Ricky Reed

American artist, music producer, and songwriter (born 1982)

Ricky Reed

Reed at the 2015 BMI Pop Awards

Background information
Birth name| Eric Burton Frederic
Born|  (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982 (age 43)[1]
Genres|

* Hip hop
* pop
* electronic

Occupations|

* Record producer
* singer
* songwriter

Years active| 2001–present
Labels|

* Nice Life
* Boardwalk[2]
* Epic

Formerly of|

* Facing New York
* Wallpaper.

Musical artist

Eric Burton Frederic (born January 15, 1982), known professionally as Ricky Reed, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, and the founder of Nice Life Recording Company.[3] In 2005, he formed the musical project Wallpaper., which lasted until 2014.[4]

## Early work

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He was the lead singer of the Bay Area band Locale A.M. from 2001–2004.[5]

## Awards and nominations

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Reed has received RIAA platinum records for two Jason Derulo singles: "Talk Dirty" ft. 2 Chainz (4× Platinum) and "Wiggle" ft. Snoop Dogg (2× Platinum).[6]

In 2015, Reed received a BMI Pop Award for his work on "Talk Dirty".[7]

Award  | Year  | Recipient(s) and nominee(s)  | Category  | Result  | Ref.

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Grammy Awards | 2017 | Himself  | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated  | [8]
2020 | "Truth Hurts"  | Record of the Year | Nominated
Song of the Year | Nominated
Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) | Album of the Year | Nominated
Best Urban Contemporary Album | Won
Himself  | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical  | Nominated
2022 | We Are | Album of the Year  | Won
Himself  | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical  | Nominated
2023 | Special | Album of the Year  | Nominated
"About Damn Time"  | Record of the Year  | Won
Song of the Year  | Nominated

## Discography

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### Albums

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* Ricky Reed Is Real (as Wallpaper, 2013)
* The Room (2020)

### Singles

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* "Express Myself" (2016) (Written by: Ricky Reed) (Produced by: Ricky Reed)
* "Be The 1" (2017) (Written by: Ricky Reed, LunchMoney Lewis, Teddy Geiger, Alex Van Halen, Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth) (Produced by: Ricky Reed)
* "Joan of Arc" (2017) (Written by: Ricky Reed, Mark Foster, Charli XCX, Wayne Hector, James Fauntleroy, Joe London) (Produced by: Ricky Reed, Mark Foster (co.))
* "Good Vibrations" (2017) (Written by: Ricky Reed, Jason Derulo, Clarence Coffee Jr., Nate Mercereau, Joe London, Toby Wincorn, Tom Peyton) (Produced by: Ricky Reed)

### Songwriting and production credits

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Title  | Year  | Artist(s)  | Album  | Credits  | Written with  | Produced with

