Alexander Shuckburgh, better known by his stage name Al Shux, is a British record producer and songwriter from London, England. He is perhaps best known for his production work on Jay-Z's 2009 single, "Empire State of Mind", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. Furthermore, he has been credited on releases for Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Doja Cat, Kali Uchis, Alicia Keys, Kelela, BANKS, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Santigold, La Roux, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Lana Del Rey, among others.
Al Shux | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Shuckburgh[citation needed] |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Career
editIn 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]
In 2018, Shux co-wrote and produced Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "All the Stars" for the Black Panther OST. The song was nominated for multiple Grammy awards, a Golden Globe award, and an Oscar.
Discography
edit| Artist | Release | Year | Record Label | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Reifer | "Devastating (Interlude)" | 2024 | Atlantic Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Emir Taha | "Bi O Yana Bi Bu Yana" from E.T. Phone Home | 2024 | Hoppa Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Emir Taha | "Jealousy" from E.T. Phone Home | 2024 | Hoppa Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Solomon | "unrequited" | 2023 | Parlophone Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Annika Wells | "i wanna rip your clothes off" | 2023 | Boom Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Sekou | "You and I" | 2023 | Republic Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| KSI, Bugsy Malone, R3HAB | "Easy" | 2023 | Warner Music | Producer, Co-writer |
| JAY-Z, Gil Scott-Heron | "New York (Concept De Paris)" | 2023 | Roc Nation | Co-writer |
| Kali Uchis | "All Mine" from Red Moon in Venus | 2023 | Geffen Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Nathan Archie | "Hurt Me Enough" | 2022 | Nathan Archie | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Santigold | "The Lasty" from Spirituals | 2022 | Little Jerk Records | Co-Writer |
| Hope Tala | "Is It Enough" | 2022 | Republic Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| London Grammar | "How Does It Feel" from Californian Soil | 2021 | Ministry Of Sound | Co-Writer |
| Banks | "The Devil" | 2021 | Her Name Is Banks, Inc | Producer, Co-writer |
| Shakka | "Take It There" from Road Trip To Venus | 2021 | Base 'N' Rebulz x Marathon Artists | Producer, Co-writer |
| Zara Larsson | "Morning" from Poster Girl (Summer Edition) | 2021 | Epic Records | Producer |
| Dylan Cartlidge | "Step On" from Hope Above Adverstity | 2021 | Glassnote Music | Producer, Co-writer |
| Doja Cat | "Naked" from Planet Her | 2021 | RCA | Producer, Co-writer |
| Regard feat. Kwabs | "Signals" | 2021 | Ministry Of Sound | Co-writer |
| Kyle Dion | "Stressed Out" - single | 2020 | Kyle Dion | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Alma | "Bad News Baby" from Have U Seen Her | 2020 | Epic Local | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Alina Baraz | "My Whole Life" from It Was Divine | 2020 | Mom+POP | Producer, Co-Writer |
| GRACEY | "99%" from The Art Of Closure | 2020 | Polydor Records | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Lola Young | "6 Feet Under" | 2019 | Universal- Island | Producer |
| Mabel | "We Don't Say" from High Expectations | 2019 | Polydor | Producer, co-writer |
| Hopium feat Jafaris | "I Forget My Name" | 2019 | Warner Records | Producer, Co-writer |
| Alma | "Summer" – single | 2019 | Epic Local | Producer, Co-writer |
| Khalid | "Bad Luck" from Free Spirit | 2019 | RCA | Producer, Co-writer |
| L Devine | "Can't Be You" – single | 2018 | Warner | Producer, Co-writer |
| Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA | "All The Stars" from Black Panther OST | 2018 | TDE | Producer, Co-writer |
| Plan B | "Heartbeat" from Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose | 2017 | Atlantic | Producer, Co-writer |
| Banks | "Underdog" | 2017 | Harvest | Producer, Co-writer |
| Kelela | Take Me Apart from Take Me Apart | 2017 | Warp Records | Co-producer, Co-writer |
