • 06. "Co Star"
  • 07. "Come In
  • 13. "Just Should've Told You"

    Ashlee Simpson – ''Bittersweet World''

  • 01. "Outta My Head " – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 02. "Boys" – co-writer
  • 03. "Rule Breaker" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 04. "No Time For Tears" – background vocals
  • 05. "Little Miss Obsessive" – vocal producer, co-writer
  • 06. "Ragdoll" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 07. "Bittersweet World" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 08. "What I've Become" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • 09. "Hot Stuff" – co-writer
  • 10. "Murder" – vocal producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • "Can't Get Over It"
  • "Follow U"

    Ashanti – ''The Declaration''

  • 14. "Why" – co-writer
  • "For My Man"
  • "The World Song"

    Taio Cruz – ''She's Like A Star Single''

  • "I Just Wanna Know "

    Donnie Klang – ''Just a Rolling Stone''

  • 06. "Pick It Up"

    Jennifer Hudson – ''Jennifer Hudson''

  • 03. "Pocketbook" – co-producer, co-writer, background vocals
  • "Fallin Out Of Heaven"

    Craig David – ''Greatest Hits''

  • 04. "Insomnia" – producer

    Lemar – ''The Reason''

  • 03. "Little Miss Heartbreaker"

    Britney Spears – ''Circus''

  • 01. "Womanizer" – vocal producer
  • 04. "Kill The Lights" – co-writer, background vocals
  • 08. "Blur" – vocal producer, background vocals

    Jamie Foxx – ''Intuition''

  • 02. "I Don't Need It" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 17. "Street Walker"
  • "Nothin For Ya"

    Jada

  • unknown track

    2009

[Chris Cornell] – ''Scream">Scream (Chris Cornell album)">Scream'' (Mosley">Mosley Music">Mosley/[Interscope]/Universal">Universal Records">Universal)

  • 01. "Part of Me" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 02. "Time" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 03. "Sweet Revenge" – co-writer with James Fauntleroy, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 04. "Get Up" – co-writer with James Fauntleroy, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 05. "Ground Zero" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 06. "Never Far Away" – co-writer with Ryan Tedder & The Clutch, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 07. "Take Me Alive" – co-written with Justin Timberlake, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 08. "Long Gone" – vocal producer
  • 09. "Scream" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 10. "Enemy" – co-writer with Ryan Tedder & The Clutch, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 11. "Other Side Of Town" – co-writer, vocal producer
  • 12. "Climbing Up The Walls" – co-writer, vocal producer
  • 13. "Watch Out" – co-writer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • "Lost Cause"

    [Keri Hilson] – ''[In a [Perfect World (Keri Hilson album)|In A Perfect World...]]'' (Zone 4">Zone 4 (record label)">Zone 4-Mosley">Mosley Music">Mosley [Interscope]/Universal">Universal Records">Universal)

  • 04. "Return the Favor" – vocal producer
  • 06. "Slow Dance" – co-writer with Justin Timberlake, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 08. "Intuition" – writer, co-producer, vocal producer
  • 09. "How Does It Feel" – co-writer, co-producer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • 14. "Where Did He Go" – vocal producer
  • 15. "Quicksand" – vocal producer
  • 16. "Hurts Me" – vocal producer
  • "The Ring"

    Dzham

  • "Every Day"

    [Ciara] – ''[Fantasy Ride]'' (Jive">Jive Records">Jive/[RCA Records]/LaFace">LaFace Records">LaFace, [Sony Music], Zomba">Zomba Records">Zomba)

  • 04. "Turntables" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 08. "Work" – vocal producer

    Charlie Hustle

  • "Go Hard"

    Dima Bilan – ''Believe''

  • 01. "Automatic Lady" – producer, vocal producer, writer
  • 02. "Don't Leave" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer
  • 03. "Amnesia" — producer, co-writer with Ryan Tedder
  • 04. "Number 1 Fan" — producer, vocal producer, writer
  • 05. "Believe" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer
  • 06. "Lonely" – producer, vocal producer, writer
  • 07. "Mistakes" – producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer
  • 09. "Anythin' 4 Love" – producer, vocal producer, writer
  • 11. "Circles" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals
  • "Number 1 Fan" — producer, vocal producer, background vocals, writer

    [Esmée Denters] – ''[Outta Here]'' ([Tennman]/[Interscope]/Universal">Universal Records">Universal)

  • 04. "Love Dealer" – background vocals
  • 05. "Gravity" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 10. "The First Thing" – vocal producer, background vocals
  • 13. "Sad Symphony" – co-writer, vocal producer
  • "Boyfriend"
  • "Closer"

    Luigi Masi – ''Save His Shoes''

  • 03. "Strobelight" – producer, vocal producer, writer
  • 06. Better Now – producer, vocal producer, writer

    Ginuwine – ''A Man's Thoughts''

  • "Disappearing Acts
  • "Hate To Love"

    Lemar

  • "U Got Me"

    Whitney Houston – ''I Look To You''

  • "Undefeated" – producer, co-writer with Candice Nelson

    Shakira – ''She Wolf''

  • 13. "Give It Up to Me"