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Mischke J Butler
Mischke J Butler
Also known as	Mischke
Born	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	R&B; pop; soul; hip-hop;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; vocal producer; vocal arranger;
Labels	mischkemusic inc. / Windswept Music / Universal Music Publishing Group

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Mischke Butler is an American singer, songwriter, vocal producer, vocal coach and vocal arranger, best known for his work with Michael Jackson, The Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Keke Palmer, and Little Mix.

Career

1990s: Early career

Butler, raised in Detroit, appeared as a singer in 1994 television film Madonna: Innocence Lost, and released his debut single "Ready Fa Luv" in 1996, nominated for Best R&B/Soul video at the Canadian Much Music Video Awards.^[3]^[4] Butler was subsequently discovered by producer Rodney Jerkins, who would mentor him for several years.^[5] Originally a member of Jerkins' "camp" of lyric and melody writers, he soon began to branch out into vocal arrangements and production.^[6]

2000s: Vocal production and Michael Jackson's Invincible

One of Butler's first opportunities as a composer was to participate in the writing process of the third Spice Girls album Forever. His mentor Jerkins was commissioned to executive-produce the album, and Butler would contribute to three songs, including one that was initially chosen to be the second single, "Tell Me Why".^[7] Butler's next opportunity within the Jerkins camp was to co-write and provide background vocals on "Heartbreaker", a song that made it onto Michael Jackson's tenth and final studio album Invincible.^[8] Butler would also contribute to seven songs on En Vogue vocalist Rhona Bennett's eponymous debut solo album, including lead single and dance chart hit "Satisfied", and co-write "Gots ta Be", the top-20 charting second single from boyband B2K's eponymous debut album.^[9]^[10] His next opportunities included placements on the Barbershop soundtrack, as well as co-writing "Who Will I Run To?", the second single from artist Kiley Dean's shelved album Simple Girl, and "I Like That", the #11-peaking debut single from R&B artist Houston.^[11]^[12]^[13] Butler would also co-write "Anything", the UK top 25-peaking third single from 2006 Jojo album The High Road, and R&B hit "In My Bedroom" for boyband B5's second album Don't Talk, Just Listen.^[14]^[15]

2010s: Grammy nomination and Little Mix "Wings"

"Second Chance", the title track and one of two Butler contributions to 2010 El DeBarge's album Second Chance, earned him a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Song.^[16] Butler also contributed to songs on Jojo's mixtape Can't Take That Away From Me.^[17] He next co-wrote "Wings", the anthemic debut single of XFactor UK winners Little Mix, which would go number one in the UK and chart internationally.^[18]^[19]^[20]

In 2015, Butler was spotted in the studio with Britney Spears, who was working on what would become Glory, her ninth studio album.^[21]^[22]^[23] Butler was the principal vocal producer on the project eventually released in 2016, working on fourteen out of seventeen tracks of the deluxe edition.^[24]

Selected songwriting, production, background vocal and arrangement credits

Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Spotify, and AllMusic.

