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{{Short description|American singer-songwriter and record producer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Darhyl "DJ" Camper
| name = Darhyl "DJ" Camper
| birth_name = Darhyl Camper Jr.
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Darhyl Camper, Jr.
| alias = {{hlist|DJ Camper|Hey DJ|Camper}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|05|25}}
| alias = {{hlist|DJ Camper|Hey DJ}}
| birth_place = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], U.S.<ref name="outlihers"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|05|25}}
| origin =
| birth_place = [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], United States<ref name="outlihers"/>
| genre = {{hlist|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| origin =
| genre = {{hlist|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|singer|songwriter|disc jockey}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Brandy Norwood]]|[[D'Mile]]|[[H.E.R.]]|[[Lucky Daye]]|[[Mary J. Blige]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer}}
| website = {{url|twitter.com/heydjcamper}}
| website = {{url|twitter.com/heydjcamper}}
}}
}}
'''Darhyl “DJ” Camper''' (born May 25, 1990)<ref name="outlihers">{{cite web|title=Camper|url=https://www.outlihers.com/camper|website=outlihers.com|accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref> is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.
'''Darhyl “DJ” Camper''' (born May 25, 1990), also known by his stage name '''Camper''',<ref name="outlihers">{{cite web|title=Camper|url=https://www.outlihers.com/camper|website=outlihers.com|accessdate=July 21, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721184518/https://www.outlihers.com/camper|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.


==Career==
==Career==
Camper was born May 25, 1990 in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. At the age of six, he began playing the piano.<ref name="outlihers"/> Raised in the [[Mays Landing, New Jersey|Mays Landing]] section of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey]], Camper graduated from [[Oakcrest High School]] in 2008.<ref name=Press2019>Jackson, Vincent. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/former-mays-landing-resident-earned-first-grammy-award-statue-in-february/article_d1385373-275f-58d3-8677-cdd74df59c49.html "Former Mays Landing resident earned first Grammy Award statue in February"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', March 3, 2019. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Darhyl 'DJ' Camper Jr., who has had multiple Grammy nominations over the years, has met many starry-eyed teenagers who want to have a career as a recording artist.... Camper, a former Mays Landing resident, decided to work with H.E.R. six years ago.... Camper, who moved last year to New Brunswick, Middlesex County, was back in Ventnor recently for the first time since winning his Grammy.... Camper, a 2008 Oakcrest High School graduate, chose to work with H.E.R. because their personalities meshed, and they caught a vibe when they decided to see how they would jell in the recording studio."</ref>
Camper was born May 25, 1990, in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. At the age of six, he began playing the piano.<ref name="outlihers"/> Raised in the [[Mays Landing, New Jersey|Mays Landing]] section of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey]], Camper graduated from [[Oakcrest High School]] in 2008.<ref name=Press2019>Jackson, Vincent. [https://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/former-mays-landing-resident-earned-first-grammy-award-statue-in-february/article_d1385373-275f-58d3-8677-cdd74df59c49.html "Former Mays Landing resident earned first Grammy Award statue in February"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', March 3, 2019. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Darhyl 'DJ' Camper Jr., who has had multiple Grammy nominations over the years, has met many starry-eyed teenagers who want to have a career as a recording artist.... Camper, a former Mays Landing resident, decided to work with H.E.R. six years ago.... Camper, who moved last year to New Brunswick, Middlesex County, was back in Ventnor recently for the first time since winning his Grammy.... Camper, a 2008 Oakcrest High School graduate, chose to work with H.E.R. because their personalities meshed, and they caught a vibe when they decided to see how they would jell in the recording studio."</ref>


