T5: Research into an music director

RedOne

Nadir Khayat (Arabic: نادر الخياط‎) professionally known as RedOne (born 9 April 1972) is a Moroccan-Swedish producer, songwriter and music executive now based in the United States
As a producer and songwriter, he has worked with many high profile recording artists, most notably Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Mylène Farmer and Alexandra Burke. His production discography boasts many Billboard and international hits, which he produced and co-wrote. RedOne has established his own record label named 2101 Records as a joint venture with Universal Music Group. RedOne has been nominated for six Grammy awards, winning two. In 2009, he was the number one producer on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, ranking number three as songwriter. Commonly, he produces pop, dance, eurodance, house genres.

After the Grammy Awards, RedOne was awarded the Moroccan Royal Award for "Intellectual Excellence" and was decorated officially by King Mohamed VI of Morocco in an official ceremony held in Rabat in 2011.

Lady Gaga and RedOne produced songs such as "Poker Face" and "Just Dance" in the infancy of their partnership.

In 2010, RedOne founded 2101 Records, a record label, as a joint venture with Universal Music Group 2101 Songs on the other hand is a publishing company affiliated with 2101 Records and administered by Sony ATV Songs. Main acts signed to the label are Jennifer Lopez, Mohombi, Havana Brown, Midnight Red, Porcelain Black and 7Lions

“Very rarely does a producer come along that can move the needle on popular culture. RedOne’s impact on international music has been an incredible thing to watch,” – Jimmy Iovine