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"Anyway"  | 2011  | CeeLo Green | The Lady Killer: The
Platinum Edition | Co-writer/Producer  | Thomas Callaway, Ross Golan, Rivers Cuomo, Joshua Alexander  | Daniel Ledinsky
"Turn Up the Love"
(featuring Cover Drive) | 2012  | Far East Movement | Dirty Bass | Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura, Virman Coquia, Andreas Schuller, Matthew Bair | Axident
"The Illest"
(featuring Riff Raff) | 2013  | Jae Choung, James Roh, Kevin Nishimura, Virman Coquia, Andreas Schuller, Horst Simco | Axident
"Girl Next Door"  | Emblem3 | Nothing to Lose | Drew Chadwick, Keaton Stromberg, Wesley Stromberg, Evan Bogart | –
"Talk Dirty"
(featuring 2 Chainz) | Jason Derulo | Tattoos | Jason Desrouleaux, Tauheed Epps, Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas, Ori Kaplan, Tamir Muskat, Tomer Yosef  | –
"Woohoo"  | Eli Paperboy Reed | Nights Like This | Eli Musock, Ross Golan, Andreas Schuller | Eli Paperboy Reed, Ryan Spraker, Axident
"Side FX"
(featuring The Game) | Jason Derulo | Tattoos | Jason Desrouleaux, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur, Jayceon Taylor | Joe London
"Perfect Timing"  | Jason Desrouleaux, James Abrahart | –
"Wiggle"
(featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2014  | Talk Dirty | Jason Desrouleaux, Calvin Broadus, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Sean Douglas, John Ryan II, Joe Spargur, Andreas Schuller | Axident, John Ryan, Joe London
"BO$$"  | Fifth Harmony | Reflection | Taylor Parks, Joe Spargur, Daniel Kyriakides, Gamal Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin  | Joe London, Daylight
"Fireball"
(featuring JRY) | Pitbull | Globalization | Armando Perez, John Ryan II, Andreas Schuller, Joe Spargur, Thomas Peyton, Ilsey Juber | Axident, John Ryan, Joe London
"Everywhere I Go (Kings
& Queens)"  | New Politics | Vikings | David Boyd, Søren Hansen, Louis Vecchio, John Ryan II, Thomas Peyton, Joshua Moran, Thomas Schlieter  | John Ryan
"Never Been in Love"
(featuring Icona Pop) | Cobra Starship | Non-album single  | Gabriel Saporta, John Ryan II, Norman Cook, Camille Yarbrough | John Ryan
"Burnin' Up"
(featuring 2 Chainz) | Jessie J | Sweet Talker | Jessieca Cornish, Andreas Schuller, Chloe Angelides, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Rickard Goransson, Gamal Lewis, Tauheed Epps | Axident
"Dazed and Confused"
(featuring Travie McCoy) | Jake Miler | Dazed & Confused EP | Jake Miller, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Carlos Battey, Steven Battey  | –
"Lion Heart"  | Jake Miller, Andreas Schuller, Jacob Kasher Hindlin  | Axident
"Day Drinking"
(featuring Heymous Molly) | Pitbull | Globalization | Armando Perez, John Ryan II, Andreas Schuller, Joe Spargur  | Axident, John Ryan, Joe London
"Midnight Train"  | Union J | You Got It All | Thomas Peyton, John Ryan II, Andreas Schuller, Joe Spargur, Jonnali Parmenius | Joe London
"Bills"  | 2015  | LunchMoney Lewis | Bills EP | Gamal Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Rickard Goransson | –
"Make Out"  | Rixton | Let the Road | Benjamin Levin, Ammar Malik | Benny Blanco
"Fairly Local"  | Twenty One Pilots | Blurryface | Producer  | –  | –
"Karaoke"  | Smallpools | Lovetap! | Co-writer/Producer  | Sean Scanlon, Mike Kamerman, Beau Kuther, John Ryan II, Thomas Peyton  | –
"Headlights"
(featuring Ilsey) | Robin Schulz | Sugar | Co-writer  | Robin Schulz, Ilsey Juber, John Ryan II, Andreas Schuller, Thomas Peyton, Joe Spargur  | –
"Mama"  | LunchMoney Lewis | Bills EP | Co-writer/Producer  | Gamal Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Peter Svensson | –
"Love Me Back"  | Gamal Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jason Evigan | –
"Real Thing"  | Gamal Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, John Theodore Geiger II, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Tear in My Heart"  | Twenty One Pilots | Blurryface | Producer  | –  | –
"Lane Boy"  | –  | –
"Heavydirtysoul"  | –  | –
"Ride"  | –  | –
"Doubt"  | –  | –
"We Don't Believe What's
on TV"  | –  | –
"Goner"  | –  | –