| Vancouver Sleep Clinic | "Unworthy", "Whispers", "Living Water", "Empire", "Letting Go", "Sleeping World", "Wildfire", "Revival" from Revival | 2017 | Kemosabe | Producer, Co-writer |
| Will Heard | "I Better Love You" from Trust EP | 2017 | Black Butter | Co-writer |
| Erik Hassle | "Missesota", "All Of You All Over Me" from Innocence Lost | 2017 | TEN | Co-producer, Co-writer |
| Taya | "Deeper" - single | 2016 | Atlantic | Producer, Co-writer |
| Vancouver Sleep Clinic | "Lung", "Killing Me To Love You", "Someone To Stay" from Revival | 2016 | Kemosabe | Producer, Co-writer |
| Banks | "Fuck With Myself" from The Alter EP | 2016 | Harvest | Producer, Co-writer |
| Shura | "Kidz 'N' Stuff" from Nothing's Real | 2016 | Polydor | Co-producer, Co-writer |
| Erik Hassle | "If Your Man Only Knew" from Innocence Lost | 2016 | TEN | Producer, Co-writer |
| Kwabs | "Fight For Love" from Love + War | 2015 | Warner | Co-producer, Co-writer |
| Sam Bruno | "Search Party" - single | 2015 | Atlantic | Producer, Co-writer |
| Lianne La Havas | "What You Don't Do" from Blood | 2015 | Warner | Co-producer |
| Kimbra | "Goldmine" from The Golden Echo | 2015 | Warner | Co-producer |
| Ella Henderson | "Mirror Man" - single | 2014 | Syco | Producer, Co-writer |
| Elliphant | "Purple Light" feat Doja Cat from One More EP | 2014 | TEN | Producer, Co-writer |
| Kwabs | "Saved" from Walk EP | 2014 | Warner | Producer, Co-writer |
| La Roux | "Cruel Sexuality" from Trouble In Paradise | 2014 | Polydor | Producer |
| Banks | "Drowning" from Goddess | 2014 | Harvest | Producer, Co-writer |
| Katy B | "Wicked Love" from Little Red | 2014 | Rinse | Producer, Co-writer |
| Lana Del Rey | "Young And Beautiful" from The Great Gatsby | 2013 | Interscope | Co-producer |
| Elle Varner | "Oh What A Night" from Perfectly Imperfect | 2012 | RCA | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Plan B | "Ill Manors" + rest of album from Ill Manors | 2012 | Atlantic | Producer, Co-writer |
| Nas | "Roses" from Life Is Good | 2012 | Def Jam | Producer, Co-writer |
| Paloma Faith | "Freedom" from Fall To Grace | 2012 | RCA | Producer, Co-writer |
| Lana Del Rey | "This Is What Makes Us Girls" from 'Born To Die | 2012 | Interscope | Producer |
| I Blame Coco | "In Spirit Golden", "The Constant", "Party Bag" and "Atlantis Found" from The Constant | 2010 | Warner | Co-writer |
| Tinie Tempah | "Illusion", "Simply Unstoppable" from Disc-Overy | 2010 | Parlophone | Producer, Co-writer |
| Alicia Keys | "Empire State Of Mind Part 2: Broken Down" from The Element Of Freedom | 2009 | RCA | Producer, Co-writer |
| Jay-Z | "Empire State Of Mind" from The Blueprint 3 | 2009 | Roc Nation | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Sway | "Saturday Night Hustle" (Featuring Lemar) from The Signature | 2008 | Dcypha | Producer, Co-writer |
| 2face Idibia | "Go Down There" from The Unstoppable | 2008 | Hypertek | Producer, Co-writer |
| Lupe Fiasco featuring Snoop Dogg and Poo Bear | "Hi-Definition" from Lupe Fiasco's The Cool | 2007 | Atlantic | Producer, Co-Writer |
| Sway | "Little Derek", "Back For You, "Products", "On My Own", "Sick World" from This Is My Demo | 2006 | Dycypha | Co-Producer, Co-Writer |
Awards and nominations
edit2022
- 64th Grammy Awards
- Nominated: Album Of The Year — Doja Cat - Planet Her
2019
- 91st Academy Awards
- Nominated: Best Original Song — All The Stars
- 61st Grammy Awards
- Nominated: Record Of The Year — All The Stars
- Nominated: Song Of The Year — All The Stars
- Nominated: Best Song Written For Visual Media — All The Stars
- 76th Golden Globe Awards
- Nominated: Best Original Song — All The Stars
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
- Mercury Music Prize
- Nominated: Album Of The Year – Sway — This is my Demo
References
edit- ^ "53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards – Best Rap Song". GRAMMY.com. 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: 'Empire State of Mind' producer Al Shux knows hip hop – and the metric system". Los Angeles Times. 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Grammy awarded to BA Commercial Music graduate, Alexander Shuckburgh". University of Westminster. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011.
- ^ Lynsky, Dorian (15 March 2012). "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.
External links
edit- Alexander Shuckburgh accepting 2011 Grammy Award (photo)
- Al Shux interview at VIBE.com (4 December 2009)