Teddy Riley

Teddy Riley
General information
Birthname	Edward Theodore Riley
Born	October 8, 1967 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Other names	Lil Man • Street • Swingbeat • The Finisher • Jam
Occupation	Record producer • singer • songwriter • audio engineer • musician
Years active	1984–present
Musical career
Genres	R&B • hip-hop • new jack swing
Label	Interscope • Uptown • MCA • Lil Man • DreamWorks
Personal relationships
Children	9
Other
Website	https://www.teddyriley.com/

Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, audio engineer, musician, and record producer credited with the creation of the New Jack Swing genre. Riley credits Barry Michael Cooper with giving the genre its name.

The fusion of hip hop and R&B in his work allowed him to work with artists including Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Samantha Mumba, Doug E. Fresh, Today, Heavy D & the Boyz, Hi-Five, Men of Vizion, and Profyle, as well as his spearheaded groups Guy and Blackstreet.

Relation to Jackson

Riley co-produced three albums by Jackson, at the behest of the latter's former producer, Quincy Jones: Dangerous, Invincible, and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix. He was also brought on board to help produce the posthumous album, Michael.

Credits

Dangerous

• "Can't Let Her Get Away" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, keyboards, synthesizer and arrangements, rhythm arrangements
• "Dangerous" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, synthesizer and arrangements, rhythm arrangements
• "In the Closet" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, keyboards, synthesizer and arrangements, rhythm arrangements
• "Jam" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, keyboards, lead guitar, drums and arrangements, synthesizer
• "Remember the Time" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, keyboards, synthesizer and arrangements, rhythm arrangements
• "She Drives Me Wild" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, keyboards, synthesizer and arrangements, rhythm arrangements
• "Why You Wanna Trip on Me" - writing, production, engineering, mixing, lead guitar, keyboards, rhythm arrangements, synthesizer

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix

• "Blood on the Dance Floor" - writing, production, engineering, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming
• "Ghosts" - writing, production, engineering, keyboards, synthesizer

Invincible

• "2000 Watts" - writing, production, additional background vocals
• "Don't Walk Away" - writing, production
• "Heaven Can Wait" - writing, production, multiple instruments
• "Whatever Happens" - writing, production

Michael

• "Hollywood Tonight" - writing, production, mixing, programming
• "Monster" - writing, production, mixing, programming
• "Breaking News" - writing, production, mixing, programming