Nate Butler is an American songwriter, music producer, vocal producer, and recording artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been a part of 45 plus million records sold worldwide at last count. Butler has worked with multi-platinum artists such as Luther Vandross, Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice, Houston, Craig David, Backstreet Boys, 3LW, Christina Milian, Stacie Orrico, JoJo, Aaron Carter, The Cheetah Girls and others. Butler launched the career of the platinum R&B group 3LW by writing their hit singles: No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) and Playas Gon' Play. Two of the members of 3LW, Kiely Williams and Adrienne Bailon, went on to become members of the worldwide Disney sensation The Cheetah Girls. Butler also penned the notable chart topping R&B smash single "Afterparty" by Koffee Brown, also referred to as a R&B classic.
Butler helped launch the careers of many artists, such as the American Idols and others such as, S Club 7 (U.K.), L5 (France), Blue (U.K.), Sugababes (U.K.), Miss3 (Norway), BoA (Japan), and Lola (Italy). Butler has racked up credits on blockbuster films such as Barbershop, Four Brothers, Dr. Dolittle 2, Save the Last Dance, and the Nickelodeon hit Jimmy Neutron.
Butler was the A&R for the final season of The X Factor (U.S. season 3) and now currently works with America's Got Talent
Solo project
Album placements
|- ! Artist ! Song ! Record Label |- | Royce Lovett | Down 4 Whatever | Motown |- | Royce Lovett | Put Your Armour On | Motown |- | Royce Lovett | Show Me Love | Motown |- | Royce Lovett | Say Something | Motown |- | Royce Lovett | Write It On The Wall | Motown |- | Shawty Lo | Blenda | D4L/Asylum/Warner Bros |- | Jay Sean | Why Why Why | Virgin Records UK |- | Ellie | Pop Pop Fizz Fizz | Ministry of Sound UK |- | Ellie | Supersonic Soul | Ministry of Sound UK |- | Ellie | So Cruel | Ministry of Sound UK |- | Krave | Scrub the Ground | Upfront/Interscope |- | The Cheetah Girls | Falling For You | Walt Disney Records |- | Stacie Orrico | Save Me | Virgin |- | Stacie Orrico | Can't Give It Up | Virgin |- | Guy Sebastian | I'll Never Forget Ya | Sony Music Australia |- | Melody | De Ja Vu | BMG/Japan |- | Backstreet Boys | Moving On | Jive Records/UK/Asia |- | Houston | What U Say | Capitol Records |- | Blue (boy band) | I Wanna Know | Innocent Records/Virgin UK |- | American Idol Juniors | No Matta What | Jive Records |- | Christina Milian | Perfect | Universal Records/UK |- | Ma$e | Sell It | Bad Boy/ |- | Manzini | The Balloon Song | Warner Music Denmark |- | Jody Lei | Salt Shaker | Independiante/Sony UK |- | Jody Lei | Reminisce | Independiante/Sony UK |- | Miss 3 | No Matta What | Sony Norway |- | Won-G | My Life | Sanctuary/Bmg |- | LMNT | Keep It Coming | Elektra |- | Justin Guarini | Heartbreaker | J Records |- | Luther Vandross | Say It Now | J Records |- | Craig David | 2 Steps Back | Windstar U.K./Atlantic US |- | Toya | No Matta What (Party All Night) | Arista |- |American Juniors |No Matta What (Party All Night Long) |Jive |- | Tynisha Kelli | Dats What's Up | Warner Bros/Digital Release |- | 3LW | Crazy | Epic |- | 3LW | Leave Wit You | Epic |- | 3LW | No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) | Epic |- | 3LW | Playas Gon Play | Epic |- | 3LW | Curious | Epic |- | 3LW | Naughty On Xmas | Epic |- | 3LW | Ahh Nah | Epic |- | Koffee Brown | After Party | Arista |- | Scene 23 | The Greatest | 143 Atlantic |- | S Club 7 | The Greatest | Universal U.K. |- | Michico | Should I Leave | Sony Japan |- | Aaron Carter | Kid In Me | Jive |- | Aaron Carter | AC Alienation | Jive |- | L5 (band) | Look at Me | Mercury France |- | Jimmy Cozier | Two Steps | J Records |- | Dawn Robinson (EnVogue) | Set It Off | Universal |- | Virtue | I am God | Jive |- | Virtue | God Is Your Source | Jive |- | No Secrets | Go Girlfriend | Hollywood Records |- | Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) | What You Talkin Bout | Virgin |- | Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) | Every Lil Part of Me | Virgin |- | Deleon Richards | Let Go, Let God | Universal Music Christian Group |- | Deleon Richards | Come Follow Me | Universal Music Christian Group |- | Deleon Richards | Give It Up | Universal Music Christian Group |- | Deleon Richards | Testify | Universal Music Christian Group |- | DeLeon Richards | Don't Let It | Tommy Boy |- | Xscape | Hold On | So So Def |- | Tonya Mitchell | I Represent | Motown |- | Elisha Laverne | Not At Home | Avex Japan |- | Elisha Laverne | For Me | Avex Japan |- | Elisha Laverne | Talking Bout | Avex Japan |- | Namico | Perfect | Avex Japan |- | Sugababes | Us Girls | Island Records UK |- | BoA | Be the One | Avex Japan |}
Film and television placements
Movie | Song | Artist |
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Four Brothers | I Got That Fire | |
Barbershop | Baby, Baby, Baby | Colin P |
Save the Last Dance | Hate the Player | Demo Singer |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | Two Steps | Jimmy Cozier |
Jimmy Neutron | Go Jimmy | Aaron Carter |
Jimmy Neutron | AC Alienation | Aaron Carter |
Popstars (Season 2) | The Greatest | The Popstars |
Taina/Nickelodeon | I Represent | Maritza |
Web campaign music and sound design catalogue
Company | Website | Job Description |
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Atlanta Botanical Gardens. | www.atlantabotanicalgardens.org | Web Site Camapign Sound Design(2006) |
Coca-Cola | www.them.com | Theme music for limited release bottles (2005) |
Marit Milien Couture | armchairmedia.com/projects/marit | Theme music for lingerie site (2006) |
Radio One | www.freefm.com | Sound Design for David Lee Roth website(2006) |