Quick Facts
Biography
Lonnie Szoke (born February 9, 1978) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer, born and raised in Brantford, Ontario.
Career
Szoke co-founded ILLFIRE Entertainment in 2003.
In 2004, he produced on Keshia Chante's self-titled Juno Award-winning album. The single "Let The Music Take You" was nominated for R&B Song of the Year by the Urban Music Association of Canada. The album went certified gold in Canada in January 2005.
In 2006, he produced "Take Myself Away", the first single from reggae musician Sizzla's album Overstanding. Overstanding peaked at #15 on Billboard's Album Charts in January 2007.
Szoke appeared on Degrassi Unscripted for his work with Drake, an actor/rapper from the Degrassi television series. He has worked with Sizzla, Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Ne-Yo, Stargate, Keyshia Cole, 50 Cent, Keshia Chante, Simone Denny, Glenn Lewis, In Essence, Drake, Ray Robinson, Michie Mee, Ghetto Concept, Choclair, Toya Alexis, Belinda Brady, J-Logix, Mayhem Morearty, Hustlemann, Yonge C, Celtic Connection, Intonation, Lina Fouro and others.