Tramaine Winfrey (born March 9, 1986), known professionally as Young Fyre, is an American record producer from Des Moines, Iowa.
He began his career as an in-house producer T-Pain's label Nappy Boy Entertainment in 2010,[1] and has since worked extensively with rappers Jaden Smith and Trinidad James.
[4] Young Fyre has produced for artists including Britney Spears,[5] Tech N9ne, Krizz Kaliko, Busta Rhymes, Big Time Rush, Nicky Jam, Tank, Rico Love, Will Smith, ASAP Rocky, Kehlani, Cousin Stizz, Marc Anthony, Young Buck, Bad Bunny, Benny Benassi, Tamar Braxton, and The OMG Girlz, among others.
Although most of the music popular in Iowa was pop, rock, and country, Winfrey's parents listened to R&B at home, and he began to experiment with the keyboard when his grandmother purchased one when he was 10.
After seeing an advertisement for the competition in a copy of XXL, he created a profile and devised a methodical plan to win his battles.
[9] Young Fyre posted a beat battle record of 233–9, becoming Grand Champ and defeated established champion Rockwilder.
His success on RocBattle gained him recognition in the hip hop community and eventually led to collaborations with numerous rappers in the Midwestern United States.
He produced the official remix of Travie McCoy's hit song "Billionaire" featuring Bruno Mars.
[12] After his work on Revolver, Young Fyre continued to produce, write, and occasionally provide vocals for a variety of artists.
[9] Young Fyre went on to produce Jaden's 2017 album Syre in addition to working with Will Smith on several projects.
[14] After his injury in 2015, Young Fyre experimented with sound manipulation during his recovery,[14] combining effects he was using in his own work and enlisting the help of a graphic designer and coder to launch music technology company AudeoBox, with the goal of developing streamlined, simple, and professional plugins and sample packs for artists and creatives involved in music production.
[15] In July 2021, in partnership with Splice, AudeoBox launched the comedic web series In The Box,[16] created and directed by Young Fyre, which highlights influential producers and artists in the industry.
[22] In August 2021, Fyre and Trinidad James released the album Black Filter to industry acclaim.
T-Pain "Best (Go Hard)" "Encore" "Cowabunga" "Pass Out" "Perfect Melody" "To The Middle" "Pricey" "Invincible" "Default Picture" "I Don't Give a Fuk" "Nuthin'" feat.
Petey Pablo, Magoo, Fatman Scoop & Lil Jon "Stay Alive" feat.