"Emergency"  | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | Co-writer/Producer  | Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Kaj Hassle, John Theodore Geiger II, Thomas Peyton, Antonio Puntillo, Luca Citandini, Gianfranco Bortolotti, Diego Leoni  | –
"Get Ugly"  | Jason Derulo | Everything Is 4 | Jason Desrouleaux, Jason Evigan, Sean Douglas | –
"Amanecer"  | Bomba Estéreo | Amanecer | Liliana Saumet, Julian Salazar, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Caderas"  | Liliana Saumet, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Somos Dos"  | Producer  | –  | Joe London
"Soy Yo"  | Co-writer/Producer  | Liliana Saumet, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Fiesta"  | Liliana Saumet, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Voy"  | Liliana Saumet, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Algo Esta Cambiando"  | Liliana Saumet, Julien Salazar, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Mar (Lo Que Siento)"  | Liliana Saumet, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"To My Love"  | Liliana Saumet, Julien Salazar, Simon Mejia, Joe Spargur  | Joe London
"Solo Tu"  | Producer  | –  | Joe London
"Raiz"  | –  | Joe London
"Morning Sun"  | Robin Thicke | Non-album single  | –  | –
"First Time"  | Icona Pop | Emergency EP | Co-writer/Producer  | Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, John Theodore Geiger II, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Gamal Lewis, Bjorn Olovsson  | –
"Clap Snap"  | Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, John Theodore Geiger II, Lincoln Chase | –
"Young & Stupid"
(featuring T.I.) | Travis Mills | Non-album single  | Travis Mills, Clifford Harris Jr., Ilsey Juber, Andreas Schuller, Joe Spargur, Thomas Peyton, John Ryan II | Axident, John Ryan, Joe London
"I Think We'd Feel
Good Together"  | Rob Thomas | The Great Unknown | Producer  | –  | –
"Absence of Affection"  | Co-writer  | Robert Thomas | –
"Take You Down"  | Rock City | What Dreams Are Made Of | Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter | –
"Ain't Too Cool"  | LunchMoney Lewis | Non-album single  | Co-writer/Producer  | Gamal Lewis, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Jonathan Gomez, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Brian Dales  | Dr. Luke
"Bad Man"
(featuring Robin Thicke,
Joe Perry & Travis Barker) | 2016  | Pitbull | Climate Change | Armando Perez, Thomas Peyton, Davey Nate, Jenny Owen Youngs | Tom Peyton, Joe London
"No"  | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | Meghan Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin  | –
"We Don't Have to Dance"  | Andy Black | The Shadow Side | Andy Biersack, John Friedmann, Patrick Stumph, Quinn Allman, Zakk Cervini, Matthew Pauling  | John Friedman
"HandClap"  | Fitz and the Tantrums | Fitz and the Tantrums | Michael Fitzpatrick, Noelle Scaggs, Joe Kearns, James King, Jeremy Ruzumma, Jonathan Wicks, Samuel Hollander  | –
"Me Too"  | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | Meghan Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Jason Desrouleaux, Peter Svensson | –
"Watch Me Do"  | Meghan Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Gamal Lewis | –
"Better"
(featuring Yo Gotti) | Meghan Trainor, Thomas Brown, Steve Franks, Mario Mims, Taylor Parks, Travis Sayles  | Tommy Brown, Mr. Franks
"I Love Me"
(with LunchMoney Lewis) | Meghan Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Gamal Lewis, Thomas Troelsen | Thomas Troelsen
"Kindly Calm Me Down"  | Meghan Trainor, James Morales, Matthew Morales, Julio David Rodriguez | The Elev3n
"Woman Up"  | Meghan Trainor, James Morales, Matthew Morales, Julio David Rodriguez, Taylor Parks, Nash Overstreet, Erika Nuri, Shane Stevens | The Elev3n
"Just a Friend to You"  | Meghan Trainor, Christopher Gelbuda | Chris Gelbuda
"I Won't Let You Down"  | Meghan Trainor, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Gamal Lewis | –
"Dance Like Yo Daddy"  | Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish | Kevin Kadish
