Before entering the music industry, Brown worked at
Sears in
Atlanta, Georgia. He would hand out CDs of his songs, eventually catching the attention of artist
Gorilla Zoe, who invited Brown to work in the studio with him. In 2008, Brown joined the production group
Darkchild, where he met future collaborator and fellow upcoming writer Victoria Monét. During this period, he worked with artists like
Jennifer Lopez,
Wyclef Jean, and
The Black Eyed Peas, notably producing their song "
Just Can't Get Enough". In 2012, Brown signed an independent publishing deal with
Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He currently lives in
Los Angeles, producing tracks for established artists including
Travis Scott,
Cee Lo Green,
Nas,
The Weeknd,
T.I.,
Chris Brown, and
Teyana Taylor, among others. In 2013, Both Brown and Monét met Broadway and
Nickelodeon alum Grande at a writing session for fellow artist
Nick Jonas, forming an inseparable bond. Both would subsequently appear on her debut studio album
Yours Truly. Brown would continue to contribute multiple tracks to each future Grande album, including 2018 healing project
Sweetener. Less than six months later in 2019, Brown contributed five songs to Grande's
Thank U, Next after several weeks of writing in collaboration with Grande, Monét, and mutual friend
Tayla Parx. He next created his Champagne Therapy Music Group publishing imprint in collaboration with
Universal Music. In 2021, the relationship between Brown and Universal further expanded to include a Global Publishing deal. In 2025, Brown appeared on the
Netflix music
docu-reality series
Hitmakers. ==Discography==