Ivan Barias |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Genres | R&B, hip hop, soul, pop |
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| Occupation(s) | Producer, songwriter, mixing & recording engineer |
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| Instrument(s) | Drum machine, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencer, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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Musical artist
Ivan Barias is part of the Philadelphia production duo Carvin & Ivan. Initially starting out as a solo hip hop artist, he moved into production and songwriting.[1] He has written and produced songs for artists including Jazmine Sullivan, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Justin Timberlake, Mario, Chris Brown, Ledisi, Raheem DeVaughn, Keyshia Cole, Jaheim, Estelle, Floetry, Skillz, Ace Hood, and Rick Ross.
Career
Along with Carvin Haggins, he is notable for introducing Musiq Soulchild to the world[clarification needed] and giving him his staple sound.[1] Together they were responsible for writing and producing the vast majority of Musiq's more popular charted singles such as "Just Friends (Sunny)", "Halfcrazy", "Dontchange", "B.U.D.D.Y.", and "Teachme".[2][3]
Barias is the former president of the Philadelphia Chapter of The Recording Academy and now serves on the Academy's Board of Trustees.[4] On February 1, 2011, he became a creative ambassador for the city of Philadelphia as a part of Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation's Philly 360°.[5] In 2012 he was named as one of the brightest minds of Philadelphia in Philadelphia Magazine's Innovation issue.
In 2011, Barias was selected as an ambassador of the Philadelphia 76ers community program La Liga del Barrio.
Early years
Carvin & Ivan met in the mid-90s at A Touch Of Jazz, a recording studio in Philadelphia owned by DJ Jazzy Jeff.[6]
Discography
Selected discography as producer, songwriter, composer and engineer.
2000
Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing
2001
Jill Scott - Experience: Jill Scott 826+
- "High Post Brotha" (featuring Common)
- "Gimme"
Angie Stone - Mahogany Soul
Lina - Stranger on Earth
- "Bye Bye Baby" (produced by Ivan "Orthodox" Barias)
2002
Musiq Soulchild - Juslisen
- "Newness"
- "Caughtup"
- "Stopplayin"
- "Halfcrazy"
- "Time"
- "Solong"
- "Bestfriend"
- "Dontchange"
- "Something"
- "Ifiwouldaknew"
Justin Timberlake - Justified
Dawn Robinson - Dawn
- "Party, Party"
- "Get Up Again"
Floetry - Floetic
Syleena Johnson - "Chapter 2: The Voice"
- "Dear You"
- "I'm Gon Cry"
- "No Words"
- "So Willingly"
2003
Musiq Soulchild - Soulstar
- "Youloveme"
- "Womanopoly"
- "Forthenight"
- "Infatueighties"
- "Whoknows"
- "Babymother"
- "Missyou"
- "Thereason"
- "Romancipation"
- "Givemorelove"
Joe - And Then...
Hootie & The Blowfish - Hootie & the Blowfish
2004
Jill Scott - Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
- "Bedda At Home"
- "Family Reunion"
Mario - Turning Point
Planet Asia - The Grand Opening
Skillz - Okayplayer - True Notes Vol. 1
Toshinobu Kubota - Time to Share
- "Breaking Through"
- "Hope You'll Be Well"
2005
Faith Evans - The First Lady
- "Again"
- "I Don't Need It"
- "Stop'n'Go"
- "Jealous"
- "Get Over You"
- "Until You Came"
Chris Brown - Chris Brown's Journey
Brian McKnight - Gemini
2006
2pac- Pac's Life
- "Playa Cardz Right (Female)" (featuring Keyshia Cole)
- "Scared Straight"
Heather Headley - In My Mind
Keshia Chanté - 2U
Javier Colon - Left of Center
- "You're The One"
- "Is This Love"
- "Poetry"
2007
Musiq Soulchild - Luvanmusiq
- "Teachme" (Grammy-nominated song: R&B Song of the Year 2008)
- "Rewind"
2pac- Best of 2Pac Part 2: Life
- "Dopefiend's Diner" (previously unreleased)
Freeway - Free at Last
Mýa - Liberation
- "Lights Go Off"
- "Switch It Up"
2008
Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind the Melody
- "Customer" (Grammy-nominated song: R&B Song of the Year 2009)
Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless
Keyshia Cole - A Different Me
Skillz- The Million Dollar Backpack
- "Don't Act Like You Don't Know" (featuring Freeway)
2009
Musiq Soulchild - OnMyRadio
Ledisi - Turn Me Loose
Ace Hood - Ruthless
Ameriie - In Love & War
2010
Jaheim - Another Round
Faith Evans - Something About Faith
Skillz - The World Needs More Skillz
- "Celebrate Life"
- "Wants and Needs" (featuring Bilal)
Leela James - My Soul
- "If It's Wrong"
- "It's Over"
2011
Ledisi - Pieces Of Me
Jill Scott - The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. 1
- "I Don't Know (Gotta Have You)"
2012
Estelle - All of Me
SWV - I Missed Us
Kenny Lattimore - Back To Cool
Alex Boyd - Commit Me
Tamia - Beautiful Surprise
Q. Parker - The MANual
- "Belongs to You"
- "Completely"
2013
Chrisette Michelle - Better
- "Let Me Win"
- "Love Won't Leave Me Out"
Raheem DeVaughn - A Place Called Loveland
- "Interlude - Album Intro"
- "Love Connection"
- "Wrong Forever"
- "Complicated"
TGT - Three Kings
- "Burn Out" (produced by Carvin Haggins and Ivan Barias with Javad Day)
Glenn Lewis - Moment of Truth
- "Random Thoughts"
- "Up & Down"
- "Searching For That One"
- "Closer" (co-produced by Stan Drinks)
- "I Wanna Go Deep"
2014
Ledisi - The Truth
Kiki Rowe - Kiki Rowe
2015
Jamie Foxx - Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses
Estelle - We Bare Bears theme song
Estelle - True Romance
Ledisi - The Intimate Truth
Jill Scott - Golden Moments
Kenny Lattimore - Anatomy Of A Love Song
- "Find A Way"
- "You Have My Heart"
- "What Must I Do"
2017
Bell Biv Devoe - Three Stripes
Ledisi - Let Love Rule
Stokley Williams - Introducing Stokley
- "Organic"
- "Think About U"
- "Cross The Line"
- "Art In Motion" featuring Robert Glasper
- "U & I" featuring Estelle
- "We/Me"
Justin Timberlake - R&B Mixtape - Ministry of Sound
ThePLAYLIST - Chasing Goosebumps
2019
DJ Aktive - The Tour (album)
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Ascap Awards
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards
References
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