Joseph Markell Foster

Joe Millionaire
Birth nameJoseph Markell Foster
BornAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Occupation(s)Musician, composer

Joseph Markell Foster (born November 3, 1984), professionally known as Joe Millionaire (also Joe Milli) is an international record producer from Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides.

Early life

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Foster was born in southwest Atlanta, Georgia on November 3, 1984, to a musical family. He was introduced to a plethora of instruments early in his life. He attended Douglass High School where he began to explore software that allowed him to create the sounds that he grew to love and experiment with such as MPC, Fruity Loops, Logic, and Studio One.

Foster was offered a full music scholarship to Tennessee State University,[1] where he was able to mold and develop his skill set.

Career

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While still an undergraduate, Foster was given the opportunity to produce for Lil' Wayne's music group, Squad Up. This led to Foster making his mark and working with names such as Trinidad James, Iggy Azelia, TI, T-Pain, YFN Lucci, and 2 Chains. He even ventured into television production, producing for shows such as Toddlers & Tiaras aired on TLC, WWE (Main Event / SmackDown) aired on the USA network and First aired on MTV.

After graduating from Traveca Nazarene University, Foster had the opportunity to produce on an EXO album that sold over a million copies, making him a Platinum-selling producer. Foster and Exo later collaborated on another project, which reached the #1 spot on Billboard's World Albums Chart.[2]

Foster has established himself as a "one stop shop" for any artist or production. He knows how to play over 13 different instruments and has a basic knowledge of several different types of beat-making software.

Notable works

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Music Credits

Artist Year Song Album
Squad Up 2006
Starlito 2006
Frayser Boy 2007
Travis Porter 2009 Young Money Go Getta
Gudda Gudda 2010 Murder Guddaville
Kidd Kidd 2011 N.O Swag Reallionaire
K Camp 2011

2011

2012

Kill Da Beat

Go Girl

Don't Shoot Me Down

Become A Fan

Become A Fan

Fan 4 Life

8 Ball feat. Trinidad James 2013 No Room Premo II
Yung Booke 2013 Free RIP City on My Back
Kevin Gates 2014 Give 'em Hell
Rich Kidz 2014 No YARS
TI, Iggy Azalea, Spodee 2014 We Go Hard G.D.O.D II
Trouble Trouble 2014
Jimmy 2Tymes, 2Chainz, Yung Joc 2015 Pocket Full of Stones
TPain, OG Maco 2015 Wait A Minute The Iron Way
EXO 2016 One And Only (유리어항) Ex'Act
Twenty Four For Life
2017 Sweet Lies The War: The Power of Music
EXO-CBX 2016 Rhythm After Summer Hey Mama!
Money Bagg Yo 2016 WWYD DWID
Red Velvet 2016 One of These Nights" (7월 7일; Joe Millionaire Version) The Velvet
Super Junior 2017 Scene Stealer PLAY
Taemin (SHINee) 2017 Thirsty MOVE
YFN Lucci 2017 Never Interlude Wish Me Well 2
Eastside Jody feat Marlo 2018 F*ck Em All Get Rich or Die Trapping
CHANYEOL & SEHUN (EXO) 2018 We Young We Young - Single
Queen Key 2018 Miss 100K Eat My Pu**y
Young Dro 2018 Tease
Young Nudy 2018 Robbin & Gettin Slimeball 3
Tabias Tate 2018 Never Karma of a Heartbreak
CIX 2019 My New world HELLO Chapter 1: Hello, Stranger

Television Credits

Television Shows Year
Toddlers & Tiaras aired on TLC Network 2012
WWE Smack Down aired on USA 2012
MTV First aired on MTV 2012
NBA TV Made 2012

References

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  1. ^ "Home". tnstate.edu.
  2. ^ "EXO Splinter Group EXO-CBX Hits No. 1 on World Albums with Debut EP 'Hey Mama'". Billboard.