2003–2008: Early life and career beginnings Emile Haynie is a native of
Buffalo, New York. He started primarily as a
sample-driven
hip-hop producer and got his first big break after handing off a
beat CD to now-deceased Detroit
rapper Proof. In February 2011 Kid Cudi announced Dream On had been dissolved. Cudi stated to
Complex magazine that they were still on good terms: "I wanted to try something new, and I wanted to take control of things myself.[...] There’s no hard feelings." The label released Kid Cudi's albums,
Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009) and
Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010).
2010–2014: Mainstream hits Haynie was nominated for the 2010
Grammy Award for Album of the Year for
Eminem's
Recovery. He co-produced Kanye West's 2010 single, "
Runaway", and expanded into
pop and
indie music, working with
Lana Del Rey,
Bruno Mars and
Fun. Alongside
Jeff Bhasker, Haynie also produced
Fun's second album
Some Nights (2012). Haynie also co-wrote
Lady Antebellum's 2013's single, "
Compass".
Since 2015: We Fall On January 19, 2015, Haynie announced he would be releasing his debut
studio album, titled
We Fall, featuring
guest appearances from
Andrew Wyatt,
Brian Wilson,
Rufus Wainwright,
Lana Del Rey,
Charlotte Gainsbourg,
Sampha,
Devonte Hynes,
Nate Ruess,
Colin Blunstone,
Lykke Li,
Romy Madley Croft,
Randy Newman,
Father John Misty and
Julia Holter. The album, which was recorded over the course of six months in
Los Angeles'
Chateau Marmont, was made available for pre-order the following day and was revealed to be released February 23, 2015, under
Interscope Records. In January 2020,
Hipgnosis Songs Fund confirmed the acquisition of Haynie’s music catalog. Details of the acquisition were first revealed in the
Merck Mercuriadis-led, UK-based company’s interim report, published the month prior. Hipgnosis acquired 100% of Haynie’s worldwide copyrights, including publishing and writer share, as well as producer royalty income streams, of his catalog comprising 122 songs. ==Awards and nominations==