Teddy Riley

Profile Overview

Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer and songwriter credited with the creation of new jack swing, a hip-hop and R&B fusion genre. Musical artists who utilized Riley's production and songwriting — namely Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Heavy D & the Boyz, Keith Sweat, Hi-Five, and the Jacksons, among others — helped popularize the genre with several hit songs and albums from the late 1980s to 1990s. He is the founder of the musical group Blackstreet, as well as its predecessor Guy.
With Blackstreet and Guy, Riley has released four and three commercially successful studio albums, respectively. He has produced four Billboard Hot 100 number one singles: "I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by Hi-Five, "Stutter" by Joe, "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown, and "No Diggity" (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) by his group, Blackstreet. His other productions include the 1992 singles "Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson and "Right Here (Human Nature Remix)" by SWV. Beginning with his work on the extended play Teddy Riley, the First Expansion In Asia (2011), Riley has since worked on releases in the Eastern pop market, having produced the singles "Call Me Baby" for Exo in 2015, "The Boys" for Girls' Generation in 2011, and "Mamacita" for Super Junior in 2014.
A two-time Grammy Award winner, Riley's influence on contemporary R&B production had led to further usage of samples, sound effects, and rapping segments as well as singing — a practice which in part was reminiscent of the Jackson family. He is also credited with popularizing modern use of the talk box vocoder, and discovering Pharrell Williams in 1991.