In 2011 Camper, co-produced the [[Big Sean]] single “[[Marvin & Chardonnay]]" which reached number one on the US Billboard [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].<ref name="outlihers"/> In 2012, he received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for co-producing singer [[Elle Varner]]’s “Refill."<ref name="outlihers"/> Subsequently, Camper worked with artists such as [[Tamar Braxton]], [[John Legend]], [[Nicki Minaj]], and [[Jay-Z]]. In 2017, Camper collaborated with [[Mary J. Blige]] on her single "[[Thick of It]]" which topped the US [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart.<ref name="outlihers"/> The following year, he executive produced on English singer [[Jessie J]]’s album ''[[R.O.S.E.]]''.<ref name="outlihers"/> In 2019, [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] consulted Camper to executive produce her album ''[[B7 (album)|B7]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://meaww.com/brandy-rather-be-new-track-album-b-7-release-date-fan-reactions |title='Rather Be': Brandy delivers excellence on new track, fans say it 'sounds like 20 angels singing' |publisher=Meaww |last=Gonsalves |first=Jenifer |date=July 20, 2020 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref>
In 2011 Camper, co-produced the [[Big Sean]] single “[[Marvin & Chardonnay]]" which reached number one on the US Billboard [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].<ref name="outlihers"/> In 2012, he received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination for co-producing singer [[Elle Varner]]’s “Refill."<ref name="outlihers"/> Subsequently, Camper worked with artists such as [[Tamar Braxton]], [[John Legend]], [[Nicki Minaj]], and [[Jay-Z]]. In 2017, Camper collaborated with [[Mary J. Blige]] on her single "[[Thick of It]]" which topped the US [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart.<ref name="outlihers"/> The following year, he executive produced on English singer [[Jessie J]]’s album ''[[R.O.S.E.]]''.<ref name="outlihers"/> In 2019, [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] consulted Camper to executive produce her album ''[[B7 (album)|B7]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://meaww.com/brandy-rather-be-new-track-album-b-7-release-date-fan-reactions |title='Rather Be': Brandy delivers excellence on new track, fans say it 'sounds like 20 angels singing' |publisher=Meaww |last=Gonsalves |first=Jenifer |date=July 20, 2020 |accessdate=July 21, 2020}}</ref>
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Camper has been a resident of [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]].<ref name=Press2019/>
Camper has been a resident of [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]].<ref name=Press2019/>


