1989-2003: Industry beginnings In 1989 at the age of 12, Bobby Ross Avila signed a record deal with
RCA Records, releasing his eponymous debut solo album later that same year and achieving a minor R&B hit with "Music Man". This project was followed by mature R&B album
My Destiny (1993), which paired Avila with notable R&B producers
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as they had recently signed Avila to their label
Perspective Records. The album scored Avila his biggest single to date with Hot 100-charting "La La Love". Additional albums
Que Pasa? (1994), and
Into My Life (1995) would be released on other record labels, before Avila and his brother Issiah would become in-house producers and instrumentalists for Jam & Lewis' subsequent label
Flyte Tyme Records. This included minor R&B hit "One for All Time".
2011-Present: Miguel and "Glu" In 2017, the duo were credited for all instrument accompaniment on "Banana Clip" from
Miguel's 2017 album
War & Leisure. They would later reunite with longtime Usher collaborators
Lil Jon and
Sean Garrett in 2023 to co-write single "
Glu", which climbed to number one on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart. The pair also produced "Horas Y Horas", the Spanish version of
Muni Long's R&B sleeper hit "
Hrs and Hrs" for an exclusive
Spotify release. ==Selected songwriting and production credits==