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Tell Me Why"	2000	Spice Girls	Forever
"Get Down with Me"
"Time Goes By"
"Get with Me"		Shorty 101	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (soundtrack)
"Dame (Touch Me)" (With Jennifer Lopez)		Chayanne	Simplemente & J.Lo
"Heartbreaker" (Featuring Fats)	2001	Michael Jackson	Invincible
"Satisfied"		Rhona Bennett	Rhona
"Take What Comes To You"
"The First Time"
"Last Goodbye"
"Time Will Tell"
"I Will"
"Look To The Sky"
"Imagination"		Jessica Simpson	Irresistible
"I Never"		Jessica Simpson	Irresistible
"What Your Name Is"	2002	Mario	Mario
"Holla Back"
"Could U Be"
"Shady Holiday"		3LW	Naughty or Nice
"Gots ta Be"		B2K	B2K
"What's Come Over Me?"		Glenn Lewis & Amel Larrieux	Barbershop (soundtrack)
"Don't Wanna Say Goodbye"	2003	Blu Cantrell	Bittersweet
"All About Nothing"		Christina Vidal	Chasing Papi: Music From The Motion Picture
"Let Your Hair Down"		Dwele	Subject
"Happy" (Featuring B2K)		Jhené Aiko	You Got Served (soundtrack)
"Down 4 U P.2" (Featuring Lil' Fizz)		Jhené Aiko	You Got Served (soundtrack) & My Name Is Jhene (Shelved)
"Who Will I Run To?"		Kiley Dean	Simple Girl
"I Like That"	2004	Houston	It's Already Written & Robots (2005 soundtrack)
"Jus Anotha Shorty"		O'Ryan	O'Ryan
"In A Bad Way"
"Bad Situation"
"Going Out Your Way"
"45 Minutes"
"She Loves The Club"
"Shorty"
"Gone"	2005	Frankie J	The One
"Ooo"	2005	Trey Songz	I Gotta Make It
"Wassup"	2006	Javier Colon	Left of Center
"Anything"	2006	JoJo	The High Road
"Keep It Movin" (Featuring Big Meech)	2007	Keke Palmer	So Uncool
"First Crush"		Keke Palmer	So Uncool
"In My Bedroom"		B5	Don't Talk, Just Listen
"Already Gone"	2008	Girlicious	Girlicious
"Inside Out"		Prima J	Prima J
"Space"		Melody Thornton	Doll Domination
"Don't Wanna Fall in Love"		Kimberly Wyatt
"Played"		Ashley Roberts
"Let It Go"		Brit & Alex	Step Up 2: The Streets (soundtrack)
"Outta Here"	2009	Esmée Denters	Outta Here
"Bigger than the World"	2009	Esmée Denters	Outta Here
"When I See You"	2010	El DeBarge	Second Chance
"Second Chance"		El DeBarge	Second Chance
"Can't Take That Away from Me"		JoJo	Can't Take That Away from Me
"Running on Empty"		JoJo	Can't Take That Away from Me
"Top of the World"	2011	Keke Palmer	Awaken
"New Boyfriend"
"Keke's Love"
"Get Out My Head"
"Addicted"		Nick Carter	I'm Taking Off
"Falling Down"
"I'm Taking Off"
"Make You Mine"		Talay Riley	Going To California (Shelved)
"Wings"	2012	Little Mix	DNA
"Stain on My Heart"		Stefanie Heinzmann	Stefanie Heinzmann
"Second Time Around"
"Ain't No Way"
"Make Me" (Featuring G-Eazy)	2016	Britney Spears	Glory
"Private Show"
"Clumsy"
"Slumber Party"
"Company"		Tinashe	Nightride
"Heartless"		Keke Palmer	Waited To Exhale
"Getting to Me"	2022	Orianthi	Rock Candy
"The Beautiful Unknown"	2022	Matt Goss	The Beautiful Unknown

Album Vocal production and arrangement credits

Album	Year	Artist
Fight the Feeling	2002	Luis Fonsi
Mario	2002	Mario
It's Already Written	2004	Houston
O'Ryan	2004	O'Ryan
2U	2006	Keshia Chanté
Second Chance	2010	El DeBarge
Glory	2016	Britney Spears

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1994	Madonna: Innocence Lost	Doo-wop Singer	TV Movie	^[3]
2015	Jem and the Holograms		Vocal Coach	^[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref
1996	1996 MuchMusic Video Awards	Best Soul/R&B Video (Ready Fa Luv)	Nominated	^[4]
2010	2010 Soul Train Music Awards	The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award (Second Chance)	Nominated	^[26]
2011	53rd Annual Grammy Awards	Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Second Chance)	Nominated	^[27]^[28]