"Friends"  | Meghan Trainor, Thomas Brown, Steve Franks, Michael Foster, Ryan Tedder, Biana Atterberry  | Tommy Brown, Mr. Franks
"Good as Hell"  | Lizzo | Coconut Oil EP / Cuz I Love You (Super Deluxe) | Melissa Jefferson | –
"Girls Talk Boys"  | 5 Seconds of Summer | Ghostbusters: OST | John Theodore Geiger II, John Ryan II, Ammar Malik | –
"Sober"
(featuring JRY) | DJ Snake | Encore | William Grigachine, John Ryan II, John Theodore Geiger II, Ammar Malik, Karl Hyde, Richard Smith | DJ Snake, John Ryan, Teddy Geiger
"Cash Machine"  | DRAM | Big Baby DRAM | Shelley Massenburg-Smith, Ray Williams | –
"Phone"  | Lizzo | Coconut Oil EP | Producer  | –  | Jesse Shatkin
"Worship"  | Co-writer/Producer  | Melissa Jefferson, Joe Spargur, Jose Fernandez  | –
"Scuse Me"  | Melissa Jefferson, Marcus Glasser, Kehinde Hassan  | Christian Rich
"Deep"  | Producer  | –  | Dubbel Dutch
"Coconut Oil"  | Co-writer/Producer  | Melissa Jefferson, Aaron Jennings  | –
"Funeral Pyre"  | Phantogram | Three | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson | Josh Carter, John Hill
"Same Old Blues"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Eric Wincorn, Ernest Fowler  | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dan Wilson
"You Don't Get Me High
Anymore"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Edwin Bocage, Alfred Scramuzza  | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dan Wilson
"Cruel World"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Lee Moses | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dan Wilson
"Barking Dog"  | Joshua Carter, Stephen Reich | Josh Carter
"You're Mine"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Willie Clarke, Clarence Reid | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dan Wilson
"Answer"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson | Josh Carter
"Run Run Blood"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel
"Destroyer"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel
"Calling All"  | Sarah Barthel, Joshua Carter, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Simeon Coxe, Stanley Warren  | Josh Carter, Sarah Barthel, Dan Wilson
"Misunderstood"
(featuring Young Thug) | DRAM | Big Baby DRAM | Shelley Massenburg-Smith, Jeffery Williams | –
"Miserable America"  | Kevin Abstract | American Boyfriend:
A Suburban Love Story | Producer  | –  | Michael Uzowuru, Jeff Kleinman
"American Boyfriend"  | –  | Bearface
"Swalla"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign &
Nicki Minaj) | 2017  | Jason Derulo | Nu King | Co-writer/Producer  | Jason Desrouleaux, Gamal Lewis, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Russell Jones, Robert Diggs, Onika Maraj, Tyrone Griffin Jr. | –
"100 Letters"  | Halsey | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom | Ashley Frangipane | –
"Alone"
(solo / featuring Big Sean &
Stefflon Don) | Ashley Frangipane, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Joshua Carter, Anthony Hester  | Josh Carter
"Bad at Love"  | Ashley Frangipane, Justin Tranter, Roget Chahayed | Roget Chahayed
"Fuck They"  | Sofi Tukker | Treehouse | Producer  | –  | Sofi Tukker, Jon Hume
"Hymn"  | Kesha | Rainbow | Co-writer/Producer  | Kesha Sebert, Jonathan Price, Cara Salimando, Rosmary Sebert | Jonny Price
"Bastards"  | Producer  | –  | Nate Mercureau, Drew Pearson
"Learn to Let Go"  | –  | Stuart Crichton
"Finding You"  | Co-writer/Producer  | Kesha Sebert, Justin Tranter | –
"Boots"  | Kesha Sebert, Justin Tranter, Roget Chahayed | Roget Chahayed, Nate Mercureau
"Godzilla"  | Producer  | –  | Drew Pearson
"Water Me"  | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) | –  | –
"Hello"  | Galantis | The Aviary | Co-writer  | Christian Karlsson, Linus Eklow, Jimmy "Svidden" Koitzsch, Henrik Jonback, Ross Golan, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ammar Malik | –
"Who I Am"
(featuring LunchMoney Lewis) | Maroon 5 | Red Pill Blues | Co-writer/Producer  | Adam Levine, Ammar Malik, Gamal Lewis, John Theodore Geiger II, John Ryan II, Jacob Kasher Hindlin  | –
"Truth Hurts"  | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | Producer  | –  | –
