D'Mile

D'Mile

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'''Dernst''' "'''D'Mile'''" '''Emile II''' (born January 24, 1985) is an American record producer and songwriter{{cite news|last=Diehl|first=Matt|title=Jennifer Lopez Talks 'Idol,' Her New Album and What She Thinks of Steven Tyler |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jennifer-lopez-talks-idol-her-new-album-and-what-she-thinks-of-steven-tyler-20110420|access-date=July 15, 2012|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=April 20, 2011}} from [[Brooklyn]], New York City. He received his first production credits on the 2005 albums ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' by [[Rihanna]] and ''[[The Breakthrough]]'' by [[Mary J. Blige]], after which he began working under the wing of [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]]. At a young age, he signed with Sean and Colin Muhammad's Medinah Entertainment.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/d-mile-producer-grammy-profile-lucky-day-her-934015/ | title=D'Mile Almost Quit Music. Now He's up for Multiple Grammys | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 9, 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://editionml.com/dmile-producer-songwriter-grammys-interview | title=Behind the Board with Grammy-Winning Producer d'Mile: How Determination Leads to Success }}{{cite web | url=https://new.finalcall.com/2022/07/12/medinah-entertainment-artist-makes-grammy-history/ | title=Medinah Entertainment artist makes Grammy history | date=July 12, 2022 }}
'''Dernst''' "'''D'Mile'''" '''Emile II''' (born January 24, 1985) is an American record producer and songwriter{{cite news|last=Diehl|first=Matt|title=Jennifer Lopez Talks 'Idol,' Her New Album and What She Thinks of Steven Tyler |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jennifer-lopez-talks-idol-her-new-album-and-what-she-thinks-of-steven-tyler-20110420|access-date=July 15, 2012|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=April 20, 2011}} from [[Brooklyn]], New York City. He received his first production credits on the 2005 albums ''[[Music of the Sun]]'' by [[Rihanna]] and ''[[The Breakthrough]]'' by [[Mary J. Blige]], after which he began working under the wing of [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]]. At a young age, he signed with Sean and Colin Muhammad's Medinah Entertainment.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/d-mile-producer-grammy-profile-lucky-day-her-934015/ | title=D'Mile Almost Quit Music. Now He's up for Multiple Grammys | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 9, 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://editionml.com/dmile-producer-songwriter-grammys-interview | title=Behind the Board with Grammy-Winning Producer d'Mile: How Determination Leads to Success }}{{cite web | url=https://new.finalcall.com/2022/07/12/medinah-entertainment-artist-makes-grammy-history/ | title=Medinah Entertainment artist makes Grammy history | date=July 12, 2022 }}


His production work with artists [[H.E.R.]] and [[Lucky Daye]] was nominated for seven [[Grammy Award]]s in 2020. D'Mile became the first songwriter in Grammy history to win [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] two years running. He won in 2021 as co-writer on [[H.E.R.]]'s song "[[I Can't Breathe (H.E.R. song)|I Can't Breathe]]" and in 2022 for [[Silk Sonic]]'s "[[Leave the Door Open]]".{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bruno-mars-grammy-record-record-of-the-year-wins-broken-records-1235053939/ |title=Silk Sonic, Tony Bennett & More 2022 Grammy Record-Setters |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=April 4, 2022 |website=billboard.com |access-date=}} D'Mile also won an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] for co-writing the song "[[Fight for You (H.E.R. song)|Fight for You]]" from the film ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]''.
In 2020, he was nominated for seven [[Grammy Award]]s through his production work for [[H.E.R.]] and [[Lucky Daye]]. D'Mile became the first songwriter in Grammy history to win [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for two consecutive years—in 2021 as co-writer on [[H.E.R.]]'s song "[[I Can't Breathe (H.E.R. song)|I Can't Breathe]]" and in 2022 for [[Silk Sonic]]'s "[[Leave the Door Open]]".{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/bruno-mars-grammy-record-record-of-the-year-wins-broken-records-1235053939/ |title=Silk Sonic, Tony Bennett & More 2022 Grammy Record-Setters |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=April 4, 2022 |website=billboard.com |access-date=}} D'Mile also won an [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] for co-writing the song "[[Fight for You (H.E.R. song)|Fight for You]]" from the film ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==