Don Vito (producer)

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Don Vito
Birth name	Rodney Richard
Born	(1978-07-09) July 9, 1978 Gary, Indiana, United States
Genres	Hip Hop, Pop, R&B,
Occupation(s)	Record Producer
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Don Vito Productions
Associated acts	Cherish, Ciara, Bow Wow, Nelly, Gorilla Zoe , Yung Joc , Mýa , Blu Cantrell, Kim Zolciak, Kandi Burruss, Rico Love, Jazze Pha, Tricky Stewart, Dream, Ester Dean
Website	www.donvitoproductions.com

Rodney "Don Vito" Richard (born July 9, 1978) is an American record producer. He is best known as the producer who collaborated with Kandi Burruss on projects portrayed on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, including Kim Zolciak’s breakout single “Tardy for the Party”, as a judge on The Kandi Factory airing on Bravo, and as executive producer for Kandi Burruss' weekly webisode series Kandi Koated Nights.

Personal life

Don Vito was born on July 9, 1968, in Gary, Indiana to Louis and Juanita Richard. While in high school, he learned the art of DJing and would perform at school dances and local house parties. After being discharged from the Marine Corps, Vito moved to Atlanta, Georgia.

On August 21, 2013, it was reported that Don Vito and his girlfriend, LaTavia Roberson, formerly of Destiny's Child, welcomed a baby girl named Lyric. ^[1] ^[2]

Music career

Vito was introduced to record producer, DJ Cooley C, who gave him the opportunity to work with hip hop artist, Ghetto Mafia and Kilo. Later, he met Ian Burke who introduced him to female rapper Solé, signed to RedZone Entertainment. Tricky Stewart signed him to Redzone, working with artists such as Solé, Mýa, and Blu Cantrell. Less than four years later, Don Vito ventured out with the R&B group, Cherish.

In 2005, Don Vito launched Don Vito Productions, a music & video production company.

Discography

Credits

Artist	Album	Year	Credits
Karmin	Hello	2012	Producer
Nelly	5.0	2010	Producer, Programming
Nelly	5.0 Deluxe Edition	2010	Producer, Programming
Nelly	5.0 Deluxe Edition (Clean)	2010	Producer, Programming
Ciara	Fantasy Ride	2009	Producer
Ciara	Fantasy Ride Deluxe Edition	2009	Producer, Audio Production
Gorilla Zoe	Don't Feed Da Animals	2009	Producer
Pleasure P	The Introduction of Marcus Cooper	2009	Producer, Audio Production
Pleasure P	The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (Clean)	2009	Producer, Audio Production
Pleasure P	The Introduction of Marcus Cooper (Japan Bonus Track)	2009	Producer, Audio Production
Hurricane Chris	Unleashed	2009	Producer
Hurricane Chris	Unleashed (Clean)	2009	Producer
Rasheeda	Certified Hot Chick	2009	Producer
Karina	First Love	2008	Producer, Audio Producer
Cherish	Truth	2008	2008
Cherish	Truth (Japan Bonus Tracks)	2008	2008
Various Artist	Total Club Hits, Vol.2	2008	Producer
Bow Wow & Omarion	Face Off	2007	Producer, Audio Production
Bow Wow & Omarion	Face Off (CD/DVD)	2007	Producer, Audio Production
Bow Wow & Omarion	Face Off (Japan Bonus Tracks)	2007	Producer
Rasheeda	Dat Type of Gurl	2007	Producer
Yung Joc	Hustlenomics	2007	Audio Production
Yung Joc	Hustlenomics (Clean)	2007	Producer, Audio Production
Yung Joc	Hustlenomics (Bonus MVI Clean)	2007	Producer
Various Artist	Def Jam Sessions, Vol. 1	2007	Composer, Producer
Don Vito	Don Vito Presents: Crunk and Famous	2006	Executive Producer
Cherish	Unappreciated	2006	Producer, Mixing, Audio Production
Young Quon	Doin It...Movin'	2006	Producer
Various Artist	Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1	2005	Producer, Engineer
Various Artist	Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 (Clean)	2005	Producer, Engineer
Nasty Nardo	Can't Stop Ballin	2004	Composer
Mýa	Moodring	2003	Producer
Mýa	Moodring (UK Bonus Tracks)	2003	Producer
Blu Cantrell	Bittersweet (Clean Bonus DVD)	2003	Producer, Drum Programming
Gangsta Boo	Enquiring Minds, Vol. 2: The Soap Opera	2003	Producer
Gangsta Boo	Enquiring Minds, Vol. 2: The Soap Opera (Clean)	2003	Producer
Psy2ko & Mic L Moodswing	Blood is Thicker Than Water	2002	Producer
Original Soundtrack	Bad Company (Original Soundtrack)	2002	Producer
Blu Cantrell	So Blu	2001	Keyboards, Programming
Original Soundtrack	Da New Dirty	2002	Producer

Singles

Artist	Single	Year	Credits
Matthew Soloman	Take That	2012	Producer
Kim Zolciak	Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding (Theme Song)	2012	Producer
Beanie Sigel	Dolla Signs f/ 8ball & MJG	2012	Producer
Lloyd	The One	2011	Producer
One Chance	Want It	2011	Producer
Soul Train Awards	Red Carpet Theme Music	2010	Original Music
Twista	Bad Girl f/ Lloyd	2010	Producer
Young Berg	Gettin' to the Money f/ Lil Wayne	2009	Producer
Kim Zolciak	Tardy for the Party	2009	Producer
Lil Scrappy	Stand Up Like a Man f/ Lil Wayne	2008	Producer
Cherish	Killa	2008	Producer
Yung Joc	Coffee Shop	2007	Producer
Bobby V.	Anonymous f/ Timbaland	2007	Producer
Cherish	Do It to It	2006	Producer, Mixing
Twista	Ain't It Man	2004	Producer

Awards and nominations

2010, BMI, Nomination Special Background Performance Cue
2007, Songwriter Award,^[3] Cherish, Do It to It

References

↑ "Former Destiny’s Child Member LaTavia Roberson Welcomes Baby Girl". HelloBeautiful. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
↑ "BABY SHOWER FAB: LaTavia Roberson Gets Some Gifts From LeToya Luckett, Meelah, Her Baby's Daddy And More In Atlanta | The Young, Black, and Fabulous®". Theybf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
↑ "2007 BMI Urban Awards: BMI Award Winning Songs | News". BMI.com. 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2015-11-22.

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