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Brandon Bell (record producer)
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Brandon Kenneth Bell, professionally known as Donut, is an American record producer and songwriter who has produced songs for Jeremih and PnB Rock, among others.[1][2][3]
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Career
Bell received the moniker Donut from Pharrell Williams’ brother Pharaoh, who mentored Bell in his early career. [1] He would later travel to Philadelphia and then Los Angeles by way of a spontaneous Atlanta trip to meet fellow producer Needlz, with whom he began to work with after Bell reached out to Needlz to buy recording equipment from him on Craigslist. This began a long-term partnership where they would exchange beats.[1]
In a 2016 Billboard article celebrating the success of their production "Oui" for Jeremih, it was revealed that both Needlz and Bell worked on contributions to what became Rihanna's project Anti, but did not make the cut.[1] They also teased an "80s-infused" potential single for a forthcoming Keri Hilson album, which was subsequently shelved.[1] A song for Hilson, "Somethin (Bout U)", would be released a decade later on her 2025 comeback album We Need to Talk: Love.
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