"Come Alive"
(with Keala Settle, Daniel
Everidge & Zendaya) | Hugh Jackman | The Greatest Showman: OST | –  | Greg Wells, Pasek and Paul, Alex Lacamoire
"Dance"  | 2018  | DNCE | Non-album single  | Co-writer/Producer  | Joe Jonas, John Theodore Geiger II, John Ryan II, Cole Whittle, Ammar Malik | –
"Bet Ain't Worth the Hand"  | Leon Bridges | Good Thing | Todd Bridges, Nathaniel Mercereau, Wayne Hector, Steven Wyreman, Austin Jenkins, Joshua Block, Curtis Mayfield, Donna Missal  | Nate Mercereau
"Bad Bad News"  | Todd Bridges, Nathaniel Mercereau, Wayne Hector, Austin Jenkins, Joshua Block  | Nate Mercereau
"Fitness"  | Lizzo | Non-album single  | Melissa Jefferson, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, John Theodore Geiger II, Joe Spargur, Thomas Peyton, Donna Summer, Bruce Sudano, Edward "Eddie" Hokenson, Joe "Bean" Esposito | –
"Beyond"  | Leon Bridges | Good Thing | Todd Bridges, Nathaniel Mercereau, Justin Tranter, Austin Jenkins, Joshua Block  | Nate Mercereau
"Shy"  | Todd Bridges, Nathaniel Mercereau, Daniel Dodd Wilson, Joshua Block  | Niles City Sound
"Forgive You"  | Todd Bridges, Nathaniel Mercereau, Justin Tranter | Nate Mercereau
"Lions"  | Todd Bridges, Zachary Cooper, Victor Dimotsis, Wayne Hector | King Garbage
"If It Feels Good (Then
It Must Be)"  | Todd Bridges, Nathaniel Mercereau, John Theodore Geiger II, Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins, William Shelby, Dana Meyers  | Nate Mercereau
"You Don't Know"  | Todd Bridges, Wayne Hector, Austin Jenkins, Joshua Block  | Niles City Sound
"Mrs."  | Todd Bridges, Zachary Cooper, Justin Tranter, Victor Dimotsis  | King Garbage
"Georgia to Texas"  | Todd Bridges, Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins  | Niles City Sound
"Unless It's With You"  | Christina Aguilera | Liberation | Christina Aguilera, John Theodore Geiger II, Kaj Hassle, Gamal Lewis, Thomas Peyton  | –
"Say It"  | 2019  | Maggie Rogers | Heard It in a Past Life | Producer  | –  | Maggie Rogers, Lucio Westmoreland
"Burning"  | Co-writer/Producer  | Margaret Rogers | Maggie Rogers
"Juice" | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You | Melissa Jefferson, Theron Thomas | Nate Mercureau
"Crybaby"  | Melissa Jefferson, Theron Thomas, Charles Hinshaw, Nate Mercureau  | Nate Mercureau
"Tempo"  | Melissa Jefferson, Theron Thomas, Raymond Scott, Daniel Farber, Antonio Cuna, Melissa Elliott, Tobias Wincorn  | Lizzo, Sweater Beats, Dan Farber, Nate Mercureau, Tobias Wincorn
"Lingerie"  | Melissa Jefferson, Theron Thomas, Nate Mercureau  | Nate Mercureau
"Should've Said It"  | Camila Cabello | Romance | Camila Cabello, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Nate Mercureau, Andrew Wotman, Ali Tamposi | Frank Dukes, Nate Mercureau, Louis Bell
"Don't Go Yet"  | 2021  | Familia | Camila Cabello, Mike Sabath, Scott Harris | Mike Sabath
"Celia"  | 2022  |  |  |
"Bam Bam"  | Co-producer  | –  | Jose Castillo, Edgar Barrera
"Man I Am"  | 2023  | Sam Smith | Barbie the Album | Co-producer  | –  | Mark Ronson
"Nasty"  | 2024  | Tinashe | Quantum Baby | Co-writer/producer  | Tinashe Kachingwe | Zack Sekoff

## References

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1. ^ "Interview – Wallpaper « The FADER". Archived from the original on March 1, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ "Wallpaper STUPIDFACEDD available on Amazon Music". Amazon.
3. ^ "Producer Ricky Reed Launches Nice Life Recording Co: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
4. ^ Baltin, Steve (March 8, 2012). "Wallpaper., Bay Area's Absurd Pop Act, Set for the Big Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
5. ^ "//Locale AM//". thelocalzine.tripod.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|title=`` (help)
6. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database". RIAA. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
7. ^ "P!nk Receives President's Award at 63rd Annual BMI Pop Awards". BMI. Broadcast Music, Inc. May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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