Zaytoven

Zaytoven

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|12}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|12}}
| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], West Germany
| birth_place = [[Frankfurt]], West Germany
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|DJ|keyboardist|songwriter}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|disc jockey|keyboardist|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| years_active = 1997–present
| website = {{URL|zaytovenbeatz.com}}
| website = {{URL|zaytovenbeatz.com}}
| origin = {{ubl|[[San Francisco]], California, U.S.|[[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.}}
| origin = {{ubl|[[San Francisco]], California, U.S.|[[Atlanta]], Georgia, U.S.}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Southern hip hop]]|[[Trap music|trap]]|[[Christian hip hop]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Southern hip hop]]|[[Trap music|trap]]|[[Christian hip-hop]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}}
| instrument = {{hlist|[[Akai MPC]]|keyboards}}
| instrument = {{hlist|[[Akai MPC]]|keyboards}}
| label = {{hlist|Zaytown|[[1017 Records|1017]]|Familiar Territory|[[Motown]]|[[ONErpm]]}}
| label = {{hlist|Zaytown|[[1017 Records|1017]]|Familiar Territory|[[Motown]]|[[ONErpm]]}}
}}
}}


'''Xavier Lamar Dotson''' (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as '''Zaytoven''', is an American record producer from [[Atlanta]], Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Zaytoven|title=Zaytoven|website=Discogs.com|access-date=July 1, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/397908461|title=Sofia Pacheco (397908461) on Myspace|access-date=July 1, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Bell|first1=Max|title=Symphony in Trap Major: The Uninterrupted Output of Atlanta's Zaytoven|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/01/zaytoven-interview-profile|website=[[Complex Magazine|Complex]]|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{Primary source inline|date=March 2020}} He has released collaborative projects with artists including [[Gucci Mane]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Young Dolph]], [[Migos]], [[Lecrae]], [[Lil Yachty]], [[Chief Keef]], [[Young Scooter]], [[B.o.B]], [[Boosie Badazz]], [[Waka Flocka Flame]], [[21 Savage]], [[Deitrick Haddon]] and La Fève.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-uzi-vert-goes-in-over-a-zaytoven-banger-on-alot-new-song.1975888.html|title=Lil Uzi Vert Goes in Over A Zaytoven Banger On "Alot"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=October 13, 2017}}
'''Xavier Lamar Dotson''' (born January 12, 1980), known professionally as '''Zaytoven''', is an American record producer from [[Atlanta]], Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Zaytoven|title=Zaytoven|website=Discogs.com|access-date=July 1, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/397908461|title=Sofia Pacheco (397908461) on Myspace|access-date=July 1, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Bell|first1=Max|title=Symphony in Trap Major: The Uninterrupted Output of Atlanta's Zaytoven|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/01/zaytoven-interview-profile|website=[[Complex Magazine|Complex]]|access-date=February 24, 2017}} He has released collaborative projects with artists including [[Gucci Mane]], [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Young Dolph]], [[Migos]], [[Lecrae]], [[Lil Yachty]], [[Chief Keef]], [[Young Scooter]], [[B.o.B]], [[Boosie Badazz]], [[Waka Flocka Flame]], [[21 Savage]], [[Deitrick Haddon]] and La Fève.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-uzi-vert-goes-in-over-a-zaytoven-banger-on-alot-new-song.1975888.html|title=Lil Uzi Vert Goes in Over A Zaytoven Banger On "Alot"|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=October 13, 2017}}


Zaytoven signed with Gucci Mane's [[1017 Records]] as an in-house producer after producing the latter's 2005 single "[[Icy (Gucci Mane song)|Icy]]". He was credited on [[Usher (musician)|Usher]]'s 2009 single "[[Papers (song)|Papers]]", which peaked within the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]'s top 40.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/usher-opens-up-about-divorce-with-new-song-papers-20091006|title=Usher Opens Up About Divorce With New Song "Papers"|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 2, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1634851/usher-says-papers-was-recorded-before-his-marriage-ended/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125831/http://www.mtv.com/news/1634851/usher-says-papers-was-recorded-before-his-marriage-ended/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2015|title=Usher Says 'Papers' Was Recorded Before His Marriage Ended|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 2, 2017}}
After producing Gucci Mane's 2005 single "[[Icy (Gucci Mane song)|Icy]]", Zaytoven signed with [[1017 Records]] as in-house talent. He was credited on Usher's 2009 single "[[Papers (song)|Papers]]", which peaked within the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]'s top 40.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/usher-opens-up-about-divorce-with-new-song-papers-20091006|title=Usher Opens Up About Divorce With New Song "Papers"|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 2, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1634851/usher-says-papers-was-recorded-before-his-marriage-ended/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121125831/http://www.mtv.com/news/1634851/usher-says-papers-was-recorded-before-his-marriage-ended/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2015|title=Usher Says 'Papers' Was Recorded Before His Marriage Ended|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 2, 2017}}


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