References

^ "Windswept Steps Up New Business". Billboard. April 8, 2000. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Universal Music Publishing Group | US". Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994. October 11, 1996. ISBN 978-0-8240-3797-0 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (1996)". IMDb. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Greater Detroit nabs 30 Grammy nods". Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Avid Panel and Breakout Sessions at Connect Live during Summer NAMM 2019". Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Revisiting the Spice Girls' 'Forever' (2000) | Retrospective Tribute". November 2, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus. ISBN 9781788401234. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Reviews & Previews: New & Noteworthy - Rhona "Satisfied"". Billboard. April 21, 2001. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Billboard Hot 100 (Dated April 27, 2002)". Billboard. April 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "'Barbershop' Soundtrack Offers Cuts From Ginuwine, Others". Billboard. August 31, 2002. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Pop Reviews - "Who Will I Run To?" (Kiley Dean)". Billboard. October 25, 2003. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Dated September 4, 2004)". Billboard. September 4, 2004. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Billboard Singles Reviews: JoJo "Anything"". Billboard. March 31, 2007. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. January 12, 2008. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Facing The Music: El DeBarge Gets Ready To Take His Second Chance". Billboard. July 3 – September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Mixtape Premiere: JoJo - 'Can't Take That Away from Me'". Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Britney Spears Hits the Studio with Producer BURNS & Songwriter Mischke Butler". October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "The month of August 2012, with Jesy Little Mix • Popjustice". December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "Flashback 2012: Little Mix spread their Wings and fly to Number 1". Official Charts. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "Britney Spears back in studio for new album". Business Standard India. October 10, 2015. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "BURNS Reveals His Intention Behind Producing Britney Spears' 'Make Me'". July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Britney Spears is in the Studio with Burns and Mischke Butler: Meet Her Newest Album Nine Collaborators". October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Review: Britney Spears' 'Glory' is Another Fantastic Comeback". Rolling Stone. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Mischke Butler". TCM.
^ "Alicia Keys and Usher Lead Soul Train Awards Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Mischke". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[1] "Windswept Steps Up New Business". Billboard. April 8, 2000. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[2] "Universal Music Publishing Group | US". Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[auto1-3] Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994. October 11, 1996. ISBN 978-0-8240-3797-0 – via Google Books.

[auto-4] "iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (1996)". IMDb. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[5] "Greater Detroit nabs 30 Grammy nods". Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[6] "Avid Panel and Breakout Sessions at Connect Live during Summer NAMM 2019". Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[7] "Revisiting the Spice Girls' 'Forever' (2000) | Retrospective Tribute". November 2, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[8] Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus. ISBN 9781788401234. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[9] "Reviews & Previews: New & Noteworthy - Rhona "Satisfied"". Billboard. April 21, 2001. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[10] "Billboard Hot 100 (Dated April 27, 2002)". Billboard. April 27, 2002. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[11] "'Barbershop' Soundtrack Offers Cuts From Ginuwine, Others". Billboard. August 31, 2002. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[12] "Pop Reviews - "Who Will I Run To?" (Kiley Dean)". Billboard. October 25, 2003. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[13] "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Dated September 4, 2004)". Billboard. September 4, 2004. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[14] "Billboard Singles Reviews: JoJo "Anything"". Billboard. March 31, 2007. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[15] "Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. January 12, 2008. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[16] "Facing The Music: El DeBarge Gets Ready To Take His Second Chance". Billboard. July 3 – September 25, 2010. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[17] "Mixtape Premiere: JoJo - 'Can't Take That Away from Me'". Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[18] "Britney Spears Hits the Studio with Producer BURNS & Songwriter Mischke Butler". October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 15, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[19] "The month of August 2012, with Jesy Little Mix • Popjustice". December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[20] "Flashback 2012: Little Mix spread their Wings and fly to Number 1". Official Charts. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

[21] "Britney Spears back in studio for new album". Business Standard India. October 10, 2015. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[22] "BURNS Reveals His Intention Behind Producing Britney Spears' 'Make Me'". July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[23] "Britney Spears is in the Studio with Burns and Mischke Butler: Meet Her Newest Album Nine Collaborators". October 9, 2015. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[24] "Review: Britney Spears' 'Glory' is Another Fantastic Comeback". Rolling Stone. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[25] "Mischke Butler". TCM.

[26] "Alicia Keys and Usher Lead Soul Train Awards Nominees". BET. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[27] "Mischke". The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[28] "Grammy Awards 2011: Winners and nominees for 53rd Grammy Awards". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

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