==Selected production credits==
==Songwriting & production credits==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" |Year
!align="center" |Year
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!align="center" |Album
!align="center" |Album
|-
|-
|2012
| rowspan="3"|2012
|"Trust and Believe"
|"Trust and Believe"
|[[Keyshia Cole]]
|[[Keyshia Cole]]
|''[[Woman to Woman (Keyshia Cole album)|Woman To Woman]]''
|''[[Woman to Woman (Keyshia Cole album)|Woman To Woman]]''
|-
|-
|"[[Refill (song)|Refill]]"
| rowspan="3"|2013
|[[Elle Varner]]
|''[[Perfectly Imperfect]]''
|-
|"Pretty Girl's Lie"
|[[Trey Songz]]
|[[Chapter V (Trey Songz album)|Chapter V]]
|-
| rowspan="6"|2013
|"[[Fire (Big Sean song)|Fire]]"
|"[[Fire (Big Sean song)|Fire]]"
| rowspan="2"|[[Big Sean]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Big Sean]]
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| rowspan="1"|''[[Love and War (Tamar Braxton album)|Love and War]]''
| rowspan="1"|''[[Love and War (Tamar Braxton album)|Love and War]]''
|-
|-
|"Open Your Eyes"
| rowspan="3" |2014
| rowspan="3" |[[John Legend]]
| rowspan="3" |''[[Love in the Future]]''
|-
|"Dreams"
|-
|"Angel (Interlude)" (Featuring [[Stacy Barthe]])
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014
|"Dedicated" (feat. [[Nas]])
|"Dedicated" (feat. [[Nas]])
|[[Mariah Carey]]
|[[Mariah Carey]]
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|[[Mary J. Blige]]
|[[Mary J. Blige]]
|[[Think Like a Man Too (soundtrack)|''Think Like A Man Too'']]
|[[Think Like a Man Too (soundtrack)|''Think Like A Man Too'']]
|-
|"Lady In A Glass Dress"
|[[Chris Brown]]
|[[X (Chris Brown album)|''X'']]
|-
|-
|"Flawed Beautiful Creatures (Summer Version)"
|"Flawed Beautiful Creatures (Summer Version)"
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| rowspan="2" |''[[Becoming (Stacy Barthe album)|BEcoming]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Becoming (Stacy Barthe album)|BEcoming]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
| rowspan="5" |2015
|"Me Versus Me"
|"Me Versus Me"
|-
|-
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|''[[Lalah Hathaway Live|Lalah Hathaway Live!]]''
|''[[Lalah Hathaway Live|Lalah Hathaway Live!]]''
|-
|-
|"Raise the Bar"
|[[Tamar Braxton]]
|''[[Calling All Lovers]]''
|-
|"Integrity" (Featuring [[Charisse Mills]])
| rowspan="2" |[[Ne-Yo]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Non-Fiction (Ne-Yo album)|Non-Fiction]]''
|-
|"Make It Easy"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
| rowspan="2" |2016
|"Already Knew That"
|"Already Knew That"
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|''[[H.E.R. (album)|H.E.R., Vol. 1]]''
|''[[H.E.R. (album)|H.E.R., Vol. 1]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
| rowspan="6" |2017
|"[[Love Yourself (Mary J. Blige song)|Love Yourself]]"
|"[[Love Yourself (Mary J. Blige song)|Love Yourself]]"
| rowspan="3" |[[Mary J. Blige]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Mary J. Blige]]
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|"[[Thick of It]]"
|"[[Thick of It]]"
|-
|-
|"Alert"
| rowspan="3"|2018
| rowspan="2" |[[K. Michelle]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Kimberly: The People I Used to Know]]''
|-
|"Kim K"
|-
|"[[Jump Out the Window]]"
|[[Big Sean]]
|''[[I Decided (album)|I Decided]]''
|-
| rowspan="17"|2018
|"[[Good Man (song)|Good Man]]"
|"[[Good Man (song)|Good Man]]"
| rowspan="1"|[[Ne-Yo]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Ne-Yo]]
| rowspan="1"|''[[Good Man (album)|Good Man]]''
| rowspan="2"|''[[Good Man (album)|Good Man]]''
|- |
|-
|"Apology"
|-
|"[[Real Deal (song)|Real Deal]]"
|"[[Real Deal (song)|Real Deal]]"
| rowspan="2"|[[Jessie J]]
| rowspan="15"|[[Jessie J]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[R.O.S.E.]]''
| rowspan="15"|''[[R.O.S.E.]]''
|-
|-
|"[[Think About That]]
|"[[Think About That]]"
|-
|"Oh Lord"
|-
|"Dopamine"
|-
|"Easy On Me"
|-
|"Petty"
|-
|"Not My Ex"
|-
|"Four Letter Word"
|-
|"Queen"
|-
|"One Night Lover"
|-
|"Dangerous"
|-
|"Glory"
|-
|"Rose Challenge"
|-
|"Someone's Lady"
|-
|"I Believe in Love"
|-
|-
|2019
|2019
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| ''[[Case Study 01]]'' & ''[[B7 (album)|B7]]''
| ''[[Case Study 01]]'' & ''[[B7 (album)|B7]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="11"| 2020
| rowspan="13"| 2020
|"Saving All My Love"
|"Saving All My Love"
| rowspan="11"| [[Brandy (singer)|Brandy]]
| rowspan="11"| [[Brandy (singer)|Brandy]]
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|-
|-
|"All My Life" (Pts. 1, 2 & 3)
|"All My Life" (Pts. 1, 2 & 3)
|-
|"Still I Rise" (Featuring [[Dom Kennedy]])
|[[Big Sean]]
|''[[Detroit 2]]''
|-
|"Always"
|[[John Legend]]
|''[[Bigger Love]]''
|-
| 2023
| "Somebody's Waiting"
| Brandy
| ''[[Christmas with Brandy]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="8"|2024
|"[[Stars (¥$ song)|Stars]]"
| rowspan="5"|[[¥$]] ([[Kanye West]] and [[Ty Dolla Sign]])
| rowspan="5"|''[[Vultures 1]]''
|-
|"[[Talking / Once Again]]"
|-
|"[[Hoodrat]]"
|-
|"Do It"
|-
|"Problematic"
|-
|"Acknowledge Me"
|[[Doja Cat]]
|''[[Scarlet (Doja Cat album)#Scarlet 2 Claude|Scarlet 2 Claude]]''
|-
|"My Soul"
|¥$
|''[[Vultures 2]]''
|-
|"Boom Bap"
|[[Doechii]]
|''[[Alligator Bites Never Heal]]''
|-
|}

== Guest appearances ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Other performer(s)
! scope="col" | Album
|-
!scope="row"| "I'm Ready"
|2020
|[[John Legend]]
|''[[Bigger Love]]''
|-
|}
|}


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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:African-American record producers]]
[[Category:African-American record producers]]
[[Category:African-American singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:African-American male singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:American male singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:American music industry executives]]
[[Category:American music industry executives]]
[[Category:Oakcrest High School alumni]]
[[Category:Oakcrest High School alumni]]
[[Category:People from Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
[[Category:People from Atlantic City, New Jersey]]
[[Category:People from Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:People from Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:People from New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Musicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]
[[Category:Singer-songwriters from New Jersey]]

Latest revision as of 17:18, 19 September 2024

Darhyl "DJ" Camper
Birth nameDarhyl Camper Jr.
Also known as
  • DJ Camper
  • Hey DJ
  • Camper
Born (1990-05-25) May 25, 1990 (age 34)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • disc jockey
Websitetwitter.com/heydjcamper

Darhyl “DJ” Camper (born May 25, 1990), also known by his stage name Camper,[1] is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.

