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Teddy Walton
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| Birth name | Travis Darelle Walton |
| Also known as | Teddy Walton |
| Born | July 31, 1992 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
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Teddy Walton (born Travis Darelle Walton on July 30, 1992) is a super talented American music producer, songwriter, and DJ from Memphis, Tennessee. A music producer helps artists create their songs, from the beats to the overall sound. Teddy started making music with his older brother, June. Their songs became popular online on a platform called SoundCloud.
Since then, Teddy has worked with many famous musicians. Some of these include Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Travis Scott, and Post Malone. Teddy Walton is known for mixing different music styles like trap, R&B, and hip-hop. His work has led to him winning two Grammy Awards, which are big prizes in music. Many of the songs he produced have also sold millions of copies and appeared on popular music charts like the Billboard Hot 100.
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Teddy Walton's Early Life
Teddy Walton grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. When he was younger, he moved to Columbia, Missouri for high school. He started making music by accident! He downloaded a music-making program called FL Studio, thinking it was a video game. But once he started using it, he loved it.
He got really good at making music by working on projects with his brother, June, who is a rapper. Teddy describes his unique sound as a mix of different artists he loves, calling it "urban epic."
In 2012, Teddy and June released their first music project together called EVOL. It quickly gained attention online, even catching the eye of a music industry person named ASAP Yams. They continued to release more music, including Living Colour: Chapter 1 in 2014 and an EP (a shorter music album) in 2015.
Teddy Walton's Music Career
Teddy Walton's first big break with a major record label happened in 2015. He produced a song called "Electric Body" for ASAP Rocky's album At. Long. Last. ASAP. This song featured Schoolboy Q and became very popular, selling over 500,000 copies in the US. It also reached number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Grammy Award-Winning Songs
In 2017, Teddy worked on two songs for Kendrick Lamar's fourth album. He produced "Love" and helped with "God". Kendrick Lamar's album became number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and won a Grammy for Best Rap Album. "Love" sold over 4 million copies, and "God" sold over 500,000 copies.
That same year, Teddy also produced "Crew" for GoldLink, which sold over 3 million copies. He also worked on "Pacific Ocean" for Young Dolph and four songs for Bryson Tiller's album True to Self.
In 2018, Teddy produced "King's Dead" and "Redemption" for Kendrick Lamar's album Black Panther: The Album. "King's Dead" was nominated for a Grammy and won a Grammy for Rap Performance of The Year. It also sold over 3 million copies. In the same year, Teddy produced "Spoil My Night" for Post Malone and "ES Tales" for Jay Rock.
Recent Hits and Projects
In 2019, Teddy produced "No Guidance" by Chris Brown, featuring Drake. This song became a huge hit, selling over 5 million copies! It was even nominated for Best R&B song at the Grammy Awards. Teddy also produced "Celebrate" for DJ Khaled, which featured Post Malone and Travis Scott.
In 2020, Teddy Walton was the main composer for a short TV series on Hulu called YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. This series celebrated inspiring Black voices. He also helped produce four songs for Big Sean's album Detroit 2, including "Wolves" with Post Malone and "Don Life" with Lil Wayne. Teddy also worked on "Wash Us in the Blood" by Kanye West, featuring Travis Scott.
On his birthday in July 2020, Teddy released his own song called "No Love" with Young Dolph. This was the first song from his upcoming album, Mental Health. In September 2020, he produced "Franchise" for Travis Scott, Young Thug, and M.I.A.. This song went straight to number one on the Billboard Top 100 chart! Teddy also produced "Dive" for Kid Cudi and "Next To You" for Bryson Tiller.
Teddy Walton continues to work on exciting new music, helping many artists create their biggest hits.