Career

[edit]

Camper was born May 25, 1990, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At the age of six, he began playing the piano.[1] Raised in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Camper graduated from Oakcrest High School in 2008.[2]

In 2011 Camper, co-produced the Big Sean single “Marvin & Chardonnay" which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[1] In 2012, he received a Grammy Award nomination for co-producing singer Elle Varner’s “Refill."[1] Subsequently, Camper worked with artists such as Tamar Braxton, John Legend, Nicki Minaj, and Jay-Z. In 2017, Camper collaborated with Mary J. Blige on her single "Thick of It" which topped the US Adult R&B Songs chart.[1] The following year, he executive produced on English singer Jessie J’s album R.O.S.E..[1] In 2019, Brandy consulted Camper to executive produce her album B7.[3]

Camper has been a resident of New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]

Songwriting & production credits

[edit]
Year Song Artist Album
2012 "Trust and Believe" Keyshia Cole Woman To Woman
"Refill" Elle Varner Perfectly Imperfect
"Pretty Girl's Lie" Trey Songz Chapter V
2013 "Fire" Big Sean Hall of Fame
"Guap"
"Love and War" Tamar Braxton Love and War
"Open Your Eyes" John Legend Love in the Future
"Dreams"
"Angel (Interlude)" (Featuring Stacy Barthe)
2014 "Dedicated" (feat. Nas) Mariah Carey Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse
"Self Love" Mary J. Blige Think Like A Man Too
"Lady In A Glass Dress" Chris Brown X
"Flawed Beautiful Creatures (Summer Version)" Stacy Barthe BEcoming
2015 "Me Versus Me"
"Whatever" Lalah Hathaway Lalah Hathaway Live!
"Raise the Bar" Tamar Braxton Calling All Lovers
"Integrity" (Featuring Charisse Mills) Ne-Yo Non-Fiction
"Make It Easy"
2016 "Already Knew That" Ro James Eldorado
"Focus" H.E.R. H.E.R., Vol. 1
2017 "Love Yourself" Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman
"Set Me Free"
"Thick of It"
"Alert" K. Michelle Kimberly: The People I Used to Know
"Kim K"
"Jump Out the Window" Big Sean I Decided
2018 "Good Man" Ne-Yo Good Man
"Apology"
"Real Deal" Jessie J R.O.S.E.
"Think About That"
"Oh Lord"
"Dopamine"
"Easy On Me"
"Petty"
"Not My Ex"
"Four Letter Word"
"Queen"
"One Night Lover"
"Dangerous"
"Glory"
"Rose Challenge"
"Someone's Lady"
"I Believe in Love"
2019 "Love Again" Daniel Caesar & Brandy Case Study 01 & B7
2020 "Saving All My Love" Brandy B7
"Unconditional Oceans"
"Rather Be"
"Lucid Dreams"
"Borderline"
"No Tomorrow"
"Say Something"
"I Am More"
"High Heels" (with Sy'rai)
"Bye BiPolar"
"All My Life" (Pts. 1, 2 & 3)
"Still I Rise" (Featuring Dom Kennedy) Big Sean Detroit 2
"Always" John Legend Bigger Love
2023 "Somebody's Waiting" Brandy Christmas with Brandy
2024 "Stars" ¥$ (Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign) Vultures 1
"Talking / Once Again"
"Hoodrat"
"Do It"
"Problematic"
"Acknowledge Me" Doja Cat Scarlet 2 Claude
"My Soul" ¥$ Vultures 2
"Boom Bap" Doechii Alligator Bites Never Heal

Guest appearances

[edit]
List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"I'm Ready" 2020 John Legend Bigger Love

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Camper". outlihers.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Jackson, Vincent. "Former Mays Landing resident earned first Grammy Award statue in February", The Press of Atlantic City, March 3, 2019. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Darhyl 'DJ' Camper Jr., who has had multiple Grammy nominations over the years, has met many starry-eyed teenagers who want to have a career as a recording artist.... Camper, a former Mays Landing resident, decided to work with H.E.R. six years ago.... Camper, who moved last year to New Brunswick, Middlesex County, was back in Ventnor recently for the first time since winning his Grammy.... Camper, a 2008 Oakcrest High School graduate, chose to work with H.E.R. because their personalities meshed, and they caught a vibe when they decided to see how they would jell in the recording studio."
  3. ^ Gonsalves, Jenifer (July 20, 2020). "'Rather Be': Brandy delivers excellence on new track, fans say it 'sounds like 20 angels singing'". Meaww. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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